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Beech & Queen

Beech Ave & Queen St E · Toronto, Ontario · The Beaches · Ward 19, Beaches-East York · The Beach BIA

Beech & Queen, in The Beaches, is a mid-volume intersection. It has a bike lane and 3 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
7,231
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jul 5, 2018
1,622 pedestrians · 73 cyclists
Collisions
57
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 34 property damage · #1873 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1 +1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #1263 of 1,505 · 1 since Jan 2026 (Jul 31, 2026)
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 900 vehicles an hour, 78% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Police have logged an average of 5.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 16%, from 31 in 2016–2020 to 26 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 57 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured. Since January 2026, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here.

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Beech & Queen

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503 nearest 13 m
TTC bus
6412404117 nearest 690 m
Blue Night
301322316
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Beech Ave
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Beech Ave installed 2024
Bike Share
Queen St. E / Spruce Hill Rd. 114 m · 15 docks · 8 stations, 183 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 (18)
  • The Cole AcademyPrivate · 168 m
  • The Claremont SchoolPrivate · 186 m
  • St Denis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 191 m
  • Avalon Children's Montessori SchoolPrivate · 404 m
  • Balmy Beach Community SchoolEnglish Public · 458 m
  • Williamson Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 821 m
  • and 12 more
Parks (10)
  • Balmy Beach Park338 m
  • Ivan Forrest Gardens413 m
  • Glen Stewart Park714 m
  • Neville Park Blvd Ravine721 m
  • Kew Gardens1 km
  • Beaches Park1.1 km
  • and 4 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch920 m
Places of interest
  • Balmy Beach ParkNature/ Park · 358 m
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 1 km
Signal
0551, activated 1955 · SAP · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 25 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 101 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Oro Cafe & Eatery, 23 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés25 within 300 m · 101 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Oro Cafe & Eatery · 2377 Queen St E23 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Oro Cafe & Eatery · 2377 Queen St E24 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Garden Gate Restaurant · 2379 Queen St E25 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 2 infractions
Garden Gate Restaurant · 2379 Queen St E25 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Fox Theatre · 2236 Queen St E32 mPassed, Dec 2023
Outrigger · 2232 Queen St E33 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Kyouka Ramen · 2222 Queen St E39 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 2 infractions
Ed's Real Scoop · 2224 Queen St E39 mPassed, Aug 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 Silverbirch Boat House Washroom, 346 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 351 m away at Balmy Beach Park.

  • Silverbirch Boat House Washroom · 2 Silver Birch Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    346 m
  • Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom · 6 Williamson Rd
    View centre hours
    912 m
Drinking water
Balmy Beach Park bottle filling station · 351 m; Balmy Beach Park drinking fountain · 355 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 741 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Ma Premiere Ecole (36 m, 28 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 741 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 10
  • Ma Premiere Ecole · 2383 Queen St E
    28 spaces · preschool
    36 m
  • Lakeside Co-Operative Playschool Inc. · 2226 Queen St E
    25 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    38 m
  • Alphabet Station · 2206 Queen St E
    54 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    147 m
  • The Creative Preschool of East Toronto - St. Aidan's In the Beach · 2423 Queen St E
    32 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    168 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 226 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.4 km away.

FireFire Station 226 · 1.4 km87 Main St
Police55 Division · 2.4 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 2.4 km1535 Kingston Rd

