Toronto · intersection

Queen & Duncan

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

In Wellington Place, in the downtown core, Queen & Duncan is a mid-volume intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Osgoode Station, 2 schools within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Union Station GO 904 m away.

Traffic volume
9,165
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 9, 2025
29,994 pedestrians · 2,131 cyclists · #1767 busiest
Collisions
47
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 33 property damage · #2170 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Osgoode Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 23 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 650 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 57% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 3.3 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 23.3% of vehicle volume, about 30× the typical share. On average 4.7 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 5.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 48%, from 31 in 2016–2020 to 16 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Duncan

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Osgoode Station (Line 1)239 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)413 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)442 m; Union Station (Line 1)824 m; Queen Station (Line 1)852 m; King Station (Line 1)916 m; TMU Station (Line 1)944 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville904 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 816 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 949 m
Streetcar
501504508505503510506509 nearest 82 m
TTC bus
191397114202121 nearest 614 m
Blue Night
301304305310306320
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at St Patrick St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St W / John St 150 m · 23 docks · 60 stations, 1,320 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 (36)
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 161 m
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 191 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 276 m
  • OCAD University - Main Building 416 977-6000University · 341 m
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 366 m
  • Contact Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 402 m
  • and 30 more
Parks (50)
  • St. Patricks Square111 m
  • Grange Park333 m
  • Grasett Park335 m
  • David Pecaut Square457 m
  • Gallery Park501 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square531 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch571 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 102 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 120 m
  • Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 136 m
  • Campbell HouseMuseum · 194 m
  • Four Seasons Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 304 m
  • Royal Alexandra TheatrePerforming Arts · 354 m
  • Osgoode HallLandmark · 356 m
  • Princess of Wales TheatrePerforming Arts · 371 m
Signal
2502, activated 2020 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/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 105 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 12 grocery and convenience stores, and 366 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Aristos Souvlaki & Gyros, 6 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés105 within 300 m · 366 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience12 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Aristos Souvlaki & Gyros · 265 Queen St W6 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Zen · 263 Queen St W Flr-112 mPassed, Jul 2026
Subway · 267 Queen St W14 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Rudy · 69 Duncan St16 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions
Touhenboku · 261 Queen St W23 mPassed, Aug 2026
Ginger Restaurant · 212 Queen St W23 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Marvelous By Fred · 224 Queen St W23 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Salad King · 224 Queen St W Unit-223 mPassed, Jul 2026

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 Harrison Pool Washroom, 148 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 94 m away at St. Patricks Square.

  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    148 m
  • Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    303 m
  • Grange Park North Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    314 m
Drinking water
St. Patricks Square drinking fountain · 94 m; Grange Park bottle filling station · 293 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

23 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,540 spaces; 16 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kinder College Early Learning Centre (117 m, 97 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km23 centres · 1,540 spaces
Fee subsidy16 of 23
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 218 Richmond St W
    97 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    117 m
  • Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. · 300 Richmond St W
    62 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    215 m
  • Life-Bridge Child Care · 330 University Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    222 m
  • University Settlement Day Care Centre · 23 Grange Rd
    54 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    261 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (213 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (444 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 332 · 213 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 444 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.1 km58 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

36 registered apartment buildings with 5,233 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 17 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 20 St Patrick St (83 m, 256 units, 14 storeys, built 1982), which scored 82 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 79 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 33 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 5,233 units · 17 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202679 across the 36
Open fire-code violations33
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 20246 · 7 fire83 m
168 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 20254166 m
190 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation264199293 · Aug 20260213 m
50 Stephanie St · Bernada Properties28424196680 · Jul 20250275 m
11 Sullivan StToronto Community Housing · TCH173192383 · Sep 20242367 m
127 St Patrick StToronto Community Housing · TCH5412198092 · Aug 20240400 m
248 Simcoe StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation5312199192 · Aug 20240411 m
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253514 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 lots860 lots · ≈22,100 spaces · 66.3 ha
Within 500 m45 lots · ≈910 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 6,672 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 357 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking331 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 69 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (550 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Queen St W · Garage490 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface588 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface610 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface670 m27 *
40 Larch St · Garage682 m33231% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 43 m away, ≈8 spaces; 68 m away, ≈91 spaces; 92 m away, ≈65 spaces; 160 m away, ≈13 spaces; 160 m away, ≈5 spaces; 166 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (550 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (550 m, 40 ports); 40 York St (738 m, 12 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 — 14-hour, Sep 9, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 4,476 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 999. Most cyclists arrived from the west (981 of 2,131). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 831 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 15% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (725). Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north0southbound · 49 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,690eastbound · 981 bikes · 3.3% heavy
Total vehicles9,16529,994 pedestrians · 2,131 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east4,476westbound · 826 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the south999northbound · 275 bikes · 3.2% heavy
AM peak hour725 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour831 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 9, 2025

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 Queen St W between University Ave and Simcoe St (202 m away, Nov 2019) recorded volume only — about 6,604 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St W · University Ave – Simcoe St · 202 mNov 2019 · 4 days6,604

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

2019 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 9% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 11% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions47#2170 of 5,508
With an injury4#3066 of 4,660
Property damage only33
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian2#1945 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#870 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201459latest Jun 16, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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 13 thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.6 a year before that. 62% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 44% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1300street/outdoor (8), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft940street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 6, 2025. 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 & Duncan a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 47 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 & Duncan?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1767 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 57% of the median for a counted intersection, and #34 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Queen & Duncan?

The nearest Green P car park is 110 Queen St W (490 m away, 1,636 spaces, 28% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 860 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,100 spaces — 45 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (357 m).

How do I get to Queen & Duncan by transit?

Osgoode Station (Line 1) is 239 m away; Union Station GO is 904 m away; streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 505 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 82 m away; bus routes 19, 13, 97, 114, 202, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at St Patrick St, 614 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Duncan?

105 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 366 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Aristos Souvlaki & Gyros (6 m), The Zen (12 m), Subway (14 m), Rudy (16 m) and Touhenboku (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 & Duncan?

The nearest is Harrison Pool Washroom, 15 Stephanie St, 148 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Grange Park South Washroom (303 m); Grange Park North Washroom (314 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 & Duncan?

23 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,540 spaces in total; 16 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kinder College Early Learning Centre (117 m, 97 spaces), Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. (215 m, 62 spaces) and Life-Bridge Child Care (222 m, 57 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Duncan?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,233 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 20 St Patrick St (83 m, 256 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 168 John St (166 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 190 John St (213 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 50 Stephanie St (275 m, 284 units, RentSafeTO score 80). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 is 89 out of 100. 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 & Duncan?

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and nine 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 Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Duncan in?

Queen & Duncan 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