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Queen & Gwynne

Queen St W & Gwynne Ave · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park · Parkdale Village BIA

Queen & Gwynne, in South Parkdale, in central Toronto, is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: parks. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
9,832
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 19, 2025
3,432 pedestrians · 985 cyclists · #1708 busiest
Collisions
53
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 35 property damage · #1975 of 5,508 · +3 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
4 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 700 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 61% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.9 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 10.0% of vehicle volume, about 13× the typical share. That comes with about 5.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 5.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 49%, from 35 in 2016–2020 to 18 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Queen & Gwynne

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501504508505 nearest 107 m
TTC bus
294024763 nearest 119 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301304305329363
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Noble St / Queen St W 81 m · 15 docks · 31 stations, 576 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 (17)
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 467 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 507 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 543 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 558 m
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 734 m
  • Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 907 m
  • and 11 more
Parks (41)
  • Gwynne Avenue Parkette33 m
  • Parkdale Amphitheatre90 m
  • Pessoa Park200 m
  • Melbourne Avenue Parkette233 m
  • Pat Capponi Parkette294 m
  • Masaryk Park303 m
  • and 35 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch218 m
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 562 m
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.3 km
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.4 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 35 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 339 — 4.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Alexander Falafel, 7 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés35 within 300 m · 339 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 61 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Alexander Falafel · 1233 Queen St W7 mPassed, Jun 2026
Motel Bar · 1235 Queen St W11 mPassed, Jun 2026
Rustic Cosmo Cafe · 1278 Queen St W19 mPassed, Mar 2026
Birdhaus · 1233 Queen St W Rear21 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
The Rhino Bar & Grill · 1249 Queen St W44 mPassed, Jul 2026
Tilt Arcade Bar · 1255 Queen St W65 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Vegan Danish Bakery · 1312 Queen St Wgrocery80 mPassed, May 2026
Guu Izakaya · 1314 Queen St W86 mPassed, Aug 2024

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, 292 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 212 m away at Melbourne Avenue Parkette.

  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    292 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    656 m
Drinking water
Melbourne Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 212 m; Masaryk Park drinking fountain · 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 887 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bonaventure Child Care Centre (307 m, 67 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 887 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 11
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    307 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 108 Gladstone Ave
    120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    467 m
  • Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 141 Close Ave
    25 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    507 m
  • Parkdale Childcare Centre · 78 Seaforth Ave
    177 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    558 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (789 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 24 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 789 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1.1 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 24 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

Within a kilometre there are 127 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 10,319 rental units, 5.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — 24 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 34 Noble St (147 m, 18 units, 3 storeys, built 1935), which scored 91 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 127 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 285 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 75 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings127 · 10,319 units · 24 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026285 across the 127
Open fire-code violations75
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
34 Noble St · Cogir Real Estate183193591 · Jun 20252147 m
345 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.2008198483 · Jul 20253214 m
400 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Service15213202199 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire216 m
410 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Services198102021100 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire259 m
300 Dufferin StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation114719802306 m
295 Dufferin St0015307 m
7 O'Hara Ave · Kpm Kingsway Property Management164197083 · Jun 20240321 m
15 O'Hara Ave · Kpm Kingsway Property Management324197091 · Jul 20241322 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 lots556 lots · ≈24,980 spaces · 74.9 ha
Within 500 m67 lots · ≈1,530 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 1,606 spaces
EV charging (City)1224 KING ST W · 372 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking93 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 70 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1325 Queen St W · Surface322 m3294% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage501 m12460% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface627 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1155 King Street West · Surface666 m269 *
14 Fuller Ave · Surface771 m4247% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 27 m away, ≈3 spaces; 35 m away, ≈28 spaces; 44 m away, ≈13 spaces; 67 m away, ≈10 spaces; 80 m away, ≈17 spaces; 88 m away, ≈20 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (517 m, 16 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (801 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (1.2 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 — 14-hour, Mar 19, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 5,255 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 17 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (541 of 985). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 945 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 892 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 18 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north0southbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west5,255eastbound · 541 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles9,8323,432 pedestrians · 985 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east4,560westbound · 407 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the south17northbound · 35 bikes · 11.8% heavy
AM peak hour945 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour892 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Mar 19, 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

On Gwynne Ave between Melbourne Ave and Milky Way, 119 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2021 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Dufferin St (386 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St W · Dufferin St – Noble St · 78 mAug 2015 · 3 days16,288
Gwynne Ave · Melbourne Ave – Milky Way · 119 mOct 2021 · 3 days1,34135 km/h44 km/h49 km/h

School-zone speed sign 386 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.

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

The worst year was 2018, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 6 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 30% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions53#1975 of 5,508
With an injury6#2522 of 4,660
Property damage only35
Fail to remain16
Involving a pedestrian2#1948 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#639 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201469latest May 27, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Eight thefts from vehicles and 15 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 2.6 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 47% of the bike thefts were from other premises.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle800street/outdoor (6), other (2)
Bicycle theft1550other (7), commercial premises (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 8, 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 South Parkdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Gwynne a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 53 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 & Gwynne?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1708 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 61% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Gwynne?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Gwynne Ave between Melbourne Ave and Milky Way (October 2021), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 386 m away (30 km/h), 38% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Queen & Gwynne?

The nearest Green P car park is 1325 Queen St W (322 m away, 32 spaces, 94% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 556 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,980 spaces — 67 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (372 m).

How do I get to Queen & Gwynne by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 107 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 47, 63, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Queen & Gwynne?

35 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 339 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Alexander Falafel (7 m), Motel Bar (11 m), Rustic Cosmo Cafe (19 m), Birdhaus (21 m) and The Rhino Bar & Grill (44 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 & Gwynne?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 292 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (656 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 & Gwynne?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 887 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 (307 m, 67 spaces), Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (467 m, 120 spaces) and Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria (507 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Gwynne?

127 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 10,319 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 34 Noble St (147 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 345 Dufferin St (214 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 400 Dufferin St (216 m, 152 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 410 Dufferin St (259 m, 198 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 127 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 & Gwynne?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and 15 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 South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Gwynne in?

Queen & Gwynne is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks. The corner falls inside the Parkdale Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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