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Carlaw & Queen

Carlaw Ave & Queen St E · Toronto, Ontario · South Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth · Leslieville BIA

Carlaw & Queen is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in South Riverdale. At the corner: a school within 250 m, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
15,854
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 8, 2025
9,909 pedestrians · 1,188 cyclists · #1225 busiest
Collisions
176
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
35 with an injury · 113 property damage · #590 of 5,508 · +9 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1265 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 12 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,130 vehicles, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 7.5% of vehicle volume, about 9.7× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 18 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 11.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.2× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 59%, from 125 in 2016–2020 to 51 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 176 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Carlaw & Queen

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503506504505 nearest 14 m
TTC bus
728331114 nearest 16 m
Blue Night
301306304305325
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Carlaw Ave; Carlaw Ave at Queen St East
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Boston Ave / Queen St E- SMART 109 m · 12 docks · 19 stations, 346 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 (13)
  • Morse Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 99 m
  • Bruce Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 542 m
  • Dundas Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 702 m
  • Queen Alexandra Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 808 m
  • Seed Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 839 m
  • St Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 844 m
  • and 7 more
Parks (32)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch636 m
  • Toronto Public Library Jones branch707 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.2 km
Signal
0545, activated 1948 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 44 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 226 — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Maha's Cafe, 39 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2025.

Restaurants & cafés44 within 300 m · 226 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 39 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Shoppers Drug Mart · 970 Queen St Egrocery37 mPassed, Dec 2025
Maha's Cafe · 978 Queen St E39 mPassed, Aug 2025
Maha's Cafe · 978 Queen St E39 mPassed, Aug 2026
Ricky+olivia · 996 Queen St E49 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Galeria Pilates · 998 Queen St E54 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Petite Thuet & Co · 181 Carlaw Ave68 mPassed, Feb 2026
South Riverdale Community Health Centre · 955 Queen St E70 mPassed, Jul 2026
Masa Deli · 954 Queen St Egrocery75 mPassed, Feb 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 Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom, 426 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 303 m away at Jimmie Simpson Park.

  • Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom · 870 Queen St E
    View centre hours
    426 m
  • Morse Street Playground Washroom · 76 Morse St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    500 m
  • Leslie Grove Park Washroom · 1158 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    548 m
Drinking water
Jimmie Simpson Park bottle filling station · 303 m; Jimmie Simpson Park bottle filling station · 411 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,169 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brightpath Leslieville (37 m, 154 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,169 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 13
  • Brightpath Leslieville · 970 Queen St E
    154 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    37 m
  • Liberty Preparatory School Inc. · 181 Carlaw Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool
    68 m
  • Woodgreen Community Services (Morse Child Care Centre) · 180 Carlaw Ave
    192 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    99 m
  • Mighty Kids · 14 Verral Ave
    43 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    105 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 324 (796 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 230 m away.

FireFire Station 324 · 796 m840 Gerrard St E
Police55 Division · 2 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 230 m126 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 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,190 rental units — 18 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 245-247 Logan Ave (190 m, 21 units, 4 storeys, built 1927), which scored 90 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 20 scored below 70; the average is 89, 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 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings20 · 1,190 units · 18 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202612 across the 20
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
245-247 Logan Ave · Valour Management Inc.214192790 · Jun 20240190 m
55 Pape Avesocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.605199688 · Aug 20240256 m
1070 Queen St Esocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.1775199391 · Oct 20250288 m
1075 Queen St E · Imperra General Management486201698 · Aug 20261291 m
17 Renwick Cressocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.804199692 · Oct 20251292 m
29 Louvain AveToronto Community Housing · TCH514199389 · Dec 20250297 m
502 Eastern Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes195198991 · Dec 20250322 m
841 Queen St Esocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.363198869 · Jul 20260325 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 lots636 lots · ≈33,560 spaces · 100.7 ha
Within 500 m73 lots · ≈1,830 spaces
Green P (public)12 car parks · about 1,040 spaces
EV charging (City)220 Carlaw Ave. · 102 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking112 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 27 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
111 Broadview Ave · Surface807 m9256% (Q1 2026)
136 Broadview Ave · Surface839 m2273% (Q1 2026)
653 Gerrard St E · Surface1 km3072% (Q1 2026)
573 Gerrard St E · Surface1.1 km3675% (Q1 2026)
83 Tannery Road · Garage1.4 km27 *

