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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Streetcar
- 501503506 nearest 17 m
- TTC bus
- 318311422 nearest 17 m
- Blue Night
- 301306325322
- Nearest stops
- 17 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Alton Ave
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Queen St E / Alton Av 17 m · 19 docks · 15 stations, 309 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 (11)
- St Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 394 m
- Leslieville Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 536 m
- Bruce Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 536 m
- Duke of Connaught Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 545 m
- Riverdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 895 m
- Kew Park Montessori School - HiawathaPrivate · 917 m
- and 5 more
- Community centres
- Maple Leaf Cottage74 m
- S.h. Armstrong Community Recreation Centre469 m
- Matty Eckler Recreation Centre1 km
- Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre1.5 km
- Parks (26)
- Maple Leaf Forever Park86 m
- 58 Curzon Street Park387 m
- Leslie Grove Park464 m
- Greenwood Park570 m
- Jonathan Ashbridge Park646 m
- Hideaway Park818 m
- and 20 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Jones branch587 m
- Toronto Public Library Gerrard/Ashdale branch1.1 km
- Places of interest
- Ashbridges Bay ParkNature/ Park · 1.5 km
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 28 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 150 — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Sweet Bliss, 28 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025 with 3 infractions noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet Bliss · 1304 Queen St E | 28 m | Passed, Jun 2025 · 3 infractions |
| Sweet Bliss · 1304 Queen St E | 28 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Betty's East · 1301 Queen St E | 37 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Queen St Variety · 1296 Queen St Egrocery | 46 m | Passed, Mar 2026 · 4 infractions |
| Lloyd's · 1298 Queen St E | 48 m | Passed, Jun 2025 |
| Jules Bistro · 1290 Queen St E | 63 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Leslieville Variety Plus · 1275 Queen St Egrocery | 87 m | Passed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Hastings Snack Bar · 5 Hastings Ave | 89 m | Passed, Mar 2026 · 3 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 S.h. Armstrong Community Centre Washroom, 481 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 89 m away at Maple Leaf Forever Park.
- S.h. Armstrong Community Centre Washroom · 56 Woodfield Rd
View centre hours · accessible481 m - Leslie Grove Park Washroom · 1158 Queen St E
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.482 m - Greenwood Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 150 Greenwood Ave
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.632 m
- Drinking water
- Maple Leaf Forever Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 89 m; Greenwood Park dog fountain · 439 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
11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 827 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Mackie Sunshine Child Care Inc.st. Joseph's Sunshine (394 m, 30 spaces, school age).
- Mackie Sunshine Child Care Inc.st. Joseph's Sunshine · 176 Leslie St
30 spaces · school age394 m - St. Joseph Jr YMCA · 176 Leslie St
72 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day394 m - Woodgreen Community Services (Leslieville Child Care) · 254 Leslie St
85 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day536 m - Bruce Woodgreen Early Learning Centre · 51 Larchmount Ave
151 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day536 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 326 (340 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 869 m away.
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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,053 rental units — 17 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 85 Laing St (59 m, 13 units, 3 storeys, built 1921), which scored 80 out of 100 at its December 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 12 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 Laing St | 13 | 3 | 1921 | 80 · Dec 2025 | 1 | 59 m |
| 137 Sears Stsocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc. | 17 | 3 | 1995 | 90 · Nov 2025 | 0 | 244 m |
| 802 Eastern Avesocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc. | 16 | 3 | 1995 | 94 · Aug 2026 | 0 | 289 m |
| 1615 Dundas St EToronto Community Housing · TCH | 81 | 4 | 1960 | 92 · Aug 2026 | 1 | 305 m |
| 1187-1189 Queen St Esocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes | 34 | 4 | 1988 | 91 · Aug 2026 | 0 | 327 m |
| 54 Marigold Avesocial housing · Houses Opening Today Toronto Inc. | 29 | 4 | 1996 | 91 · Aug 2026 | 0 | 327 m |
| 67 Curzon Stsocial housing · St Josephs Seniors Citizens Apartments | 91 | 4 | 1980 | 93 · Jul 2024 | 0 | 368 m |
| 1167 Queen St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 40 | 5 | 1995 | 83 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 429 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1091 Eastern Avenue · Surface | 780 m | 45 * | — |
| 151 Hiawatha Road · Surface | 1.1 km | 50 * | — |
| 268 Rhodes Ave · Surface | 1.1 km | 39 | 68% (Q1 2026) |
| 1141 Eastern Ave · Surface | 1.1 km | 18 | 58% (Q1 2026) |
| 1167 Eastern Ave · Surface | 1.2 km | 66 | 32% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 36 m away, ≈6 spaces; 45 m away, ≈15 spaces; 48 m away, ≈12 spaces; 76 m away, ≈43 spaces; 85 m away, ≈9 spaces; 89 m away, ≈47 spaces. More EV charging: 1715 DUNDAS ST E (487 m, 2 ports); 1582 Queen Street East (825 m, 2 ports); 1313 Gerrard ST E (832 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 — 8-hour, Mar 22, 2010
