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Ashdale & Queen

Ashdale Ave & Queen St E · Toronto, Ontario · Greenwood-Coxwell · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Ashdale & Queen is a low-volume local intersection. It sits in Greenwood-Coxwell. At the corner: a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
7,601
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 25, 2023
2,026 pedestrians · 306 cyclists · #1870 busiest
Collisions
67
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 48 property damage · #1638 of 5,508 · +4 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 66 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 540 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 47% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 4.0% of vehicle volume, about 5.2× the typical share. That comes with about 6.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 8.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.78× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 24%, from 38 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Ashdale & Queen

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503506 nearest 172 m
TTC bus
22319283 nearest 216 m
Blue Night
301306322
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St E / Woodward Ave 79 m · 43 docks · 15 stations, 369 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)
  • Duke of Connaught Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 233 m
  • Kew Park Montessori School - HiawathaPrivate · 618 m
  • Academy of Thought and Industry TorontoPrivate · 808 m
  • Roden Public & Equinox Holistic AlternativeEnglish Public · 1 km
  • St Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • Leslieville Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 5 more
Community centres
Parks (26)
  • Jonathan Ashbridge Park137 m
  • Ashbridge's Bay Sports Hub282 m
  • Beach Skatepark433 m
  • Maughan Crescent Parkette483 m
  • Orchard Park518 m
  • Measurement Park529 m
  • and 20 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Gerrard/Ashdale branch778 m
  • Toronto Public Library Jones branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Ashbridges Bay ParkNature/ Park · 1 km
  • Woodbine BeachNature/ Park · 1.1 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 15 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 123. The nearest is McDonald's, 81 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés15 within 300 m · 123 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Ambrosia Natural Food · 1557 Queen St Egrocery39 mPassed, Mar 2026
Myas Market & Convenience · 1572 Queen St Egrocery51 mPassed, Mar 2025
Grocery Inc · 1550 Queen St Wgrocery56 mPassed, Aug 2024 · 1 infraction
McDonald's · 29-31 Woodward Ave81 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 1 infraction
Thamel Toronto · 1522 Queen St W89 mPassed, Jun 2025
Sunset Market Place · 1586 Queen St E Unit-Main Floorgrocery95 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Jaclyn's · 1588 Queen St E101 mPassed, Apr 2026
Good Earth Coffeehouse · 1569 Queen St E105 mPassed, Jul 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 Jonathan Ashbridge Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 135 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 73 m away at Jonathan Ashbridge Park.

  • Jonathan Ashbridge Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 1515 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    135 m
  • S.h. Armstrong Community Centre Washroom · 56 Woodfield Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    283 m
  • Woodbine Park Washroom · 1695 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    565 m
Drinking water
Jonathan Ashbridge Park drinking fountain · 73 m; Jonathan Ashbridge Park bottle filling station · 141 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 485 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bumble Bee Academy (28 m, 63 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 485 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 8
  • Bumble Bee Academy · 1560 Queen St E
    63 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    28 m
  • Woodgreen Community Services (Woodfield Child Care Centre) · 70 Woodfield Rd
    178 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    233 m
  • Coxwell Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 1631 Queen St E
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    291 m
  • Kew Park Montessori Day School Inc. (Hiawatha Road) · 79 Hiawatha Rd
    48 spaces · preschool
    618 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 326 (668 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (406 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 326 · 668 m30 Knox Ave
Police55 Division · 406 m101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 1.6 km126 Pape Ave

