Queen & Gladstone

Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 6, 2022

The west leg carries the load — 3,911 eastbound vehicles, or 40% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 898. Most cyclists arrived from the west (241 of 522). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,457 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,425 from 5:00 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.

Peak hours: 1,457 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,425 from 5:00 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

2018 was the peak year (20 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Aug 24, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

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.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on Sudbury St between Abell St and Queen St W (159 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 4-day count in November 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 2,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Gladstone Ave between Queen St W and Lane N of Queen and E of Gladstone measured slower: 24 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Sep 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Dufferin St (382 m away, 30 km/h limit), 36% of the 266,392 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Sudbury Street between Queen St W and Dovercourt Rd.

Speed sign

Dufferin St (northbound), 382 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 36 km/h, 85th percentile 46 km/h; 36% at 40 km/h or more. 266,392 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Sudbury Street (Queen St W – Dovercourt Rd): 6 speed humps

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.

The crossing

Signal 1331, activated 1959 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West · transit priority

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 34 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit17/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 470 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation10/10

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

• Schools and child care7/8

  1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot10/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · traffic calming

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.

55 registered apartment buildings with 5,015 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 17 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1176 Queen St W (129 m, 25 units, 3 storeys, built 1915), which scored 54 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 55 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

55 registered buildings · 5,015 units · 17 social housing · tallest 35 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.

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and 21 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 11 in 2023–2025, about 3.7 a year, against 2.6 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from apartment-building parking; 57% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

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 Little Portugal.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 6, 2022.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary); Traffic Calming Database.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 9 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.64252, -79.42711 · centreline node 13467944.