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Queen & Gladstone

Queen St W & Gladstone Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Little Portugal · Ward 9, Davenport · West Queen West BIA

Queen & Gladstone, in Little Portugal, in central Toronto, is an above-average intersection for traffic, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a bike lane, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
9,725
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 6, 2022
4,989 pedestrians · 522 cyclists
Collisions
112
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
13 with an injury · 81 property damage · #988 of 5,508 · +6 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #1274 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 30 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,220 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.9 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 5.4% of vehicle volume, about 6.9× the typical share. That comes with about 11 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.6× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 30%, from 66 in 2016–2020 to 46 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 112 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Queen & Gladstone

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501504508505 nearest 14 m
TTC bus
296340247 nearest 120 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301304305329363
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Gladstone Ave; Queen St West at Sudbury St
Cycling
Bike Lane on Gladstone Ave installed 2024
Bike Share
Gladstone Ave / Queen St W 71 m · 15 docks · 32 stations, 618 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 (16)
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 414 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 736 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 783 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 788 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 863 m
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 939 m
  • and 10 more
Parks (42)
  • Pessoa Park162 m
  • Parkdale Amphitheatre166 m
  • Gwynne Avenue Parkette233 m
  • Lisgar Park270 m
  • Melbourne Avenue Parkette286 m
  • Rita Cox Park292 m
  • and 36 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch467 m
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 314 m
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.3 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.4 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.4 km
Signal
1331, activated 1959 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval 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 33 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 348 eating places within a kilometre — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Gladstone House, 21 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés33 within 300 m · 348 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 52 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Gladstone House · 1214 Queen St W21 mPassed, Aug 2026
Highly Likely Coffee · 1189 Queen St W 522 mPassed, Jul 2026
de Mart · 1187 Queen St W Unit-434 mPassed, Feb 2026
La Golosa Gelateria · 1183 Queen St W44 mPassed, Jul 2026
Liliana · 1198 Queen St W46 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Island Foods · 8 Gladstone Avegrocery66 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bento Sushi · 1230 Queen St W None75 mPassed, Jul 2026
Metro · 1230 Queen St W Nonegrocery75 mPassed, Feb 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 Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 536 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 267 m away at Melbourne Avenue Parkette.

  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    536 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    726 m
Drinking water
Melbourne Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 267 m; Rita Cox Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 292 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 923 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bonaventure Child Care Centre (276 m, 67 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km12 centres · 923 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 12
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    276 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 108 Gladstone Ave
    120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    414 m
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 1100 King St W
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    474 m
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    514 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 252 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 252 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

100 registered apartment buildings with 8,657 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 23 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1176 Queen St W (119 m, 25 units, 3 storeys, built 1915), which scored 54 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 100 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 215 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 56 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings100 · 8,657 units · 23 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026215 across the 100
Open fire-code violations56
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1176 Queen St W253191554 · Jul 20260119 m
345 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.2008198483 · Jul 20253167 m
180 Sudbury Stsocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society19018201182 · Sep 20242 · 2 fire169 m
8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited114193291 · Jul 20250177 m
400 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Service15213202199 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire243 m
295 Dufferin St0015276 m
410 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Services198102021100 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire287 m
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 20261329 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 lots589 lots · ≈25,580 spaces · 76.7 ha
Within 500 m54 lots · ≈1,430 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 1,517 spaces
EV charging (City)45 Abell St · 294 m · 12 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking76 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 76 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
45 Abell St · Garage270 m12460% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface380 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface570 m3294% (Q1 2026)
1155 King Street West · Surface575 m269 *
18 Ossington Ave · Surface673 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 57 m away, ≈7 spaces; 96 m away, ≈2 spaces; 103 m away, ≈102 spaces; 107 m away, ≈4 spaces; 113 m away, ≈26 spaces; 183 m away, ≈17 spaces. More EV charging: 1224 KING ST W (421 m, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (552 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (1 km, 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, 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 16,183 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 north1,299southbound · 60 bikes · 8.0% heavy
From the west3,911eastbound · 241 bikes · 7.9% heavy
Total vehicles9,7254,989 pedestrians · 522 cyclists · 6.8% heavy
From the east3,617westbound · 181 bikes · 6.3% heavy
From the south898northbound · 40 bikes · 2.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,457 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,425 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 6, 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 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. Gladstone Ave between Peel Ave and Alma Ave measured slower: 23 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 32 km/h (Sep 2025). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Dufferin St (382 m away, 30 km/h limit), 38% of the 279,345 vehicles logged in July 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sudbury St · Abell St – Queen St W · 159 mNov 2022 · 4 days2,21231 km/h38 km/h42 km/h
Gladstone Ave · Peel Ave – Alma Ave · 229 mSep 2025 · 7 days2,06123 km/h32 km/h35 km/h
Queen St W · Dovercourt Rd – Lisgar St · 346 mNov 2019 · 4 days8,576

School-zone speed sign 382 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct37 · 46 km/h
Over the limit63%
40 km/h or more38%

Dufferin St (northbound), 447 Dufferin Street · 279,345 vehicles logged in July 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; 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

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, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 12, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions112#988 of 5,508
With an injury13#1396 of 4,660
Property damage only81
Fail to remain19
Involving a pedestrian4#1016 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#276 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014142latest Jun 12, 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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1274 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#222 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Aug 24, 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 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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle830apartment parking (6), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft2180apartment parking (12), street/outdoor (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 29, 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 Little Portugal.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Gladstone a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1274 of 1,505), out of 112 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 & Gladstone?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Dec 6, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Gladstone?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sudbury St between Abell St and Queen St W (November 2022), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 38 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 382 m away (30 km/h), 38% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Queen & Gladstone?

The nearest Green P car park is 45 Abell St (270 m away, 124 spaces, 60% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 589 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,580 spaces — 54 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 45 Abell St (294 m).

How do I get to Queen & Gladstone by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 14 m away; bus routes 29, 63, 402, 47, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at Gladstone Ave, 120 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Gladstone?

33 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 Gladstone House (21 m), Highly Likely Coffee (22 m), de Mart (34 m), La Golosa Gelateria (44 m) and Liliana (46 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 & Gladstone?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 536 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (726 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 & Gladstone?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 923 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bonaventure Child Care Centre (276 m, 67 spaces), Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (414 m, 120 spaces) and Kids & Company King and Highline (474 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Gladstone?

100 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,657 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1176 Queen St W (119 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 54), 345 Dufferin St (167 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 180 Sudbury St (169 m, 190 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 8 Beaconsfield Ave (177 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 100 is 90 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 & Gladstone?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and 21 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 Little Portugal page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Gladstone in?

Queen & Gladstone is in Little Portugal (City of Toronto neighbourhood 084). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo. The corner falls inside the West Queen West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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