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Queen & Claremont

Queen St W & Claremont St · Toronto, Ontario · West Queen West · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · West Queen West BIA

Queen & Claremont, in West Queen West, in central Toronto, was an above-average intersection for traffic, with a well-used cycling route through it — that was the City's last count here, in 2011. Nearby are 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
9,865
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 21, 2011
831 pedestrians · 1,166 cyclists
Collisions
53
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1974 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
11 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
65/100
city median 48 · #1,227 of 5,672
54 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 122 m

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Queen & Claremont

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Apr 21, 2011

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 4,644 westbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 875. Most cyclists arrived from the west (624 of 1,166). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,516 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 9% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,388). Trucks and buses were 6.0% 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 16,177 vehicles. The count is 16 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2011, 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 north875southbound · 0 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the west4,346eastbound · 624 bikes · 6.0% heavy
Total vehicles9,865831 pedestrians · 1,166 cyclists · 6.0% heavy
From the east4,644westbound · 490 bikes · 6.4% heavy
From the south0northbound · 52 bikes · 0.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,388 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,516 from 4:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

2023 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 7. 6% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 18, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Feb 12, 2011.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions53#1974 of 5,519
With an injury3
Property damage only45
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist2
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Feb 12, 2011

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Speeds here, last measured in 2022

The City's counter on Claremont St between Lane N of Robinson and W of Manning and Lane S of Dundas and W of Manning (336 m away) recorded an average of 33 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 41 km/h. That segment carries about 2,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St W · Gore Vale Ave – Strachan Ave · 232 mNov 2015 · 7 days20,724———
Claremont St · Lane N of Robinson and W of Manning – Lane S of Dundas and W of Manning · 336 mJun 2022 · 7 days2,66733 km/h41 km/h46 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
501 504 508 511 505 nearest 15 m
TTC bus
63 nearest 588 m · 7 min
Blue Night
301 304 305 307 363
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Claremont St; Queen St West at Niagara St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Niagara St / Queen St W 62 m · 11 docks · 30 stations, 612 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
24 car parks · about 2,399 spaces
EV charging
10 Palmerston Ave · 321 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 1051 Queen Street W (921 m), 248 Shaw St (932 m)
Bike parking
139 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
42 mapped lots within 500 m, 546 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
803 Richmond St W · Surface278 m4856% (Q1 2026)
201 Claremont St · Surface675 m4361% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface833 m12054% (Q1 2026)
18 Ossington Ave · Surface861 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage940 m152 *—

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

You can do a shop on foot from here: Trinity Market is 122 m away, one of two grocery stores within 300 m. Four specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest The Roasted Nut at 102 m. There are 54 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 341 eating places within a kilometre — 8.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Cafe23, 21 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Medsexpert Pharmacy, 37 m away; 11 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Toronto Western Hospital, 1.2 km away, then Kensington Eye Institute at 1.8 km. For seniors' housing: Maynard Nursing Home, a long-term care home 1.0 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Cafe23 · 728 Queen St W21 m
  • Ihalo Krunch · 831 Queen St W23 m
  • Kebab Bazari · 839 Queen St W26 m
  • Desi Bar & Grill · 815 Queen St W34 m
  • Thai Elephant · 813 Queen St W Unit-Main37 m
54 within 300 m · 341 within 1 km
Grocery
Trinity Market 122 m · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
The Roasted Nut 102 m · 4 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Medsexpert Pharmacy 37 m · 11 within 1 km
Child care
  • Garrison Creek Community Day Care · 152 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day310 m · 4 min
  • Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre · 136 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day335 m · 4 min
  • Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) · 35 spaces, school age · fee subsidy506 m · 6 min
6 licensed centres · 566 spaces within 1 km · 5 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.455 m · 5 min
  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible467 m · 6 min
Drinking water: Trinity Bellwoods Park 334 m · 4 min
Health and care
  • Toronto Western Hospital · hospital site1.2 km · 14 min
  • Kensington Eye Institute · hospital site1.8 km · 22 min
  • Maynard Nursing Home · long-term care home1 km · 12 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (27)
and 22 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (12)
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 268 m · 3 min
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 310 m · 4 min
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 335 m · 4 min
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 506 m · 6 min
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 789 m · 9 min
and 7 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.1 km · 13 min
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.3 km · 16 min
Places of interest
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 698 m · 8 min
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 736 m · 9 min
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 1 km · 11 min
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km · 13 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

65of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,227 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 54 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit14/28

    5 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go5/14

    library 1.1 km away · 6 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation8/10

    1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    3 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

14 registered apartment buildings with 1,585 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 798 Richmond St W (140 m, 525 units, 13 storeys, built 1970), which scored 89 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 14 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
798 Richmond St W · Akelius Canada Ltd52513197089 · Jul 2025140 m
15 Gore Vale Ave · Terrance Goldthorpe103192645 · Aug 2026247 m
800 Adelaide St W social housing · Homes First Society503198788 · Aug 2026354 m · 4 min
138 Claremont St social housing · Neighbours Community Homes183199490 · Aug 2025467 m · 6 min
115 Euclid Ave163193088 · Jul 2026504 m · 6 min
900 Queen St W social housing · Artscape Non-Profit Housing Inc.223199681 · Jul 2024507 m · 6 min

14 registered buildings · 1,585 units · 8 social housing · tallest 13 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310street/outdoor (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft320other (2), street/outdoor (1)

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 West Queen West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Claremont a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 53 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 & Claremont?

An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2011. Its latest count is from Apr 21, 2011, about today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Queen & Claremont a walkable intersection?

Queen & Claremont scores 65 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,227 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 54 places to eat within 300 m; 3 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Claremont?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Claremont St between Lane N of Robinson and W of Manning and Lane S of Dundas and W of Manning (June 2022), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 41 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Claremont?

The nearest Green P car park is 803 Richmond St W (278 m away, 48 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 546 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,370 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (321 m).

How do I get to Queen & Claremont by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 511 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 15 m away; bus route 63 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at Claremont St, 588 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Claremont?

54 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 341 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Cafe23 (21 m), Ihalo Krunch (23 m), Kebab Bazari (26 m), Desi Bar & Grill (34 m) and Thai Elephant (37 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Queen & Claremont?

The nearest is Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom, 790 Queen St W, 455 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom (467 m); Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom (487 m).

Is there child care near Queen & Claremont?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 566 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garrison Creek Community Day Care (310 m, 152 spaces), Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre (335 m, 136 spaces) and Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) (506 m, 35 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Claremont?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,585 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 798 Richmond St W (140 m, 525 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 15 Gore Vale Ave (247 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 45), 800 Adelaide St W (354 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 138 Claremont St (467 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 84 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Queen & Claremont?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the West Queen West page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Claremont in?

Queen & Claremont is in West Queen West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 162). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the West Queen West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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