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Queen & Jameson

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

At its last City count, in 2021, Queen & Jameson, in South Parkdale, in central Toronto, was a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has a live City traffic camera, a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
8,509
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 11, 2021
3,568 pedestrians · 119 cyclists
Collisions
160
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #670 of 5,519
Getting there
4
TTC stops within 100 m
10 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
77/100
city median 48 · #464 of 5,672
49 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 8 m

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Queen & Jameson

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Live traffic camera RESCU 8141 · 9 m

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Live camera RESCU 8141 · Queen St W & Lansdowne Ave / Jameson Ave
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Live camera · RESCU 8141 · Queen St W & Lansdowne Ave / Jameson Ave
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Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 11, 2021 · weekend

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 3,288 westbound vehicles, or 39% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 2,322. Most cyclists arrived from the west (78 of 119). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,214 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 50% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (811). Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west2,899eastbound · 78 bikes · 4.4% heavy
Total vehicles8,5093,568 pedestrians · 119 cyclists · 4.7% heavy
From the east3,288westbound · 20 bikes · 7.6% heavy
From the south2,322northbound · 21 bikes · 1.0% heavy

Peak hours: 811 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,214 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

2017 was the peak year (24 collisions), and 2025 closed with 13. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 34 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 12 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 19, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Aug 17, 2012.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions160#670 of 5,519
With an injury20#876 of 4,669
Property damage only112
Fail to remain34
Involving a pedestrian4#1017 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist3#872 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
Severity not classified28
Since January 2026 (outside the window)12
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20063latest Aug 17, 2012

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 Jameson Ave between Leopold St and Laxton Ave (149 m away) recorded an average of 33 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 40 km/h. That segment carries about 9,000 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Jameson Ave (123 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 11,690 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St W · Lansdowne Ave – Jameson Ave · 25 mNov 2019 · 4 days8,709———
Jameson Ave · Leopold St – Laxton Ave · 149 mMar 2026 · 3 days9,01733 km/h40 km/h45 km/h
Speed sign
Jameson Ave (southbound), 123 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 30 km/h, 85th percentile 36 km/h; 0.2% at 50 km/h or more. 11,690 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 1981, activated 2006 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
501 504 508 nearest 20 m
TTC bus
402 47 29 nearest 20 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301 304 329
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Jameson Ave; Queen St West at Lansdowne Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St W / Fuller Ave - SMART 170 m · 16 docks · 14 stations, 237 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
11 car parks · about 1,021 spaces
EV charging
1224 KING ST W · 1 km · 2 Level 2 ports; also 45 Abell St (1.3 km), 1051 Queen Street W (1.4 km)
Bike parking
81 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
37 mapped lots within 500 m, 379 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
14 Fuller Ave · Surface246 m4247% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface291 m3294% (Q1 2026)
1624 Queen St W · Surface436 m3371% (Q1 2026)
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1 km120 *—
45 Abell St · Garage1.2 km12460% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

