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Queen & George

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

In Moss Park, in the downtown core, Queen & George is a moderately travelled crossing, with a well-used cycling route through it. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: Queen Station (Line 1) 609 m away.

Traffic volume
5,481
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 18, 2022
1,528 pedestrians · 293 cyclists
Collisions
57
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
15 with an injury · 33 property damage · #1874 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Queen Station 609 m · 6 streetcar routes · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 690 vehicles, 59% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 5.3% of vehicle volume, about 6.9× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 32%, from 34 in 2016–2020 to 23 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & George

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen Station (Line 1)609 m; King Station (Line 1)683 m; TMU Station (Line 1)737 m
Streetcar
501503504508505506 nearest 85 m
TTC bus
7597651211920211494 nearest 214 m
Blue Night
301304305306320365
Nearest stops
9 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 140 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,399 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 (42)
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 292 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 352 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 483 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - SecondaryEnglish Separate · 489 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 495 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 498 m
  • and 36 more
Parks (50)
  • Moss Park145 m
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park278 m
  • St. James Park347 m
  • Arena Gardens354 m
  • Market Lane Park470 m
  • Courthouse Square Park476 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch522 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch932 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch0.9 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 265 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 358 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 471 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 477 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 506 m
  • Mackenzie HouseMuseum · 546 m
  • Massey HallPerforming Arts · 558 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 585 m

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 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 348 eating places within a kilometre — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Toronto People With Aids Foundation, 37 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés48 within 300 m · 348 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 52 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Essentials Market · 163 Queen St Egrocery37 mPassed, Jan 2026
Toronto People With Aids Foundation · 163 Queen St E37 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
The Spicy Ethiopian · 175 Queen St E37 mPassed, Jun 2026
7th Toronto Regiment R.c.a. Sgt Mess · 130 Queen St E43 mPassed, Feb 2025
Moss Park Espresso · 185 Queen St E51 mPassed, Jun 2026
Anyway Fruits · 150 St George St59 mPassed, Sep 2025
Danfo Bistro · 195 Queen St E, Lot-Lot84 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Fred Victor Centre · 145 Queen St E86 mPassed, May 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 John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 212 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 139 m away at Moss Park.

  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    212 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    504 m
  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    547 m
Drinking water
Moss Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 139 m; 45 Dalhousie Street Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 289 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

20 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,253 spaces; 16 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bloomsbury Academy (262 m, 44 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,253 spaces
Fee subsidy16 of 20
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    262 m
  • Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. · 14 Pembroke St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    292 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    599 m
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    682 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (610 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (828 m) and the nearest ambulance station 409 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 610 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 828 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 409 m58 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

84 registered apartment buildings with 9,393 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 53 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 147 Queen St E (62 m, 76 units, 7 storeys, built 1900), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 84 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 116 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 65 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings84 · 9,393 units · 53 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026116 across the 84
Open fire-code violations65
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
147 Queen St Esocial housing · Fred Victor Centre767190095 · Nov 2025062 m
160 Jarvis Stsocial housing · Thed Salvation Army Toronto Harbourlight Ministries986200998 · Jul 20260 · 3 fire173 m
25 Mutual StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin9711198395 · Jul 20260189 m
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire227 m
90 Shuter Stsocial housing · Homes First Society7710198392 · Jun 20242 · 5 fire246 m
49 Mutual Stsocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.204191887 · Jul 20261264 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251271 m
155 Sherbourne StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation30116197388 · Jul 20264 · 3 fire272 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 lots839 lots · ≈26,780 spaces · 80.3 ha
Within 500 m80 lots · ≈2,390 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 7,095 spaces
EV charging (City)Yonge Street at Dundas St. · 761 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking184 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 76 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (940 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
87 Richmond St E · Surface248 m2092% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage286 m25253% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage439 m63152% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage674 m26258% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface790 m83 *

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈8 spaces; 91 m away, ≈30 spaces; 96 m away, ≈24 spaces; 123 m away, ≈36 spaces; 124 m away, ≈141 spaces; 125 m away, ≈47 spaces. More EV charging: 2 Church St. (839 m, 28 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (940 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (940 m, 40 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, 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 16,183 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 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
AM peak hour846 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour803 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 18, 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 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; 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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions57#1874 of 5,508
With an injury15#1209 of 4,660
Property damage only33
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian2#1938 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#868 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201464latest Jan 28, 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 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

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2760street/outdoor (23), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft1410street/outdoor (9), school/campus (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 20, 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 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. Its latest count is from Oct 18, 2022, 59% of the median for a counted intersection.

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 (248 m away, 20 spaces, 92% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 839 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,780 spaces — 80 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Yonge Street at Dundas St. (761 m).

How do I get to Queen & George by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 609 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 85 m away; bus routes 75, 97, 65, 121, 19, 202, 114, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Jarvis St, 214 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & George?

48 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 348 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Toronto People With Aids Foundation (37 m), The Spicy Ethiopian (37 m), 7th Toronto Regiment R.c.a. Sgt Mess (43 m), Moss Park Espresso (51 m) and Anyway Fruits (59 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 & George?

The nearest is John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 150 Sherbourne St, 212 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: St Lawrence North (504 m); St Lawrence South (547 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 & George?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,253 spaces in total; 16 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bloomsbury Academy (262 m, 44 spaces), Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. (292 m, 149 spaces) and Liberty Prep Parliament (599 m, 35 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & George?

84 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,393 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 147 Queen St E (62 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 160 Jarvis St (173 m, 98 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 25 Mutual St (189 m, 97 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 30 Mutual St (227 m, 302 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 84 is 88 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 & George?

Toronto Police place 27 thefts from vehicles and 14 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 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