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Yonge & Charles

Yonge St & Charles St W · Toronto, Ontario · Church-Wellesley · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloor-Yorkville BIA

Yonge & Charles is a mid-volume intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Church-Wellesley, in central Toronto. At the corner: Bloor Station, a school within 250 m and parks.

Traffic volume
6,984
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 5, 2016
14,692 pedestrians · 354 cyclists
Collisions
59
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 40 property damage · #1830 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
Bloor Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 76 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 870 vehicles an hour, 76% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 5.1% of vehicle volume, about 6.5× the typical share. On average 5.9 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. The pace has been steady: 29 collisions in 2016–2020 and 30 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Yonge & Charles

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Bloor Station (Line 1)159 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)253 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)343 m; Bay Station (Line 2)355 m; Museum Station (Line 1)606 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)830 m; College Station (Line 1)845 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)886 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)945 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
506 nearest 432 m
TTC bus
97199413758226 nearest 18 m
Blue Night
306320300
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Charles St West; Yonge St at Charles St East
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
20 Charles St E 66 m · 33 docks · 50 stations, 1,055 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 (46)
  • Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 216 m
  • The Abelard Centre For EducationPrivate · 427 m
  • Rosedale Day SchoolPrivate · 503 m
  • St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 524 m
  • Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 574 m
  • The YMCA Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 576 m
  • and 40 more
Community centres
Parks (54)
  • George Hislop Park109 m
  • St. Mary Street Parkette113 m
  • Norman Jewison Park206 m
  • James Canning Gardens307 m
  • Clover Hill Park341 m
  • Asquith Green Park386 m
  • and 48 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch362 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch409 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1 km
Places of interest
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 84 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 233 m
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 346 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 469 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 541 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 568 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 650 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 705 m
Signal
0921, activated 1971 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South

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 139 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 15 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 370 — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is McDonald's, 19 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés139 within 300 m · 370 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience15 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
McDonald's · 675 Yonge St19 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Toro Toro Sushi and Poke · 675 Yonge St19 mPassed, May 2026
Bar Zunko · 675 Yonge St19 mPassed, Nov 2024
Shoppers Drug Mart · 728 Yonge St Nonegrocery27 mPassed, Dec 2025
Nani's Gelato · 6 Charles St E29 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Nani's Gelato · 6 Charles St E29 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Da Si Mar Shawarma · 673 Yonge St34 mPassed, Sep 2026
Naan and Kabob · 691 Yonge St38 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 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 Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 938 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 74 m away at George Hislop Park.

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    938 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    1 km
Drinking water
George Hislop Park drinking fountain · 74 m; St. Mary Street Parkette drinking fountain · 114 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 795 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (125 m, 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 795 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 10
  • University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 35 Charles St W
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    125 m
  • Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site · 160 Bloor St E
    85 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    408 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    575 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 7 Berryman St
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    698 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (416 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 879 m away.

FireFire Station 312 · 416 m34 Yorkville Ave
Police52 Division · 1.6 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 879 m135 Davenport Rd

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 116 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 16,402 rental units, 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 16 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 30 Charles St E (119 m, 21 units, 3 storeys, built 1915), which scored 67 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 116 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 412 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 133 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings116 · 16,402 units · 16 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026412 across the 116
Open fire-code violations133
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
30 Charles St E · 14792670 Canada Inc213191567 · Aug 20262 · 4 fire119 m
44 Charles St W · Jll79351197291 · Aug 202412170 m
25 St Mary St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.26025196592 · Jul 20242 · 4 fire175 m
42 Isabella St244195595 · Aug 20260199 m
1101 Bay St · Bentallgreenoak26528197987 · Jun 20261 · 6 fire212 m
48 Isabella St · Hollyburn Properties Ltd8410196095 · Jun 20251221 m
8 Gloucester St · Tricon Residential231342021100 · Jul 20250231 m
33 Isabella St · Cromwell Management Inc.41927197596 · Jul 20259231 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 lots932 lots · ≈22,860 spaces · 68.6 ha
Within 500 m70 lots · ≈1,580 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 5,301 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Charles St E. · 86 m · 22 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking171 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.8 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Charles St E · Garage92 m64618% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface172 m3073% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface478 m12654% (Q1 2026)
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage548 m17575% (Q1 2026)
1010 Yonge St. · Surface846 m48 *

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈33 spaces; 88 m away, ≈31 spaces; 97 m away, ≈6 spaces; 123 m away, ≈18 spaces; 152 m away, ≈18 spaces; 157 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 9 Wellesley St W. (459 m, 8 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (497 m, 9 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (1.2 km, 2 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, Nov 5, 2016 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 2,457 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 1 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (148 of 354). Evening rush dominates here: 1,241 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 485 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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 north2,457southbound · 148 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the west1eastbound · 30 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles6,98414,692 pedestrians · 354 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east2,264westbound · 62 bikes · 1.1% heavy
From the south2,262northbound · 114 bikes · 2.3% heavy
AM peak hour485 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,241 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 5, 2016 · weekend

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 Yonge St between Irwin Ave and Isabella St, 186 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2025 put the average speed at 27 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 38 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 43 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,200 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Charles St E · Yonge St – Lane E of Yonge and N of Charles · 23 mNov 2011 · 3 days7,036
Yonge St · Irwin Ave – Isabella St · 186 mOct 2025 · 3 days14,16227 km/h38 km/h43 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 2024, with 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 3 collisions (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 31% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions59#1830 of 5,508
With an injury3#3542 of 4,660
Property damage only40
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist3#925 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201474latest May 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

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

21 thefts from vehicles and 20 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 6.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 4.9 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 65% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 5 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2113street/outdoor (21)
Bicycle theft2062street/outdoor (13), commercial premises (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 25, 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 Church-Wellesley.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & Charles 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 Yonge & Charles?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 5, 2016, 76% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Charles?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yonge St between Irwin Ave and Isabella St (October 2025), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 38 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Yonge & Charles?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Charles St E (92 m away, 646 spaces, 18% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 932 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,860 spaces — 70 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Charles St E. (86 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Charles by transit?

Bloor Station (Line 1) is 159 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 432 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 94, 13, 75, 82, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Charles St West, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Charles?

139 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 370 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are McDonald's (19 m), Toro Toro Sushi and Poke (19 m), Bar Zunko (19 m), Nani's Gelato (29 m) and Nani's Gelato (29 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 Yonge & Charles?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 938 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (1.0 km). 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 Yonge & Charles?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 795 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (125 m, 73 spaces), Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site (408 m, 85 spaces) and YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (575 m, 144 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Charles?

116 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 16,402 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 30 Charles St E (119 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 67), 44 Charles St W (170 m, 793 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 25 St Mary St (175 m, 260 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 42 Isabella St (199 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 116 is 89 out of 100; 2 scored below 70. 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 Yonge & Charles?

Toronto Police place 21 thefts from vehicles and 20 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 5 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 Church-Wellesley page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Charles in?

Yonge & Charles is in Church-Wellesley (City of Toronto neighbourhood 167). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined