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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)484 m; Union Station (Line 1)687 m; Queen Station (Line 1)757 m
- GO Transit
- Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville782 m; 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 Terminal612 m
- VIA Rail
- Toronto 781 m
- Streetcar
- 503504508501509510 nearest 270 m
- TTC bus
- 75121199711420265 nearest 76 m
- Blue Night
- 304301310320365
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Lower Jarvis St at the Esplanade; The Esplanade at Lower Jarvis St
- Cycling
- Bi-Directional Cycle Track on The Esplanade installed 2025
- Bike Share
- Lower Jarvis St / The Esplanade 101 m · 15 docks · 60 stations, 1,436 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 (25)
- Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 108 m
- St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 163 m
- George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 363 m
- Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 452 m
- Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 584 m
- Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 595 m
- and 19 more
- Community centres
- One Yonge Community Recreation Centre506 m
- St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre576 m
- Moss Park Arena787 m
- John Innes Community Recreation Centre830 m
- East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre886 m
- Regent Park Community Centre1.4 km
- Parks (43)
- Market Lane Park200 m
- Toronto Sculpture Garden256 m
- Berczy Park285 m
- St. James Park337 m
- David Crombie Park360 m
- Courthouse Square Park407 m
- and 37 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch358 m
- Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.1 km
- Places of interest
- St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 76 m
- Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 204 m
- Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 256 m
- Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 285 m
- St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 296 m
- Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 324 m
- St. James ParkNature/ Park · 330 m
- Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)Performing Arts · 383 m
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There are 90 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 29 grocery and convenience stores, and 347 eating places within a kilometre — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bindia, 46 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 3 infractions noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Bindia · 12 Market St | 46 m | Passed, May 2026 · 3 infractions |
| Market Street Catch · 14 Market St Nonegrocery | 50 m | Passed, May 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Bindia St Lawrence Market Winter Market 2025 · 16 Market Stgrocery | 55 m | Passed, Nov 2025 |
| Balzac's Coffee · 10 Market St | 55 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Shoppers Drug Mart · 18 Lower Jarvis Stgrocery | 88 m | Passed, Oct 2025 |
| Pizza Hut · 77 Lower Jarvis St | 113 m | Passed, Nov 2025 |
| Alex Farm Products · 93 Front St E Unit-28 | 114 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Bomba Gelato · 93 Front St E | 114 m | Passed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction |
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 Tent, 38 m away, Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm. A drinking fountain is 190 m away at David Crombie Park.
- St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm38 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 · accessible114 m - St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible158 m
- Drinking water
- David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 190 m; Berczy Park bottle filling station · 311 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
14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 934 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (36 m, 40 spaces, infant, toddler).
- St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day36 m - St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day482 m - St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day575 m - Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day588 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (525 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (884 m) and the nearest ambulance station 632 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
34 registered apartment buildings with 4,813 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 24 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 110 The Esplanade (56 m, 205 units, 9 storeys, built 1993), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 40 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 36 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management | 205 | 9 | 1993 | 96 · Jul 2024 | 0 · 6 fire | 56 m |
| 25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 196 | 6 | 1979 | 77 · Jul 2025 | 1 | 126 m |
| 85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management | 128 | 7 | 1997 | 93 · Jul 2025 | 0 · 7 fire | 129 m |
| 140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH | 102 | 7 | 1993 | 81 · Nov 2025 | 1 | 130 m |
| 1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 115 | 13 | 1996 | 83 · Sep 2024 | 3 | 146 m |
| 49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH | 15 | 5 | 1980 | 84 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 209 m |
| 36 Church St | 41 | 6 | 1965 | 83 · Nov 2025 | 0 | 234 m |
| 55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 166 | 12 | 1983 | 80 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 238 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Church St · Garage | 208 m | 1,972 | 16% (Q1 2026) |
| 87 Richmond St E · Surface | 537 m | 20 | 92% (Q1 2026) |
| 185 Queens Quay East · Surface | 599 m | 83 * | — |
| 323 Richmond St E · Garage | 646 m | 252 | 53% (Q1 2026) |
| 51 Dockside Dr · Garage | 662 m | 306 | 19% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 53 m away, ≈21 spaces; 55 m away, ≈8 spaces; 91 m away, ≈17 spaces; 152 m away, ≈60 spaces; 158 m away, ≈2 spaces; 216 m away, ≈12 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (677 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (677 m, 6 ports); 40 York St (1 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 — 8-hour, Mar 24, 2022
The west leg carries the load — 905 eastbound vehicles, or 35% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 266. Most cyclists arrived from the east (75 of 160). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 387 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 18% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (327). Trucks and buses were 5.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 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 most recent midblock count on Market St between The Esplanade and Front St E (65 m away, Feb 2002) recorded volume only — about 960 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market St · The Esplanade – Front St E · 65 m | Feb 2002 · 3 days | 960 | — | — | — |
| The Esplanade · Lower Jarvis St – George St S · 116 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
2022 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 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 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 23, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 42 | #2328 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 3 | #3497 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 31 | |
| Fail to remain | 8 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1386 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 2 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 8 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| All since 2014 | 51 | latest Apr 23, 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
Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Apr 22, 2014.
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 five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.3 a year. 88% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 8 | 2 | 0 | street/outdoor (7), apartment parking (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 5 | 2 | 0 | commercial premises (3), street/outdoor (2) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 5, 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 The Esplanade & Market a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 42 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 The Esplanade & Market?
A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 24, 2022, 28% of the median for a counted intersection.
Where can I park near The Esplanade & Market?
The nearest Green P car park is 2 Church St (208 m away, 1,972 spaces, 16% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 628 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,760 spaces — 39 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (207 m).
How do I get to The Esplanade & Market by transit?
King Station (Line 1) is 484 m away; Union Station GO is 782 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 270 m away; bus routes 75, 121, 19, 97, 114, 202, 65 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lower Jarvis St at the Esplanade, 76 m).
What restaurants are near The Esplanade & Market?
90 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 347 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bindia (46 m), Balzac's Coffee (55 m), Pizza Hut (113 m), Alex Farm Products (114 m) and Bomba Gelato (114 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 & Market?
The nearest is St Lawrence Tent, 125 The Esplanade Street, 38 m away (Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm). Next nearest: St Lawrence South (114 m); St Lawrence North (158 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 & Market?
14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 934 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (36 m, 40 spaces), St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (482 m, 49 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (575 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near The Esplanade & Market?
34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,813 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 110 The Esplanade (56 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 25 Henry Lane Ter (126 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 85 The Esplanade (129 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 140 The Esplanade (130 m, 102 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 90 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 & Market?
Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and five 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 The Esplanade & Market in?
The Esplanade & Market 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 Mar 24, 2022.
- 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 Nov 5, 2025.
- 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: 43.64803, -79.37170 · centreline node 13467047.