Toronto · intersection · signal 2246

Mill & Cherry

Mill St & Cherry St · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

Mill & Cherry, in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in central Toronto, is a mid-volume intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a live City traffic camera, a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
8,484
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 15, 2026
10,871 pedestrians · 5,590 cyclists · #1819 busiest
Collisions
67
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 54 property damage · #1623 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #590 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
4 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Bi-Directional Cycle Track, Bike Lane
Bike Share: 93 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 610 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 52% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.3 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 65.9% of vehicle volume, about 85× the typical share. On average 6.7 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 7.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.59× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 9%, from 32 in 2016–2020 to 35 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 67 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Mill & Cherry

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Cherry St & Mill St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8238 · Cherry St & Mill St
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The City's own feed for Mill & Cherry, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8238 · Cherry St & Mill St
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Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508503501 nearest 69 m
TTC bus
1212021146575 nearest 41 m
Blue Night
304301365
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Mill St at Cherry St West Side; Cherry St at Mill St South Side
Cycling
Bi-Directional Cycle Track on Mill St installed 2005; Bike Lane on Cherry St installed 2014
Bike Share
Mill St / Cherry St 47 m · 39 docks · 37 stations, 790 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (16)
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 54 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 248 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 336 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 580 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 615 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 720 m
  • and 10 more
Parks (46)
  • Diamond Jubilee Promenade292 m
  • Percy Park419 m
  • Little Trinity Church Lands424 m
  • Sackville Playground450 m
  • Parliament Square Park458 m
  • Lawren Harris Square478 m
  • and 40 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch891 m
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 51 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 187 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 287 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 303 m
  • Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 375 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 534 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 631 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 931 m
Signal
2246, activated 2016 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority · bicycle signal

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 45 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 200 eating places within a kilometre — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Le Beau Boulangerie, 44 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés45 within 300 m · 200 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 24 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Le Beau Boulangerie · 131 Mill St44 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Old Flame Brewing Co. · 43 Tank House Lane77 mPassed, Sep 2025
El Catrin · 18 Tank House Lane84 mPassed, Aug 2026
Archeo Trattoria · 55 Mill St86 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Boku (Dwv 2025) · 55 Mill St86 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Donut Princess - Dwv 2025 · 55 Mill St86 mPassed, Nov 2023
Dreamland Cotton Candy (Dwv 2025) · 55 Mill St86 mPassed, Nov 2024
Drink of the Gods - Dwv 2025 · 55 Mill St86 mPassed, Nov 2024

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom, 471 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 201 m away at Diamond Jubilee Promenade.

  • Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom · 155 Bayview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    471 m
  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 230 The Esplanade
    View centre hours
    634 m
  • East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · 261 Queens Quay East
    View centre hours · accessible
    635 m
Drinking water
Diamond Jubilee Promenade drinking fountain · 201 m; Diamond Jubilee Promenade drinking fountain · 255 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 705 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Distillery District Early Learning Centre (357 m, 85 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 705 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 10
  • Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 8 Distillery Lane
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    357 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    580 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    635 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    720 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (712 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (389 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 333 · 712 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 389 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.6 km58 Richmond St E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

28 registered apartment buildings with 4,271 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 22 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 131 Mill St (44 m, 230 units, 15 storeys, built 2022), which scored 99 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 86 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 49 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings28 · 4,271 units · 22 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202686 across the 28
Open fire-code violations49
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
131 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc23015202299 · Jul 202510 · 15 fire44 m
100 Mill St · Tricon Residentail237112024100 · Nov 2025651 m
151 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc232162022100 · Jul 20258 · 13 fire159 m
181 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc310262022100 · Jul 202523 · 14 fire208 m
75 Cooperage Stsocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated14512201698 · Nov 20255225 m
20 Palace Stsocial housing · Fred Victor Centre1081096 · Dec 20250282 m
33 Hahn Plsocial housing · Les Centres D'accueil Heritage (Owns and Manages Bldg Cah Is Not A Property Mngmt Co)1358198084 · Jul 20255 · 4 fire479 m
5 Hahn Plsocial housing · St Clare's Multifaith Housing324198090 · Sep 20240517 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots691 lots · ≈40,130 spaces · 120.4 ha
Within 500 m57 lots · ≈2,590 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 5,079 spaces
EV charging (City)51 Dockside Dr. · 1 km · 5 Level 2 ports
Bike parking186 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 80 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
70 Distillery Lane · Garage135 m103 *
373 Front Street East · Surface190 m450 *
40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage198 m25 *
100 Cooperage Street · Garage249 m86 *
83 Tannery Road · Garage349 m27 *