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

48 registered apartment buildings with 1,036 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 2373 Queen St E (39 m, 27 units, 3 storeys, built 1930), which scored 84 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 40 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 15 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings48 · 1,036 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202640 across the 48
Open fire-code violations15
Tallest7 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2373 Queen St E · West Wood Holding Inc273193084 · Oct 2025039 m
85 Beech Ave · Micron Air Systems Inc123192497 · Aug 2026051 m
2367 Queen St E · Greenwin Corp.243192593 · Nov 2025158 m
2218 Queen St E163190592 · Nov 2025059 m
2393 Queen St E · West Wood Holding Inc243192081 · Oct 2025260 m
84 Willow Ave · West Wood Holding Inc183192088 · Aug 2025272 m
82 Willow Ave · West Wood Holding Inc183192098 · Aug 2026286 m
2363 Queen St Esocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes204194091 · Jul 20260103 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 lots234 lots · ≈12,630 spaces · 37.9 ha
Within 500 m23 lots · ≈320 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 311 spaces
EV charging (City)2150 Queen Street East · 370 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking26 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface554 m2947% (Q1 2026)
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface691 m28 *
85 Lee Ave · Surface869 m6861% (Q1 2026)
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface1.1 km8329% (Q1 2026)
166 Woodbine Ave · Surface1.6 km2146% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 32 m away, ≈8 spaces; 33 m away, ≈2 spaces; 67 m away, ≈11 spaces; 72 m away, ≈3 spaces; 87 m away, ≈8 spaces; 112 m away, ≈4 spaces. More EV charging: 117 Hammersmith Ave (572 m, 6 ports); 912 Kingston Road (877 m, 2 ports); 1981 Queen Street East (1.1 km, 1 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, Jul 5, 2018

The west leg carries the load — 3,529 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 1. Most cyclists arrived from the east (44 of 73). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,154 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,182 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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.

From the north1southbound · 3 bikes · 100.0% heavy
From the west3,529eastbound · 5 bikes · 0.7% heavy
Total vehicles7,2311,622 pedestrians · 73 cyclists · 0.6% heavy
From the east3,259westbound · 44 bikes · 0.5% heavy
From the south442northbound · 21 bikes · 0.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,154 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,182 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jul 5, 2018

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 Beech Ave between Queen St E and Lane N of Queen and W of Beech (24 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 24-hour count in June 2009; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Beech Ave · Queen St E – Lane N of Queen and W of Beech · 24 mJun 2009 · 24 h1,33730 km/h39 km/h43 km/h
Queen St E · Spruce Hill Rd – Beech Ave · 49 mNov 2019 · 4 days7,744

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

2019 was the peak year (13 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 26% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Nov 3, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions57#1873 of 5,508
With an injury11#1619 of 4,660
Property damage only34
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian3#1363 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1306 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
All since 201463latest Nov 3, 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 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The last one inside the window was in 2023. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here (1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist involved), the latest on Jul 31, 2026. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1263 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#213 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · latest Jul 31, 2026
All KSI since 20064latest Jul 31, 2026

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 two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft210transit property (1), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 21, 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 The Beaches.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Beech & Queen a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1263 of 1,505), out of 57 reported collisions of any severity. 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded since January 2026, after the ranking window closed. 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 Beech & Queen?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Jul 5, 2018, 78% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Beech & Queen?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Beech Ave between Queen St E and Lane N of Queen and W of Beech (June 2009), found an average of 30 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 Beech & Queen?

The nearest Green P car park is 117 Hammersmith Ave (554 m away, 29 spaces, 47% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 234 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,630 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2150 Queen Street East (370 m).

How do I get to Beech & Queen by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 13 m away; bus routes 64, 12, 404, 117 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Beech Ave, 690 m).

What restaurants are near Beech & Queen?

25 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 101 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Oro Cafe & Eatery (23 m), Oro Cafe & Eatery (24 m), Garden Gate Restaurant (25 m), Garden Gate Restaurant (25 m) and Fox Theatre (32 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 Beech & Queen?

The nearest is Silverbirch Boat House Washroom, 2 Silver Birch Ave, 346 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom (912 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 Beech & Queen?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 741 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Ma Premiere Ecole (36 m, 28 spaces), Lakeside Co-Operative Playschool Inc. (38 m, 25 spaces) and Alphabet Station (147 m, 54 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Beech & Queen?

48 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,036 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2373 Queen St E (39 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 85 Beech Ave (51 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 2367 Queen St E (58 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 2218 Queen St E (59 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 48 is 89 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 Beech & Queen?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two 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 The Beaches page.

What neighbourhood is Beech & Queen in?

Beech & Queen is in The Beaches (City of Toronto neighbourhood 063). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford. The corner falls inside the The Beach Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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