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Queen & Beaty

Queen St W & Beaty Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Roncesvalles · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park · Parkdale Village BIA

Queen & Beaty, in Roncesvalles, is an intersection of typical volume. It has a bike lane, a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
7,310
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 14, 2018
1,918 pedestrians · 205 cyclists
Collisions
24
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 18 property damage · #3161 of 5,508
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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows, Sharrows - Arterial - Connector
Bike Share: 42 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 910 vehicles an hour, 79% 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). Cyclists were 2.8% of vehicle volume, about 3.6× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 2.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 40%, from 15 in 2016–2020 to 9 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Beaty

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501504508 nearest 15 m
TTC bus
40247 nearest 15 m
Blue Night
301304
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Beaty Ave; Queen St West at Sorauren Ave
Cycling
Sharrows on Beaty Ave installed 2018; Sharrows - Arterial - Connector on Queen St W installed 2018; Sharrows on Sorauren Ave installed 2014
Bike Share
Beaty Ave / Queen St W 51 m · 19 docks · 18 stations, 338 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 (15)
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 51 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 409 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 523 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 527 m
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 588 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 729 m
  • and 9 more
Parks (30)
  • Beaty Avenue Parkette144 m
  • Albert Crosland Park155 m
  • Grafton Avenue Park392 m
  • Beaty Boulevard Parkette408 m
  • Close Avenue Parkette575 m
  • Dunn Avenue Parkette619 m
  • and 24 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch706 m
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch866 m
Places of interest
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 1.3 km
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.5 km
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.5 km
Signal
1745, activated 1996 · SAP · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 43 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores, and 178 eating places within a kilometre — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Cicis Pizza and Wings, 14 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés43 within 300 m · 178 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Three Dollar Bill · 1592 Queen St Wgrocery3 mPassed, Mar 2024
Cicis Pizza and Wings · 1596 Queen St W14 mPassed, Jul 2026
Letterbox Doughnuts · 1590 Queen St W19 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Shangrila · 1600 Queen St W28 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Dave's Hot Chicken · 1582 Queen St W29 mPassed, Feb 2026
Forest Hill Farmhouse Parkdale · 1582 Queen St W 237 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Lee's Variety · 1578 Queen St Wgrocery38 mPassed, Apr 2026
Gold Standard · 1574 Queen St W48 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 644 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 137 m away at Beaty Avenue Parkette (currently off).

  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    644 m
  • Budapest Park Washroom · 1575 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    720 m
  • Automated public toilet, 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W
    24 hours · accessible
    752 m
Drinking water
Beaty Avenue Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 137 m · off; Albert Crosland Park drinking fountain · 164 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,002 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated (450 m, 64 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 1,002 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 11
  • Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated · 136 Sorauren Ave
    64 spaces · preschool
    450 m
  • Parkdale Childcare Centre · 78 Seaforth Ave
    177 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    523 m
  • Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 141 Close Ave
    25 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    527 m
  • Queen Victoria Child Care Centre · 100 Close Ave
    151 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    588 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (627 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 922 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 627 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1.8 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 922 m1288 Queen St 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

100 registered apartment buildings with 7,103 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 17 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1501 Queen St W (22 m, 38 units, 3 storeys, built 1912), which scored 74 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 242 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 61 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings100 · 7,103 units · 17 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026242 across the 100
Open fire-code violations61
Tallest23 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1501 Queen St W · Tsb (the Silver Brush)383191274 · Jun 20250 · 3 fire22 m
194 Dowling Avesocial housing · Parkdale Property Managment294201090 · Jun 2026092 m
81 Wilson Park Rd163192286 · Jul 20260102 m
193 Dowling Ave · Smartsell Marketing165191792 · Aug 20260127 m
189 Dowling Ave · Smartsell Marketing104191779 · Jun 20250136 m
1479 Queen St W · Smartsell Marketing113191783 · Jul 20240 · 2 fire146 m
70 Wilson Park Rd254197084 · Sep 20241160 m
55 Triller Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc.28122196685 · Jul 202439205 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 lots433 lots · ≈20,010 spaces · 60 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈1,380 spaces
Green P (public)15 car parks · about 1,334 spaces
EV charging (City)1224 KING ST W · 1 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking81 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1624 Queen St W · Surface105 m3371% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface178 m4247% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface604 m3294% (Q1 2026)
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface690 m120 *
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface853 m193 *

Nearest lots: 16 m away, ≈6 spaces; 54 m away, ≈18 spaces; 65 m away, ≈9 spaces; 97 m away, ≈16 spaces; 117 m away, ≈33 spaces (Green P); 123 m away, ≈15 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (1.4 km, 16 ports); 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.6 km, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (1.7 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 — 8-hour, Nov 14, 2018

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 3,556 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 597. Most cyclists arrived from the east (98 of 205). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,186 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,081). Trucks and buses were 5.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. 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 north0southbound · 6 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,556eastbound · 84 bikes · 5.7% heavy
Total vehicles7,3101,918 pedestrians · 205 cyclists · 5.6% heavy
From the east3,157westbound · 98 bikes · 6.0% heavy
From the south597northbound · 17 bikes · 2.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,081 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,186 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 14, 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 Beaty Ave between King St W and Lane S of Queen and E of Beaty (211 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2004; 85% of drivers were at or under 37 km/h. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. The reading is 22 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Queen St W (77 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 3,458 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Beaty Avenue between King St W and Queen St W.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Beaty Ave · King St W – Lane S of Queen and E of Beaty · 211 mMar 2004 · 3 days80830 km/h37 km/h40 km/h
Queen St W · Lansdowne Ave – Jameson Ave · 348 mNov 2019 · 4 days8,709

School-zone speed sign 77 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 10 km/h
Over the limit0.0%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Queen St W (eastbound), S Side Queen St W, East of Wilson Park Rd · 3,458 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Beaty Avenue · King St W – Queen St W
    5 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

2018 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 7, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions24#3161 of 5,508
With an injury4#3065 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2267 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201427latest Dec 7, 2024

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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft110apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 20, 2024. 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 Roncesvalles.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Beaty a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 24 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 & Beaty?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Nov 14, 2018, 79% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Beaty?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Beaty Ave between King St W and Lane S of Queen and E of Beaty (March 2004), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 77 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Queen & Beaty?

The nearest Green P car park is 1624 Queen St W (105 m away, 33 spaces, 71% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 433 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,010 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (1.0 km).

How do I get to Queen & Beaty by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 504, 508 stop within 1 km, the nearest 15 m away; bus routes 402, 47 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at Beaty Ave, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Beaty?

43 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 178 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cicis Pizza and Wings (14 m), Letterbox Doughnuts (19 m), Shangrila (28 m), Dave's Hot Chicken (29 m) and Forest Hill Farmhouse Parkdale (37 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 & Beaty?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 644 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Budapest Park Washroom (720 m); the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W (752 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 & Beaty?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,002 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated (450 m, 64 spaces), Parkdale Childcare Centre (523 m, 177 spaces) and Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria (527 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Beaty?

100 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,103 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1501 Queen St W (22 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 194 Dowling Ave (92 m, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 81 Wilson Park Rd (102 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 193 Dowling Ave (127 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 100 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 Queen & Beaty?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 Roncesvalles page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Beaty in?

Queen & Beaty is in Roncesvalles (City of Toronto neighbourhood 086). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks. The corner falls inside the Parkdale Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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