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 33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 994 rental units — 14 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1550 Queen St E (55 m, 31 units, 3 storeys, built 1948), which scored 78 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 44 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings33 · 994 units · 14 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202644 across the 33
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest6 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1550 Queen St E · Jnd Management313194878 · Aug 2026055 m
1480 Queen St Esocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes254199097 · Oct 20250 · 1 fire155 m
1080 Eastern AveToronto Community Housing · TCH416196597 · Jul 20251248 m
970 Eastern Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes144198993 · Dec 20251282 m
1636 Queen St E213193096 · Sep 20261303 m
1638 Queen St E233193099 · Sep 20260315 m
126 Coxwell Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes144198990 · Oct 20250445 m
123 Coxwell Avesocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.133199594 · Nov 20250463 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 lots447 lots · ≈26,610 spaces · 79.8 ha
Within 500 m51 lots · ≈2,150 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 1,021 spaces
EV charging (City)1582 Queen Street East · 88 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking35 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1091 Eastern Avenue · Surface149 m45 *
1141 Eastern Ave · Surface406 m1858% (Q1 2026)
1167 Eastern Ave · Surface489 m6632% (Q1 2026)
116 Winners Crcl · Surface690 m1052% (Q1 2026)
268 Rhodes Ave · Surface704 m3968% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 33 m away, ≈2 spaces; 40 m away, ≈3 spaces; 41 m away, ≈12 spaces; 45 m away, ≈21 spaces; 85 m away, ≈90 spaces; 94 m away, ≈13 spaces. More EV charging: 1715 DUNDAS ST E (509 m, 2 ports); 1760 Queen St E. (678 m, 2 ports); 43 Alton Ave (750 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, Oct 25, 2023

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,367 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 44% of the total, against 567 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (156 of 306). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 907 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 24% above the afternoon peak from 4:45 p.m. (730). Trucks and buses were 7.3% 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 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north567southbound · 29 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the west2,781eastbound · 119 bikes · 9.9% heavy
Total vehicles7,6012,026 pedestrians · 306 cyclists · 7.3% heavy
From the east3,367westbound · 156 bikes · 7.9% heavy
From the south886northbound · 2 bikes · 1.1% heavy
AM peak hour907 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour730 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 25, 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

The City's most recent midblock count on Queen St E between Emdaabiimok Ave and Eastern Ave (287 m away, Jun 2013) recorded volume only — about 6,725 vehicles a day — with no speed data. 8 speed humps slow traffic on Ashdale Avenue between Queen St E and Gerrard St E.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St E · Emdaabiimok Ave – Eastern Ave · 287 mJun 2013 · 24 h6,725

Traffic calming

  • Ashdale Avenue · Queen St E – Gerrard St E
    8 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 13 collisions. 7 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions67#1638 of 5,508
With an injury7#2304 of 4,660
Property damage only48
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian1#2900 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1305 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201486latest Jun 8, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Eight thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.2 a year. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle822street/outdoor (6), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft410house driveway/garage (2), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 7, 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 Greenwood-Coxwell.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Ashdale & Queen a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 67 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 Ashdale & Queen?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1870 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 47% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Ashdale & Queen?

The nearest Green P car park is 1091 Eastern Avenue (149 m away, 45 spaces). The City's mapping shows 447 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,610 spaces — 51 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1582 Queen Street East (88 m).

How do I get to Ashdale & Queen by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 172 m away; bus routes 22, 31, 92, 83 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Ashdale & Queen?

15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 123 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are McDonald's (81 m), Thamel Toronto (89 m), Jaclyn's (101 m) and Good Earth Coffeehouse (105 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 Ashdale & Queen?

The nearest is Jonathan Ashbridge Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 1515 Queen St E, 135 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: S.h. Armstrong Community Centre Washroom (283 m); Woodbine Park Washroom (565 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 Ashdale & Queen?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 485 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bumble Bee Academy (28 m, 63 spaces), Woodgreen Community Services (Woodfield Child Care Centre) (233 m, 178 spaces) and Coxwell Early Learning & Child Care Centre (291 m, 34 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ashdale & Queen?

33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 994 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1550 Queen St E (55 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 1480 Queen St E (155 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 1080 Eastern Ave (248 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 970 Eastern Ave (282 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 33 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 Ashdale & Queen?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 Greenwood-Coxwell page.

What neighbourhood is Ashdale & Queen in?

Ashdale & Queen is in Greenwood-Coxwell (City of Toronto neighbourhood 065). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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