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Queen & Kingston

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

Queen & Kingston, in The Beaches, is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has a live City traffic camera and parks at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
13,431
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 20, 2024
5,382 pedestrians · 650 cyclists · #1439 busiest
Collisions
163
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
13 with an injury · 134 property damage · #652 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 5 before 2016
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
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 960 vehicles, 83% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 4.8% of vehicle volume, about 6.2× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 16 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 12.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.4× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 21%, from 91 in 2016–2020 to 72 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Kingston

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Queen St & Kingston Rd / Eastern 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 8203 · Queen St & Kingston Rd / Eastern Ave · 27 m from the node
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Queen & Kingston, 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 8203 · Queen St & Kingston Rd / Eastern 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
503501506 nearest 28 m
TTC bus
312292 nearest 25 m
Blue Night
301306322
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Eastern Ave at Queen St East; Queen St East at Kingston Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St. E / Eastern Ave 23 m · 15 docks · 13 stations, 387 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 (11)
  • Academy of Thought and Industry TorontoPrivate · 259 m
  • Duke of Connaught Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 762 m
  • Kew Beach Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 805 m
  • Kew Park Montessori School - HiawathaPrivate · 865 m
  • Bowmore Road Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Boardwalk Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • and 5 more
Parks (25)
  • Measurement Park99 m
  • Orchard Park206 m
  • Edgewood Parkette290 m
  • Woodbine Park312 m
  • Maughan Crescent Parkette357 m
  • Jeff Sloan Playground424 m
  • and 19 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Gerrard/Ashdale branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Woodbine BeachNature/ Park · 749 m
  • Ashbridges Bay ParkNature/ Park · 830 m
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km
Signal
1388, activated 1981 · SA1 · leading pedestrian interval East/West · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 114 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Country Style, 40 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2025.

Restaurants & cafés11 within 300 m · 114 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 19 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Country Style · 1708 Queen St E40 mPassed, Feb 2025
Parkview Smoke& Variety Plus Inc · 1712 Queen St Egrocery45 mPassed, Feb 2025
Major Convenience · 1718 Queen St E, Unit-7grocery65 mPassed, Feb 2025
History · 1663 Queen St E109 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Greenwood Teletheatre · 1661 Queen St E118 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Cineplex Cinemas Beaches · 1651 Queen St E180 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Sid's Gourmet Pizza · 66 Kingston Rd207 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Casa Di Giorgio Ristorante · 1646 Queen St E216 mPassed, Jul 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 Woodbine Park Washroom, 267 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 199 m away at Orchard Park.

  • Woodbine Park Washroom · 1695 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    267 m
  • Automated public toilet, 1681 Lake Shore Blvd E
    24 hours · accessible
    506 m
  • Woodbine Bathing Station Washroom · 1675 Lake Shore Blvd E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    626 m
Drinking water
Orchard Park drinking fountain · 199 m; Woodbine Park bottle filling station · 269 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 883 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Coxwell Early Learning & Child Care Centre (262 m, 34 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 883 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 11
  • Coxwell Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 1631 Queen St E
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    262 m
  • Bumble Bee Academy · 1560 Queen St E
    63 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    538 m
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone · 1921 Queen St E
    72 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    709 m
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach · 1925 Queen St E
    111 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    720 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 227 (644 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (435 m) and the nearest ambulance station 2.1 km away.

FireFire Station 227 · 644 m1904 Queen St E
Police55 Division · 435 m101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 2.1 km126 Pape 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

