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Queen & Bright

Queen St E & Bright St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Historic Queen East BIA

Queen & Bright is an intersection of typical volume, with significant cycling traffic. It sits in Moss Park, in central Toronto. At the corner: 2 schools within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,080
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jul 26, 2000
1,398 pedestrians · 439 cyclists
Collisions
9
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4449 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
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
6 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 760 vehicles, 66% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 7.2% of vehicle volume, about 9.3× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 0.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Queen & Bright

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503504508505506 nearest 46 m
TTC bus
1216520275114 nearest 263 m
Blue Night
301304305306365
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Sumach St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Sumach St / Queen St E 66 m · 19 docks · 38 stations, 757 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 (25)
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 191 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 219 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 302 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 455 m
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 671 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 738 m
  • and 19 more
Parks (52)
  • Bright Street Playground55 m
  • Louis March Park194 m
  • Percy Park236 m
  • Sackville Playground247 m
  • Orphan's Green281 m
  • King/Queen Triangle298 m
  • and 46 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch889 m
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 426 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 619 m
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 658 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 718 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 756 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 757 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 774 m
  • Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 850 m

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 19 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 278 — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Los Gyros, 45 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés19 within 300 m · 278 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Los Gyros · 500 Queen St E45 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Rosebud · 498 King St E160 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions
Ladybug Wine Bar · 510 King St E Unit-7grocery168 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Ranik Market · 510 King St E Unit-6grocery168 mPassed, May 2026
Sumach Espresso · 118 Sumach St173 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 4 infractions
Hasty Market · 146 Sumach Stgrocery193 mPassed, Jan 2026
Kibo Sushi House · 146 Sumach St193 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
The Sumach By Chartwell · 146 Sumach St193 mPassed, Sep 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 Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom, 222 m away, View outdoor rink hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 208 m away at Louis March Park.

  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    222 m
  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    246 m
  • Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom · 640 Dundas St E
    View centre hours
    520 m
Drinking water
Louis March Park drinking fountain · 208 m; Regent Park Athletic Grounds drinking fountain · 222 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

15 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,114 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre (191 m, 179 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,114 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 15
  • George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre · 440 Shuter St
    179 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    191 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    219 m
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 25 Nicholas Ave
    103 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    347 m
  • St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. · 38 Regent St
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    434 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (519 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (566 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 519 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 566 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.5 km58 Richmond St E

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 61 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,526 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — 46 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 123 Sackville St (163 m, 20 units, 3 storeys, built 1985), which scored 81 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 61 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 151 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 70 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings61 · 7,526 units · 46 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026151 across the 61
Open fire-code violations70
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
123 Sackville StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation203198581 · Jun 20242163 m
540 Queen St EToronto Community Housing · TCH446198493 · Nov 20251171 m
585 King St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1288201499 · Nov 20250243 m
10 Tracy Stsocial housing · Good Shepherd Non Profit Homes194199186 · Jul 20260246 m
45 St Lawrence StToronto Community Housing · TCH504198096 · Jun 20264281 m
40 Lower River StToronto Community Housing · TCH594201497 · Jun 20260303 m
180 Sackville StToronto Community Housing · TCH839201593 · Jun 20260330 m
25 Nicholas Ave · Daniels Gateway Rentals34629202197 · Oct 20252347 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 lots805 lots · ≈32,170 spaces · 96.5 ha
Within 500 m86 lots · ≈2,350 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 4,956 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 1.3 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking126 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
100 Cooperage Street · Garage395 m86 *
83 Tannery Road · Garage484 m27 *
373 Front Street East · Surface500 m450 *
40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage543 m25 *
271 Front Street East · Surface663 m83 *

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈53 spaces; 79 m away, ≈16 spaces; 80 m away, ≈19 spaces; 99 m away, ≈116 spaces; 116 m away, ≈5 spaces; 120 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (1.3 km, 1 ports); 51 Dockside Dr. (1.5 km, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (1.5 km, 6 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 26, 2000

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,501 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 58% of the total, against 2,579 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the west (255 of 439). Evening rush dominates here: 1,002 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 763 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 7.3% 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. The count is 26 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2000, 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 · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,501eastbound · 255 bikes · 7.3% heavy
Total vehicles6,0801,398 pedestrians · 439 cyclists · 7.3% heavy
From the east2,579westbound · 184 bikes · 7.4% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour763 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,002 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jul 26, 2000

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 Bright St between Lane N of King and E of Bright and Bright Street Playground Trl, 96 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2002 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 45 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 50 km/h or more. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day. The reading is 24 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Shuter St (160 m away, 30 km/h limit), 21% of the 57,521 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bright St · Lane N of King and E of Bright – Bright Street Playground Trl · 96 mNov 2002 · 3 days66739 km/h45 km/h50 km/h
Queen St E · Sumach St – Fee Pl · 104 mNov 2015 · 7 days10,434

School-zone speed sign 160 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 41 km/h
Over the limit47%
40 km/h or more21%

Shuter St (eastbound), 437 Shuter St · 57,521 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 2017, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (22%) involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions9#4449 of 5,508
With an injury2#3904 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201413latest May 22, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Eight thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle810street/outdoor (8)
Bicycle theft610street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 17, 2023. 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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Bright a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 9 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 & Bright?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Jul 26, 2000, 66% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Bright?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bright St between Lane N of King and E of Bright and Bright Street Playground Trl (November 2002), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 160 m away (30 km/h), 21% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Queen & Bright?

The nearest Green P car park is 100 Cooperage Street (395 m away, 86 spaces). The City's mapping shows 805 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,170 spaces — 86 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (1.3 km).

How do I get to Queen & Bright by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 46 m away; bus routes 121, 65, 202, 75, 114 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Sumach St, 263 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Bright?

19 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 278 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Los Gyros (45 m), The Rosebud (160 m), Sumach Espresso (173 m), Kibo Sushi House (193 m) and The Sumach By Chartwell (193 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 & Bright?

The nearest is Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom, 480 Shuter St, 222 m away (View outdoor rink hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (246 m); Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom (520 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 & Bright?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,114 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre (191 m, 179 spaces), Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (219 m, 52 spaces) and Kinder College Early Learning Centre (347 m, 103 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Bright?

61 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,526 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 123 Sackville St (163 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 540 Queen St E (171 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 585 King St E (243 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 10 Tracy St (246 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 61 is 90 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 & Bright?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and six 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Bright in?

Queen & Bright is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Historic Queen East Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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