Nearest lots: 56 m away, ≈3 spaces; 78 m away, ≈6 spaces; 137 m away, ≈3 spaces; 138 m away, ≈3 spaces; 142 m away, ≈27 spaces (Green P); 201 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr (1 km, 6 ports); 2 Church St. (1.4 km, 28 ports); 188 Carlton St (1.8 km, 1 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, Aug 15, 2026 (a weekend day)

The north leg carries the load — 3,481 southbound vehicles, or 41% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 56. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 853 vehicles in the hour from 7:00 p.m., 53% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (559). Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north3,481southbound · 547 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the west56eastbound · 1,108 bikes · 16.1% heavy
Total vehicles8,48410,871 pedestrians · 5,590 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east2,155westbound · 2,222 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south2,792northbound · 1,713 bikes · 2.7% heavy
AM peak hour559 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour853 vehicles from 7:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 15, 2026 · weekend

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's counter on Mill St between Trinity St and Cherry St (101 m away) recorded an average of 29 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 2,200 vehicles a day. Cherry St between Lower Don River Trl and Distillery Lane measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 37 km/h (Aug 2026). The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Mill St · Trinity St – Cherry St · 101 mAug 2020 · 3 days2,17229 km/h39 km/h47 km/h
Cherry St · Lower Don River Trl – Distillery Lane · 196 mAug 2026 · 3 days6,52226 km/h37 km/h41 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2019 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions67#1623 of 5,508
With an injury5#2594 of 4,660
Property damage only54
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian4#848 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality1
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201472latest Feb 7, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Nov 4, 2020.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#590 of 1,505
Fatal1#229 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#279 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Nov 4, 2020

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

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

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and 36 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 8.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 5.1 a year. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 47% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1570street/outdoor (10), apartment parking (5)
Bicycle theft3670apartment parking (17), street/outdoor (13)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 4, 2025. 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Mill & Cherry a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#590 of 1,505), out of 67 reported 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 Mill & Cherry?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1819 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 52% of the median for a counted intersection, and #189 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Mill & Cherry?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Mill St between Trinity St and Cherry St (August 2020), found an average of 29 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Mill & Cherry?

The nearest Green P car park is 70 Distillery Lane (135 m away, 103 spaces). The City's mapping shows 691 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 40,130 spaces — 57 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (1.0 km).

How do I get to Mill & Cherry by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 503, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 69 m away; bus routes 121, 202, 114, 65, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Mill St at Cherry St West Side, 41 m).

What restaurants are near Mill & Cherry?

45 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 200 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Le Beau Boulangerie (44 m), Old Flame Brewing Co. (77 m), El Catrin (84 m), Archeo Trattoria (86 m) and Boku (Dwv 2025) (86 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Mill & Cherry?

The nearest is Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom, 155 Bayview Ave, 471 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom (634 m); East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms (635 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Mill & Cherry?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 705 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Distillery District Early Learning Centre (357 m, 85 spaces), Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (580 m, 52 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (635 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Mill & Cherry?

28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,271 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 131 Mill St (44 m, 230 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 100 Mill St (51 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 151 Mill St (159 m, 232 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 181 Mill St (208 m, 310 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 28 is 92 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Mill & Cherry?

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and 36 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Mill & Cherry in?

Mill & Cherry 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.

Sources

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