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Yonge & Shuter

Yonge St & Shuter St · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Downtown Yonge BIA

In Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core, Yonge & Shuter is an intersection of typical volume, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Queen Station, a bike lane and 4 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Union Station GO 1.0 km away.

Traffic volume
10,405
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 12, 2025
27,468 pedestrians · 1,791 cyclists · #1673 busiest
Collisions
198
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
26 with an injury · 139 property damage · #514 of 5,508 · +10 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Queen Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 740 vehicles an hour, 64% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.6 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 17.2% of vehicle volume, about 22× the typical share. On average 20 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 19.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.8× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 10%, from 104 in 2016–2020 to 94 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Yonge & Shuter

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen Station (Line 1)85 m; TMU Station (Line 1)220 m; King Station (Line 1)514 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)613 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)645 m; College Station (Line 1)711 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)766 m; Union Station (Line 1)914 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville1 km
Streetcar
505506501503504508509510 nearest 256 m
TTC bus
9719137512111420294 nearest 15 m
Blue Night
305306301304310320
Nearest stops
18 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Shuter St
Cycling
Bike Lane on Shuter St installed 2003
Bike Share
Toronto Eaton Centre (Yonge St) - SMART 162 m · 20 docks · 60 stations, 1,519 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 (49)
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 170 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 189 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 240 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - SecondaryEnglish Separate · 244 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 270 m
  • TMU - Heaslip HouseUniversity · 346 m
  • and 43 more
Parks (50)
  • Trinity Square161 m
  • Larry Sefton Park299 m
  • Cloud Gardens321 m
  • Toronto City Hall326 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square346 m
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park370 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch320 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • CF Toronto Eaton CentreLandmark · 70 m
  • Massey HallPerforming Arts · 80 m
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 123 m
  • CAA Ed Mirvish TheatrePerforming Arts · 138 m
  • Trinity SquareLandmark · 150 m
  • Sankofa Square (formerly known as Yonge-Dundas Square)Landmark · 211 m
  • Mackenzie HouseMuseum · 219 m
  • Old City HallLandmark · 222 m
Signal
0035, activated 1959 · FT

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 142 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 14 grocery and convenience stores, and 363 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tonic Bar, 27 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés142 within 300 m · 363 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience14 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tonic Bar · 225 Yonge St27 mPassed, May 2026
Freshii · 220 Yonge St, Unit-H02344 mPassed, Jul 2024 · 1 infraction
The Constance · 220 Yonge St, Unit-02a44 mPassed, Apr 2024
A-Ok Cafe (Aritzia) · 220 Yonge St44 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Eataly - La Piazza · 220 Yonge St44 mPassed, Jul 2026
Eataly - La Pizza & La Pasta · 220 Yonge St44 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Heal · 220 Yonge St44 mPassed, Mar 2026
Heytea · 220 Yonge St44 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 City Hall, 327 m away, Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 166 m away at Trinity Square.

  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    327 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    381 m
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    694 m
Drinking water
Trinity Square drinking fountain · 166 m; Larry Sefton Park drinking fountain · 289 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,016 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (129 m, 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,016 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 17
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 14 Trinity Sq
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    129 m
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 100 Queen St W
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    328 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    380 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) · 350 Victoria St
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    414 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 52 Division (784 m) and the nearest ambulance station 322 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 1 km260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 784 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 322 m58 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

77 registered apartment buildings with 10,856 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 40 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 252 Victoria St (179 m, 337 units, 37 storeys, built 2017), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 77 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 158 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 102 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings77 · 10,856 units · 40 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026158 across the 77
Open fire-code violations102
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc.33737201796 · Jul 20262179 m
80 Dundas St Esocial housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp.13815199592 · Oct 20250304 m
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 20268 · 2 fire347 m
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261349 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251369 m
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire411 m
25 Elm StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation10116198585 · Jun 20240 · 5 fire436 m
49 Mutual Stsocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.204191887 · Jul 20261445 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 lots947 lots · ≈27,130 spaces · 81.4 ha
Within 500 m37 lots · ≈1,090 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 8,560 spaces
EV charging (City)Yonge Street at Dundas St. · 263 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking242 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 54 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (325 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Dundas Sq · Garage216 m26258% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage268 m63152% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage399 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface488 m2092% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface499 m27 *

Nearest lots: 193 m away, ≈21 spaces; 198 m away, ≈48 spaces; 220 m away, ≈6 spaces; 230 m away, ≈13 spaces; 235 m away, ≈6 spaces; 246 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (325 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (325 m, 40 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (676 m, 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 — 14-hour, Apr 12, 2025 (a weekend day)

The south leg carries the load — 3,944 northbound vehicles, or 38% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 737. Most cyclists arrived from the north (799 of 1,791). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,028 vehicles in the hour from 6:30 p.m., 81% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (569). Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north3,144southbound · 799 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west737eastbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles10,40527,468 pedestrians · 1,791 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east2,580westbound · 230 bikes · 1.6% heavy
From the south3,944northbound · 760 bikes · 2.4% heavy
AM peak hour569 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,028 vehicles from 6:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 12, 2025 · weekend

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 Yonge St between Shuter St and Dundas Sq (95 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 41 km/h. That segment carries about 8,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Shuter St · Yonge St – St Enoch's Sq · 26 mApr 2010 · 3 days4,920
Yonge St · Shuter St – Dundas Sq · 95 mJun 2022 · 7 days8,30231 km/h41 km/h48 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

2017 was the peak year (37 collisions), and 2025 closed with 21. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 39 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 19.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions198#514 of 5,508
With an injury26#631 of 4,660
Property damage only139
Fail to remain39
Involving a pedestrian13#136 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#283 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified33
Since January 2026 (outside the window)10
All since 2014253latest May 23, 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. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 11, 2015.

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 47 thefts from vehicles and 216 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 44× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 96 in 2023–2025, about 32.0 a year, against 23.9 a year before that. 85% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 48% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on May 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle47111street/outdoor (40), commercial premises (4)
Bicycle theft216853street/outdoor (104), commercial premises (69)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 28, 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 Downtown Yonge East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & Shuter a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 198 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 & Shuter?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1673 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 64% of the median for a counted intersection, and #47 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Shuter?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yonge St between Shuter St and Dundas Sq (June 2022), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 41 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Yonge & Shuter?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Dundas Sq (216 m away, 262 spaces, 58% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 947 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,130 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Yonge Street at Dundas St. (263 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Shuter by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 85 m away; Union Station GO is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 505, 506, 501, 503 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 256 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 13, 75, 121, 114, 202, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Shuter St, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Shuter?

142 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 363 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tonic Bar (27 m), Freshii (44 m), The Constance (44 m), A-Ok Cafe (Aritzia) (44 m) and Eataly - La Piazza (44 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 & Shuter?

The nearest is City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 327 m away (Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (381 m); Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom (694 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 & Shuter?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,016 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (129 m, 52 spaces), Hester How Early Learning Centre (328 m, 83 spaces) and Bloomsbury Academy (380 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Shuter?

77 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 10,856 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 252 Victoria St (179 m, 337 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 80 Dundas St E (304 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 570 Bay St (347 m, 463 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 60 Richmond St E (349 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 77 is 89 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 & Shuter?

Toronto Police place 47 thefts from vehicles and 216 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 4 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 Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Shuter in?

Yonge & Shuter is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). 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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