Toronto · intersection · signal 1992

Ontario & Carlton

Ontario St & Carlton St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Cabbagetown BIA

In Moss Park, in the downtown core, Ontario & Carlton is a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
4,141
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jul 25, 2023
2,273 pedestrians · 623 cyclists
Collisions
21
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 12 property damage · #3333 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track - Contraflow
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 520 vehicles an hour, 45% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 15.0% of vehicle volume, about 19× the typical share. On average 2.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 38%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 8 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Ontario & Carlton

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
506505501 nearest 15 m
TTC bus
947565121 nearest 15 m
Blue Night
306305301365300
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m — Carlton St at Ontario St
Cycling
Cycle Track - Contraflow on Ontario St installed 2023
Bike Share
Sherbourne St / Carlton St (Allan Gardens) 225 m · 17 docks · 39 stations, 867 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 (40)
  • Winchester Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 292 m
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 424 m
  • Lord Dufferin Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 431 m
  • Sprucecourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 545 m
  • National Ballet School - Margaret McCain Acedemic CentrePrivate · 557 m
  • National Ballet SchoolPrivate · 568 m
  • and 34 more
Parks (53)
  • Winchester Square Park86 m
  • Winchester Park240 m
  • Anniversary Park307 m
  • Bleecker Parkette339 m
  • Allan Gardens368 m
  • Montague Parkette391 m
  • and 47 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch291 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch522 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 401 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 408 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 602 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 606 m
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 792 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 794 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 809 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 903 m
Signal
1992, activated 2005 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 58 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 17 grocery and convenience stores, and 330 eating places within a kilometre — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Noushe, 5 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés58 within 300 m · 330 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience17 within 300 m · 70 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Noushe · 200 Carlton St5 mPassed, Aug 2026
Zakkushi On Carlton · 193 Carlton St33 mPassed, Jul 2026
Stout Irish Pub · 221 Carlton St118 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Zero Cocktail Bar · 223 Carlton St131 mPassed, Nov 2025
Chew Chew's Diner · 186 Carlton St144 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Matt Talbot House I · 234 Carlton St145 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
J & S Convenience · 184 Carlton Stgrocery147 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 2 infractions
Mikaku Udon Bar · 229 Carlton St152 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions

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 Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 549 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 315 m away at Anniversary Park.

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    549 m
  • Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom · 640 Dundas St E
    View centre hours
    807 m
  • Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    811 m
Drinking water
Anniversary Park drinking fountain · 315 m; Winchester Park bottle filling station · 317 m · off

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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,371 spaces; 14 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre (231 m, 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,371 spaces
Fee subsidy14 of 17
  • The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre · 270 Gerrard St E
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    231 m
  • Buds and Blossoms · 517 Parliament St
    32 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    264 m
  • Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) · 15 Prospect St
    87 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    292 m
  • Tng Central Neighbourhood House · 349 Ontario St
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    380 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (665 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 665 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 1.5 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.4 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

160 registered apartment buildings with 20,787 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 52 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 7.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 320 Seaton St (153 m, 25 units, 6 storeys, built 1961), which scored 78 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 160 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 480 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 118 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings160 · 20,787 units · 52 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026480 across the 160
Open fire-code violations118
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
320 Seaton StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation256196178 · Oct 20250153 m
55 Bleecker StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation26014198095 · Jun 20256160 m
510 Ontario St133188075 · Aug 20240175 m
383 Sherbourne St · Cogir Real Estate323191079 · Jun 20243202 m
391 Sherbourne St · Cogir Real Estate4841920100 · Aug 20262214 m
380 Sherbourne St · Hannah Property Management Ltd103191088 · Aug 20260234 m
321 Sherbourne St · Hazelview Property Services Inc677196090 · Oct 20253241 m
280 Gerrard St Esocial housing · Yonge Street Mission263199190 · Nov 20250245 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 lots873 lots · ≈25,220 spaces · 75.6 ha
Within 500 m107 lots · ≈1,760 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 7,370 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 136 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking123 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 37 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.6 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface161 m3555% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface256 m9175% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface1.1 km12654% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage1.1 km26258% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage1.2 km25253% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 40 m away, ≈7 spaces; 41 m away, ≈4 spaces; 57 m away, ≈7 spaces; 62 m away, ≈16 spaces; 68 m away, ≈27 spaces; 85 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (145 m, 1 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.2 km, 8 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (1.2 km, 8 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 — 8-hour, Jul 25, 2023

The west leg carries the load — 1,982 eastbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 94. Most cyclists arrived from the west (268 of 623). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 668 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 9% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (615). Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north190southbound · 79 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the west1,982eastbound · 268 bikes · 3.4% heavy
Total vehicles4,1412,273 pedestrians · 623 cyclists · 3.4% heavy
From the east1,875westbound · 226 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the south94northbound · 50 bikes · 5.3% heavy
AM peak hour615 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour668 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jul 25, 2023

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 Carlton St between Homewood Ave and Sherbourne St (270 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 2-day count in February 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 41 km/h. That segment carries about 9,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Sherbourne St (279 m away, 30 km/h limit), 19% of the 133,430 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Ontario Street between Gerrard St E and Carlton St (installed 2006).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Carlton St · Homewood Ave – Sherbourne St · 270 mFeb 2022 · 2 days9,21230 km/h41 km/h47 km/h

School-zone speed sign 279 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct32 · 41 km/h
Over the limit43%
40 km/h or more19%

Sherbourne St (northbound), 417 Sherbourne Street · 133,430 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Ontario Street · Gerrard St E – Carlton St
    3 speed humps
    installed 2006

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 (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 24% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 14% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Feb 5, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions21#3333 of 5,508
With an injury5#2643 of 4,660
Property damage only12
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#2303 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1049 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
All since 201423latest Feb 5, 2025

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

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

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 16 thefts from vehicles and 12 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 3.3 a year before that. 81% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1631street/outdoor (13), other (1)
Bicycle theft1220apartment parking (4), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 27, 2026. 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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Ontario & Carlton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 21 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 Ontario & Carlton?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Jul 25, 2023, 45% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Ontario & Carlton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Carlton St between Homewood Ave and Sherbourne St (February 2022), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 41 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 279 m away (30 km/h), 19% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Ontario & Carlton?

The nearest Green P car park is 51 Aberdeen Ave (161 m away, 35 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 873 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,220 spaces — 107 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (136 m).

How do I get to Ontario & Carlton by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 505, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 15 m away; bus routes 94, 75, 65, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Carlton St at Ontario St, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Ontario & Carlton?

58 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 330 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Noushe (5 m), Zakkushi On Carlton (33 m), Stout Irish Pub (118 m), Zero Cocktail Bar (131 m) and Chew Chew's Diner (144 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 Ontario & Carlton?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 549 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom (807 m); Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom (811 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 Ontario & Carlton?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,371 spaces in total; 14 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre (231 m, 65 spaces), Buds and Blossoms (264 m, 32 spaces) and Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) (292 m, 87 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ontario & Carlton?

160 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 20,787 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 320 Seaton St (153 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 55 Bleecker St (160 m, 260 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 510 Ontario St (175 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 383 Sherbourne St (202 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 79). The average RentSafeTO score across the 160 is 87 out of 100; 3 scored below 70. 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 Ontario & Carlton?

Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and 12 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Ontario & Carlton in?

Ontario & Carlton is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Cabbagetown Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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