34 registered apartment buildings with 986 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 13 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2-12 Kingston Rd (54 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1970), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 39 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 986 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202639 across the 34
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest6 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2-12 Kingston Rd · Firm Capital Properties Inc164197094 · Jul 2025054 m
6 Kingston Rd · Firm Capital Properties Inc163197097 · Aug 2026075 m
4 Kingston Rd · Firm Capital Properties Inc164197092 · Aug 2026075 m
8 Kingston Rd · Firm Capital Properties Inc163197094 · Aug 2026399 m
10 Kingston Rd · Firm Capital Properties Inc163197090 · Jul 20257118 m
12 Kingston Rd · Firm Capital Properties Inc163197093 · Aug 20263133 m
1638 Queen St E233193099 · Sep 20260237 m
1636 Queen St E213193096 · Sep 20261249 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 lots360 lots · ≈19,530 spaces · 58.6 ha
Within 500 m52 lots · ≈1,730 spaces
Green P (public)17 car parks · about 1,054 spaces
EV charging (City)1760 Queen St E. · 128 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking36 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1167 Eastern Ave · Surface145 m6632% (Q1 2026)
116 Winners Crcl · Surface150 m1052% (Q1 2026)
1141 Eastern Ave · Surface213 m1858% (Q1 2026)
118 Sarah Ashbridge Ave · Surface251 m2440% (Q1 2026)
116 Joseph Duggan Rd · Surface332 m2441% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈8 spaces; 53 m away, ≈35 spaces; 74 m away, ≈15 spaces; 87 m away, ≈24 spaces; 91 m away, ≈13 spaces; 130 m away, ≈64 spaces (Green P). More EV charging: 1834 Queen St E (356 m, 2 ports); 1856 Queen St E. (445 m, 2 ports); 1582 Queen Street East (462 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 — 14-hour, Oct 20, 2024 (a weekend day)

Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 3,028 vehicles entering from the south to 3,753 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the east (263 of 650). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,319 vehicles in the hour from 3:15 p.m., 59% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (827). Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 23 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north3,527southbound · 76 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west3,123eastbound · 222 bikes · 5.4% heavy
Total vehicles13,4315,382 pedestrians · 650 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east3,753westbound · 263 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the south3,028northbound · 89 bikes · 1.1% heavy
AM peak hour827 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,319 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 20, 2024 · weekend

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 Eastern Ave between Emdaabiimok Ave and Woodbine Park Trl (273 m away) recorded an average of 40 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 6,100 vehicles a day. Queen St E between Woodbine Park Trl and Northern Dancer Blvd measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Jun 2006). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St E · Woodbine Park Trl – Northern Dancer Blvd · 97 mJun 2006 · 3 days1,53435 km/h47 km/h59 km/h
Eastern Ave · Emdaabiimok Ave – Woodbine Park Trl · 273 mAug 2022 · 3 days6,09240 km/h48 km/h51 km/h

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

2019 was the peak year (22 collisions), and 2025 closed with 14. 8% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 1% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 12.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions163#652 of 5,508
With an injury13#1377 of 4,660
Property damage only134
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian2#1827 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014216latest Jun 1, 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. 5 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jun 9, 2014.

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 seven thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 1.0 a year before that. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle742street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft400street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 23, 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 & Kingston a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 163 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 & Kingston?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1439 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 83% of the median for a counted intersection, and #386 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Kingston?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Eastern Ave between Emdaabiimok Ave and Woodbine Park Trl (August 2022), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Kingston?

The nearest Green P car park is 1167 Eastern Ave (145 m away, 66 spaces, 32% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 360 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,530 spaces — 52 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1760 Queen St E. (128 m).

How do I get to Queen & Kingston by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 501, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 28 m away; bus routes 31, 22, 92 within 1 km (nearest stop: Eastern Ave at Queen St East, 25 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Kingston?

11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 114 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Country Style (40 m), History (109 m), Greenwood Teletheatre (118 m), Cineplex Cinemas Beaches (180 m) and Sid's Gourmet Pizza (207 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 & Kingston?

The nearest is Woodbine Park Washroom, 1695 Queen St E, 267 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: the automated public toilet at 1681 Lake Shore Blvd E (506 m); Woodbine Bathing Station Washroom (626 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 & Kingston?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 883 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Coxwell Early Learning & Child Care Centre (262 m, 34 spaces), Bumble Bee Academy (538 m, 63 spaces) and Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone (709 m, 72 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Kingston?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 986 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2-12 Kingston Rd (54 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 6 Kingston Rd (75 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 4 Kingston Rd (75 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 8 Kingston Rd (99 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 91 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 & Kingston?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and four 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 & Kingston in?

Queen & Kingston 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

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