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Wilton & Lower Jarvis

Wilton St & Lower Jarvis St · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Old Town Toronto BIA

In St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core, Wilton & Lower Jarvis is an above-average intersection for traffic. At the corner: 2 schools within 250 m and a park. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 560 m away and Union Station GO 843 m away.

Traffic volume
10,362
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 24, 2022
2,625 pedestrians · 80 cyclists
Collisions
59
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 42 property damage · #1814 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
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
3
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 560 m · 6 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 35 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,300 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Police have logged an average of 5.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 31%, from 35 in 2016–2020 to 24 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Wilton & Lower Jarvis

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)560 m; Union Station (Line 1)750 m; Queen Station (Line 1)829 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville843 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 Terminal651 m
VIA Rail
Toronto 838 m
Streetcar
503504508501509510 nearest 304 m
TTC bus
75121114202199765 nearest 27 m
Blue Night
304301310320365
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Lower Jarvis St at the Esplanade; The Esplanade at Lower Jarvis St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lower Jarvis St / The Esplanade 25 m · 15 docks · 60 stations, 1,445 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)
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 31 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 90 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 366 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 524 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 535 m
  • George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 609 m
  • and 18 more
Parks (43)
  • Market Lane Park250 m
  • David Crombie Park296 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden321 m
  • Berczy Park359 m
  • St. James Park385 m
  • Princess Street Park386 m
  • and 37 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch322 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 115 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 269 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 281 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 293 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 321 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 366 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 380 m
  • Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)Performing Arts · 445 m

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 77 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 30 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 346 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pizza Hut, 38 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in November 2025.

Restaurants & cafés77 within 300 m · 346 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience30 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizza Hut · 77 Lower Jarvis St38 mPassed, Nov 2025
Shoppers Drug Mart · 18 Lower Jarvis Stgrocery38 mPassed, Oct 2025
Tim Hortons · 25 Henry Lane Ter55 mPassed, Jul 2025
3 Mariachis (Esplanade) · 140 the Esplanade90 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
At Jayy's Cheers Convenience · 140 the Esplanade Unit-4grocery90 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Cuon Cuon · 140 the Esplanade Unit-490 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Bindia · 12 Market St116 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 infractions
Playground Cafe · 16 Lower Jarvis St None116 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 4 infractions

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, 39 m away, Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm. A drinking fountain is 129 m away at David Crombie Park.

  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    39 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 · accessible
    162 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    203 m
Drinking water
David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 129 m; Berczy Park bottle filling station · 384 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 773 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (77 m, 40 spaces, infant, toddler).

Within 1 km12 centres · 773 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 12
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    77 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    408 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    515 m
  • George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre · 185 Queens Quay E
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    530 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (477 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (832 m) and the nearest ambulance station 697 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 477 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 832 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 697 m58 Richmond St E

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 34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,813 rental units — 24 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Henry Lane Ter (51 m, 196 units, 6 storeys, built 1979), which scored 77 out of 100 at its July 2025 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.

Registered buildings34 · 4,813 units · 24 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202640 across the 34
Open fire-code violations36
Tallest31 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 2025151 m
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 2025190 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire131 m
49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH155198084 · Jul 20250141 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire185 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243191 m
176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH2207200695 · Nov 20252 · 1 fire262 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250290 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 lots601 lots · ≈24,740 spaces · 74.2 ha
Within 500 m40 lots · ≈870 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 6,786 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 241 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking158 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 65 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2 Church St · Garage241 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
185 Queens Quay East · Surface532 m83 *
87 Richmond St E · Surface588 m2092% (Q1 2026)
51 Dockside Dr · Garage596 m30619% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage641 m25253% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 99 m away, ≈2 spaces; 118 m away, ≈8 spaces; 130 m away, ≈21 spaces; 132 m away, ≈60 spaces; 163 m away, ≈17 spaces; 200 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (609 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (609 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

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 5,335 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 556 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (52 of 80). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,480 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,507 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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.

From the north5,335southbound · 26 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the west556eastbound · 2 bikes · 0.9% heavy
Total vehicles10,3622,625 pedestrians · 80 cyclists · 4.1% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south4,471northbound · 52 bikes · 4.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,480 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,507 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 24, 2022

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 Jarvis St between Lakeshore W and Wilton St, 81 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2025 put the average speed at 30 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 23,600 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lower Jarvis St · Lakeshore W – Wilton St · 81 mApr 2025 · 3 days23,56030 km/h40 km/h45 km/h

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 2019, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 8 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions59#1814 of 5,508
With an injury8#2083 of 4,660
Property damage only42
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian4#980 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2089 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201473latest Jun 18, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Five thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.1 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle510street/outdoor (5)
Bicycle theft621apartment parking (3), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 22, 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 Wilton & Lower Jarvis a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 59 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 Wilton & Lower Jarvis?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Mar 24, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Wilton & Lower Jarvis?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lower Jarvis St between Lakeshore W and Wilton St (April 2025), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Wilton & Lower Jarvis?

The nearest Green P car park is 2 Church St (241 m away, 1,972 spaces, 16% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 601 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,740 spaces — 40 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (241 m).

How do I get to Wilton & Lower Jarvis by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 560 m away; Union Station GO is 843 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 304 m away; bus routes 75, 121, 114, 202, 19, 97, 65 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lower Jarvis St at the Esplanade, 27 m).

What restaurants are near Wilton & Lower Jarvis?

77 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 346 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Hut (38 m), Tim Hortons (55 m), 3 Mariachis (Esplanade) (90 m), Cuon Cuon (90 m) and Bindia (116 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 Wilton & Lower Jarvis?

The nearest is St Lawrence Tent, 125 The Esplanade Street, 39 m away (Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm). Next nearest: St Lawrence South (162 m); St Lawrence North (203 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 Wilton & Lower Jarvis?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 773 spaces in total; 8 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) (77 m, 40 spaces), St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (408 m, 49 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (515 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wilton & Lower Jarvis?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,813 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Henry Lane Ter (51 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 140 The Esplanade (90 m, 102 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 110 The Esplanade (131 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 49 Henry Lane Ter (141 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 84). 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 Wilton & Lower Jarvis?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and six 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 Wilton & Lower Jarvis in?

Wilton & Lower Jarvis 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

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