Toronto · intersection · signal 2056

Elmer & Queen

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

Elmer & Queen is a mid-volume intersection. It sits in The Beaches. It has 2 schools within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
8,652
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 18, 2023
1,932 pedestrians · 70 cyclists
Collisions
72
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 51 property damage · #1518 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
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
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,080 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). That comes with about 7.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 33%, from 43 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Elmer & 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 10 m
TTC bus
92643122 nearest 194 m
Blue Night
301322
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Elmer Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kewbeach Ave / Kenilworth Ave 368 m · 61 docks · 13 stations, 352 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)
  • Kew Beach Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 109 m
  • Boardwalk Montessori SchoolPrivate · 243 m
  • Academy of Thought and Industry TorontoPrivate · 506 m
  • Glen Ames Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 680 m
  • Williamson Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 760 m
  • Norway Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 820 m
  • and 5 more
Parks (24)
  • Pantry Park253 m
  • Kew Gardens434 m
  • Beaches Park533 m
  • Jeff Sloan Playground534 m
  • Edgewood Parkette769 m
  • Measurement Park799 m
  • and 18 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch416 m
Places of interest
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 423 m
  • Woodbine BeachNature/ Park · 877 m
  • Ashbridges Bay ParkNature/ Park · 1.2 km
Signal
2056, activated 2005 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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 44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 100 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Nova, 26 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés44 within 300 m · 100 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizza Nova · 1928 Queen St E26 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Pizza Nova · 1928 Queen St E26 mPassed, Mar 2025
Infinity Mart · 1930 Queen St E32 mPassed, May 2026
The Burger's Priest · 1922 Queen St E35 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
The Burger's Priest · 1922 Queen St E35 mPassed, May 2025
Poke Eats · 1934 Queen St E40 mPassed, May 2026
Island Blend · 1940 Queen St E44 mPassed, Jul 2025
Heal Wellness · 1938 Queen St E46 mPassed, Mar 2025

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 Kew Gardens Playground Washroom, 287 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 310 m away at Kew Gardens (currently off).

  • Kew Gardens Playground Washroom · 2075 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    287 m
  • Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 70 Kewbeach Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    340 m
  • Donald D. Summerville Olympic Outdoor Pool Washroom · 1867 Lake Shore Blvd E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    487 m
Drinking water
Kew Gardens drinking fountain · 310 m · off; Kew Gardens drinking fountain · 445 m · off

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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 671 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brightpath Academy - the Beach (48 m, 111 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 671 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 7
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach · 1925 Queen St E
    111 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    48 m
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone · 1921 Queen St E
    72 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    59 m
  • Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. · 101 Kippendavie Ave
    182 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    109 m
  • Castle Park Playschool · 1971 Queen St E
    34 spaces · kindergarten, school age
    189 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 227 (123 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.1 km away.

FireFire Station 227 · 123 m1904 Queen St E
Police55 Division · 1.1 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 2.1 km105 Cedarvale 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

40 registered apartment buildings with 1,279 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 125 Kenilworth Ave (164 m, 20 units, 3 storeys, built 1927), which scored 89 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 45 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings40 · 1,279 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202645 across the 40
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
125 Kenilworth Ave203192789 · Jul 20250164 m
223 Woodbine Ave484192088 · Oct 20240183 m
191 Kenilworth Ave · Kings College Management Ltd.314196194 · Jul 20251320 m
98 Elmer AveToronto Community Housing · TCH364195592 · Jun 20240366 m
1836 Queen St E304192586 · Nov 20250402 m
97 Lee Ave · Glen Willow Investments Ltd103191777 · Oct 20240 · 8 fire490 m
55 Lee Ave · Olive Corp.123195592 · Aug 20260512 m
98 Leuty Ave15382 · Dec 20250565 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 lots332 lots · ≈13,670 spaces · 41 ha
Within 500 m31 lots · ≈520 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 1,058 spaces
EV charging (City)166 Woodbine Ave · 216 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking62 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
166 Woodbine Ave · Surface245 m2146% (Q1 2026)
192 Boardwalk Dr · Surface341 m2445% (Q1 2026)
116 Joseph Duggan Rd · Surface437 m2441% (Q1 2026)
85 Lee Ave · Surface466 m6861% (Q1 2026)
118 Sarah Ashbridge Ave · Surface521 m2440% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 129 m away, ≈48 spaces; 137 m away, ≈35 spaces; 150 m away, ≈11 spaces; 166 m away, ≈40 spaces; 175 m away, ≈19 spaces; 176 m away, ≈14 spaces. More EV charging: 1981 Queen Street East (263 m, 1 ports); 1856 Queen St E. (319 m, 2 ports); 1834 Queen St E (408 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, Apr 18, 2023

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 4,376 eastbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 220. Most cyclists arrived from the east (34 of 70). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,359 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,166). Heavy vehicles made up 2.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north220southbound · 7 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the west4,376eastbound · 28 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles8,6521,932 pedestrians · 70 cyclists · 2.8% heavy
From the east4,056westbound · 34 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the south0northbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,166 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,359 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 18, 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 Woodbine Ave and Herbert Ave (143 m away, Nov 2019) recorded volume only — about 9,303 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Queen Street E (108 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 16,776 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Elmer Avenue between Queen St E and Norway Ave (installed 2003).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St E · Woodbine Ave – Herbert Ave · 143 mNov 2019 · 4 days9,303

School-zone speed sign 108 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct23 · 31 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Queen Street E (eastbound), 1903/1905 Queen St E · 16,776 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Elmer Avenue · Queen St E – Norway Ave
    6 speed humps
    installed 2003

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

2017 was the peak year (15 collisions), and 2025 closed with 8. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 1% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions72#1518 of 5,508
With an injury5#2779 of 4,660
Property damage only51
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian1#2904 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201487latest Jun 26, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Feb 25, 2014.

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 three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 2, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle211house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft310street/outdoor (2), school/campus (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 2, 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 The Beaches.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Elmer & Queen a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 72 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 Elmer & Queen?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 18, 2023, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Elmer & Queen?

The nearest Green P car park is 166 Woodbine Ave (245 m away, 21 spaces, 46% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 332 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,670 spaces — 31 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 166 Woodbine Ave (216 m).

How do I get to Elmer & Queen by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 10 m away; bus routes 92, 64, 31, 22 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Elmer Ave, 194 m).

What restaurants are near Elmer & Queen?

44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 100 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Nova (26 m), Pizza Nova (26 m), Infinity Mart (32 m), The Burger's Priest (35 m) and The Burger's Priest (35 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 Elmer & Queen?

The nearest is Kew Gardens Playground Washroom, 2075 Queen St E, 287 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom (340 m); Donald D. Summerville Olympic Outdoor Pool Washroom (487 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 Elmer & Queen?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 671 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - the Beach (48 m, 111 spaces), Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone (59 m, 72 spaces) and Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. (109 m, 182 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Elmer & Queen?

40 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,279 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 125 Kenilworth Ave (164 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 223 Woodbine Ave (183 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 191 Kenilworth Ave (320 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 98 Elmer Ave (366 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 40 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 Elmer & Queen?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 The Beaches page.

What neighbourhood is Elmer & Queen in?

Elmer & 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