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Yonge & Grenville

Yonge St & Grenville St · Toronto, Ontario · Church-Wellesley · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Downtown Yonge BIA

In Church-Wellesley, in the downtown core, Yonge & Grenville is a moderately travelled crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: College Station, a school within 250 m and parks.

Traffic volume
6,108
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 2, 2022
6,861 pedestrians · 506 cyclists
Collisions
110
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 84 property damage · #1014 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
College Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 50 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 760 vehicles, 66% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 8.3% of vehicle volume, about 11× the typical share. That comes with about 11 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged down 7%, from 57 in 2016–2020 to 53 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Yonge & Grenville

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
College Station (Line 1)79 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)314 m; TMU Station (Line 1)581 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)612 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)863 m; Museum Station (Line 1)881 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)896 m
Streetcar
506505 nearest 97 m
TTC bus
9719941375 nearest 41 m
Blue Night
306305320300
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Carlton St North Side - College Station; Yonge St at College St - College Station
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Grenville St / Yonge St 20 m · 15 docks · 60 stations, 1,398 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 (59)
  • The YMCA Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 203 m
  • Taie International Institute SchoolPrivate · 362 m
  • Church St Jr & Native Learning CtrEnglish Public · 378 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Theatre SchoolUniversity · 393 m
  • National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie HallPrivate · 426 m
  • Le College Francais - Carlton CampusPrivate · 444 m
  • and 53 more
Community centres
Parks (51)
  • Alexander Street Parkette150 m
  • Opera Place218 m
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette233 m
  • Breadalbane Park284 m
  • Dr. Lillian McGregor Park284 m
  • Paul Kane House Parkette416 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch938 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 135 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 152 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 247 m
  • Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatrePerforming Arts · 420 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 421 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 491 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 515 m
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 590 m
Signal
2682, activated 2025 · FT · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 111 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 17 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 358 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Hoops Sports Bar & Grill, 29 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés111 within 300 m · 358 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience17 within 300 m · 42 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Hoops Sports Bar & Grill · 458 Yonge St29 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
McDonald's · 470 Yonge St33 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Souper Hot Pot (Tdt) · 470 Yonge St Bldg-133 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Flaming Kitchen · 472 Yonge St34 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Four Four South Village · 474 Yonge St39 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pizza Pizza · 471 Yonge St40 mPassed, Jul 2026
Pizza Pizza · 471 Yonge St41 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Domino's Pizza · 478 Yonge St54 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, 277 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 132 m away at Alexander Street Parkette.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    277 m
  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    944 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    1 km
Drinking water
Alexander Street Parkette drinking fountain · 132 m; Joseph Sheard Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 211 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,092 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (127 m, 16 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,092 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 13
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    127 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    204 m
  • Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. · 83 Alexander St
    160 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    378 m
  • Queen's Park Child Care Centre · 7 Queens Park Cres E
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    514 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (145 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 145 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.2 km58 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 138 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 16,983 rental units, 6.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 27 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Wood St (130 m, 284 units, 26 storeys, built 1979), which scored 83 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 138 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 398 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 140 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings138 · 16,983 units · 27 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026398 across the 138
Open fire-code violations140
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Wood St · Park Property Management Inc.28426197983 · Oct 20255 · 4 fire130 m
32 Grenville Stsocial housing · Loft Community Services50121900100 · Nov 20250 · 4 fire157 m
20 Carlton St · Park Property Management Inc.21616197993 · Aug 20263157 m
33 Wood St · First Elnor Holdings Ltd24030197295 · Sep 20263 · 5 fire169 m
40-50 Alexander St · Greenrock Property Management Limited24418196389 · Aug 20260193 m
40-50 Alexander St · Greenrock Property Management Limited24419196386 · Nov 20250193 m
40-50 Alexander St · Brookfield Properties21729196395 · Nov 20251193 m
424 Yonge St · GWLRA Residential21010194097 · Sep 20261 · 1 fire205 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 lots1,008 lots · ≈24,580 spaces · 73.7 ha
Within 500 m64 lots · ≈1,950 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 7,736 spaces
EV charging (City)9 Wellesley St W. · 317 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking250 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Wellesley St E · Surface302 m12654% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface615 m3073% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage736 m26258% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface747 m27 *
20 Charles St E · Garage810 m64618% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 81 m away, ≈4 spaces; 97 m away, ≈19 spaces; 100 m away, ≈48 spaces; 106 m away, ≈53 spaces; 160 m away, ≈76 spaces; 163 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 91 Elizabeth St (510 m, 2 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (674 m, 8 ports); 20 Charles St E. (764 m, 23 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 2, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 2,623 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 525 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (245 of 506). Evening rush dominates here: 862 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 678 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.6% 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 north2,623southbound · 245 bikes · 5.1% heavy
From the west719eastbound · 47 bikes · 3.3% heavy
Total vehicles6,1086,861 pedestrians · 506 cyclists · 4.6% heavy
From the east525westbound · 42 bikes · 5.7% heavy
From the south2,241northbound · 172 bikes · 4.3% heavy
AM peak hour678 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour862 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 2, 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 Yonge St between Maitland St and Wellesley St W, 266 m from the corner, a 7-day count in August 2026 put the average speed at 22 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 32 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 37 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,700 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Alexander St (370 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 61,958 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Yonge St · Maitland St – Wellesley St W · 266 mAug 2026 · 7 days12,71622 km/h32 km/h37 km/h

School-zone speed sign 370 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct16 · 23 km/h
Over the limit0.2%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Alexander St (eastbound), 90 Alexander Street · 61,958 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

The worst year was 2022, with 16 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 11 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 11 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — 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 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions110#1014 of 5,508
With an injury11#1655 of 4,660
Property damage only84
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian9#304 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1440 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014138latest Jun 14, 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

34 thefts from vehicles and 60 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 16× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 37 in 2023–2025, about 12.3 a year, against 8.1 a year before that. 85% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 47% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 5 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle34164street/outdoor (29), apartment parking (4)
Bicycle theft60211street/outdoor (28), apartment parking (17)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 14, 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 & Grenville a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 110 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 & Grenville?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Mar 2, 2022, 66% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Grenville?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yonge St between Maitland St and Wellesley St W (August 2026), found an average of 22 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 32 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 370 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Yonge & Grenville?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Wellesley St E (302 m away, 126 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,008 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,580 spaces — 64 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 9 Wellesley St W. (317 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Grenville by transit?

College Station (Line 1) is 79 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 97 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 94, 13, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Carlton St North Side - College Station, 41 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Grenville?

111 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 358 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Hoops Sports Bar & Grill (29 m), McDonald's (33 m), Souper Hot Pot (Tdt) (33 m), Flaming Kitchen (34 m) and Four Four South Village (39 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 & Grenville?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 277 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Wellesley Community Centre Washroom (944 m); City Hall (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 & Grenville?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,092 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (127 m, 16 spaces), YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (204 m, 144 spaces) and Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. (378 m, 160 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Grenville?

138 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 16,983 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Wood St (130 m, 284 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 32 Grenville St (157 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 20 Carlton St (157 m, 216 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 33 Wood St (169 m, 240 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 138 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 & Grenville?

Toronto Police place 34 thefts from vehicles and 60 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 & Grenville in?

Yonge & Grenville is in Church-Wellesley (City of Toronto neighbourhood 167). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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