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Queen & Church

Queen St E & Church St · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Historic Queen East BIA

Queen & Church, in Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core, is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a park and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Queen Station (Line 1) 299 m away and Union Station GO 1.0 km away.

Traffic volume
9,062
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 29, 2023
7,474 pedestrians · 734 cyclists
Collisions
212
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
28 with an injury · 160 property damage · #472 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 2 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #404 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
Queen Station 299 m · 8 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 84 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,130 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.2 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 8.1% of vehicle volume, about 10× the typical share. On average 21 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 6.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged down 6%, from 109 in 2016–2020 to 103 in 2021–2025. About one in 106 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Church

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen Station (Line 1)299 m; King Station (Line 1)434 m; TMU Station (Line 1)510 m; Union Station (Line 1)873 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)910 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)929 m; College Station (Line 1)1 km; St Patrick Station (Line 1)1 km
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville1 km
VIA Rail
Toronto 1 km
Streetcar
501503504508505506509510 nearest 16 m
TTC bus
97197512111420265 nearest 284 m
Blue Night
301304305306310320365
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Church St at Queen St East; Queen St East at Church St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Bond St / Queen St E 78 m · 37 docks · 60 stations, 1,458 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 (45)
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 264 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 279 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 282 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 287 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 297 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - SecondaryEnglish Separate · 308 m
  • and 39 more
Parks (59)
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park152 m
  • Courthouse Square Park301 m
  • Arena Gardens302 m
  • St. James Park336 m
  • Cloud Gardens388 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden407 m
  • and 53 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch650 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch687 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Massey HallPerforming Arts · 276 m
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 292 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 338 m
  • Mackenzie HouseMuseum · 351 m
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 358 m
  • CAA Ed Mirvish TheatrePerforming Arts · 374 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 406 m
  • CF Toronto Eaton CentreLandmark · 422 m
Signal
0019, activated 1983 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval 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

There are 58 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores, and 365 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is McDonalds, 15 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés58 within 300 m · 365 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 35 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
McDonalds · 127 Church St15 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ali Babas · 73 Queen St E25 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 4 infractions
Crown Variety & Gifts · 75 Queen St Egrocery29 mPassed, Jun 2024
The Carbon Bar · 99 Queen St E78 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Bottega Della Piadina · 60 Richmond St E78 mPassed, Mar 2026
McVeigh's New Windsor Tavern · 124 Church St Unit-293 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Makilala · 105 Church St99 mPassed, May 2026
Dominos Pizza · 67 Richmond St E100 mPassed, Jan 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 John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 502 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 156 m away at 45 Dalhousie Street Park.

  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    502 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    514 m
  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    553 m
Drinking water
45 Dalhousie Street Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 156 m; Courthouse Square Park drinking fountain · 302 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 856 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bloomsbury Academy (135 m, 44 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km14 centres · 856 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 14
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    135 m
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    418 m
  • Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. · 14 Pembroke St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    470 m
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 14 Trinity Sq
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    483 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (826 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 110 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 826 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 1.1 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 110 m58 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

80 registered apartment buildings with 11,003 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 46 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 60 Richmond St E (79 m, 50 units, 8 storeys, built 1990), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 80 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 137 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 77 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings80 · 11,003 units · 46 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026137 across the 80
Open fire-code violations77
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 2026179 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251121 m
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire132 m
25 Mutual StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin9711198395 · Jul 20260170 m
160 Jarvis Stsocial housing · Thed Salvation Army Toronto Harbourlight Ministries986200998 · Jul 20260 · 3 fire221 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250223 m
147 Queen St Esocial housing · Fred Victor Centre767190095 · Nov 20250252 m
49 Mutual Stsocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.204191887 · Jul 20261255 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 lots888 lots · ≈26,370 spaces · 79.1 ha
Within 500 m48 lots · ≈1,520 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 8,376 spaces
EV charging (City)Yonge Street at Dundas St. · 545 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking244 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (635 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
37 Queen St E · Garage129 m63152% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface139 m2092% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage461 m26258% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage577 m25253% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage660 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 131 m away, ≈106 spaces; 143 m away, ≈22 spaces (Green P); 148 m away, ≈148 spaces; 195 m away, ≈19 spaces; 204 m away, ≈47 spaces; 209 m away, ≈18 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (635 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (635 m, 40 ports); 2 Church St. (776 m, 28 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, Jun 29, 2023

The east leg carries the load — 2,640 westbound vehicles, or 29% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 1,926. Most cyclists arrived from the north (327 of 734). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,238 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,261 from 4:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.3% 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 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 north2,460southbound · 327 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the west1,926eastbound · 103 bikes · 8.2% heavy
Total vehicles9,0627,474 pedestrians · 734 cyclists · 6.3% heavy
From the east2,640westbound · 154 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the south2,036northbound · 150 bikes · 8.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,238 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,261 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 29, 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 Church St between Ditty Lane and Queen St E (21 m away, Mar 2021) recorded volume only — about 3,984 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Church St · Ditty Lane – Queen St E · 21 mMar 2021 · 7 days3,984
Queen St E · Jarvis St – George St · 262 mMar 2021 · 7 days4,240

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

2016 was the peak year (35 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 29 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions212#472 of 5,508
With an injury28#562 of 4,660
Property damage only160
Fail to remain29
Involving a pedestrian7#467 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#272 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified24
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014262latest May 28, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. Both happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 25, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#404 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian2#146 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness2
All KSI since 20064latest Sep 25, 2025

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 16 thefts from vehicles and 30 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 17 in 2023–2025, about 5.7 a year, against 4.1 a year before that. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 47% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jan 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1622street/outdoor (10), house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft30150street/outdoor (14), commercial premises (10)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 9, 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 Downtown Yonge East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Church a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#404 of 1,505), out of 212 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 Queen & Church?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Jun 29, 2023, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Queen & Church?

The nearest Green P car park is 37 Queen St E (129 m away, 631 spaces, 52% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 888 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,370 spaces — 48 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Yonge Street at Dundas St. (545 m).

How do I get to Queen & Church by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 299 m away; Union Station GO is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 16 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 75, 121, 114, 202, 65 within 1 km (nearest stop: Church St at Queen St East, 284 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Church?

58 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 365 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are McDonalds (15 m), Ali Babas (25 m), The Carbon Bar (78 m), Bottega Della Piadina (78 m) and McVeigh's New Windsor Tavern (93 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 & Church?

The nearest is John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 150 Sherbourne St, 502 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: St Lawrence North (514 m); St Lawrence South (553 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 & Church?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 856 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bloomsbury Academy (135 m, 44 spaces), Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (418 m, 64 spaces) and Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. (470 m, 149 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Church?

80 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 11,003 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 60 Richmond St E (79 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 25 Dalhousie St (121 m, 240 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 30 Mutual St (132 m, 302 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 25 Mutual St (170 m, 97 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 80 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 Queen & Church?

Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and 30 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 Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Church in?

Queen & Church is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Historic Queen East Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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