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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- King Station (Line 1)838 m
- GO Transit
- GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal1 km
- Streetcar
- 503504508501 nearest 251 m
- TTC bus
- 12175652021141997 nearest 15 m
- Blue Night
- 304301365320
- Nearest stops
- 14 surface stops within 300 m — The Esplanade at Lower Sherbourne St; Sherbourne St at the Esplanade
- Cycling
- Bi-Directional Cycle Track on The Esplanade installed 2022; Cycle Track on Lower Sherbourne St installed 2001
- Bike Share
- Lower Sherbourne St / The Esplanade (North) 28 m · 23 docks · 55 stations, 1,205 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 (24)
- Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 225 m
- St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 227 m
- Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 290 m
- George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 326 m
- George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 587 m
- Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 606 m
- and 18 more
- Community centres
- St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre205 m
- East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre607 m
- Moss Park Arena708 m
- John Innes Community Recreation Centre750 m
- One Yonge Community Recreation Centre795 m
- Regent Park Community Centre1.1 km
- Parks (49)
- David Crombie Park31 m
- Princess Street Park140 m
- Parliament Square Park380 m
- Market Lane Park418 m
- Sherbourne Common500 m
- St. James Park501 m
- and 43 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch145 m
- Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.4 km
- Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.4 km
- Places of interest
- Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 166 m
- Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 222 m
- Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 324 m
- St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 345 m
- Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 404 m
- Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 450 m
- St. James ParkNature/ Park · 504 m
- Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 519 m
- Signal
- 1441, activated 1982 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · 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
Toronto Public Health inspects 42 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 349 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is St Lawrence Pharmacy, 45 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2023.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| St Lawrence Pharmacy · 126 Lower Sherbourne St | 45 m | Passed, Dec 2023 |
| Bellissimo Pizzeria and Ristorante · 164 the Esplanade | 118 m | Passed, Jan 2026 · 4 infractions |
| Bolet's Burrito · 134 Lower Sherbourne St | 132 m | Passed, Jun 2025 |
| Bolet's Burrito · 134 Lower Sherbourne St | 132 m | Passed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Cluck Cluck's · 222 the Esplanade | 156 m | Passed, Nov 2025 |
| Moegi Sushi · 222 the Esplanade Unit-4 | 156 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Pizza Nova · 222 the Esplanade | 156 m | Passed, Aug 2025 |
| Royal Foodland · 222 the Esplanade | 156 m | Passed, Jul 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 St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 205 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 183 m away at David Crombie Park.
- St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 230 The Esplanade
View centre hours205 m - St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm339 m - St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible370 m
- Drinking water
- David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 183 m; David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 207 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
13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 825 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (187 m, 49 spaces, toddler, preschool).
- St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day187 m - St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day205 m - St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day386 m - Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 8 Distillery Lane
85 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day493 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (188 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (526 m) and the nearest ambulance station 843 m away.
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
Within a kilometre there are 43 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,391 rental units — 29 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 176 The Esplanade (53 m, 220 units, 7 storeys, built 2006), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 82 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 65 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH | 220 | 7 | 2006 | 95 · Nov 2025 | 2 · 1 fire | 53 m |
| 15 Scadding AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 251 | 9 | 1982 | 84 · Jul 2025 | 4 · 1 fire | 66 m |
| 171 Front St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 61 | 3 | 1982 | 93 · Nov 2025 | 0 | 150 m |
| 31 Princess Stsocial housing · Kral Property Management Inc. | 82 | 10 | 1994 | 81 · Jun 2024 | 0 | 155 m |
| 140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH | 102 | 7 | 1993 | 81 · Nov 2025 | 1 | 244 m |
| 25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 196 | 6 | 1979 | 77 · Jul 2025 | 1 | 293 m |
| 49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH | 15 | 5 | 1980 | 84 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 309 m |
| 5 Hahn Plsocial housing · St Clare's Multifaith Housing | 32 | 4 | 1980 | 90 · Sep 2024 | 0 | 369 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Parliament Street · Surface | 417 m | 120 * | — |
| 271 Front Street East · Surface | 426 m | 83 * | — |
| 31A Parliament Street · Surface | 455 m | 230 * | — |
| 323 Richmond St E · Garage | 493 m | 252 | 53% (Q1 2026) |
| 185 Queens Quay East · Surface | 530 m | 83 * | — |
Nearest lots: 97 m away, ≈22 spaces; 114 m away, ≈2 spaces; 119 m away, ≈2 spaces; 128 m away, ≈7 spaces; 192 m away, ≈40 spaces; 194 m away, ≈41 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (587 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (587 m, 6 ports); 40 York St (1.3 km, 12 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, Oct 9, 2025
Traffic is heaviest from the south: 2,926 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 192 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 573 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:45 p.m., against 453 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 10.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
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
On Lower Sherbourne St between Gardiner W and The Esplanade, 22 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2021 put the average speed at 41 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 5,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Sherbourne St · Gardiner W – The Esplanade · 22 m | May 2021 · 3 days | 5,028 | 41 km/h | 49 km/h | 54 km/h |
| The Esplanade · Lower Jarvis St – George St S · 255 m | Feb 2020 · 7 days | 7,212 | — | — | — |
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
The worst year was 2016, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 12 collisions (31%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 7 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (18%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Jul 31, 2025.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 6.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 39 | #2409 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 12 | #1429 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 22 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1118 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 4 | #529 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| With a fatality | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| All since 2014 | 45 | latest Jul 31, 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
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jan 3, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All KSI collisions | 1 | #624 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | #290 of 319 |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #310 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Jan 3, 2017 |
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
18 thefts from vehicles and seven bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 15 in 2023–2025, about 5.0 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 61% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 57% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 19, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 18 | 13 | 1 | street/outdoor (11), apartment parking (7) |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | 2 | 0 | apartment parking (4), street/outdoor (2) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 19, 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#624 of 1,505), out of 39 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 The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne?
A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1971 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 36% of the median for a counted intersection, and #199 for pedestrians.
How fast do cars go at The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lower Sherbourne St between Gardiner W and The Esplanade (May 2021), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne?
The nearest Green P car park is 44 Parliament Street (417 m away, 120 spaces). The City's mapping shows 616 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,580 spaces — 41 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (547 m).
How do I get to The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne by transit?
King Station (Line 1) is 838 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 251 m away; bus routes 121, 75, 65, 202, 114, 19, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: The Esplanade at Lower Sherbourne St, 15 m).
What restaurants are near The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne?
42 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 349 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are St Lawrence Pharmacy (45 m), Bellissimo Pizzeria and Ristorante (118 m), Bolet's Burrito (132 m), Bolet's Burrito (132 m) and Cluck Cluck's (156 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 The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne?
The nearest is St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 230 The Esplanade, 205 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: St Lawrence Tent (339 m); St Lawrence South (370 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 The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne?
13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 825 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (187 m, 49 spaces), St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (205 m, 74 spaces) and St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (386 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne?
43 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,391 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 176 The Esplanade (53 m, 220 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 15 Scadding Ave (66 m, 251 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 171 Front St E (150 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 31 Princess St (155 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 43 is 91 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 The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne?
Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and seven 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.
What neighbourhood is The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne in?
The Esplanade & Lower Sherbourne 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. 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 9, 2025.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 19, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 10 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.64905, -79.36730 · centreline node 13466844.