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Yonge & Merton

Yonge St & Merton St · Toronto, Ontario · South Eglinton-Davisville · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's · Midtown Yonge BIA

Yonge & Merton is a moderately heavy crossing, with a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in South Eglinton-Davisville. It has Davisville Station, a protected bikeway and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner.

Traffic volume
19,350
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 3, 2025
4,222 pedestrians · 1,323 cyclists · #931 busiest
Collisions
132
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
19 with an injury · 99 property damage · #806 of 5,508 · +6 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 3 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Davisville Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 46 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,380 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.20× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 6.8% of vehicle volume, about 8.8× the typical share. That comes with about 13 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 6.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.38× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 11%, from 70 in 2016–2020 to 62 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Yonge & Merton

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Davisville Station (Line 1)119 m; St Clair Station (Line 1)858 m; Eglinton Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
512 nearest 910 m
TTC bus
9711142813748861 nearest 16 m
Blue Night
312320
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Merton St; Yonge St at Merton St North Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on Yonge St installed 2021
Bike Share
Yonge St / Merton St 20 m · 23 docks · 19 stations, 351 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 (28)
  • Davisville & Spectrum SchoolEnglish Public · 335 m
  • The York School - Jr CampusPrivate · 496 m
  • The Study AcademyPrivate · 589 m
  • The Study Academy SchoolPrivate · 606 m
  • Upper Canada College SchoolPrivate · 690 m
  • Deer Park Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 809 m
  • and 22 more
Parks (27)
  • Oriole Park - Toronto350 m
  • Fiona Nelson Parkette380 m
  • Lawton Parkette491 m
  • Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Park606 m
  • Glebe Manor Square693 m
  • June Rowlands Park798 m
  • and 21 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch885 m
  • Toronto Public Library Mount Pleasant branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Northern District branch1.4 km
Signal
1292, activated 1976 · SAP · 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 10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 111 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tamasha, 78 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés10 within 300 m · 111 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 19 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tamasha · 1835 Yonge St78 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
The Bull: A Firkin Pub · 1835 Yonge St 10078 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 2 infractions
The Blue Horse Eatery · 1867 Yonge St126 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 6 infractions
Mr. Sub & Thai Express · 1881 Yonge St Unit-105a180 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Second Cup - Chocolato · 1881 Yonge St Unit-102180 mPassed, Jun 2026
J. J.'s Deli · 1881 Yonge St Unit-103grocery180 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
J. J.'s Deli · 1881 Yonge St, Unit-103grocery180 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
Zenshi · 22 Balliol St206 mPassed, Oct 2025

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 Oriole Park Toronto Washroom, 291 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 103 m away at Kay Gardner Beltline Park.

  • Oriole Park Toronto Washroom · 201 Oriole Pkwy
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    291 m
  • June Rowlands Park Washroom · 220 Davisville Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    792 m
Drinking water
Kay Gardner Beltline Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 103 m; Oriole Park - Toronto drinking fountain · 255 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,190 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Tiny Explorers Academy Inc (277 m, 80 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km12 centres · 1,190 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 12
  • Tiny Explorers Academy Inc · 115 Merton St
    80 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    277 m
  • Davisville Care Programme Inc. · 50 Davisville Ave
    346 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    335 m
  • Centennial Infant and Child Centre · 1580 Yonge St
    32 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    620 m
  • Oriole Nursery School · 1570 Yonge St
    32 spaces · preschool
    650 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 53 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 311 · 1.1 km20 Balmoral Ave
Police53 Division · 1.2 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 1.8 km643 Eglinton Ave W

