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Yonge & Elmwood

Yonge St & Elmwood Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Lansing-Westgate · Ward 18, Willowdale · Yonge North York BIA

In Lansing-Westgate, Yonge & Elmwood is an above-average intersection for traffic, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has North York Centre Station, 2 schools within 250 m and parks at the corner.

Traffic volume
26,708
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
17,757 pedestrians · 449 cyclists · #476 busiest
Collisions
100
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
14 with an injury · 67 property damage · #1120 of 5,508 · +4 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
North York Centre Station
subway station within 250 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 23 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,910 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.65× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). That comes with about 10 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 18%, from 55 in 2016–2020 to 45 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Yonge & Elmwood

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
North York Centre Station (Line 1)90 m; Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4)557 m
GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York94 Pickering / Square One at Yonge St. @ Elmwood Ave.17 m
TTC bus
971859884 nearest 19 m
Express
984
Blue Night
320385384
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Elmwood Ave; Yonge St at North York Blvd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Yonge St / North York Blvd 85 m · 23 docks · 6 stations, 134 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 (27)
  • Toronto District School Board - Head OfficeEnglish Public · 111 m
  • Claude Watson School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 246 m
  • Cardinal Carter Academy For the ArtsEnglish Separate · 338 m
  • Elpis College Toronto (Temporarily Moved)Private · 349 m
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 476 m
  • Rutherford Private School and DaycarePrivate · 604 m
  • and 21 more
Parks (42)
  • Mel Lastman Square155 m
  • North York Civic Centre208 m
  • Princess Park262 m
  • Lee Lifeson Art Park316 m
  • North York Rose Garden340 m
  • Beecroft Park360 m
  • and 36 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch257 m
Places of interest
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 154 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 189 m
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 402 m
Signal
1099, activated 1978 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 60 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 256 eating places within a kilometre — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Keg Steakhouse and Bar, 30 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés60 within 300 m · 256 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 25 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Keg Steakhouse and Bar · 5015 Yonge St30 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Fresh Burger · 5025 Yonge St36 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizzeria Libretto Yonge · 5000 Yonge St62 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Cafe Landwer · 5000 Yonge St Unit-10262 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Yonge Cafe and Bistro · 5000 Yonge St Unit-10562 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizzeria Libretto Yonge · 5000 Yonge St62 mPassed, Aug 2026
Pho Anh Vu · 5051-5061 Yonge St 505171 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Konjiki Ramen & Saryo Cafe · 5051 Yonge St Unit-3a74 mPassed, Jun 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 Mel Lastman Square Washroom, 192 m away — currently listed as closed (planned closure); in season it is View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 190 m away at Mel Lastman Square.

  • Mel Lastman Square Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · closed — Planned Closure
    192 m
  • Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · accessible
    210 m
  • North York Civic Centre · 5100 Yonge Street
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    229 m
Drinking water
Mel Lastman Square drinking fountain · 190 m; Mel Lastman Square drinking fountain · 191 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 982 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre (426 m, 114 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 982 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 11
  • Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre · 5176 Yonge St
    114 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    426 m
  • Angus Valley Montessori · 4841 Yonge St
    141 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    478 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre · 30 Sheppard Ave E
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    527 m
  • Network - Lansing Child Care Centre · 49 Bogert Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    745 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (721 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (619 m) and the nearest ambulance station 721 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 721 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 619 m30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 721 m12 Canterbury Pl

