Toronto · intersection · signal 44

Yonge & Macpherson

Yonge St & Macpherson Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Rosedale-Moore Park · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Rosedale Main Street BIA

In Rosedale-Moore Park, Yonge & Macpherson is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Rosedale Station (Line 1) 258 m away.

Traffic volume
14,002
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
6,485 pedestrians · 2,364 cyclists · #1381 busiest
Collisions
78
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 59 property damage · #1415 of 5,508 · +6 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Rosedale Station 258 m · 1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,000 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.2 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 16.9% of vehicle volume, about 22× the typical share. That comes with about 7.8 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 5.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 23%, from 44 in 2016–2020 to 34 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

Map

Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time

Layers click a category to show or hide it · None then one category to see it alone
Yonge & Macpherson

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Rosedale Station (Line 1)258 m; Summerhill Station (Line 1)324 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)947 m; St Clair Station (Line 1)948 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
512 nearest 1 km
TTC bus
97821913268874 nearest 9 m
Blue Night
312320
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Macpherson Ave; Yonge St at Rowanwood Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Yonge St installed 2021
Bike Share
15 Price St 97 m · 15 docks · 15 stations, 212 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 (25)
  • Cottingham Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 438 m
  • McDonald International Academy SchoolPrivate · 572 m
  • The York School - Mdl and Sr CampusPrivate · 642 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 699 m
  • de Lasalle College SchoolPrivate · 703 m
  • Rosedale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 723 m
  • and 19 more
Community centres
Parks (49)
  • Pricefield Road Playground293 m
  • Marlborough Place Parkette322 m
  • Lionel Conacher Park353 m
  • Ramsden Park368 m
  • Budd Sugarman Park378 m
  • Severn Creek Park508 m
  • and 43 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch816 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch853 m
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 868 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 1 km
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 1 km
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 1.3 km
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 1.3 km
Signal
0044, activated 1948 · SA1 · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 23 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 188 — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bomou, 26 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés23 within 300 m · 188 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bomou · 1075 Yonge St26 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Carens · 1118 Yonge St28 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 4 infractions
Shell · 1077 Yonge Stgrocery40 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Quanto Basta Enoteca. · 1112 Yonge St45 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Avant Gout · 1108 Yonge St56 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 3 infractions
Mitfar Art Cafe Gallery · 1098 Yonge St84 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Quail & Firkin · 1055 Yonge St Ptof88 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Pantry · 1094 Yonge St94 mPassed, Feb 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 Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 359 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 279 m away at Pricefield Road Playground.

  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    359 m
  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    490 m
  • David A. Balfour Park Washroom · 75 Rosehill Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    893 m
Drinking water
Pricefield Road Playground drinking fountain, dog fountain · 279 m; Ramsden Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 283 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 563 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Trust Child Care Inc. (279 m, 150 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km8 centres · 563 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 8
  • Trust Child Care Inc. · 29 Birch Ave
    150 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    279 m
  • Cottingham Child Care Centre · 85 Birch Ave
    80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    438 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 7 Berryman St
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    623 m
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre · 240 Avenue Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    651 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (809 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 546 m away.

