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Queen & George

Queen St E & George St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Historic Queen East BIA

Queen & George, in Moss Park, in the downtown core, was a moderately travelled crossing, with a well-used cycling route through it — that was the City's last count here, in 2022. Nearby is Queen Station (Line 1) 638 m away.

Traffic
5,481
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 18, 2022
1,528 pedestrians · 293 cyclists
Collisions
57
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1874 of 5,519
Getting there
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Queen Station 638 m · 19 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
79/100
city median 48 · #376 of 5,672
39 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 37 m

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Queen & George

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 · Oct 18, 2022

The east leg carries the load — 2,522 westbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 27. Most cyclists arrived from the east (131 of 293). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 846 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 803 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.8% 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 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 north27southbound · 10 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the west2,389eastbound · 116 bikes · 7.9% heavy
Total vehicles5,4811,528 pedestrians · 293 cyclists · 6.8% heavy
From the east2,522westbound · 131 bikes · 6.8% heavy
From the south543northbound · 36 bikes · 2.4% heavy

Peak hours: 846 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 803 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

2016 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 7. 26% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% 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 Jan 28, 2026.

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

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions57#1874 of 5,519
With an injury15#1209 of 4,669
Property damage only33
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian2
Involving a cyclist3#868 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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 2018

The City's counter on George St between King St E and Adelaide St E (325 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 37 km/h. That segment carries about 2,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St E · Jarvis St – George St · 49 mMar 2021 · 7 days4,240———
George St · King St E – Adelaide St E · 325 mJun 2018 · 7 days2,62128 km/h37 km/h42 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

Subway
Queen Station (Line 1)638 m · 8 min; King Station (Line 1)918 m · 11 min
Streetcar
501 503 504 508 505 506 nearest 90 m
TTC bus
75 97 65 121 19 nearest 232 m
Blue Night
301 304 305 306 320 365
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Jarvis St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Jarvis St / Richmond St E 226 m · 19 docks · 48 stations, 1,070 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
22 car parks · about 6,864 spaces
EV charging
Yonge Street at Dundas St. · 1 km · 8 Level 2 ports; also 2 Church St. (1 km), Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (1 km)
Bike parking
114 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 76 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1 km)
Other lots
51 mapped lots within 500 m, 613 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
87 Richmond St E · Surface329 m2092% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage366 m25253% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage443 m63152% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage935 m26258% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage1 km1,63628% (Q1 2026)

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: Essentials Market is 37 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. There are 39 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 352 eating places within a kilometre — 8.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 7th Toronto Regiment R.c.a. Sgt Mess, 43 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 247 m away, one of three within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 507 m away, then SickKids at 1.8 km. Haven Toronto runs a seniors' active living programme 357 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • 7th Toronto Regiment R.c.a. Sgt Mess · 130 Queen St E43 m
  • The Spicy Ethiopian · 175 Queen St E52 m
  • Moss Park Espresso · 185 Queen St E64 m
  • Anyway Fruits · 150 St George St67 m
  • Danfo Bistro · 195 Queen St E, Lot-Lot103 m
39 within 300 m · 352 within 1 km
Grocery
Essentials Market 37 m · 16 within 1 km
Food shops
I Am A Cake 425 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 247 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 44 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten347 m · 4 min
  • Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. · 149 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day360 m · 4 min
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 35 spaces, toddler, preschool645 m · 8 min
8 licensed centres · 492 spaces within 1 km · 5 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed373 m · 4 min
  • St Lawrence North · Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible623 m · 7 min
Drinking water: Moss Park 179 m; St. James Park 405 m · 5 min
Health and care
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site507 m · 6 min
  • SickKids · hospital site1.8 km · 22 min
  • Haven Toronto · seniors' active living centre357 m · 4 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 (40)
  • Moss Park348 m · 4 min
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park375 m · 4 min
  • St. James Park437 m · 5 min
  • Arena Gardens500 m · 6 min
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden571 m · 7 min
and 35 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (32)
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 360 m · 4 min
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 398 m · 5 min
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 645 m · 8 min
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 647 m · 8 min
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 660 m · 8 min
and 27 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch658 m · 8 min
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.1 km · 13 min
Places of interest
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 348 m · 4 min
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 453 m · 5 min
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 554 m · 7 min
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 571 m · 7 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.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

79of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #376 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 39 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit23/28

    Queen Station 0.6 km · 7 stops within 300 m · 19 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go10/14

    library 658 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    4 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    2 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

64 registered apartment buildings with 7,156 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 39 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 147 Queen St E (77 m, 76 units, 7 storeys, built 1900), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 64 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
147 Queen St E social housing · Fred Victor Centre767190095 · Nov 202577 m
160 Jarvis St social housing · Thed Salvation Army Toronto Harbourlight Ministries986200998 · Jul 2026244 m
25 Mutual St Toronto Community Housing · Greenwin9711198395 · Jul 2026255 m · 3 min
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 2025276 m · 3 min
90 Shuter St social housing · Homes First Society7710198392 · Jun 2024321 m · 4 min
49 Mutual St social housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.204191887 · Jul 2026357 m · 4 min

64 registered buildings · 7,156 units · 39 social housing · tallest 37 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 27 thefts from vehicles and 14 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 6.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 4.9 a year before that. 85% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 64% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2760street/outdoor (23), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft1410street/outdoor (9), school/campus (2)

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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & George a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 57 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 & George?

A moderately travelled crossing at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Oct 18, 2022, 59% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Queen & George a walkable intersection?

Queen & George scores 79 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #376 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: 4 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m; 2 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 39 places to eat within 300 m.

How fast do cars go at Queen & George?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on George St between King St E and Adelaide St E (June 2018), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & George?

The nearest Green P car park is 87 Richmond St E (329 m away, 20 spaces, 92% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 613 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,870 spaces — 51 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.0 km).

How do I get to Queen & George by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 638 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 90 m away; bus routes 75, 97, 65, 121, 19 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Jarvis St, 232 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & George?

39 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 352 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are 7th Toronto Regiment R.c.a. Sgt Mess (43 m), The Spicy Ethiopian (52 m), Moss Park Espresso (64 m), Anyway Fruits (67 m) and Danfo Bistro (103 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Queen & George?

The nearest is John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 150 Sherbourne St, 373 m away. Next nearest: St Lawrence North (623 m); St Lawrence South (656 m).

Is there child care near Queen & George?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 492 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bloomsbury Academy (347 m, 44 spaces), Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. (360 m, 149 spaces) and Liberty Prep Parliament (645 m, 35 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & George?

64 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,156 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 147 Queen St E (77 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 160 Jarvis St (244 m, 98 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 25 Mutual St (255 m, 97 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 30 Mutual St (276 m, 302 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 64 is 88 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Queen & George?

Toronto Police place 27 thefts from vehicles and 14 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & George in?

Queen & George is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Historic Queen East Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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