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Queen & King

Queen St W & King St W · Toronto, Ontario · Roncesvalles · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park · Parkdale Village BIA

In Roncesvalles, Queen & King is a busier-than-typical intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a live City traffic camera, a multi-use trail and parks at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
18,920
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 30, 2025
6,041 pedestrians · 1,834 cyclists · #961 busiest
Collisions
291
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
42 with an injury · 217 property damage · #310 of 5,508 · +19 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1 +1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1054 of 1,505 · 1 since Jan 2026 (Jul 31, 2026)
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
6
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail
Bike Share: 23 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,350 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.17× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 9.7% of vehicle volume, about 13× the typical share. On average 29 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 15.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 13%, from 156 in 2016–2020 to 135 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 291 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured. Since January 2026, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here.

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Queen & King

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at The Queensway & King St W / Roncesvalles Ave — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8024 · The Queensway & King St W / Roncesvalles Ave
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Queen & King, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8024 · The Queensway & King St W / Roncesvalles Ave
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508501 nearest 25 m
TTC bus
4028047 nearest 30 m
Blue Night
304301
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Queen St West; Roncesvalles Ave at Queen St West
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Grafton Ave / Roncesvalles Ave 96 m · 23 docks · 17 stations, 341 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 (12)
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 380 m
  • Garden Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 552 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 716 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 814 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 897 m
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 902 m
  • and 6 more
Parks (25)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch744 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 893 m
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 1.1 km
Signal
0559, activated 1959 · SA1

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 27 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 137 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is McDonald's, 9 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés27 within 300 m · 137 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
McDonald's · 10 the Queensway9 mPassed, Jul 2026
Burrito Boyz · 1736 Queen St W23 mPassed, Jul 2026
Mama Rosa Restaurant & Bar · 5 Roncesvalles Ave24 mPassed, Nov 2024 · 1 infraction
La Barbacha Mexican Food · 1647 Queen St Wgrocery26 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Easy Restaurant · 1645 Queen St W36 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
South Indian Dosa Mahal · 9 Roncesvalles Ave39 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Mama Rosa Restaurant & Bar · 5 Roncesvalles Ave43 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Quickcart Convenience · 1726 Queen St Wgrocery48 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions

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 Budapest Park Washroom, 321 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 241 m away at Budapest Park.

  • Budapest Park Washroom · 1575 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    321 m
  • Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    781 m
  • Sunnyside Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    View outdoor pool hours · accessible
    797 m
Drinking water
Budapest Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 241 m; Beaty Avenue Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 421 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,045 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sunnyside Garden Day Care (552 m, 193 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km11 centres · 1,045 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 11
  • Sunnyside Garden Day Care · 225 Garden Ave
    193 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    552 m
  • Kids Zone Daycare Inc. · 123 Glendale Ave
    51 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    568 m
  • Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated · 136 Sorauren Ave
    64 spaces · preschool
    597 m
  • Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group · 128 Fern Ave
    174 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    716 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (915 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 915 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 2.1 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.3 km1288 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

76 registered apartment buildings with 4,509 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 12 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1623 Queen St W (72 m, 42 units, 4 storeys, built 1922), which scored 92 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 157 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 39 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings76 · 4,509 units · 12 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026157 across the 76
Open fire-code violations39
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1623 Queen St W · Hannah Property Management Ltd.424192292 · Jun 2026072 m
1621 Queen St W · Pergos Developments746190090 · Jun 2025098 m
1609 Queen St W · Pergos Developments413190094 · Jun 20260133 m
1570 King St W · Ksm Investment Ltd183191076 · Jul 20260180 m
66 Roncesvalles Avesocial housing20011197791 · Aug 20240 · 2 fire221 m
59 Roncesvalles Ave · Aristocrat Property Management384196786 · Nov 20250222 m
55 Triller Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc.28122196685 · Jul 202439240 m
70 Wilson Park Rd254197084 · Sep 20241292 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 lots383 lots · ≈16,200 spaces · 48.6 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈1,480 spaces
Green P (public)12 car parks · about 1,237 spaces
EV charging (City)1224 KING ST W · 1.4 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking57 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1624 Queen St W · Surface307 m3371% (Q1 2026)
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface442 m193 *
14 Fuller Ave · Surface575 m4247% (Q1 2026)
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface832 m120 *
1325 Queen St W · Surface1 km3294% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 59 m away, ≈10 spaces; 71 m away, ≈17 spaces; 85 m away, ≈14 spaces; 95 m away, ≈20 spaces; 117 m away, ≈28 spaces; 124 m away, ≈33 spaces. More EV charging: 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.5 km, 2 ports); 2251 Dundas St W (1.8 km, 2 ports); 45 Abell St (1.8 km, 16 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, Sep 30, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 8,846 eastbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 2,271. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,781 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 12% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (1,585). Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north2,271southbound · 616 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west8,846eastbound · 450 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles18,9206,041 pedestrians · 1,834 cyclists · 2.4% heavy
From the east4,421westbound · 407 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south3,382northbound · 361 bikes · 2.1% heavy
AM peak hour1,585 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,781 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 30, 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

The City's most recent midblock count on The Queensway between Queen St W and Sunnyside Ave (95 m away, Sep 2012) recorded volume only — about 20,178 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Queen St W (335 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 3,458 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
The Queensway · Queen St W – Sunnyside Ave · 95 mSep 2012 · 3 days20,178
King St W · Beaty Boulevard Parkette Trl – Triller Ave · 296 mNov 2015 · 3 days14,018

School-zone speed sign 335 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 10 km/h
Over the limit0.0%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Queen St W (eastbound), S Side Queen St W, East of Wilson Park Rd · 3,458 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

2023 was the peak year (43 collisions), and 2025 closed with 28. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 41 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 19 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 15.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions291#310 of 5,508
With an injury42#319 of 4,660
Property damage only217
Fail to remain41
Involving a pedestrian7#451 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#339 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist6
With a fatality0
Severity not classified32
Since January 2026 (outside the window)19
All since 2014375latest Jun 28, 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. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The last one inside the window was in 2022. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here (1 motorcyclist involved), the latest on Jul 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1054 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11 motorcyclist · latest Jul 31, 2026
All KSI since 20062latest Jul 31, 2026

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 nine thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.2 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Feb 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle932street/outdoor (9)
Bicycle theft310street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 9, 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 Roncesvalles.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & King a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1054 of 1,505), out of 291 reported collisions of any severity. 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded since January 2026, after the ranking window closed. 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 & King?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #961 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.17× the median for a counted intersection, and #346 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Queen & King?

The nearest Green P car park is 1624 Queen St W (307 m away, 33 spaces, 71% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 383 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,200 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (1.4 km).

How do I get to Queen & King by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 25 m away; bus routes 402, 80, 47 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at Queen St West, 30 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & King?

27 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 137 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are McDonald's (9 m), Burrito Boyz (23 m), Mama Rosa Restaurant & Bar (24 m), Easy Restaurant (36 m) and South Indian Dosa Mahal (39 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 & King?

The nearest is Budapest Park Washroom, 1575 Lake Shore Blvd W, 321 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom (781 m); Sunnyside Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (797 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 & King?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,045 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sunnyside Garden Day Care (552 m, 193 spaces), Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (568 m, 51 spaces) and Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated (597 m, 64 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & King?

76 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,509 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1623 Queen St W (72 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 1621 Queen St W (98 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 1609 Queen St W (133 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 1570 King St W (180 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 76). The average RentSafeTO score across the 76 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 & King?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and three 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 Roncesvalles page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & King in?

Queen & King is in Roncesvalles (City of Toronto neighbourhood 086). 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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