Wellesley & Bleecker

Traffic volume8-hour count · Nov 4, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 2,915 westbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 307. Most cyclists arrived from the west (278 of 609). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 900 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 22% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (735). Trucks and buses were 5.3% 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 16,177 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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: 735 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 900 from 4:15 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

2020 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 30% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% 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 Sep 14, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jun 2, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

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.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on Bleecker St between Wellesley St E and Earl St (91 m away) recorded an average of 26 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2004; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 1,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 22 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Wellesley St E between Jarvis St and Wellesley Pl measured slower: 29 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Mar 2025) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Sherbourne St (128 m away, 30 km/h limit), 9.4% of the 189,529 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Bleecker Street between Carlton St and Wellesley St E (installed 2002), and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Speed sign

Sherbourne St (northbound), 128 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 28 km/h, 85th percentile 38 km/h; 9.4% at 40 km/h or more. 189,529 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Bleecker Street (Carlton St – Wellesley St E): 4 speed humps (installed 2002); Bleecker Street (Wellesley St E – Howard St): 5 speed humps (installed 2006)

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.

• Groceries and food28/30

  4 grocery stores within 300 m · 12 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Sherbourne Station 0.6 km · 5 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 81 m away · 8 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation10/10

  4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  4 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot2/10

  traffic calming

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.

117 registered apartment buildings with 16,203 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 18 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 7.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 214 Wellesley St E (106 m, 38 units, 3 storeys, built 1923), which scored 89 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 117 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

117 registered buildings · 16,203 units · 18 social housing · tallest 51 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.

Toronto Police place 82 thefts from vehicles and 29 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 19× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 20 in 2023–2025, about 6.7 a year, against 13.0 a year before that. 78% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 34% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 28, 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 4, 2021.
• 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary); Traffic Calming Database.
• 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: 43.66727, -79.37375 · centreline node 13463922.