You can do a shop on foot from here: Queen Supermarket is 8 m away, one of four grocery stores within 300 m. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Cattlemen Meat Market at 183 m. There are 49 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 145 eating places within a kilometre — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is A & W, 4 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Vina Pharmacy, 91 m away, one of three within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is Bickle Centre, 914 m away, then St. Joseph's Health Centre at 1.1 km. For seniors' housing: Lakeside Long Term Care Centre, a long-term care home 653 m away (two within a kilometre); Dowling Rest Home, a retirement home 580 m away. Sistering Parkdale Drop - In at Masaryk - Cowan Community Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 435 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • A & W · 1496 Queen St W Bldg-Main4 m
  • Tim Hortons · 1480 Queen St W11 m
  • Namaste Tibetan Kitchen · 1427 Queen St W16 m
  • 2-4-1 Pizza · 1468 Queen St W Unit-253 m
  • Grillies On Queen Street · 1468 Queen St W Bldg--53 m
49 within 300 m · 145 within 1 km
Grocery
Queen Supermarket 8 m · 4 within 300 m
Food shops
Cattlemen Meat Market 183 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
4 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Vina Pharmacy 91 m · 7 within 1 km
Child care
  • Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 25 spaces, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day382 m · 5 min
  • Parkdale Childcare Centre · 177 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day397 m · 5 min
  • Queen Victoria Child Care Centre · 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day499 m · 6 min
6 licensed centres · 510 spaces within 1 km · 5 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed439 m · 5 min
Drinking water: Albert Crosland Park 241 m (off); Beaty Avenue Parkette 473 m · 6 min (off)
Health and care
  • Bickle Centre · hospital site914 m · 11 min
  • St. Joseph's Health Centre · hospital site1.1 km · 13 min
  • Lakeside Long Term Care Centre · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km653 m · 8 min
  • Dowling Rest Home · retirement home580 m · 7 min
  • Sistering Parkdale Drop - In at Masaryk - Cowan Community Centre · seniors' active living centre435 m · 5 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (26)
  • Albert Crosland Park308 m · 4 min
  • Dunn Avenue Parkette454 m · 5 min
  • Masaryk Park483 m · 6 min
  • Close Avenue Parkette488 m · 6 min
  • Beaty Avenue Parkette495 m · 6 min
and 21 more within 1.5 km
Schools (12)
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 168 m
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 373 m · 4 min
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 382 m · 5 min
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 397 m · 5 min
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 499 m · 6 min
and 7 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch398 m · 5 min
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch1.5 km · 18 min
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km · 14 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #464 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    4 grocery stores within 300 m · 49 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    9 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go8/14

    library 398 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    5 parks within 500 m · 3 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    5 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · accessible signals

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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

96 registered apartment buildings with 7,430 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 20 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 6.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1496 Queen St W (69 m, 12 units, 4 storeys, built 1870), which scored 90 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 96 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
1496 Queen St W124187090 · Jun 202569 m
10 Lansdowne Ave social housing · Neighbours Community Homes213189781 · Jul 202487 m
1387 Queen St W social housing · Ecuhome Corporation234191091 · Jun 202591 m
200 Jameson Ave · Dms Property Management Ltd10012196292 · Jun 202596 m
2 Laxton Ave social housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.524196777 · Dec 2025131 m
12 Lansdowne Ave · Anchor Property Managers Inc263197990 · Aug 2026133 m

96 registered buildings · 7,430 units · 20 social housing · tallest 23 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.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft530street/outdoor (3), transit property (1)

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 & Jameson a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 160 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 & Jameson?

A mid-volume intersection at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Dec 11, 2021, about today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Queen & Jameson a walkable intersection?

Queen & Jameson scores 77 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #464 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 4 grocery stores within 300 m · 49 places to eat within 300 m; 5 parks within 500 m · 3 community centres within 800 m; 5 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Jameson?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Jameson Ave between Leopold St and Laxton Ave (March 2026), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 123 m away (40 km/h), 0.2% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Queen & Jameson?

The nearest Green P car park is 14 Fuller Ave (246 m away, 42 spaces, 47% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 379 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,980 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (1.0 km).

How do I get to Queen & Jameson by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 504, 508 stop within 1 km, the nearest 20 m away; bus routes 402, 47, 29, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at Jameson Ave, 20 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Jameson?

49 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 145 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are A & W (4 m), Tim Hortons (11 m), Namaste Tibetan Kitchen (16 m), 2-4-1 Pizza (53 m) and Grillies On Queen Street (53 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Queen & Jameson?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 439 m away.

Is there child care near Queen & Jameson?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 510 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria (382 m, 25 spaces), Parkdale Childcare Centre (397 m, 177 spaces) and Queen Victoria Child Care Centre (499 m, 151 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Jameson?

96 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,430 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1496 Queen St W (69 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 10 Lansdowne Ave (87 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 1387 Queen St W (91 m, 23 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 200 Jameson Ave (96 m, 100 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 96 is 90 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Queen & Jameson?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Jameson in?

Queen & Jameson 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

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