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Yonge & Gloucester

Yonge St & Gloucester St · Toronto, Ontario · Church-Wellesley · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Yonge & Gloucester, in Church-Wellesley, in the downtown core, is a moderately travelled crossing, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Wellesley Station and parks at the corner.

Traffic volume
5,825
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 21, 2023
8,924 pedestrians · 1,149 cyclists
Collisions
54
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 35 property damage · #1962 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1487 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Wellesley Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 27 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 730 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 63% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.5 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 19.7% of vehicle volume, about 25× the typical share. On average 5.4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 26%, from 31 in 2016–2020 to 23 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 54 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Yonge & Gloucester

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Wellesley Station (Line 1)126 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)387 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)496 m; Bay Station (Line 2)557 m; College Station (Line 1)595 m; Museum Station (Line 1)627 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)800 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
506 nearest 182 m
TTC bus
9794191375 nearest 13 m
Blue Night
306320300
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Gloucester St; Yonge St at Irwin Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Yonge St / Dundonald St 84 m · 27 docks · 55 stations, 1,204 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 (54)
  • The YMCA Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 329 m
  • The Abelard Centre For EducationPrivate · 329 m
  • Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 372 m
  • St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 375 m
  • Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 481 m
  • National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie HallPrivate · 513 m
  • and 48 more
Community centres
Parks (53)
  • James Canning Gardens90 m
  • Norman Jewison Park92 m
  • George Hislop Park192 m
  • St. Mary Street Parkette197 m
  • Clover Hill Park249 m
  • Paul Kane House Parkette260 m
  • and 47 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch610 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch655 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch878 m
Places of interest
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 167 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 402 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 482 m
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 594 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 595 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 596 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 628 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 632 m
Signal
1416, activated 1982 · SAP

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 137 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 13 grocery and convenience stores, and 361 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Fat Bastard Burrito, 21 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés137 within 300 m · 361 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience13 within 300 m · 39 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Fat Bastard Burrito · 634 Yonge St21 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Caphelia Coffee · 2 Irwin Ave30 mPassed, Jun 2026
Shamshiri Restaurant · 646 Yonge St31 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Sushi Kiwami · 599 Yonge St33 mPassed, Aug 2026
Sushi Kiwami · 599 Yonge St34 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 1 infraction
Dal Moro's Fresh Pasta To GO · 605 Yonge St34 mPassed, Apr 2026
Coco Fresh Tea & Juice · 648 Yonge St35 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Gyou Ramen · 630 Yonge St37 mPassed, Jun 2026

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 Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 778 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 82 m away at James Canning Gardens.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    778 m
  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    869 m
Drinking water
James Canning Gardens bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 82 m; St. Mary Street Parkette drinking fountain · 197 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 827 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (256 m, 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 827 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 10
  • University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 35 Charles St W
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    256 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    328 m
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    584 m
  • Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. · 83 Alexander St
    160 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    588 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (393 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 393 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 1.4 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.1 km135 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

125 registered apartment buildings with 19,289 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 19 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 5.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 8 Gloucester St (53 m, 231 units, 34 storeys, built 2021), which scored 100 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 125 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 457 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 145 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings125 · 19,289 units · 19 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026457 across the 125
Open fire-code violations145
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
8 Gloucester St · Tricon Residential231342021100 · Jul 2025053 m
16 St Joseph St · Akelius374192789 · Nov 2025187 m
26 St Joseph St · Sk Properties & Development Inc656192095 · Nov 20250134 m
21 St Joseph StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation355199497 · Nov 20250139 m
15 Dundonald St · Metcap Living Management Inc.17224197088 · Jul 202416 · 3 fire144 m
33 Isabella St · Cromwell Management Inc.41927197596 · Jul 20259174 m
25 St Mary St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.26025196592 · Jul 20242 · 4 fire175 m
50 Gloucester St · Akelius Canada Ltd353192891 · Jun 20240192 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 lots978 lots · ≈23,660 spaces · 71 ha
Within 500 m79 lots · ≈2,100 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 5,664 spaces
EV charging (City)9 Wellesley St W. · 214 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking211 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 82 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.5 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
13 Isabella St · Surface120 m3073% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface234 m12654% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage302 m64618% (Q1 2026)
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage742 m17575% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface1 km9175% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 71 m away, ≈9 spaces; 80 m away, ≈5 spaces; 83 m away, ≈20 spaces (Green P); 90 m away, ≈6 spaces; 112 m away, ≈7 spaces; 139 m away, ≈38 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Charles St E. (258 m, 23 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (708 m, 9 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (1 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, Jun 21, 2023

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 3,368 northbound vehicles, or 58% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 525. Most cyclists arrived from the north (627 of 1,149). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 922 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 33% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (693). Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north1,932southbound · 627 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 8 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles5,8258,924 pedestrians · 1,149 cyclists · 3.9% heavy
From the east525westbound · 52 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the south3,368northbound · 462 bikes · 3.5% heavy
AM peak hour693 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour922 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 21, 2023

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 counter on Gloucester St between Yonge St and Gloucester Lane (29 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2009; 85% of drivers were at or under 40 km/h. That segment carries about 1,500 vehicles a day. Yonge St between Maitland St and Wellesley St W measured slower: 22 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 32 km/h (Aug 2026). The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Gloucester Street between Yonge St and Church St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Gloucester St · Yonge St – Gloucester Lane · 29 mJun 2009 · 3 days1,45631 km/h40 km/h45 km/h
Yonge St · Maitland St – Wellesley St W · 249 mAug 2026 · 7 days12,71622 km/h32 km/h37 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Gloucester Street · Yonge St – Church St
    3 speed humps

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

2022 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions54#1962 of 5,508
With an injury11#1654 of 4,660
Property damage only35
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian3#1465 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1439 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201471latest Jun 25, 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

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 Nov 29, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1487 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Nov 29, 2025

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 17 thefts from vehicles and 28 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 23 in 2023–2025, about 7.7 a year, against 3.1 a year before that. 65% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 46% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Feb 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle17101street/outdoor (11), apartment parking (3)
Bicycle theft28131apartment parking (13), street/outdoor (8)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 23, 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 & Gloucester a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1487 of 1,505), out of 54 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Gloucester?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Jun 21, 2023, 63% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Gloucester?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Gloucester St between Yonge St and Gloucester Lane (June 2009), found an average of 31 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 Yonge & Gloucester?

The nearest Green P car park is 13 Isabella St (120 m away, 30 spaces, 73% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 978 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,660 spaces — 79 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 9 Wellesley St W. (214 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Gloucester by transit?

Wellesley Station (Line 1) is 126 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 182 m away; bus routes 97, 94, 19, 13, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Gloucester St, 13 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Gloucester?

137 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 361 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Fat Bastard Burrito (21 m), Caphelia Coffee (30 m), Shamshiri Restaurant (31 m), Sushi Kiwami (33 m) and Sushi Kiwami (34 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 & Gloucester?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 778 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Wellesley Community Centre Washroom (869 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 & Gloucester?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 827 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (256 m, 73 spaces), YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (328 m, 144 spaces) and Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (584 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Gloucester?

125 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 19,289 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 8 Gloucester St (53 m, 231 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 16 St Joseph St (87 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 26 St Joseph St (134 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 21 St Joseph St (139 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 125 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 & Gloucester?

Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and 28 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 & Gloucester in?

Yonge & Gloucester is in Church-Wellesley (City of Toronto neighbourhood 167). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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