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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume14-hour count · May 5, 2026
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 548 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 317 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 192 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 155 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 8.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 155 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 192 from 5:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).
Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m
Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- GO Transit
- GO bus 31 Guelph / Toronto 21 Milton 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express 71 Stouffville 90 Lakeshore East 65 Newmarket / Toronto 61 Richmond Hill 68 Barrie / Newmarket 18 Lakeshore West 35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal759 m · 9 min
- Streetcar
- 509 510 503 504 508 nearest 728 m · 9 min
- TTC bus
- 114 202 75 121 65 19 97 nearest 193 m
- Blue Night
- 310 304 365 320
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Queens Quay E / Lower Jarvis St 228 m · 48 docks · 22 stations, 564 docks within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 16 car parks · about 6,570 spaces
- EV charging
- 51 Dockside Dr. · 603 m · 5 Level 2 ports; also 51 Dockside Dr (603 m), 2 Church St. (789 m)
- Bike parking
- 9 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (1.2 km)
- Other lots
- 18 mapped lots within 500 m, 256 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185 Queens Quay East · Surface | 498 m | 83 * | — |
| 51 Dockside Dr · Garage | 567 m | 306 | 19% (Q1 2026) |
| 2 Church St · Garage | 791 m | 1,972 | 16% (Q1 2026) |
| 31A Parliament Street · Surface | 1.2 km | 230 * | — |
| 87 Richmond St E · Surface | 1.2 km | 20 | 92% (Q1 2026) |
Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Farm Boy Sugar Wharf, 122 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 203 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Ah-So Sushi, 122 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Drugstore Pharmacy, 100 m away; 10 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 1.5 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Ah-So Sushi · 100 Queens Quay E Unit-200122 m
- Dark Horse Espresso Bar · 100 Queens Quay E122 m
- Obr Fcp Events - 100qq · 100 Queens Quay E Flr-3122 m
- Irene · 125 Queens Quay E190 m
- Starbucks · 10 Lower Jarvis St218 m
- Grocery
- Farm Boy Sugar Wharf 122 m · 2 within 300 m
- Food shops
- The Sweet Scoop 573 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- The Drugstore Pharmacy 100 m · 10 within 1 km
- Child care
- George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre · 75 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day521 m · 6 min
- St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 40 spaces, infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day552 m · 7 min
- Pinnacle Jr YMCA · 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day639 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- St Lawrence Tent · Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm525 m · 6 min
- Sherbourne Common Outdoor Rink Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.645 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site1.5 km · 18 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks (20)
- 120 Queens Quay E Park271 m · 3 min
- 50 Queens Quay East Park330 m · 4 min
- Sugar Beach Park419 m · 5 min
- Water's Edge Promenade507 m · 6 min
- Pier 27 Promenade Park531 m · 6 min
- Community centres
- One Yonge Community Recreation Centre461 m · 5 min
- East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre943 m · 11 min
- St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre1 km · 12 min
- Schools (8)
- Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 477 m · 6 min
- George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 603 m · 7 min
- St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 680 m · 8 min
- George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 923 m · 11 min
- Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch916 m · 11 min
- Places of interest
- Redpath Sugar MuseumMuseum · 222 m
- Sugar Beach ParkNature/ Park · 443 m · 5 min
- St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 615 m · 7 min
- Harbour Square ParkNature/ Park · 801 m · 10 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,186 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are 13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,805 rental units — ten social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (96 m, 205 units, 11 storeys, built 2023), which scored 98 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 Lake Shore Blvd E · Element Property Management Inc | 205 | 11 | 2023 | 98 · Jun 2026 | 96 m |
| 49 Henry Lane Ter Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 15 | 5 | 1980 | 84 · Jul 2025 | 395 m · 5 min |
| 32 Freeland St | 100 | 4 | 2022 | — | 455 m · 5 min |
| 25 Henry Lane Ter Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 196 | 6 | 1979 | 77 · Jul 2025 | 456 m · 5 min |
| 140 The Esplanade Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 102 | 7 | 1993 | 81 · Nov 2025 | 595 m · 7 min |
| 110 The Esplanade social housing · Affordable Property Management | 205 | 9 | 1993 | 96 · Jul 2024 | 635 m · 8 min |
13 registered buildings · 1,805 units · 10 social housing · tallest 13 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is John M Tinsley & Downes a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025 and police reported no collisions of any severity. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.
How busy is John M Tinsley & Downes?
A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from May 5, 2026, 9% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is John M Tinsley & Downes a walkable intersection?
John M Tinsley & Downes scores 65 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,186 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 7 places to eat within 300 m; library 916 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m.
Where can I park near John M Tinsley & Downes?
The nearest Green P car park is 185 Queens Quay East (498 m away, 83 spaces). The City's mapping shows 256 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 10,240 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (603 m).
How do I get to John M Tinsley & Downes by transit?
Streetcar routes 509, 510, 503, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 728 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 75, 121, 65, 19, 97 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near John M Tinsley & Downes?
7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 203 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Ah-So Sushi (122 m), Dark Horse Espresso Bar (122 m), Obr Fcp Events - 100qq (122 m), Irene (190 m) and Starbucks (218 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near John M Tinsley & Downes?
The nearest is St Lawrence Tent, 125 The Esplanade Street, 525 m away (Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm). Next nearest: Sherbourne Common Outdoor Rink Washroom (645 m); St Lawrence South (675 m).
Is there child care near John M Tinsley & Downes?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 221 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre (521 m, 75 spaces), St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (552 m, 40 spaces) and Pinnacle Jr YMCA (639 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near John M Tinsley & Downes?
13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,805 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (96 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 49 Henry Lane Ter (395 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 32 Freeland St (455 m, 100 units) and 25 Henry Lane Ter (456 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 77). The average RentSafeTO score across the 13 is 87 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is John M Tinsley & Downes in?
John M Tinsley & Downes is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the The Waterfront Business Improvement Area.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 5, 2026.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 10 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.64438, -79.37069 · centreline node 30132046.