Nearest lots: 40 m away, ≈20 spaces; 54 m away, ≈8 spaces; 55 m away, ≈27 spaces; 63 m away, ≈7 spaces; 81 m away, ≈8 spaces; 83 m away, ≈83 spaces. More EV charging: 963 Gerrard St E (805 m, 2 ports); 500 Commissioners St (1 km, 2 ports); 43 Alton Ave (1 km, 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 8, 2025

No single direction dominates: each approach carried between 3,600 and 4,300 vehicles. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,537 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,616 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 7.8% 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. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north3,798southbound · 161 bikes · 9.4% heavy
From the west4,156eastbound · 452 bikes · 5.9% heavy
Total vehicles15,8549,909 pedestrians · 1,188 cyclists · 7.8% heavy
From the east4,300westbound · 440 bikes · 5.4% heavy
From the south3,600northbound · 135 bikes · 11.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,537 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,616 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 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

On Carlaw Ave between Kit Hood Lane and Queen St E, 26 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in June 2017 put the average speed at 42 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 50 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 56 km/h or more. That segment carries about 10,000 vehicles a day. Queen St E between Pape Ave and Winnifred Ave measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Oct 2004). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Carlaw Ave (51 m away, 30 km/h limit), 20% of the 96,853 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Carlaw Ave · Kit Hood Lane – Queen St E · 26 mJun 2017 · 24 h9,96242 km/h50 km/h56 km/h
Queen St E · Pape Ave – Winnifred Ave · 318 mOct 2004 · 3 days48032 km/h42 km/h46 km/h

School-zone speed sign 51 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 41 km/h
Over the limit49%
40 km/h or more20%

Carlaw Ave (southbound), 180 Carlaw Avenue · 96,853 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2018, with 31 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 35 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 34 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 13 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 11.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions176#590 of 5,508
With an injury35#407 of 4,660
Property damage only113
Fail to remain34
Involving a pedestrian7#466 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#353 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified28
Since January 2026 (outside the window)9
All since 2014223latest Jun 30, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on May 19, 2020. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1265 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20063latest May 19, 2020

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

14 thefts from vehicles and 11 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 3.0 a year before that. 64% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 82% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1432street/outdoor (9), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft1110street/outdoor (9), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 22, 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 South Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Carlaw & Queen a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1265 of 1,505), out of 176 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 Carlaw & Queen?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1225 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #213 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Carlaw & Queen?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Carlaw Ave between Kit Hood Lane and Queen St E (June 2017), found an average of 42 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 51 m away (30 km/h), 20% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Carlaw & Queen?

The nearest Green P car park is 111 Broadview Ave (807 m away, 92 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 636 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 33,560 spaces — 73 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 220 Carlaw Ave. (102 m).

How do I get to Carlaw & Queen by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503, 506, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 14 m away; bus routes 72, 83, 31, 114 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Carlaw Ave, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Carlaw & Queen?

44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 226 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Maha's Cafe (39 m), Maha's Cafe (39 m), Ricky+olivia (49 m), Galeria Pilates (54 m) and Petite Thuet & Co (68 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 Carlaw & Queen?

The nearest is Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom, 870 Queen St E, 426 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Morse Street Playground Washroom (500 m); Leslie Grove Park Washroom (548 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 Carlaw & Queen?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,169 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Leslieville (37 m, 154 spaces), Liberty Preparatory School Inc. (68 m, 39 spaces) and Woodgreen Community Services (Morse Child Care Centre) (99 m, 192 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Carlaw & Queen?

20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,190 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 245-247 Logan Ave (190 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 55 Pape Ave (256 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1070 Queen St E (288 m, 177 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 1075 Queen St E (291 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 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 Carlaw & Queen?

Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and 11 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 South Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Carlaw & Queen in?

Carlaw & Queen is in South Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 070). 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