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Queen & Dovercourt

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

Queen & Dovercourt is an intersection of typical volume, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in West Queen West, in central Toronto. It has a live City traffic camera and parks at the corner. Nearby: Exhibition GO 925 m away and 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
8,891
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 2, 2022
4,821 pedestrians · 821 cyclists
Collisions
173
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 135 property damage · #604 of 5,508 · +11 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #411 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 31 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,110 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 9.2% of vehicle volume, about 12× the typical share. On average 17 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 5.6× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 28%, from 76 in 2016–2020 to 97 in 2021–2025. About one in 87 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Dovercourt

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Queen St W & Dovercourt Rd — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8257 · Queen St W & Dovercourt Rd
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The City's own feed for Queen & Dovercourt, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8257 · Queen St W & Dovercourt Rd
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Exhibition GO — Lakeshore West925 m
Streetcar
501504508505509511 nearest 15 m
TTC bus
6329402 nearest 290 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301304305363329307
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Dovercourt Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St W / Dovercourt Rd 52 m · 11 docks · 39 stations, 803 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 (17)
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 484 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 593 m
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 902 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 913 m
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 11 more
Parks (40)
  • Paul E. Garfinkel Park77 m
  • Lisgar Park162 m
  • Osler Playground284 m
  • Joseph Workman Park453 m
  • Rita Cox Park453 m
  • Pessoa Park509 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch863 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 90 m
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.1 km
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.2 km
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.2 km
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.4 km
Signal
0556, activated 1951 · FT · leading pedestrian interval North/South/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 48 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 352 eating places within a kilometre — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bar Poet, 6 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés48 within 300 m · 352 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bar Poet · 1090 Queen St W6 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Castle & Coal · 1092 Queen St W21 mPassed, Jul 2026
Iq Food Co · 1092 Queen St Wgrocery26 mPassed, May 2026
The Good Son · 1096 Queen St W26 mPassed, Aug 2025
Ramona's · 1089 Queen St W29 mPassed, Mar 2024
Onefivesix · 1100 Queen St W Unit-10134 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Dog and Bear · 1100 Queen St W34 mPassed, May 2026
Piquette Wine Bar · 1084 Queen St Wgrocery40 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 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 Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 677 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 86 m away at Paul E. Garfinkel Park.

  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    677 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    705 m
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    931 m
Drinking water
Paul E. Garfinkel Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 86 m; Osler Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 269 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 682 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Queen Street Childcare Centre (215 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 682 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 11
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    215 m
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 1100 King St W
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    374 m
  • Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care · 49 Givins St
    121 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    484 m
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    551 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (917 m) and the nearest ambulance station 647 m away.

FireFire Station 346 · 1.1 km90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 917 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 647 m1288 Queen St 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

53 registered apartment buildings with 4,819 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 13 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 55 Lisgar St (109 m, 116 units, 9 storeys, built 2005), which scored 96 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 53 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 96 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings53 · 4,819 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202696 across the 53
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 20261109 m
45 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation29114201091 · Aug 202620189 m
8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited114193291 · Jul 20250237 m
100 Lower Ossington Ave · Killam Apartment REIT1798201391 · Aug 20240278 m
1176 Queen St W253191554 · Jul 20260281 m
180 Sudbury Stsocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society19018201182 · Sep 20242 · 2 fire289 m
1100 King St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services - Kings Club Residences Inc.506352019100 · Aug 20262 · 1 fire374 m
345 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.2008198483 · Jul 20253505 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 lots635 lots · ≈26,330 spaces · 79 ha
Within 500 m37 lots · ≈1,640 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 1,765 spaces
EV charging (City)1051 Queen Street W · 156 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking127 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 66 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface51 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage213 m12460% (Q1 2026)
18 Ossington Ave · Surface280 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage524 m152 *
34 Hanna Ave · Surface618 m14669% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 103 m away, ≈15 spaces; 118 m away, ≈27 spaces; 127 m away, ≈25 spaces; 171 m away, ≈19 spaces; 178 m away, ≈8 spaces; 212 m away, ≈26 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (236 m, 16 ports); 1224 KING ST W (705 m, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (738 m, 2 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 2, 2022

The east leg carries the load — 3,554 westbound vehicles, or 40% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 847. Most cyclists arrived from the west (354 of 821). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,224 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,319 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. 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 north847southbound · 104 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the west3,446eastbound · 354 bikes · 6.2% heavy
Total vehicles8,8914,821 pedestrians · 821 cyclists · 4.5% heavy
From the east3,554westbound · 271 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the south1,044northbound · 92 bikes · 3.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,224 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,319 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 2, 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

The City's counter on Dovercourt Rd between Lane S of Queen and E of Lisgar and Queen St W (26 m away) recorded an average of 16 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 25 km/h. That segment carries about 3,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Dovercourt Road between Queen St W and Sudbury St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St W · Fennings St – Dovercourt Rd · 24 mNov 2019 · 4 days6,771
Dovercourt Rd · Lane S of Queen and E of Lisgar – Queen St W · 26 mNov 2022 · 3 days3,49216 km/h25 km/h30 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Dovercourt Road · Queen St W – Sudbury St
    3 speed humps

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 27 collisions. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 29 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 11 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions173#604 of 5,508
With an injury12#1489 of 4,660
Property damage only135
Fail to remain29
Involving a pedestrian5#775 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#210 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified26
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11
All since 2014230latest Jun 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. The most recent was on Jul 12, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#411 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#725 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20063latest Jul 12, 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

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.0 a year. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 47% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1530street/outdoor (12), other (2)
Bicycle theft1550apartment parking (7), commercial premises (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 10, 2024. 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 & Dovercourt a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#411 of 1,505), out of 173 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 & Dovercourt?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Nov 2, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Dovercourt?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dovercourt Rd between Lane S of Queen and E of Lisgar and Queen St W (November 2022), found an average of 16 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 25 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Dovercourt?

The nearest Green P car park is 110 Dovercourt Rd (51 m away, 8 spaces). The City's mapping shows 635 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,330 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1051 Queen Street W (156 m).

How do I get to Queen & Dovercourt by transit?

Exhibition GO is 925 m away; streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 505 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 15 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 402, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at Dovercourt Rd, 290 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Dovercourt?

48 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 352 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bar Poet (6 m), Castle & Coal (21 m), The Good Son (26 m), Ramona's (29 m) and Onefivesix (34 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 & Dovercourt?

The nearest is Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 155 Crawford St, 677 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (705 m); Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (931 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 & Dovercourt?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 682 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Queen Street Childcare Centre (215 m, 49 spaces), Kids & Company King and Highline (374 m, 74 spaces) and Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (484 m, 121 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Dovercourt?

53 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,819 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 55 Lisgar St (109 m, 116 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 45 Lisgar St (189 m, 291 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 8 Beaconsfield Ave (237 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 100 Lower Ossington Ave (278 m, 179 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 53 is 89 out of 100; 2 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 & Dovercourt?

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and 15 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 West Queen West page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Dovercourt in?

Queen & Dovercourt 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