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Queen & Herbert

Queen St E & Herbert Ave · Toronto, Ontario · The Beaches · Ward 19, Beaches-East York · The Beach BIA

In The Beaches, Queen & Herbert is a moderately heavy crossing. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
9,633
vehicles · 8-hour count, Aug 19, 2015
972 pedestrians · 238 cyclists
Collisions
26
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 19 property damage · #3040 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,200 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 10 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Cyclists were 2.5% of vehicle volume, about 3.2× the typical share. On average 2.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 56%, from 18 in 2016–2020 to 8 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Queen & Herbert

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503 nearest 82 m
TTC bus
92643122 nearest 106 m
Blue Night
301322
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Elmer Ave; Queen St East at Woodbine Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St E / Joseph Duggan Rd 311 m · 19 docks · 12 stations, 325 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 (13)
  • Kew Beach Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 165 m
  • Boardwalk Montessori SchoolPrivate · 338 m
  • Academy of Thought and Industry TorontoPrivate · 410 m
  • Glen Ames Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 759 m
  • Norway Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 829 m
  • Williamson Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 842 m
  • and 7 more
Parks (25)
  • Pantry Park287 m
  • Jeff Sloan Playground458 m
  • Kew Gardens516 m
  • Beaches Park588 m
  • Edgewood Parkette682 m
  • Measurement Park704 m
  • and 19 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch511 m
  • Toronto Public Library Gerrard/Ashdale branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 504 m
  • Woodbine BeachNature/ Park · 823 m
  • Ashbridges Bay ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 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 38 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 105. The nearest is Olde Seoul Tavern, 20 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025.

Restaurants & cafés38 within 300 m · 105 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Olde Seoul Tavern · 1911 Queen St E20 mPassed, Dec 2025
Breakwall BBQ · 1910 Queen St E34 mPassed, May 2025 · 1 infraction
Nana's Creperie · 1917 Queen St E38 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 3 infractions
Premium Shawarma · 1918 Queen St E A59 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Gong Cha · 1918 Queen St E59 mPassed, Apr 2024 · 1 infraction
Toastology Toastology · 1918 Queen St E59 mPassed, Nov 2024
Delina Restaurant · 1891 Queen St E60 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Jugo Juice · 1886b Queen St E None61 mPassed, Jan 2025

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 Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 361 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 404 m away at Kew Gardens (currently off).

  • Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 70 Kewbeach Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    361 m
  • Kew Gardens Playground Washroom · 2075 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    378 m
  • Donald D. Summerville Olympic Outdoor Pool Washroom · 1867 Lake Shore Blvd E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    449 m
Drinking water
Kew Gardens drinking fountain · 404 m · off; Kew Gardens drinking fountain · 530 m · off

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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 705 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone (46 m, 72 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 705 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 8
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone · 1921 Queen St E
    72 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    46 m
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach · 1925 Queen St E
    111 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    54 m
  • Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. · 101 Kippendavie Ave
    182 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    165 m
  • Castle Park Playschool · 1971 Queen St E
    34 spaces · kindergarten, school age
    283 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 227 (36 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.1 km away.

FireFire Station 227 · 36 m1904 Queen St E
Police55 Division · 1 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 2.1 km105 Cedarvale Ave

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 39 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,223 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 223 Woodbine Ave (103 m, 48 units, 4 storeys, built 1920), which scored 88 out of 100 at its October 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 44 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings39 · 1,223 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202644 across the 39
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
223 Woodbine Ave484192088 · Oct 20240103 m
125 Kenilworth Ave203192789 · Jul 20250252 m
1836 Queen St E304192586 · Nov 20250307 m
98 Elmer AveToronto Community Housing · TCH364195592 · Jun 20240373 m
191 Kenilworth Ave · Kings College Management Ltd.314196194 · Jul 20251374 m
419 Woodbine Ave113196093 · Nov 20250563 m
204 Kingston Rd · 204 Kingston Birch Properties Inc153193492 · Jul 20250579 m
97 Lee Ave · Glen Willow Investments Ltd103191777 · Oct 20240 · 8 fire584 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 lots335 lots · ≈13,510 spaces · 40.5 ha
Within 500 m38 lots · ≈530 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 1,058 spaces
EV charging (City)166 Woodbine Ave · 124 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking59 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
166 Woodbine Ave · Surface152 m2146% (Q1 2026)
192 Boardwalk Dr · Surface247 m2445% (Q1 2026)
116 Joseph Duggan Rd · Surface343 m2441% (Q1 2026)
118 Sarah Ashbridge Ave · Surface426 m2440% (Q1 2026)
116 Winners Crcl · Surface534 m1052% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 96 m away, ≈40 spaces; 97 m away, ≈19 spaces; 121 m away, ≈4 spaces (Green P); 123 m away, ≈35 spaces; 128 m away, ≈5 spaces (Green P); 149 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 1856 Queen St E. (224 m, 2 ports); 1834 Queen St E (313 m, 2 ports); 1981 Queen Street East (358 m, 1 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, Aug 19, 2015

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 4,769 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 121 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (229 of 238). Evening rush dominates here: 1,503 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 1,386 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2015, 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 north121southbound · 9 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the west4,743eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.8% heavy
Total vehicles9,633972 pedestrians · 238 cyclists · 5.0% heavy
From the east4,769westbound · 229 bikes · 5.2% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,386 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,503 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Aug 19, 2015

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 most recent midblock count on Queen St E between Woodbine Ave and Herbert Ave (47 m away, Nov 2019) recorded volume only — about 9,303 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Queen Street E (18 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 16,776 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Herbert Avenue between Queen St E and Hartford Ave (installed 2003).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St E · Woodbine Ave – Herbert Ave · 47 mNov 2019 · 4 days9,303

School-zone speed sign 18 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct23 · 31 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Queen Street E (eastbound), 1903/1905 Queen St E · 16,776 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Herbert Avenue · Queen St E – Hartford Ave
    4 speed humps
    installed 2003

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 2019, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 2 collisions (8%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 27% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions26#3040 of 5,508
With an injury2#3907 of 4,660
Property damage only19
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2260 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201432latest Jun 9, 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

Three thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft100apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 23, 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 The Beaches.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Herbert a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 26 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 & Herbert?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Aug 19, 2015, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Queen & Herbert?

The nearest Green P car park is 166 Woodbine Ave (152 m away, 21 spaces, 46% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 335 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,510 spaces — 38 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 166 Woodbine Ave (124 m).

How do I get to Queen & Herbert by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 82 m away; bus routes 92, 64, 31, 22 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Elmer Ave, 106 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Herbert?

38 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 105 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Olde Seoul Tavern (20 m), Breakwall BBQ (34 m), Nana's Creperie (38 m), Premium Shawarma (59 m) and Gong Cha (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 & Herbert?

The nearest is Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 70 Kewbeach Ave, 361 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Kew Gardens Playground Washroom (378 m); Donald D. Summerville Olympic Outdoor Pool Washroom (449 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 & Herbert?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 705 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone (46 m, 72 spaces), Brightpath Academy - the Beach (54 m, 111 spaces) and Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. (165 m, 182 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Herbert?

39 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,223 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 223 Woodbine Ave (103 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 125 Kenilworth Ave (252 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 1836 Queen St E (307 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 98 Elmer Ave (373 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 39 is 90 out of 100. 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 & Herbert?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 The Beaches page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Herbert in?

Queen & Herbert is in The Beaches (City of Toronto neighbourhood 063). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford. The corner falls inside the The Beach Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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