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Queen & Denison

Queen St W & Denison Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Wellington Place · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Queen Street West BIA

Queen & Denison is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic. It sits in Wellington Place, in the downtown core. At the corner: a bike lane and parks. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
5,496
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 16, 2022
1,845 pedestrians · 258 cyclists
Collisions
47
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 32 property damage · #2169 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1273 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 690 vehicles an hour, 59% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 3.0 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 4.7% of vehicle volume, about 6.1× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 4.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 35%, from 20 in 2016–2020 to 27 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 47 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Queen & Denison

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501511510504508505 nearest 59 m
Blue Night
301310304305307
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Augusta Ave
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Denison Ave installed 2017
Bike Share
Portland St / Queen St W 79 m · 15 docks · 60 stations, 1,180 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 (32)
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 307 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 397 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 404 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 500 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 719 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 757 m
  • and 26 more
Parks (47)
  • Portland Street Parkette162 m
  • St. Andrew's Playground209 m
  • Randy Padmore Park215 m
  • Adelaide Place Parkette335 m
  • Alexandra Park427 m
  • Victoria Memorial Square Park580 m
  • and 41 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch616 m
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 170 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 171 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 323 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 346 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 619 m
  • The WellLandmark · 686 m
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 826 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 835 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 113 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 11 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 363 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Baby's Cabaret, 7 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés113 within 300 m · 363 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience11 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
S-Convenience · 486 Queen St W Unit-486.5grocery4 mPassed, Jun 2026
Baby's Cabaret · 563 Queen St W Unit-5637 mPassed, Jul 2026
Shawarma Royale · 565 Queen St W11 mPassed, Aug 2026
Midnight Cookie-Queen · 561 Queen St W15 mPassed, Mar 2026
Comma · 490 Queen St W17 mPassed, Aug 2026
Saku · 478 Queen St W23 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
La Palette · 492 Queen St W23 mPassed, Jan 2026
Wendy's · 484 Queen St W26 mPassed, Sep 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 Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 462 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 206 m away at Randy Padmore Park.

  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    462 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    499 m
  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    646 m
Drinking water
Randy Padmore Park drinking fountain · 206 m; St. Andrew's Playground bottle filling station · 213 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,269 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (268 m, 36 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,269 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 18
  • Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 75 Augusta Sq
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    268 m
  • Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha · 20 Brant St
    26 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    307 m
  • George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre · 96 Denison Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    404 m
  • Jingbao (Downtown) Bilingual Children's Centre (96 Denison Avenue) · 96 Denison Ave
    65 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    404 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (741 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 741 m33 Claremont St
Police52 Division · 1.1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1.5 km339 Queens Quay 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

Within a kilometre there are 37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,826 rental units — 18 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 163 Portland St (74 m, 46 units, 4 storeys, built 1991), which scored 85 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 37 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 52 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 16 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings37 · 4,826 units · 18 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202652 across the 37
Open fire-code violations16
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
163 Portland Stsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.464199185 · Jul 2024374 m
525 Richmond St W10310200381 · Aug 20240106 m
20 Vanauley StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1358198690 · Sep 20240174 m
165 Bathurst St · Hazelview Properties Inc476191879 · Jul 20251272 m
552 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.845200593 · Jul 20250297 m
91 Augusta AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation25714196886 · Jul 20251 · 2 fire324 m
164 Grange Ave · Grange Apartments Inc.243197071 · Jul 20250390 m
170 Vanauley WalkToronto Community Housing · Atikson Co-Op406196988 · Aug 20260423 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 lots743 lots · ≈20,700 spaces · 62.1 ha
Within 500 m88 lots · ≈1,840 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 5,036 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 150 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking213 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 51 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.5 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Denison Ave · Surface63 m12054% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface452 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface476 m2295% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage632 m33231% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage705 m3797% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 56 m away, ≈6 spaces; 66 m away, ≈4 spaces; 67 m away, ≈8 spaces; 72 m away, ≈102 spaces (Green P); 75 m away, ≈6 spaces (Green P); 110 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Palmerston Ave (503 m, 2 ports); 10 Soho St. (586 m, 4 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1.4 km, 4 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 16, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 2,521 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 496 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (147 of 258). Evening rush dominates here: 866 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 740 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north496southbound · 18 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the west2,521eastbound · 147 bikes · 4.7% heavy
Total vehicles5,4961,845 pedestrians · 258 cyclists · 4.2% heavy
From the east2,479westbound · 93 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour740 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour866 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 16, 2022

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 Denison Ave between Queen St W and Lane N of Queen and E of Ryerson, 22 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2026 put the average speed at 21 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 29 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 34 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,100 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Denison Ave · Queen St W – Lane N of Queen and E of Ryerson · 22 mJun 2026 · 3 days2,14421 km/h29 km/h34 km/h
Queen St W · Ryerson Ave – Bathurst St · 202 mNov 2019 · 4 days6,609

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 2023, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 7 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Nov 23, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions47#2169 of 5,508
With an injury7#2307 of 4,660
Property damage only32
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian3#1365 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1317 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
All since 201456latest Nov 23, 2025

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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jan 5, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1273 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#724 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 5, 2023

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

Five thefts from vehicles and nine 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 been steady at around 1.4 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle511street/outdoor (5)
Bicycle theft941street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 23, 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 Wellington Place.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Denison a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1273 of 1,505), out of 47 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 & Denison?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Nov 16, 2022, 59% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Denison?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Denison Ave between Queen St W and Lane N of Queen and E of Ryerson (June 2026), found an average of 21 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 29 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Denison?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Denison Ave (63 m away, 120 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 743 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,700 spaces — 88 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (150 m).

How do I get to Queen & Denison by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 511, 510, 504 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 59 m away.

What restaurants are near Queen & Denison?

113 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 363 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Baby's Cabaret (7 m), Shawarma Royale (11 m), Midnight Cookie-Queen (15 m), Comma (17 m) and Saku (23 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 & Denison?

The nearest is Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 275 Bathurst St, 462 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (499 m); Bellevue Square Park Washroom (646 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 & Denison?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,269 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (268 m, 36 spaces), Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha (307 m, 26 spaces) and George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre (404 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Denison?

37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,826 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 163 Portland St (74 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 525 Richmond St W (106 m, 103 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 20 Vanauley St (174 m, 135 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 165 Bathurst St (272 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 79). The average RentSafeTO score across the 37 is 87 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 & Denison?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and nine 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 Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Denison in?

Queen & Denison is in Wellington Place (City of Toronto neighbourhood 164). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Queen Street West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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