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Yonge & Shaftesbury

Yonge St & Shaftesbury Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-St.Clair · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's · Rosedale Main Street BIA

Yonge & Shaftesbury is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Yonge-St.Clair. At the corner: Summerhill Station, a protected bikeway and a park.

Traffic volume
8,395
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 21, 2023
4,691 pedestrians · 1,270 cyclists
Collisions
36
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 23 property damage · #2565 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1496 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Summerhill Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,050 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 15.1% of vehicle volume, about 20× the typical share. That comes with about 3.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged down 11%, from 19 in 2016–2020 to 17 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 36 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Yonge & Shaftesbury

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Summerhill Station (Line 1)63 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)577 m; St Clair Station (Line 1)622 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 673 m
TTC bus
97821374881926 nearest 31 m
Blue Night
312320
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Alcorn Ave - Summerhill Station; Yonge St at Shaftesbury Ave North Side - Summerhill Station
Cycling
Cycle Track on Yonge St installed 2021
Bike Share
Summerhill Subway Station 22 m · 11 docks · 15 stations, 224 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 (24)
  • The York School - Mdl and Sr CampusPrivate · 317 m
  • Cottingham Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 370 m
  • The Linden SchoolPrivate · 515 m
  • de Lasalle College SchoolPrivate · 529 m
  • Brown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 849 m
  • Deer Park Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 855 m
  • and 18 more
Community centres
Parks (44)
  • Pricefield Road Playground233 m
  • Lionel Conacher Park281 m
  • Marlborough Place Parkette375 m
  • David A. Balfour Park573 m
  • Robertson Davies Park615 m
  • Ramsden Park628 m
  • and 38 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch744 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 1.2 km
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 1.3 km
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 1.3 km
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km
Signal
0045, activated 1955 · SAP · 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 24 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 126. The nearest is Boxcar Social, 30 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés24 within 300 m · 126 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Boxcar Social · 1208 Yonge St30 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Impact · 1222 Yonge St35 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Sash · 1133 Yonge St41 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Seahorse Restaurant · 1226 Yonge St54 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Wylie's · 1234 Yonge St81 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Kibo Summerhill · 7 Walker Ave93 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Nutbar · 1240 Yonge St118 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 2 infractions
Dua's Coffee · 1244 Yonge St Unit-A126 mPassed, Apr 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 David A. Balfour Park Washroom, 636 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 268 m away at Pricefield Road Playground.

  • David A. Balfour Park Washroom · 75 Rosehill Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    636 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    644 m
  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    696 m
Drinking water
Pricefield Road Playground drinking fountain, dog fountain · 268 m; Lionel Conacher Park bottle filling station · 293 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 1,220 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Trust Child Care Inc. (154 m, 150 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,220 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 13
  • Trust Child Care Inc. · 29 Birch Ave
    150 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    154 m
  • Cottingham Child Care Centre · 85 Birch Ave
    80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    370 m
  • Hopscotch Montessori Canada · 55 St Clair Ave W
    140 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age
    724 m
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre · 240 Avenue Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    758 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (484 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 820 m away.

FireFire Station 311 · 484 m20 Balmoral Ave
Police53 Division · 2.8 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 820 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 49 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,835 rental units, 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1233 Yonge St (201 m, 37 units, 4 storeys, built 1980), which scored 74 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 49 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 107 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 42 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings49 · 4,835 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026107 across the 49
Open fire-code violations42
Tallest32 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1233 Yonge St · Hd Property Management374198074 · Aug 20260201 m
22 Woodlawn Ave E · Biddington Property Management Corp.255198695 · Aug 20250289 m
7 Jackes Ave · Sterling Karamar26728196982 · Aug 202411 · 8 fire301 m
28 Macpherson Ave · Ipg Property Management173193086 · Jul 20262324 m
32 Rowanwood Ave · Hgh Design Build Corp144192095 · Jul 20260348 m
44 Jackes Ave · Quadreal Property Group41124196789 · Nov 20254431 m
28 Balmoral Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd273193092 · Nov 20250483 m
130 Macpherson Ave · Castlehill Property Management263194875 · Jul 20251490 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 lots718 lots · ≈28,890 spaces · 86.7 ha
Within 500 m46 lots · ≈1,030 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 2,826 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Delisle Ave. · 862 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking58 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 26 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Price St · Surface270 m71 *
21 Pleasant Blvd. · Garage579 m557 *
1010 Yonge St. · Surface691 m48 *
30 St. Clair Avenue West · Garage741 m173 *
30 Alvin Avenue · Surface809 m188 *

Nearest lots: 52 m away, ≈16 spaces; 63 m away, ≈12 spaces; 70 m away, ≈29 spaces; 72 m away, ≈54 spaces; 80 m away, ≈12 spaces; 103 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Delisle St (862 m, 4 ports); 41 Inglewood Dr (1.1 km, 2 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (1.2 km, 9 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

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 3,972 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 216 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (636 of 1,270). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,120 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,098 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north3,883southbound · 636 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the west324eastbound · 27 bikes · 4.0% heavy
Total vehicles8,3954,691 pedestrians · 1,270 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east216westbound · 28 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the south3,972northbound · 579 bikes · 3.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,120 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,098 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

On Yonge St between Roxborough St W and Rowanwood Ave, 381 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. Shaftesbury Ave between Ottawa St and Lane W of Summerhill Ave and N of Shaftesbury Ave measured slower: 29 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Aug 2022).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Shaftesbury Ave · Ottawa St – Lane W of Summerhill Ave and N of Shaftesbury Ave · 352 mAug 2022 · 3 days46529 km/h39 km/h43 km/h
Yonge St · Roxborough St W – Rowanwood Ave · 381 mJun 2023 · 24 h8,36531 km/h40 km/h45 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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 6 collisions. 7 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (14%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Dec 11, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions36#2565 of 5,508
With an injury7#2353 of 4,660
Property damage only23
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian3#1470 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1448 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
All since 201442latest Dec 11, 2025

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. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jan 5, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1496 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#874 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Jan 5, 2024

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

One theft from a vehicle and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft200street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 15, 2020. 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 Yonge-St.Clair.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & Shaftesbury a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1496 of 1,505), out of 36 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 & Shaftesbury?

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

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Shaftesbury?

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 & Shaftesbury?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Price St (270 m away, 71 spaces). The City's mapping shows 718 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,890 spaces — 46 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Delisle Ave. (862 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Shaftesbury by transit?

Summerhill Station (Line 1) is 63 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 673 m away; bus routes 97, 82, 13, 74, 88, 19, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Alcorn Ave - Summerhill Station, 31 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Shaftesbury?

24 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 126 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Boxcar Social (30 m), Impact (35 m), Sash (41 m), Seahorse Restaurant (54 m) and Wylie's (81 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 & Shaftesbury?

The nearest is David A. Balfour Park Washroom, 75 Rosehill Ave, 636 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (644 m); Ramsden Park Washroom (696 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 & Shaftesbury?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,220 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Trust Child Care Inc. (154 m, 150 spaces), Cottingham Child Care Centre (370 m, 80 spaces) and Hopscotch Montessori Canada (724 m, 140 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Shaftesbury?

49 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,835 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1233 Yonge St (201 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 22 Woodlawn Ave E (289 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 7 Jackes Ave (301 m, 267 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 28 Macpherson Ave (324 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 49 is 91 out of 100; 1 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 & Shaftesbury?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and two 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 Yonge-St.Clair page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Shaftesbury in?

Yonge & Shaftesbury is in Yonge-St.Clair (City of Toronto neighbourhood 097). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow. 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