No single direction dominates: each approach carried between 3,164 and 3,345 vehicles. Most cyclists arrived from the east (109 of 217). Evening rush dominates here: 1,075 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 961 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Trucks and buses were 7.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 17 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2010, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 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 Alton Ave between Lane N of Queen and E of Hastings and Dundas St E, 227 m from the corner, a 3-day count in July 2014 put the average speed at 33 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 700 vehicles a day. The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Alton Avenue between Queen St E and Dundas St E.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Ave · Lane N of Queen and E of Hastings – Dundas St E · 227 m | Jul 2014 · 3 days | 748 | 33 km/h | 40 km/h | 45 km/h |
| Queen St E · Greenwood Ave – Vancouver Ave · 272 m | Jun 2013 · 24 h | 6,657 | — | — | — |
Traffic calming
- Alton Avenue · Queen St E – Dundas St E
3 speed humps
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 worst year was 2024, with 8 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 10 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Oct 28, 2025.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 41 | #2367 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 10 | #1746 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 25 | |
| Fail to remain | 7 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #1934 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| All since 2014 | 51 | latest Oct 28, 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 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on May 30, 2021. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All KSI collisions | 1 | #1262 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest May 30, 2021 |
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
13 thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.9 a year. 69% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 13 | 3 | 0 | street/outdoor (9), house driveway/garage (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 6 | 3 | 0 | house driveway/garage (2), commercial premises (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 16, 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 Greenwood-Coxwell.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Alton & Queen a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1262 of 1,505), out of 41 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 Alton & Queen?
A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 22, 2010, 70% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Alton & Queen?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Alton Ave between Lane N of Queen and E of Hastings and Dundas St E (July 2014), found an average of 33 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 Alton & Queen?
The nearest Green P car park is 1091 Eastern Avenue (780 m away, 45 spaces). The City's mapping shows 572 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 34,370 spaces — 64 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 43 Alton Ave (150 m).
How do I get to Alton & Queen by transit?
Streetcar routes 501, 503, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 17 m away; bus routes 31, 83, 114, 22 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Alton Ave, 17 m).
What restaurants are near Alton & Queen?
28 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 150 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Sweet Bliss (28 m), Sweet Bliss (28 m), Betty's East (37 m), Lloyd's (48 m) and Jules Bistro (63 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 Alton & Queen?
The nearest is S.h. Armstrong Community Centre Washroom, 56 Woodfield Rd, 481 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Leslie Grove Park Washroom (482 m); Greenwood Park Fieldhouse Washroom (632 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 Alton & Queen?
11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 827 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Mackie Sunshine Child Care Inc.st. Joseph's Sunshine (394 m, 30 spaces), St. Joseph Jr YMCA (394 m, 72 spaces) and Woodgreen Community Services (Leslieville Child Care) (536 m, 85 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Alton & Queen?
22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,053 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 85 Laing St (59 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 80), 137 Sears St (244 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 802 Eastern Ave (289 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 1615 Dundas St E (305 m, 81 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 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 Alton & Queen?
Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and six 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 Greenwood-Coxwell page.
What neighbourhood is Alton & Queen in?
Alton & Queen is in Greenwood-Coxwell (City of Toronto neighbourhood 065). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher. The corner falls inside the Leslieville Business Improvement Area.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 22, 2010.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; Traffic Calming Database.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Aug 16, 2025.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 14 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.66379, -79.32786 · centreline node 13464388.