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Yonge & Walton

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

In Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core, Yonge & Walton is a mid-volume intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has College Station at the corner.

Traffic
8,627
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 8, 2025
17,658 pedestrians · 1,082 cyclists
Collisions
59
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1832 of 5,519
Getting there
College Station
subway station within 250 m
18 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
83/100
city median 48 · #231 of 5,672
100 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 48 m

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Yonge & Walton

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · Apr 8, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 5,063 southbound vehicles, or 59% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 207. Most cyclists arrived from the north (658 of 1,082). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 890 vehicles in the hour from 6:45 p.m., 60% above the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. (556). Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 19 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north5,063southbound · 658 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west207eastbound · 31 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles8,62717,658 pedestrians · 1,082 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east0westbound · 3 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,357northbound · 390 bikes · 3.5% heavy

Peak hours: 556 vehicles in the hour from 9:00 a.m. and 890 from 6:45 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

2024 was the peak year (14 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 34% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 14% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 20, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions59#1832 of 5,519
With an injury6
Property damage only35
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian5#828 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist3#938 of 2,576
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Speeds here, last measured in 2022

The City's counter on Yonge St between Edward St and Gould St (169 m away) recorded an average of 29 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 10,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Yonge St · Edward St – Gould St · 169 mJun 2022 · 7 days10,22829 km/h39 km/h46 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
College Station (Line 1)184 m; TMU Station (Line 1)185 m; Queen Station (Line 1)625 m · 7 min; Wellesley Station (Line 1)817 m · 10 min; St Patrick Station (Line 1)825 m · 10 min; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)873 m · 10 min
Streetcar
505 506 501 nearest 282 m · 3 min
TTC bus
97 19 13 94 75 nearest 6 m
Blue Night
305 306 301 320
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Gerrard St East; Yonge St at Gerrard St West South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
College Park South 101 m · 19 docks · 47 stations, 1,181 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
18 car parks · about 7,093 spaces
EV charging
Yonge Street at Dundas St. · 273 m · 8 Level 2 ports; also 91 Elizabeth St (421 m), 9 Wellesley St W. (792 m)
Bike parking
74 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (899 m)
Other lots
21 mapped lots within 500 m, 704 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Dundas Sq · Garage416 m26258% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface616 m27 *—
15 Wellesley St E · Surface816 m12654% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage889 m63152% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface1.1 km3073% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

You can do a shop on foot from here: Jp Food Mart is 48 m away, one of five grocery stores within 300 m. Three specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Eva's Fruit at 93 m. There are 100 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 363 eating places within a kilometre — 8.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Thai On Yonge, 20 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Radiant Pharmacy, 215 m away; 12 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Toronto General Hospital, 576 m away, then Mount Sinai Hospital at 691 m. Sunshine Centres For Seniors - St. James Town Seniors Active Living Program runs a seniors' active living programme 686 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Thai On Yonge · 370 Yonge St20 m
  • The 370 · 370 Yonge St20 m
  • Chung Chun Rice Dog · 372 Yonge St Bldg-223 m
  • Coco Fresh Tea & Juice · 372 Yonge St23 m
  • Osmow's · 372 Yonge St23 m
100 within 300 m · 363 within 1 km
Grocery
Jp Food Mart 48 m · 5 within 300 m
Food shops
Eva's Fruit 93 m · 3 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Radiant Pharmacy 215 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) · 39 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day246 m
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 16 spaces, preschool457 m · 5 min
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 144 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day655 m · 8 min
9 licensed centres · 770 spaces within 1 km · 7 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Maintenance/Repairs261 m · 3 min
  • City Hall · Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible834 m · 10 min
Drinking water: College Park 252 m · 3 min; Toronto Metropolitan University Square 299 m · 4 min
Health and care
  • Toronto General Hospital · hospital site576 m · 7 min
  • Mount Sinai Hospital · hospital site691 m · 8 min
  • Sunshine Centres For Seniors - St. James Town Seniors Active Living Program · seniors' active living centre686 m · 8 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (35)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Square316 m · 4 min
  • Alexander Street Parkette608 m · 7 min
  • Larry Sefton Park684 m · 8 min
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette736 m · 9 min
  • Dr. Lillian McGregor Park737 m · 9 min
and 30 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (42)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Theatre SchoolUniversity · 275 m · 3 min
  • TMU - Heaslip HouseUniversity · 341 m · 4 min
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - School of Image ArtsUniversity · 378 m · 5 min
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 424 m · 5 min
  • TMU - Heidelberg Centre School of Graphic Comm'ns MgmtUniversity · 427 m · 5 min
and 37 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch836 m · 10 min
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.3 km · 15 min
Places of interest
  • Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatrePerforming Arts · 100 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 251 m · 3 min
  • Little CanadaAttraction · 254 m · 3 min
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 321 m · 4 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

83of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #231 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    5 grocery stores within 300 m · 100 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit28/28

    College Station · 9 stops within 300 m · 18 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go12/14

    library 836 m away · 6 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation5/10

    1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km

  • Schools and child care8/8

    6 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

66 registered apartment buildings with 9,715 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 22 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 423 Yonge St (192 m, 340 units, 20 storeys, built 1970), which scored 89 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
423 Yonge St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation34020197089 · Aug 2026192 m
25 Elm St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation10116198585 · Jun 2024222 m
424 Yonge St · GWLRA Residential21010194097 · Sep 2026232 m
55 Gerrard St W · GWLRA Residential59543201895 · Oct 2025241 m
40 Gerrard St E · Maple Leaf Property Management44733196982 · Jul 2026261 m · 3 min
50 Gerrard St E · Peakmade Campus Canada18812200798 · Dec 2025312 m · 4 min

66 registered buildings · 9,715 units · 22 social housing · tallest 43 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place 24 thefts from vehicles and 18 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 5.0 a year before that. 54% of the vehicle thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots; 50% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2420commercial premises (13), street/outdoor (11)
Bicycle theft1850commercial premises (9), street/outdoor (8)

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 & Walton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 59 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 & Walton?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 8, 2025, 53% of the median for a counted intersection, and #101 for pedestrians.

Is Yonge & Walton a walkable intersection?

Yonge & Walton scores 83 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #231 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 5 grocery stores within 300 m · 100 places to eat within 300 m; College Station · 9 stops within 300 m · 18 routes within 1 km; 6 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Walton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yonge St between Edward St and Gould St (June 2022), found an average of 29 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Yonge & Walton?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Dundas Sq (416 m away, 262 spaces, 58% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 704 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,100 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Yonge Street at Dundas St. (273 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Walton by transit?

College Station (Line 1) is 184 m away; streetcar routes 505, 506, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 282 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 13, 94, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Gerrard St East, 6 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Walton?

100 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 363 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Thai On Yonge (20 m), The 370 (20 m), Chung Chun Rice Dog (23 m), Coco Fresh Tea & Juice (23 m) and Osmow's (23 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Yonge & Walton?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 261 m away. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: City Hall (834 m).

Is there child care near Yonge & Walton?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 770 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) (246 m, 39 spaces), Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (457 m, 16 spaces) and YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (655 m, 144 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Walton?

66 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,715 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 423 Yonge St (192 m, 340 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 25 Elm St (222 m, 101 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 424 Yonge St (232 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 55 Gerrard St W (241 m, 595 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 66 is 90 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Yonge & Walton?

Toronto Police place 24 thefts from vehicles and 18 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Walton in?

Yonge & Walton 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

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