Toronto · intersection · signal 256

Richmond & Sherbourne

Richmond St E & Sherbourne St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

Richmond & Sherbourne is a moderately heavy crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Moss Park, in the downtown core. It has a protected bikeway and parks at the corner. Nearby: Queen Station (Line 1) 822 m away.

Traffic volume
19,003
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 19, 2024
6,690 pedestrians · 3,716 cyclists · #953 busiest
Collisions
152
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
23 with an injury · 111 property damage · #708 of 5,508 · +6 since Jan 2026
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
Queen Station 822 m · 6 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,360 vehicles an hour, 1.17× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 19.6% of vehicle volume, about 25× the typical share. On average 15 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 8.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.61× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 21%, from 85 in 2016–2020 to 67 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Richmond & Sherbourne

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen Station (Line 1)822 m; King Station (Line 1)833 m; TMU Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
501503504508505506 nearest 121 m
TTC bus
75651212029719114 nearest 82 m
Blue Night
301304305306365320
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Sherbourne St at Richmond St East South Side; Sherbourne St at Adelaide St East North Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on Richmond St E installed 2015; Cycle Track on Sherbourne St installed 2001
Bike Share
Ontario St / Adelaide St E -SMART 190 m · 20 docks · 59 stations, 1,268 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 (35)
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 268 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 396 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 439 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 528 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 607 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 637 m
  • and 29 more
Parks (51)
  • Moss Park244 m
  • St. James Park414 m
  • Ontario Street Parkette480 m
  • Market Lane Park483 m
  • 40 Power St Park502 m
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park522 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch369 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch943 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 195 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 341 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 366 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 371 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 426 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 515 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 537 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 557 m
Signal
0256, activated 1962 · FT · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 46 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 340 eating places within a kilometre — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 2 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025.

Restaurants & cafés46 within 300 m · 340 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 60 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 323 Richmond St E2 mPassed, Dec 2025
Bad Egg · 294 Richmond St E Unit-10212 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
La Diperie / Jugo Juice · 320 Richmond St E Unit-10434 mPassed, Aug 2026
Subway · 320 Richmond St E34 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
The Burrito Bros · 320 Richmond St E 10734 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
The Edible Story · 320 Richmond St E34 mPassed, Aug 2026
Aya260 Sushi · 260 Richmond St E95 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 3 infractions
Moss Park · 134 Sherbourne St102 mPassed, Jun 2026

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 John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 247 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 302 m away at Moss Park.

  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    247 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    496 m
  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 230 The Esplanade
    View centre hours
    525 m
Drinking water
Moss Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 302 m; St. James Park bottle filling station · 366 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,220 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Liberty Prep Parliament (396 m, 35 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,220 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 17
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    396 m
  • Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. · 14 Pembroke St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    439 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    506 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    520 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (398 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (584 m) and the nearest ambulance station 617 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 398 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 584 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 617 m58 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

83 registered apartment buildings with 9,044 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 53 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 101 Ontario St (234 m, 52 units, 8 storeys, built 2005), which scored 92 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 83 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 114 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 59 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings83 · 9,044 units · 53 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026114 across the 83
Open fire-code violations59
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
101 Ontario Stsocial housing528200592 · Oct 20250234 m
155 Sherbourne StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation30116197388 · Jul 20264 · 3 fire247 m
147 Queen St Esocial housing · Fred Victor Centre767190095 · Nov 20250289 m
275 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation29916196482 · Nov 20250291 m
132 Berkeley St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.177102013100 · Nov 20251312 m
501 Adelaide St EToronto Community Housing · Greenwin18013200990 · Nov 20250 · 1 fire318 m
180 Sherbourne St · Poda Property Management19319300339 m
285 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30015196477 · Nov 20257340 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 lots789 lots · ≈26,410 spaces · 79.2 ha
Within 500 m83 lots · ≈2,560 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 7,065 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 833 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking203 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 76 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage43 m25253% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface431 m2092% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface549 m83 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface634 m120 *
37 Queen St E · Garage656 m63152% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈5 spaces; 72 m away, ≈76 spaces; 86 m away, ≈10 spaces; 99 m away, ≈12 spaces; 102 m away, ≈33 spaces; 107 m away, ≈29 spaces. More EV charging: Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1 km, 8 ports); 51 Dockside Dr. (1.1 km, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (1.1 km, 6 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, Jun 19, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The east leg carries the load — 14,396 westbound vehicles, or 76% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 2,173. Most cyclists arrived from the north (1,601 of 3,716). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,630 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 7:15 a.m. (1,398). Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,173southbound · 1,601 bikes · 11.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 47 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles19,0036,690 pedestrians · 3,716 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east14,396westbound · 807 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south2,434northbound · 1,261 bikes · 7.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,398 vehicles from 7:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,630 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 19, 2024

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 Richmond St E between Ontario St and Berkeley St (263 m away) recorded an average of 48 km/h in its 24-hour count in October 2005; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 19,700 vehicles a day. Sherbourne St between Adelaide St E and Richmond St E measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Oct 2017). The reading is 21 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sherbourne St · Adelaide St E – Richmond St E · 72 mOct 2017 · 3 days7,90531 km/h40 km/h53 km/h
Richmond St E · Ontario St – Berkeley St · 263 mOct 2005 · 24 h19,73648 km/h57 km/h64 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 (23 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 25 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% 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 Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions152#708 of 5,508
With an injury23#728 of 4,660
Property damage only111
Fail to remain25
Involving a pedestrian2#1961 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#216 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
With a fatality0
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014184latest Jun 22, 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

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 103 thefts from vehicles and 69 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 29× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 31 in 2023–2025, about 10.3 a year, against 20.1 a year before that. 76% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 45% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle103190street/outdoor (78), apartment parking (16)
Bicycle theft69120apartment parking (31), street/outdoor (27)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 23, 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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Richmond & Sherbourne a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 152 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 Richmond & Sherbourne?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #953 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.17× the median for a counted intersection, and #319 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Richmond & Sherbourne?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Richmond St E between Ontario St and Berkeley St (October 2005), found an average of 48 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Richmond & Sherbourne?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (43 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 789 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,410 spaces — 83 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (833 m).

How do I get to Richmond & Sherbourne by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 822 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 121 m away; bus routes 75, 65, 121, 202, 97, 19, 114 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sherbourne St at Richmond St East South Side, 82 m).

What restaurants are near Richmond & Sherbourne?

46 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 340 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (2 m), Bad Egg (12 m), La Diperie / Jugo Juice (34 m), Subway (34 m) and The Burrito Bros (34 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 Richmond & Sherbourne?

The nearest is John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 150 Sherbourne St, 247 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: St Lawrence North (496 m); St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom (525 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 Richmond & Sherbourne?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,220 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Liberty Prep Parliament (396 m, 35 spaces), Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. (439 m, 149 spaces) and Bloomsbury Academy (506 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Richmond & Sherbourne?

83 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,044 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 101 Ontario St (234 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 155 Sherbourne St (247 m, 301 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 147 Queen St E (289 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 275 Shuter St (291 m, 299 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 83 is 89 out of 100; 1 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 Richmond & Sherbourne?

Toronto Police place 103 thefts from vehicles and 69 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Richmond & Sherbourne in?

Richmond & Sherbourne 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 Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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