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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, 2 schools within 250 m and parks at the corner.

Traffic volume
8,627
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 8, 2025
17,658 pedestrians · 1,082 cyclists · #1806 busiest
Collisions
59
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 35 property damage · #1832 of 5,508 · +1 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
College Station
subway station within 250 m
3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 44 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 620 vehicles, 53% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.0 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 12.5% of vehicle volume, about 16× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.38× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 57%, from 23 in 2016–2020 to 36 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Yonge & Walton

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
College Station (Line 1)175 m; TMU Station (Line 1)180 m; Queen Station (Line 1)621 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)646 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)677 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)709 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)868 m
Streetcar
506505501 nearest 238 m
TTC bus
9719139475 nearest 6 m
Blue Night
306305301320
Nearest stops
12 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 94 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,421 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 (54)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Theatre SchoolUniversity · 215 m
  • TMU - Heaslip HouseUniversity · 247 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - School of Image ArtsUniversity · 266 m
  • TMU - Heidelberg Centre School of Graphic Comm'ns MgmtUniversity · 301 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 324 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - School of Interior DesignUniversity · 351 m
  • and 48 more
Community centres
Parks (49)
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette187 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Square224 m
  • Trinity Square463 m
  • Larry Sefton Park496 m
  • Alexander Street Parkette531 m
  • Opera Place596 m
  • and 43 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch610 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatrePerforming Arts · 99 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 173 m
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 231 m
  • Little CanadaAttraction · 237 m
  • Sankofa Square (formerly known as Yonge-Dundas Square)Landmark · 328 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 367 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 408 m
  • CAA Ed Mirvish TheatrePerforming Arts · 431 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 189 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 22 grocery and convenience stores, and 357 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Thai On Yonge, 20 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés189 within 300 m · 357 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience22 within 300 m · 43 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Thai On Yonge · 370 Yonge St20 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
The 370 · 370 Yonge St20 mPassed, Apr 2026
Chung Chun Rice Dog · 372 Yonge St Bldg-223 mPassed, Sep 2026
Coco Fresh Tea & Juice · 372 Yonge St23 mPassed, Sep 2026
Osmow's · 372 Yonge St23 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pastable · 372 Yonge St Bldg-323 mPassed, Jun 2026
Cotti Coffee · 374 Yonge St Bldg-127 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Ikkousha Ramen Yonge/Gerrard · 374 Yonge St Bldg-A27 mPassed, Jun 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 Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 187 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 146 m away at McGill Parkette (currently off).

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    187 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    606 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    739 m
Drinking water
McGill Parkette drinking fountain · 146 m · off; Toronto Metropolitan University Square drinking fountain · 173 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

15 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,227 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) (153 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,227 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 15
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) · 350 Victoria St
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    153 m
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    365 m
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 14 Trinity Sq
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    468 m
  • Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. · 83 Alexander St
    160 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    591 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (535 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (801 m) and the nearest ambulance station 812 m away.

FireFire Station 314 · 535 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 801 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 812 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

125 registered apartment buildings with 14,200 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 39 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 5.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 25 Elm St (169 m, 101 units, 16 storeys, built 1985), which scored 85 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 125 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 325 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 98 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings125 · 14,200 units · 39 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026325 across the 125
Open fire-code violations98
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Elm StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation10116198585 · Jun 20240 · 5 fire169 m
55 Gerrard St W · GWLRA Residential59543201895 · Oct 202516170 m
423 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation34020197089 · Aug 20262173 m
40 Gerrard St E · Maple Leaf Property Management44733196982 · Jul 20265 · 1 fire191 m
424 Yonge St · GWLRA Residential21010194097 · Sep 20261 · 1 fire202 m
50 Gerrard St E · Peakmade Campus Canada18812200798 · Dec 20253249 m
77 Gerrard St W22525197394 · Aug 20243288 m
20 Carlton St · Park Property Management Inc.21616197993 · Aug 20263329 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 lots1,006 lots · ≈26,710 spaces · 80.1 ha
Within 500 m52 lots · ≈1,320 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 8,556 spaces
EV charging (City)Yonge Street at Dundas St. · 273 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking244 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (666 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Dundas Sq · Garage337 m26258% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface460 m27 *
15 Wellesley St E · Surface698 m12654% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage764 m63152% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage789 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 39 m away, ≈3 spaces; 79 m away, ≈11 spaces; 135 m away, ≈17 spaces; 207 m away, ≈32 spaces; 217 m away, ≈11 spaces; 224 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 91 Elizabeth St (361 m, 2 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (666 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (666 m, 40 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 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 16,183 vehicles. The count is 17 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
AM peak hour556 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour890 vehicles from 6:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 8, 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 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; 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

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, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 9, 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 collisions59#1832 of 5,508
With an injury6#2582 of 4,660
Property damage only35
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian5#828 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#938 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201475latest May 9, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

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

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2420commercial premises (13), street/outdoor (11)
Bicycle theft1850commercial premises (9), street/outdoor (8)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 2, 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 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. It ranks #1806 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 53% of the median for a counted intersection, and #101 for pedestrians.

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 (337 m away, 262 spaces, 58% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,006 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,710 spaces — 52 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 175 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 238 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?

189 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 357 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. 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). 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 & Walton?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 187 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: City Hall (606 m); Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (739 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 & Walton?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,227 spaces in total; 13 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) (153 m, 39 spaces), Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (365 m, 16 spaces) and Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (468 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Walton?

125 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 14,200 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Elm St (169 m, 101 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 55 Gerrard St W (170 m, 595 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 423 Yonge St (173 m, 340 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 40 Gerrard St E (191 m, 447 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 125 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 & Walton?

Toronto Police place 24 thefts from vehicles and 18 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 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