FireFire Station 311 · 809 m20 Balmoral Ave
Police52 Division · 2.8 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 546 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 37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,936 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 28 Macpherson Ave (120 m, 17 units, 3 storeys, built 1930), which scored 86 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 90 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 35 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings37 · 3,936 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202690 across the 37
Open fire-code violations35
Tallest32 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
28 Macpherson Ave · Ipg Property Management173193086 · Jul 20262120 m
32 Rowanwood Ave · Hgh Design Build Corp144192095 · Jul 20260188 m
130 Macpherson Ave · Castlehill Property Management263194875 · Jul 20251383 m
30 Hillsboro Ave · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.19624196591 · Oct 20255433 m
50 Hillsboro Ave · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.19624196588 · Jun 20242449 m
1233 Yonge St · Hd Property Management374198074 · Aug 20260526 m
877 Yonge Stsocial housing · St Clares Multifaith Housing Society24416198281 · Aug 202526 · 12 fire579 m
22 Woodlawn Ave E · Biddington Property Management Corp.255198695 · Aug 20250601 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 lots713 lots · ≈29,590 spaces · 88.8 ha
Within 500 m44 lots · ≈980 spaces
Green P (public)17 car parks · about 2,871 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Yorkville Ave · 886 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking48 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 26 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Price St · Surface82 m71 *
1010 Yonge St. · Surface365 m48 *
251 Maherson Ave · Surface821 m4024% (Q1 2026)
21 Pleasant Blvd. · Garage905 m557 *
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage924 m17575% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 34 m away, ≈32 spaces; 43 m away, ≈7 spaces; 54 m away, ≈14 spaces; 56 m away, ≈7 spaces; 56 m away, ≈5 spaces (Green P); 79 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Delisle Ave. (1.2 km, 4 ports); 10 Delisle St (1.2 km, 4 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.2 km, 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 — 14-hour, Jun 25, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,276 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 1,223 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (1,224 of 2,364). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,102 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,165 from 6:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north6,276southbound · 1,224 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the west1,345eastbound · 102 bikes · 3.3% heavy
Total vehicles14,0026,485 pedestrians · 2,364 cyclists · 3.6% heavy
From the east1,223westbound · 51 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south5,158northbound · 987 bikes · 4.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,102 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,165 vehicles from 6:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 25, 2025

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 Roxborough St W and Rowanwood Ave, 54 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in June 2023 put the average speed at 31 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 8,400 vehicles a day. Macpherson Ave between Woloch Family Lane and Molson St measured slower: 23 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 32 km/h (Dec 2008). 10 speed humps slow traffic on Macpherson Avenue between Avenue Rd and Yonge St (installed 2002).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Yonge St · Roxborough St W – Rowanwood Ave · 54 mJun 2023 · 24 h8,36531 km/h40 km/h45 km/h
Macpherson Ave · Woloch Family Lane – Molson St · 192 mDec 2008 · 3 days2,45923 km/h32 km/h35 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Macpherson Avenue · Avenue Rd – Yonge St
    10 speed humps
    installed 2002

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 2017, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 10 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 7 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (9%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions78#1415 of 5,508
With an injury10#1793 of 4,660
Property damage only59
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian5#827 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1446 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014111latest Jun 11, 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

Three thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 25, 2022. 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 Rosedale-Moore Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & Macpherson a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 78 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 & Macpherson?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1381 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #325 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Macpherson?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yonge St between Roxborough St W and Rowanwood Ave (June 2023), 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 & Macpherson?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Price St (82 m away, 71 spaces). The City's mapping shows 713 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 29,590 spaces — 44 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Yorkville Ave (886 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Macpherson by transit?

Rosedale Station (Line 1) is 258 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 1.0 km away; bus routes 97, 82, 19, 13, 26, 88, 74 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Macpherson Ave, 9 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Macpherson?

23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 188 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bomou (26 m), Carens (28 m), Quanto Basta Enoteca. (45 m), Avant Gout (56 m) and Mitfar Art Cafe Gallery (84 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 & Macpherson?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 359 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Ramsden Park Washroom (490 m); David A. Balfour Park Washroom (893 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 & Macpherson?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 563 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Trust Child Care Inc. (279 m, 150 spaces), Cottingham Child Care Centre (438 m, 80 spaces) and Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre (623 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Macpherson?

37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,936 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 28 Macpherson Ave (120 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 32 Rowanwood Ave (188 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 130 Macpherson Ave (383 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 30 Hillsboro Ave (433 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 37 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 Yonge & Macpherson?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 Rosedale-Moore Park page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Macpherson in?

Yonge & Macpherson is in Rosedale-Moore Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 098). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Rosedale Main Street Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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