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

89 registered apartment buildings with 8,847 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 21 Lascelles Blvd (117 m, 173 units, 17 storeys, built 1957), which scored 93 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 191 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 34 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings89 · 8,847 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026191 across the 89
Open fire-code violations34
Tallest32 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
21 Lascelles Blvd · O'shanter Development Company Ltd17317195793 · Jun 20241117 m
135 Lawton Blvd · Gateway Property Management Corporation489196097 · Aug 20261147 m
71 Merton StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16710198097 · Jul 20262 · 1 fire166 m
45 Balliol St · Greenrock Property Management Limited26318196685 · Nov 20254169 m
19 Lascelles Blvd · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.15717195796 · Aug 20261175 m
125 Lawton Blvd · 125 Lawton Holdings Limited12212196296 · Jul 20254 · 1 fire181 m
44 Balliol St304195781 · Jul 20261222 m
134 Lawton Blvd · Gorbay Company Limited424195587 · Sep 20250227 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 lots643 lots · ≈30,380 spaces · 91.1 ha
Within 500 m67 lots · ≈1,860 spaces
Green P (public)17 car parks · about 2,365 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Delisle Ave. · 771 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking34 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1501 Yonge Street · Surface777 m37 *
10 Delisle Ave · Garage793 m24029% (Q1 2026)
30 Alvin Avenue · Surface819 m188 *
30 St. Clair Avenue West · Garage903 m173 *
21 Pleasant Blvd. · Garage1 km557 *

Nearest lots: 96 m away, ≈4 spaces; 136 m away, ≈6 spaces; 136 m away, ≈23 spaces; 147 m away, ≈9 spaces; 147 m away, ≈58 spaces; 151 m away, ≈19 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Delisle St (771 m, 4 ports); 41 Inglewood Dr (866 m, 2 ports); 75 Holly St. (1.1 km, 29 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 3, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 7,572 northbound vehicles, or 39% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 4,640. Most cyclists arrived from the north (605 of 1,323). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,762 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 13% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (1,560). Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north7,138southbound · 605 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles19,3504,222 pedestrians · 1,323 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east4,640westbound · 146 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the south7,572northbound · 572 bikes · 3.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,560 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,762 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 3, 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

The City's counter on Merton St between Yonge St and Lane E of Yonge and S of Merton (39 m away) recorded an average of 39 km/h in its 3-day count in July 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 7,300 vehicles a day. Yonge St between Merton St and Balliol St measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Jun 2025). The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Merton St · Yonge St – Lane E of Yonge and S of Merton · 39 mJul 2019 · 3 days7,33139 km/h47 km/h52 km/h
Yonge St · Merton St – Balliol St · 71 mJun 2025 · 3 days20,19033 km/h42 km/h47 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

2018 was the peak year (21 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions132#806 of 5,508
With an injury19#949 of 4,660
Property damage only99
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian5#824 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1442 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality1
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014168latest Jun 3, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on May 26, 2008. The police all-collisions file records 1 fatal collision here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places it just outside the 65 m radius.

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 seven thefts from vehicles and 37 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 5.1 a year before that. 71% of the vehicle thefts were from apartment-building parking; 70% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle720apartment parking (5), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft3760apartment parking (26), street/outdoor (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 3, 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 South Eglinton-Davisville.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & Merton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 132 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 & Merton?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #931 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.20× the median for a counted intersection, and #459 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Merton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Merton St between Yonge St and Lane E of Yonge and S of Merton (July 2019), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Yonge & Merton?

The nearest Green P car park is 1501 Yonge Street (777 m away, 37 spaces). The City's mapping shows 643 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,380 spaces — 67 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Delisle Ave. (771 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Merton by transit?

Davisville Station (Line 1) is 119 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 910 m away; bus routes 97, 11, 14, 28, 13, 74, 88, 61 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Merton St, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Merton?

10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 111 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tamasha (78 m), The Bull: A Firkin Pub (78 m), The Blue Horse Eatery (126 m), Mr. Sub & Thai Express (180 m) and Second Cup - Chocolato (180 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 & Merton?

The nearest is Oriole Park Toronto Washroom, 201 Oriole Pkwy, 291 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: June Rowlands Park Washroom (792 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 & Merton?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,190 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Tiny Explorers Academy Inc (277 m, 80 spaces), Davisville Care Programme Inc. (335 m, 346 spaces) and Centennial Infant and Child Centre (620 m, 32 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Merton?

89 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,847 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 21 Lascelles Blvd (117 m, 173 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 135 Lawton Blvd (147 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 71 Merton St (166 m, 167 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 45 Balliol St (169 m, 263 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 89 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 & Merton?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and 37 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 South Eglinton-Davisville page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Merton in?

Yonge & Merton is in South Eglinton-Davisville (City of Toronto neighbourhood 174). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow. The corner falls inside the Midtown Yonge Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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