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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · Jun 15, 2022
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 519 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 95 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the east (310 of 663). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 256 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m., 9% above the afternoon peak from 2:45 p.m. (235). Trucks and buses were 11.3% 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 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.
Peak hours: 256 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 235 from 2:45 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).
Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m
The worst year was 2019, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 3 collisions (16%) involved an injury. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 26% of collisions. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (16%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 13, 2025.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 19 | |
| With an injury | 3 | |
| Property damage only | 13 | |
| Fail to remain | 5 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.
Speeds here, last measured in 2020
On Princess St between Duke Mews and Adelaide St E, 331 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2020 put the average speed at 25 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 33 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 38 km/h or more. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess St · Duke Mews – Adelaide St E · 331 m | Aug 2020 · 3 days | 728 | 25 km/h | 33 km/h | 38 km/h |
| The Esplanade · Lower Jarvis St – George St S · 358 m | Feb 2020 · 7 days | 7,212 | — | — | — |
Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 503 504 508 501 nearest 335 m · 4 min
- TTC bus
- 121 75 65 202 114 nearest 58 m
- Blue Night
- 304 301 365
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Princess St at the Esplanade North Side; The Esplanade at Princess St
- Cycling
- Bi-Directional Cycle Track on The Esplanade installed 2005
- Bike Share
- Princess St / Front St E 112 m · 14 docks · 34 stations, 730 docks within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 20 car parks · about 6,802 spaces
- EV charging
- 51 Dockside Dr. · 706 m · 5 Level 2 ports; also 51 Dockside Dr (706 m), 2 Church St. (721 m)
- Bike parking
- 102 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 62 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1.5 km)
- Other lots
- 20 mapped lots within 500 m, 428 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Parliament Street · Surface | 354 m | 120 * | — |
| 31A Parliament Street · Surface | 437 m | 230 * | — |
| 271 Front Street East · Surface | 473 m | 83 * | — |
| 323 Richmond St E · Garage | 629 m | 252 | 53% (Q1 2026) |
| 185 Queens Quay East · Surface | 715 m | 83 * | — |
Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
Four grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Royal Foodland, 54 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 14 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 276 — 6.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Cluck Cluck's, 54 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is St. Lawrence Pharmacy, 185 m away. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 1.4 km away. Les Centres D'accueil Heritage - Centre des Pionniers runs a seniors' active living programme 332 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Cluck Cluck's · 222 the Esplanade54 m
- Moegi Sushi · 222 the Esplanade Unit-454 m
- Pizza Nova · 222 the Esplanade54 m
- Subway · 222 the Esplanade, Unit-1b54 m
- The Bhais Shawarma & Grill · 222 the Esplanade Unit-354 m
- Grocery
- Royal Foodland 54 m · 4 within 300 m
- Food shops
- Cobs Bread 309 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- St. Lawrence Pharmacy 185 m · 12 within 1 km
- Child care
- St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 74 spaces, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day124 m
- St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 49 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day173 m
- Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 85 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day464 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed120 m
- St Lawrence Tent · Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm459 m · 5 min
- Health and care
- St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site1.4 km · 17 min
- Les Centres D'accueil Heritage - Centre des Pionniers · seniors' active living centre332 m · 4 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks (30)
- David Crombie Park134 m
- Princess Street Park147 m
- Parliament Square Park301 m · 4 min
- Sherbourne Common609 m · 7 min
- Market Lane Park673 m · 8 min
- Community centres
- St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre120 m
- Moss Park Arena831 m · 10 min
- East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre880 m · 10 min
- Schools (14)
- Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 144 m
- St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 367 m · 4 min
- Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 481 m · 6 min
- George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 541 m · 6 min
- Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 555 m · 7 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch283 m · 3 min
- Places of interest
- Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 315 m · 4 min
- Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 352 m · 4 min
- Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 402 m · 5 min
- Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 494 m · 6 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #478 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are 25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,742 rental units — 17 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 31 Princess St (108 m, 82 units, 10 storeys, built 1994), which scored 81 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Princess St social housing · Kral Property Management Inc. | 82 | 10 | 1994 | 81 · Jun 2024 | 108 m |
| 15 Scadding Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 251 | 9 | 1982 | 84 · Jul 2025 | 126 m |
| 176 The Esplanade Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 220 | 7 | 2006 | 95 · Nov 2025 | 168 m |
| 33 Hahn Pl social housing · Les Centres D'accueil Heritage (Owns and Manages Bldg Cah Is Not A Property Mngmt Co) | 135 | 8 | 1980 | 84 · Jul 2025 | 297 m · 4 min |
| 171 Front St E Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 61 | 3 | 1982 | 93 · Nov 2025 | 333 m · 4 min |
| 140 The Esplanade Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 102 | 7 | 1993 | 81 · Nov 2025 | 350 m · 4 min |
25 registered buildings · 3,742 units · 17 social housing · tallest 16 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Five thefts from vehicles and 24 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 3.3 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 63% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 13, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 2 | 0 | street/outdoor (4), apartment parking (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 24 | 4 | 1 | apartment parking (15), street/outdoor (4) |
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 & Princess a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 19 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 & Princess?
A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Jun 15, 2022, 16% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is The Esplanade & Princess a walkable intersection?
The Esplanade & Princess scores 77 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #478 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: library 283 m away · 4 places of interest within 500 m; 3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 3 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m.
How fast do cars go at The Esplanade & Princess?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Princess St between Duke Mews and Adelaide St E (August 2020), found an average of 25 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 33 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near The Esplanade & Princess?
The nearest Green P car park is 44 Parliament Street (354 m away, 120 spaces). The City's mapping shows 428 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,820 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (706 m).
How do I get to The Esplanade & Princess by transit?
Streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 335 m away; bus routes 121, 75, 65, 202, 114 within 1 km (nearest stop: Princess St at the Esplanade North Side, 58 m).
What restaurants are near The Esplanade & Princess?
14 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 276 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Cluck Cluck's (54 m), Moegi Sushi (54 m), Pizza Nova (54 m), Subway (54 m) and The Bhais Shawarma & Grill (54 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near The Esplanade & Princess?
The nearest is St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 230 The Esplanade, 120 m away. Next nearest: St Lawrence Tent (459 m); St Lawrence South (570 m).
Is there child care near The Esplanade & Princess?
Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 517 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (124 m, 74 spaces), St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (173 m, 49 spaces) and Distillery District Early Learning Centre (464 m, 85 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near The Esplanade & Princess?
25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,742 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 31 Princess St (108 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 15 Scadding Ave (126 m, 251 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 176 The Esplanade (168 m, 220 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 33 Hahn Pl (297 m, 135 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 25 is 89 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at The Esplanade & Princess?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and 24 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 & Princess in?
The Esplanade & Princess is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 15, 2022.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (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 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 13 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: 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; 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.64934, -79.36609 · centreline node 13466801.