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Liberty & Hanna

Liberty St & Hanna Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Fort York-Liberty Village · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Liberty Village BIA

In Fort York-Liberty Village, in central Toronto, Liberty & Hanna is an intersection of typical volume, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a live City traffic camera and a park at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
9,028
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 21, 2026
9,246 pedestrians · 658 cyclists
Collisions
94
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1179 of 5,519
Getting there
1
TTC stop within 100 m
9 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
61/100
city median 48 · #1,549 of 5,672
51 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 24 m

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Liberty & Hanna

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Live traffic camera RESCU 8263 · 14 m

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Live camera RESCU 8263 · Liberty St & Hanna Ave / East Liberty St
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Apr 21, 2026

The west leg carries the load — 3,662 eastbound vehicles, or 41% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 780. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 733 vehicles in the hour from 9:15 a.m. and 767 from 5:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north780southbound · 108 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the west3,662eastbound · 229 bikes · 2.7% heavy
Total vehicles9,0289,246 pedestrians · 658 cyclists · 4.0% heavy
From the east3,028westbound · 214 bikes · 6.2% heavy
From the south1,558northbound · 107 bikes · 3.6% heavy

Peak hours: 733 vehicles in the hour from 9:15 a.m. and 767 from 5:30 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

2019 was the peak year (14 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 30 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions94#1179 of 5,519
With an injury9#1894 of 4,669
Property damage only59
Fail to remain30
Involving a pedestrian3#1251 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist3#799 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist5
Severity not classified26
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on East Liberty St between Lynn Williams St and Liberty St (62 m away) recorded an average of 33 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 40 km/h. That segment carries about 6,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
East Liberty St · Lynn Williams St – Liberty St · 62 mNov 2022 · 3 days6,03833 km/h40 km/h44 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
504 508 nearest 305 m · 4 min
TTC bus
63 29 nearest 72 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304 301 329 363
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Liberty St at Atlantic Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Hanna Ave / Liberty St 15 m · 35 docks · 18 stations, 402 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
13 car parks · about 1,164 spaces
EV charging
1224 KING ST W · 896 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 1051 Queen Street W (1.4 km), 45 Abell St (1.5 km)
Bike parking
92 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
30 mapped lots within 500 m, 359 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
34 Hanna Ave · Surface36 m14669% (Q1 2026)
1155 King Street West · Surface392 m269 *—
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage891 m152 *—
800 Fleet Street · Surface1 km94 *—
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface1.3 km8over 100% (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

You can do a shop on foot from here: Bulk Barn is 24 m away, one of four grocery stores within 300 m. There is also a specialist food shop, Quest Xo Chocolate, 109 m away. There are 51 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 97 eating places within a kilometre — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Balzac's Coffee, 1 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Liberty Market Pharmacy, 166 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Bickle Centre, 1.5 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Balzac's Coffee · 43 Hanna Ave1 m
  • Aloette Go · 171 East Liberty St Unit-127a24 m
  • Chatime Liberty Village · 171 East Liberty St Unit-14324 m
  • Chiang Mai Thai Kitchen & Bar · 171 East Liberty St Unit-14424 m
  • Kibo Sushi House · 171 East Liberty St24 m
51 within 300 m · 97 within 1 km
Grocery
Bulk Barn 24 m · 4 within 300 m
Food shops
Quest Xo Chocolate 109 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Liberty Market Pharmacy 166 m · 6 within 1 km
Child care
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 74 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day392 m · 5 min
  • Liberty Kids · 18 spaces, toddler, preschool478 m · 6 min
  • Network Child Care Services - Liberty Village Child Care Centre · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day735 m · 9 min
5 licensed centres · 258 spaces within 1 km · 2 accept City fee subsidy
Health and care
  • Bickle Centre · 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 (26)
  • 34 Hanna Avenue Park33 m
  • Liberty Village Park443 m · 5 min
  • Bill Johnston Park633 m · 8 min
  • Gateway Park682 m · 8 min
  • Lamport Stadium Park724 m · 9 min
and 21 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 16 min
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1.4 km · 17 min
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km · 18 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.4 km · 17 min
Places of interest
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.1 km · 14 min
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km · 16 min
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.4 km · 17 min
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km · 17 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 public washroom or a care or retirement home.

61of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,549 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    4 grocery stores within 300 m · 51 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit12/28

    3 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go5/14

    library 1.4 km away · 5 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation9/10

    2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care5/8

    nearest school 1.4 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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

22 registered apartment buildings with 3,409 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1100 King St W (392 m, 506 units, 35 storeys, built 2019), which scored 100 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
1100 King St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services - Kings Club Residences Inc.506352019100 · Aug 2026392 m · 5 min
200 Dufferin St · Hazelview Property Services Inc25114196495 · Jul 2025629 m · 7 min
15 Solidarity Way · Rhapsody Property Management440262021100 · Aug 2024710 m · 8 min
25 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Services333312021100 · Jul 2025774 m · 9 min
99 Tyndall Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd709195796 · Jun 2025818 m · 10 min
135 Tyndall Ave21611196392 · Jul 2026822 m · 10 min

22 registered buildings · 3,409 units · 6 social housing · tallest 35 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.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and 25 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 6.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 4.4 a year before that. 69% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 84% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1320street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft2550apartment parking (21), street/outdoor (2)

Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Fort York-Liberty Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Liberty & Hanna a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 94 lesser collisions. 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 Liberty & Hanna?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Apr 21, 2026, 56% of the median for a counted intersection, and #227 for pedestrians.

Is Liberty & Hanna a walkable intersection?

Liberty & Hanna scores 61 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,549 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: 4 grocery stores within 300 m · 51 places to eat within 300 m; 2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; nearest school 1.4 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m.

How fast do cars go at Liberty & Hanna?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on East Liberty St between Lynn Williams St and Liberty St (November 2022), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Liberty & Hanna?

The nearest Green P car park is 34 Hanna Ave (36 m away, 146 spaces, 69% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 359 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,880 spaces — 30 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (896 m).

How do I get to Liberty & Hanna by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508 stop within 1 km, the nearest 305 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Liberty St at Atlantic Ave, 72 m).

What restaurants are near Liberty & Hanna?

51 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 97 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Balzac's Coffee (1 m), Aloette Go (24 m), Chatime Liberty Village (24 m), Chiang Mai Thai Kitchen & Bar (24 m) and Kibo Sushi House (24 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Liberty & Hanna?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 442 m away at Liberty Village Park.

Is there child care near Liberty & Hanna?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 258 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company King and Highline (392 m, 74 spaces), Liberty Kids (478 m, 18 spaces) and Network Child Care Services - Liberty Village Child Care Centre (735 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Liberty & Hanna?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,409 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1100 King St W (392 m, 506 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 200 Dufferin St (629 m, 251 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 15 Solidarity Way (710 m, 440 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 25 Ordnance St (774 m, 333 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 94 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Liberty & Hanna?

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and 25 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Fort York-Liberty Village page.

What neighbourhood is Liberty & Hanna in?

Liberty & Hanna is in Fort York-Liberty Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 163). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Liberty Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined