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Queen & Augusta

Queen St W & Augusta Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Queen Street West BIA

Queen & Augusta, in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core, is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: a bike lane, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
6,251
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 16, 2022
5,451 pedestrians · 262 cyclists
Collisions
112
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
14 with an injury · 73 property damage · #987 of 5,508 · +9 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
6 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 12 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 780 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 68% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.1 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 4.2% of vehicle volume, about 5.4× the typical share. That comes with about 11 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.6× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged up 11%, from 53 in 2016–2020 to 59 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Queen & Augusta

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501510511504508505 nearest 13 m
Blue Night
301310304305307
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Augusta Ave
Cycling
Sharrows on Augusta Ave installed 2021
Bike Share
Vanauley St / Queen St W - SMART 111 m · 12 docks · 59 stations, 1,174 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 (31)
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 286 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 419 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 424 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 471 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 792 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 830 m
  • and 25 more
Parks (47)
  • St. Andrew's Playground192 m
  • Portland Street Parkette213 m
  • Randy Padmore Park216 m
  • Adelaide Place Parkette383 m
  • Alexandra Park469 m
  • Victoria Memorial Square Park602 m
  • and 41 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch653 m
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 97 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 235 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 354 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 385 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 606 m
  • The WellLandmark · 665 m
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 756 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 757 m
Signal
0552, activated 1956 · SAP · 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 113 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 360 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Java Cafe, 4 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés113 within 300 m · 360 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Java Cafe · 537 Queen St W4 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Drom Taberna · 458 Queen St W12 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
Raku · 456 Queen St W Flr-Main31 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bar Chef · 472 Queen St W36 mPassed, Dec 2025
Fresh Picked · 545 Queen St W40 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Convenience & Smoke Shop Kakashie Supplies · 525 Queen St W Unit-Maingrocery45 mPassed, Jun 2026
Saku · 478 Queen St W56 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
520 Cafe Bar · 520 Richmond St W64 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 Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 502 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 201 m away at St. Andrew's Playground.

  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    502 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    536 m
  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    645 m
Drinking water
St. Andrew's Playground bottle filling station · 201 m; Randy Padmore Park drinking fountain · 212 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

21 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,477 spaces; 14 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (242 m, 36 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km21 centres · 1,477 spaces
Fee subsidy14 of 21
  • Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 75 Augusta Sq
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    242 m
  • Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha · 20 Brant St
    26 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    286 m
  • Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre · 401 Richmond St W
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    397 m
  • George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre · 96 Denison Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    419 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (813 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 332 · 813 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 1.1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1.5 km339 Queens Quay W

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 38 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,015 rental units — 19 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 20 Vanauley St (110 m, 135 units, 8 storeys, built 1986), which scored 90 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 38 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 52 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 16 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings38 · 5,015 units · 19 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202652 across the 38
Open fire-code violations16
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
20 Vanauley StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1358198690 · Sep 20240110 m
163 Portland Stsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.464199185 · Jul 20243135 m
525 Richmond St W10310200381 · Aug 20240136 m
91 Augusta AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation25714196886 · Jul 20251 · 2 fire311 m
165 Bathurst St · Hazelview Properties Inc476191879 · Jul 20251349 m
552 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.845200593 · Jul 20250357 m
164 Grange Ave · Grange Apartments Inc.243197071 · Jul 20250386 m
170 Vanauley WalkToronto Community Housing · Atikson Co-Op406196988 · Aug 20260409 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 lots738 lots · ≈20,670 spaces · 62 ha
Within 500 m92 lots · ≈1,860 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 4,833 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 115 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking245 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 74 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.4 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Denison Ave · Surface64 m12054% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface388 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface411 m2295% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage583 m33231% (Q1 2026)
20 St Andrew St · Garage694 m41727% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 35 m away, ≈6 spaces (Green P); 43 m away, ≈16 spaces; 55 m away, ≈9 spaces; 74 m away, ≈102 spaces (Green P); 90 m away, ≈6 spaces; 96 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (509 m, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (581 m, 2 ports); 40 York St (1.4 km, 12 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, Nov 16, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 2,787 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 295 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (151 of 262). Evening rush dominates here: 980 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 848 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north295southbound · 12 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the west2,787eastbound · 151 bikes · 4.6% heavy
Total vehicles6,2515,451 pedestrians · 262 cyclists · 4.2% heavy
From the east2,632westbound · 80 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the south537northbound · 19 bikes · 4.7% heavy
AM peak hour848 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour980 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 16, 2022

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 Augusta Ave between Richmond St W and Rush Lane (64 m away, Sep 2009) recorded volume only — about 1,982 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Augusta Ave · Richmond St W – Rush Lane · 64 mSep 2009 · 3 days1,982
Queen St W · Ryerson Ave – Bathurst St · 280 mNov 2019 · 4 days6,609

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 14 collisions; 2025 recorded 13. 14 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 27 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 14 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — 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 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions112#987 of 5,508
With an injury14#1303 of 4,660
Property damage only73
Fail to remain27
Involving a pedestrian7#470 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#274 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified25
Since January 2026 (outside the window)9
All since 2014144latest Jun 11, 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 13, 2013.

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 eight bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.1 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 38% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1331street/outdoor (13)
Bicycle theft821commercial premises (3), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 25, 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 Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Augusta a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 112 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 Queen & Augusta?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 16, 2022, 68% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Queen & Augusta?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Denison Ave (64 m away, 120 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 738 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,670 spaces — 92 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (115 m).

How do I get to Queen & Augusta by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 510, 511, 504 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 13 m away.

What restaurants are near Queen & Augusta?

113 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 360 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Java Cafe (4 m), Drom Taberna (12 m), Raku (31 m), Bar Chef (36 m) and Fresh Picked (40 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 Queen & Augusta?

The nearest is Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 275 Bathurst St, 502 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (536 m); Bellevue Square Park Washroom (645 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 Queen & Augusta?

21 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,477 spaces in total; 14 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (242 m, 36 spaces), Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha (286 m, 26 spaces) and Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre (397 m, 30 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Augusta?

38 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,015 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 20 Vanauley St (110 m, 135 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 163 Portland St (135 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 525 Richmond St W (136 m, 103 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 91 Augusta Ave (311 m, 257 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 38 is 87 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 Queen & Augusta?

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and eight 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Augusta in?

Queen & Augusta is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Queen Street West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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