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Queen & Davies

Queen St E & Davies Ave · Toronto, Ontario · South Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth · Riverside District BIA

Queen & Davies, in South Riverdale, is an intersection of typical volume, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: parks. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
13,192
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 15, 2025
3,029 pedestrians · 1,005 cyclists
Collisions
84
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured · #1316 of 5,519
Getting there
1
TTC stop within 100 m
14 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
62/100
city median 48 · #1,419 of 5,672
15 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 401 m

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Queen & Davies

Traffic and safety

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

Traffic volume14-hour count · Apr 15, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 7,261 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 8 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (520 of 1,005). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,301 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,355 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 18 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north8southbound · 9 bikes · 25.0% heavy
From the west7,261eastbound · 520 bikes · 2.5% heavy
Total vehicles13,1923,029 pedestrians · 1,005 cyclists · 2.8% heavy
From the east5,156westbound · 469 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the south767northbound · 7 bikes · 2.6% heavy

Peak hours: 1,301 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,355 from 4:45 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

The worst year was 2016, with 15 collisions; 2025 recorded 9. 19 collisions (23%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Nov 7, 2024.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions84#1316 of 5,519
With an injury19#899 of 4,669
Property damage only54
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian5#651 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
Killed or seriously injured1#598 of 1,505
Fatal1
Involving a pedestrian1#285 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Nov 7, 2024

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 2017

On Davies Ave between Thompson St and Matilda St, 144 m from the corner, a 2-day count in November 2017 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Davies Ave · Thompson St – Matilda St · 144 mNov 2017 · 2 days49939 km/h48 km/h52 km/h
Queen St E · Fee Pl – River St · 320 mNov 2015 · 7 days10,776———

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
501 503 504 508 505 506 nearest 80 m
TTC bus
121 202 65 nearest 273 m · 3 min
Blue Night
301 304 305 306 365
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Carroll St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Thompson St / Carroll St 184 m · 15 docks · 18 stations, 342 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
14 car parks · about 1,576 spaces
EV charging
220 Carlaw Ave. · 1.2 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking
26 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 80 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
52 mapped lots within 500 m, 566 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
111 Broadview Ave · Surface342 m9256% (Q1 2026)
136 Broadview Ave · Surface397 m2273% (Q1 2026)
83 Tannery Road · Garage678 m27 *—
100 Cooperage Street · Garage776 m86 *—
373 Front Street East · Surface1 km450 *—

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

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Ranik Market, 401 m away. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Blackbird Baking Co. at 81 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 15 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 142 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Il Ponte, 29 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Healthshield Pharmacy, 313 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, 1.0 km away. For seniors' housing: The Sumach By Chartwell, a retirement home 743 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Il Ponte · 625 Queen St E Unit-10729 m
  • Dark Horse Espresso Bar · 630 Queen St E50 m
  • Album Cafe · 639 Queen St E89 m
  • Red Container · 639 Queen St E Unit-Rear89 m
  • Boost Bar Cafe · 672 Queen St E205 m
15 within 300 m · 142 within 1 km
Grocery
Ranik Market 401 m · 5 min · 6 within 1 km
Food shops
Blackbird Baking Co. 81 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Healthshield Pharmacy 313 m · 4 min · 5 within 1 km
Child care
  • Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre · 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day409 m · 5 min
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 103 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day595 m · 7 min
  • George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre · 179 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day758 m · 9 min
6 licensed centres · 630 spaces within 1 km · 4 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · accessible677 m · 8 min
  • Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed775 m · 9 min
Drinking water: Riverside Common Park 152 m; Joel Weeks Park 234 m
Health and care
  • Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital · hospital site1 km · 12 min
  • The Sumach By Chartwell · retirement home743 m · 9 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 (36)
  • Riverside Common Park160 m
  • Joel Weeks Park235 m
  • King/Queen Triangle249 m
  • Thompson Street Parkette304 m · 4 min
  • Underpass Park449 m · 5 min
and 31 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (12)
  • Queen Alexandra Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 648 m · 8 min
  • Seed Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 721 m · 9 min
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 730 m · 9 min
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 758 m · 9 min
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 787 m · 9 min
and 7 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch490 m · 6 min
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1 km · 12 min
Places of interest
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km · 14 min
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 1.2 km · 15 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.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,419 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food21/30

    6 grocery stores within 1 km · 15 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit17/28

    9 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go10/14

    library 490 m away · 8 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    5 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care4/8

    nearest school 0.6 km · 1 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

Within a kilometre there are 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,999 rental units — 17 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 Matilda St (306 m, 56 units, 4 storeys, built 2008), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 20 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
50 Matilda St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation564200895 · Nov 2025306 m · 4 min
40 Lower River St Toronto Community Housing · TCH594201497 · Jun 2026344 m · 4 min
585 King St E Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1288201499 · Nov 2025360 m · 4 min
540 Queen St E Toronto Community Housing · TCH446198493 · Nov 2025380 m · 5 min
45 St Lawrence St Toronto Community Housing · TCH504198096 · Jun 2026450 m · 5 min
179 Broadview Ave social housing · Neighbours Community Homes414199285 · Aug 2026536 m · 6 min

20 registered buildings · 1,999 units · 17 social housing · tallest 29 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

15 thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.0 a year. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 100% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1570street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (3)
Bicycle theft500apartment parking (5)

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 South Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Davies a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#598 of 1,505), out of 84 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 & Davies?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Apr 15, 2025, 82% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Queen & Davies a walkable intersection?

Queen & Davies scores 62 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,419 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: 5 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; library 490 m away · 8 places of interest within 1.5 km; 6 grocery stores within 1 km · 15 places to eat within 300 m.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Davies?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Davies Ave between Thompson St and Matilda St (November 2017), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Davies?

The nearest Green P car park is 111 Broadview Ave (342 m away, 92 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 566 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,840 spaces — 52 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 220 Carlaw Ave. (1.2 km).

How do I get to Queen & Davies by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 80 m away; bus routes 121, 202, 65 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Carroll St, 273 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Davies?

15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 142 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Il Ponte (29 m), Dark Horse Espresso Bar (50 m), Album Cafe (89 m), Red Container (89 m) and Boost Bar Cafe (205 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Queen & Davies?

The nearest is Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom, 480 Shuter St, 677 m away, with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom (775 m); Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom (837 m).

Is there child care near Queen & Davies?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 630 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre (409 m, 72 spaces), Kinder College Early Learning Centre (595 m, 103 spaces) and George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre (758 m, 179 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Davies?

20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,999 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 Matilda St (306 m, 56 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 40 Lower River St (344 m, 59 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 585 King St E (360 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 540 Queen St E (380 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 is 91 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Queen & Davies?

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the South Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Davies in?

Queen & Davies is in South Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 070). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher. The corner falls inside the Riverside District Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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