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Sorauren & Galley

Sorauren Ave & Galley Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Roncesvalles · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Sorauren & Galley is a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Roncesvalles. It has a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
2,928
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 20, 2023
1,552 pedestrians · 654 cyclists · #2148 busiest
Collisions
26
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 17 property damage · #3046 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows, Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 210 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 18% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.9 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 22.3% of vehicle volume, about 29× the typical share. On average 2.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 8.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.79× the median rate for counted intersections. The pace has been steady: 13 collisions in 2016–2020 and 13 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Sorauren & Galley

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504501508505506 nearest 433 m
TTC bus
47402 nearest 361 m
Blue Night
304301305306
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Sorauren Ave installed 2014; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Galley Ave installed 2024
Bike Share
Wright Ave / Sorauren Ave - SMART 315 m · 18 docks · 22 stations, 404 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 (18)
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 323 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 468 m
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 515 m
  • Garden Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 534 m
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 546 m
  • Academy of Enlightened MindsPrivate · 630 m
  • and 12 more
Parks (28)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch529 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch846 m
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.2 km
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 1.4 km
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 1.5 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 229 eating places within a kilometre — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tutto Panino, 110 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 229 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 57 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tutto Panino · 100 Sorauren Ave110 mPassed, Jun 2026
I Deal Coffee · 221 Sorauren Ave290 mPassed, Jun 2026
Wilson's Variety &grocery · 220 Sorauren Avegrocery297 mPassed, Jun 2026
Macdonell House · 54 Macdonell Ave364 mPassed, Aug 2026
Welcome Guardian Pharmacy · 137 Roncesvalles Ave396 mPassed, Mar 2026
I Deal On the Park · 250 Sorauren Ave401 mPassed, May 2026
Bossanova Wine and Beer - the Bar · 101 Roncesvalles Avegrocery407 mPassed, Jun 2024
The Meat Department · 121 Roncesvalles Avegrocery410 mPassed, Feb 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 Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 470 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 337 m away at Charles G. Williams Park.

  • Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 289 Sorauren Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    470 m
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    828 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    858 m
Drinking water
Charles G. Williams Park bottle filling station · 337 m; West Lodge Park drinking fountain · 401 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 948 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated (38 m, 64 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 948 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 10
  • Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated · 136 Sorauren Ave
    64 spaces · preschool
    38 m
  • Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group · 128 Fern Ave
    174 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    323 m
  • Parkdale Childcare Centre · 78 Seaforth Ave
    177 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    468 m
  • Sunnyside Garden Day Care · 225 Garden Ave
    193 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    534 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (326 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 326 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1.6 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1 km1288 Queen St W

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

77 registered apartment buildings with 5,092 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 13 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 55 Triller Ave (438 m, 281 units, 22 storeys, built 1966), which scored 85 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 77 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 170 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 50 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings77 · 5,092 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026170 across the 77
Open fire-code violations50
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
55 Triller Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc.28122196685 · Jul 202439438 m
59 Roncesvalles Ave · Aristocrat Property Management384196786 · Nov 20250477 m
118 Roncesvalles Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303194095 · Jul 20250477 m
1501 Queen St W · Tsb (the Silver Brush)383191274 · Jun 20250 · 3 fire489 m
105 West Lodge Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc.37119196591 · Jul 202419 · 7 fire493 m
194 Dowling Avesocial housing · Parkdale Property Managment294201090 · Jun 20260497 m
1479 Queen St W · Smartsell Marketing113191783 · Jul 20240 · 2 fire507 m
193 Dowling Ave · Smartsell Marketing165191792 · Aug 20260508 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 lots529 lots · ≈21,370 spaces · 64.1 ha
Within 500 m19 lots · ≈540 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 1,586 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 1.2 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking10 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
14 Fuller Ave · Surface417 m4247% (Q1 2026)
1624 Queen St W · Surface480 m3371% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface769 m3294% (Q1 2026)
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1 km193 *
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1.2 km120 *

Nearest lots: 62 m away, ≈46 spaces; 313 m away, ≈5 spaces; 334 m away, ≈77 spaces; 354 m away, ≈24 spaces; 387 m away, ≈8 spaces; 388 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 1224 KING ST W (1.3 km, 2 ports); 2251 Dundas St W (1.4 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.5 km, 2 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, Sep 20, 2023

The south leg carries the load — 1,195 northbound vehicles, or 41% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 5. Most cyclists arrived from the south (271 of 654). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 293 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 16% above the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. (252). Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% 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.

From the north1,052southbound · 222 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the west5eastbound · 22 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles2,9281,552 pedestrians · 654 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east676westbound · 139 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the south1,195northbound · 271 bikes · 1.8% heavy
AM peak hour252 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour293 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 20, 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 Galley Ave between Macdonell Ave and Sorauren Ave (126 m away) recorded an average of 27 km/h in its 31-day count in October 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 37 km/h. That segment carries about 300 vehicles a day. Sorauren Ave between Garden Ave and Fern Ave measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 32 km/h (Oct 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Fern Ave (243 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 23,705 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Galley Ave · Macdonell Ave – Sorauren Ave · 126 mOct 2024 · 31 days25227 km/h37 km/h40 km/h
Sorauren Ave · Garden Ave – Fern Ave · 151 mOct 2024 · 3 days3,08625 km/h32 km/h35 km/h

School-zone speed sign 243 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct21 · 29 km/h
Over the limit2.8%
40 km/h or more0.5%

Fern Ave (westbound), 102/104 Fern Ave · 23,705 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2022 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 8% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 35% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Dec 8, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions26#3046 of 5,508
With an injury2#3961 of 4,660
Property damage only17
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
All since 201431latest Dec 8, 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 eight thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from other premises.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle820street/outdoor (4), other (3)
Bicycle theft800other (4), house driveway/garage (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 15, 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 Roncesvalles.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Sorauren & Galley a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 26 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 Sorauren & Galley?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #2148 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 18% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sorauren & Galley?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Galley Ave between Macdonell Ave and Sorauren Ave (October 2024), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 243 m away (30 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Sorauren & Galley?

The nearest Green P car park is 14 Fuller Ave (417 m away, 42 spaces, 47% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 529 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,370 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.2 km).

How do I get to Sorauren & Galley by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 501, 508, 505 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 433 m away; bus routes 47, 402 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Sorauren & Galley?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 229 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tutto Panino (110 m), I Deal Coffee (290 m), Macdonell House (364 m), Welcome Guardian Pharmacy (396 m) and I Deal On the Park (401 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 Sorauren & Galley?

The nearest is Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 289 Sorauren Ave, 470 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (828 m); Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (858 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 Sorauren & Galley?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 948 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated (38 m, 64 spaces), Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group (323 m, 174 spaces) and Parkdale Childcare Centre (468 m, 177 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sorauren & Galley?

77 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,092 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 55 Triller Ave (438 m, 281 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 59 Roncesvalles Ave (477 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 118 Roncesvalles Ave (477 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 1501 Queen St W (489 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 74). The average RentSafeTO score across the 77 is 88 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 Sorauren & Galley?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and eight 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 Roncesvalles page.

What neighbourhood is Sorauren & Galley in?

Sorauren & Galley is in Roncesvalles (City of Toronto neighbourhood 086). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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