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Queen & Kenilworth (East)

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

Queen & Kenilworth (East) is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It sits in The Beaches. It has 2 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
20,991
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 10, 1986
2,848 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
84
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 62 property damage · #1330 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
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 2,620 vehicles an hour, 2.3× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 7 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). On average 8.4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 40%, from 35 in 2016–2020 to 49 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Kenilworth (East)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503 nearest 128 m
TTC bus
92643122 nearest 324 m
Blue Night
301322
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kewbeach Ave / Kenilworth Ave 369 m · 61 docks · 10 stations, 277 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 (15)
  • Boardwalk Montessori SchoolPrivate · 110 m
  • Kew Beach Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 144 m
  • Glen Ames Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 576 m
  • Academy of Thought and Industry TorontoPrivate · 641 m
  • Williamson Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 651 m
  • Avalon Children's Montessori SchoolPrivate · 802 m
  • and 9 more
Parks (22)
  • Pantry Park261 m
  • Kew Gardens329 m
  • Beaches Park475 m
  • Jeff Sloan Playground653 m
  • Ivan Forrest Gardens796 m
  • Edgewood Parkette896 m
  • and 16 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch281 m
Places of interest
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 319 m
  • Woodbine BeachNature/ Park · 1 km
  • Ashbridges Bay ParkNature/ Park · 1.3 km
  • Balmy Beach ParkNature/ Park · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 56 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 96 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Chowpatty Culture, 22 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés56 within 300 m · 96 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Chowpatty Culture · 1966 Queen St E22 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bud's Coffee · 1966 Queen St E22 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bud's Coffee · 1966 Queen St E22 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 2 infractions
The Wolfe Tone · 1961 Queen St E25 mPassed, Jul 2026
Starbucks · 1960 Queen St E26 mPassed, Jun 2025
Beach Fish House · 1963a Queen St Egrocery29 mPassed, Oct 2024
Limon Restaurant · 1968 Queen St E32 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Alex Farm · 1965 Queen St E34 mPassed, Sep 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 Kew Gardens Playground Washroom, 161 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 179 m away at Kew Gardens (currently off).

  • Kew Gardens Playground Washroom · 2075 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    161 m
  • Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 70 Kewbeach Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    354 m
  • Kew Gardens Outdoor Rink Washroom · 2075 Queen St E
    View outdoor rink hours
    454 m
Drinking water
Kew Gardens drinking fountain · 179 m · off; Kew Gardens drinking fountain · 331 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 671 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Castle Park Playschool (59 m, 34 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 671 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 7
  • Castle Park Playschool · 1971 Queen St E
    34 spaces · kindergarten, school age
    59 m
  • Boardwalk Montessori School Inc. · 1975 Queen St E
    57 spaces · toddler, preschool
    109 m
  • Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. · 101 Kippendavie Ave
    182 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    144 m
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach · 1925 Queen St E
    111 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    181 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 227 (257 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.1 km away.

FireFire Station 227 · 257 m1904 Queen St E
Police55 Division · 1.2 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

42 registered apartment buildings with 1,489 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, nine of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 125 Kenilworth Ave (79 m, 20 units, 3 storeys, built 1927), which scored 89 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 61 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings42 · 1,489 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202661 across the 42
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
125 Kenilworth Ave203192789 · Jul 2025079 m
191 Kenilworth Ave · Kings College Management Ltd.314196194 · Jul 20251286 m
223 Woodbine Ave484192088 · Oct 20240313 m
97 Lee Ave · Glen Willow Investments Ltd103191777 · Oct 20240 · 8 fire356 m
55 Lee Ave · Olive Corp.123195592 · Aug 20260385 m
98 Elmer AveToronto Community Housing · TCH364195592 · Jun 20240399 m
98 Leuty Ave15382 · Dec 20250430 m
1836 Queen St E304192586 · Nov 20250538 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 lots331 lots · ≈13,330 spaces · 40 ha
Within 500 m35 lots · ≈570 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 1,058 spaces
EV charging (City)1981 Queen Street East · 127 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking61 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
85 Lee Ave · Surface331 m6861% (Q1 2026)
166 Woodbine Ave · Surface379 m2146% (Q1 2026)
192 Boardwalk Dr · Surface476 m2445% (Q1 2026)
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface512 m28 *
116 Joseph Duggan Rd · Surface572 m2441% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈11 spaces; 44 m away, ≈14 spaces; 166 m away, ≈14 spaces; 181 m away, ≈48 spaces; 206 m away, ≈22 spaces; 234 m away, ≈35 spaces. More EV charging: 166 Woodbine Ave (350 m, 6 ports); 1856 Queen St E. (455 m, 2 ports); 1834 Queen St E (544 m, 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 10, 1986

The east leg carries the load — 10,142 westbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 291. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,362 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,455 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.2% 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 40 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1986, 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 north291southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west9,324eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.0% heavy
Total vehicles20,9912,848 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 5.2% heavy
From the east10,142westbound · 0 bikes · 6.8% heavy
From the south1,234northbound · 0 bikes · 1.5% heavy
AM peak hour3,362 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour3,455 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 10, 1986

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 Kenilworth Ave between Kewbeach Ave and Kew Beach Cres (285 m away) recorded an average of 33 km/h in its 20-day count in July 2001; 85% of drivers were at or under 43 km/h. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 25 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Queen Street E (243 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. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Kenilworth Avenue between Queen St E and Norway Ave (installed 2003), and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St E · Woodbine Ave – Herbert Ave · 278 mNov 2019 · 4 days9,303
Kenilworth Ave · Kewbeach Ave – Kew Beach Cres · 285 mJul 2001 · 20 days1,29033 km/h43 km/h49 km/h

School-zone speed sign 243 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

  • Kenilworth Avenue · Queen St E – Norway Ave
    5 speed humps
    installed 2003
  • Kenilworth Avenue · Queen St E – Kewbeach 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 14 collisions. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions84#1330 of 5,508
With an injury9#1938 of 4,660
Property damage only62
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian1#2906 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2261 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201499latest Jun 20, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 20, 2010.

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 four thefts from vehicles and 11 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 36% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle411apartment parking (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft1121apartment parking (4), other (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 29, 2026. 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 & Kenilworth (East) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 84 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 & Kenilworth (East)?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 1986, 2.3× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Kenilworth (East)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kenilworth Ave between Kewbeach Ave and Kew Beach Cres (July 2001), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 243 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Queen & Kenilworth (East)?

The nearest Green P car park is 85 Lee Ave (331 m away, 68 spaces, 61% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 331 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,330 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1981 Queen Street East (127 m).

How do I get to Queen & Kenilworth (East) by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 128 m away; bus routes 92, 64, 31, 22 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Queen & Kenilworth (East)?

56 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 96 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Chowpatty Culture (22 m), Bud's Coffee (22 m), Bud's Coffee (22 m), The Wolfe Tone (25 m) and Starbucks (26 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 & Kenilworth (East)?

The nearest is Kew Gardens Playground Washroom, 2075 Queen St E, 161 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom (354 m); Kew Gardens Outdoor Rink Washroom (454 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 & Kenilworth (East)?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 671 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Castle Park Playschool (59 m, 34 spaces), Boardwalk Montessori School Inc. (109 m, 57 spaces) and Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. (144 m, 182 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Kenilworth (East)?

42 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,489 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 125 Kenilworth Ave (79 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 191 Kenilworth Ave (286 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 223 Woodbine Ave (313 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 97 Lee Ave (356 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 77). The average RentSafeTO score across the 42 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 & Kenilworth (East)?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and 11 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. 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 & Kenilworth (East) in?

Queen & Kenilworth (East) 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