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

Seven registered apartment buildings with 2,091 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 151 Beecroft Rd (225 m, 306 units, 27 storeys, built 2003), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 8 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 2,091 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20268 across the 7
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest36 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
151 Beecroft Rd30627200397 · Aug 20250225 m
35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation28310197492 · Aug 20250318 m
35 Greenfield Ave · Rhapsody Property Management Services36136202098 · Jun 20243 · 1 fire389 m
2 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc36629197690 · Aug 20252 · 1 fire442 m
4 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc27729197590 · Aug 20251 · 2 fire480 m
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 20242 · 1 fire549 m
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 20250559 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 lots439 lots · ≈31,950 spaces · 95.9 ha
Within 500 m57 lots · ≈1,740 spaces
Green P (public)11 car parks · about 3,375 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 420 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking67 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
10 Empress Ave · Surface323 m6769% (Q1 2026)
180 Beecroft Road · Surface335 m173 *
95 Beecroft Rd · Garage362 m38615% (Q1 2026)
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface424 m5344% (Q1 2026)
10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface489 m112 *

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈18 spaces; 90 m away, ≈67 spaces; 96 m away, ≈36 spaces; 96 m away, ≈50 spaces; 131 m away, ≈43 spaces; 150 m away, ≈20 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (837 m, 2 ports); 19 Glendora Ave (839 m, 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 — 14-hour, May 26, 2026

The south leg carries the load — 13,083 northbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 803. Morning rush is the busier period: 2,322 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 2,139 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north11,076southbound · 171 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the west1,746eastbound · 60 bikes · 1.7% heavy
Total vehicles26,70817,757 pedestrians · 449 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east803westbound · 54 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the south13,083northbound · 164 bikes · 3.2% heavy
AM peak hour2,322 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,139 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 26, 2026

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 Elmwood Ave between Yonge St and Doris Ave (105 m away, Nov 2010) recorded volume only — about 3,640 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Doris Ave (206 m away, 40 km/h limit), 8.6% of the 71,099 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Elmwood Ave · Yonge St – Doris Ave · 105 mNov 2010 · 3 days3,640
North York Blvd · Yonge St – Beecroft Rd · 129 mNov 2010 · 3 days4,553
Yonge St · Greenfield Ave – Upper Madison Ave · 331 mJun 2013 · 7 days53,939

School-zone speed sign 206 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct41 · 47 km/h
Over the limit30%
50 km/h or more8.6%

Doris Ave (southbound) · 71,099 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2018 was the peak year (16 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 12, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions100#1120 of 5,508
With an injury14#1327 of 4,660
Property damage only67
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian5#825 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2563 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified19
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 2014136latest May 12, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place 25 thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 12 in 2023–2025, about 4.0 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 96% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle25100street/outdoor (24), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft420street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 25, 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 Lansing-Westgate.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & Elmwood a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 100 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 & Elmwood?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #476 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.65× the median for a counted intersection, and #99 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Yonge & Elmwood?

The nearest Green P car park is 10 Empress Ave (323 m away, 67 spaces, 69% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 439 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,950 spaces — 57 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (420 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Elmwood by transit?

North York Centre Station (Line 1) is 90 m away; bus routes 97, 185, 98, 84, 984 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Elmwood Ave, 19 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Elmwood?

60 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 256 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Keg Steakhouse and Bar (30 m), Fresh Burger (36 m), Pizzeria Libretto Yonge (62 m), Cafe Landwer (62 m) and Yonge Cafe and Bistro (62 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 & Elmwood?

The nearest is Mel Lastman Square Washroom, 5100 Yonge St, 192 m away (View centre hours). The City currently lists it as closed: planned closure. Next nearest: Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom (210 m); North York Civic Centre (229 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 Yonge & Elmwood?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 982 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre (426 m, 114 spaces), Angus Valley Montessori (478 m, 141 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre (527 m, 72 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Elmwood?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,091 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 151 Beecroft Rd (225 m, 306 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 35 Park Home Ave (318 m, 283 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 35 Greenfield Ave (389 m, 361 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 2 Forest Laneway (442 m, 366 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 95 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 Yonge & Elmwood?

Toronto Police place 25 thefts from vehicles and four 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 Lansing-Westgate page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Elmwood in?

Yonge & Elmwood is in Lansing-Westgate (City of Toronto neighbourhood 038). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng. The corner falls inside the Yonge North York Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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