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Queen & Lee

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

In The Beaches, Queen & Lee is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: a bike lane, a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 6 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
8,420
vehicles · 8-hour count, Aug 27, 2020
4,342 pedestrians · 265 cyclists
Collisions
97
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 74 property damage · #1152 of 5,508 · +7 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 26 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,050 vehicles, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.9 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 3.1% of vehicle volume, about 4.1× the typical share. That comes with about 9.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged down 13%, from 52 in 2016–2020 to 45 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Queen & Lee

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503 nearest 146 m
TTC bus
6492 nearest 104 m
Blue Night
301322
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Lee Ave installed 2005
Bike Share
85 Lee Ave 83 m · 26 docks · 10 stations, 272 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 (17)
  • Boardwalk Montessori SchoolPrivate · 226 m
  • Glen Ames Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 409 m
  • Kew Beach Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 442 m
  • Williamson Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 450 m
  • Avalon Children's Montessori SchoolPrivate · 475 m
  • St Denis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 708 m
  • and 11 more
Community centres
Parks (18)
  • Kew Gardens259 m
  • Ivan Forrest Gardens469 m
  • Pantry Park481 m
  • Beaches Park486 m
  • Balmy Beach Park860 m
  • Glen Stewart Park903 m
  • and 12 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch57 m
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 261 m
  • Balmy Beach ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • Woodbine BeachNature/ Park · 1.2 km
Signal
0549, activated 1951 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/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

Toronto Public Health inspects 50 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 117. The nearest is Beach Foodland, 36 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2025 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés50 within 300 m · 117 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Beach Foodland · 2040 Queen St E36 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 2 infractions
Freshii · 2032 Queen St E44 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 infractions
Osmow's Shawarma · 2052 Queen St E49 mPassed, Apr 2026
Carload On the Beach · 2054 Queen St E50 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Beaches Sandbox · 2181 Queen St E54 mPassed, Jul 2024
Wild Oregano Mediterranean Grill · 2024 Queen St E63 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Presse International · 2068 Queen St E76 mPassed, Dec 2025
6ix Pizzas · 2070 Queen St E85 mPassed, Jun 2026

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, 207 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 171 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
    207 m
  • Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom · 6 Williamson Rd
    View centre hours
    394 m
  • Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club Washroom · 2075 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    438 m
Drinking water
Kew Gardens drinking fountain · 171 m · off; Kew Gardens drinking fountain · 220 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,055 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Boardwalk Montessori School Inc. (224 m, 57 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,055 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 14
  • Boardwalk Montessori School Inc. · 1975 Queen St E
    57 spaces · toddler, preschool
    224 m
  • Castle Park Playschool · 1971 Queen St E
    34 spaces · kindergarten, school age
    280 m
  • Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. · 101 Kippendavie Ave
    182 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    442 m
  • Williamson Road Day Care Centre · 24 Williamson Rd
    116 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    450 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 227 (586 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.1 km away.

FireFire Station 227 · 586 m1904 Queen St E
Police55 Division · 1.6 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 42 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,432 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 97 Lee Ave (70 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1917), which scored 77 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 40 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings42 · 1,432 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202640 across the 42
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
97 Lee Ave · Glen Willow Investments Ltd103191777 · Oct 20240 · 8 fire70 m
98 Leuty Ave15382 · Dec 20250104 m
55 Lee Ave · Olive Corp.123195592 · Aug 20260159 m
125 Kenilworth Ave203192789 · Jul 20250331 m
2263 Queen St E · 793163 Ontario Limited183197582 · Jul 20260338 m
2265 Queen St E183192888 · Jul 20260356 m
2269 Queen St E · 712880 Ontario Limited173192796 · Jul 20260389 m
191 Kenilworth Ave · Kings College Management Ltd.314196194 · Jul 20251429 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 lots301 lots · ≈12,750 spaces · 38.2 ha
Within 500 m26 lots · ≈410 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 1,091 spaces
EV charging (City)1981 Queen Street East · 202 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking55 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
85 Lee Ave · Surface3 m6861% (Q1 2026)
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface185 m28 *
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface322 m2947% (Q1 2026)
166 Woodbine Ave · Surface707 m2146% (Q1 2026)
192 Boardwalk Dr · Surface804 m2445% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 54 m away, ≈11 spaces; 67 m away, ≈61 spaces; 75 m away, ≈6 spaces; 76 m away, ≈10 spaces; 79 m away, ≈8 spaces; 93 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 117 Hammersmith Ave (304 m, 6 ports); 2150 Queen Street East (501 m, 2 ports); 166 Woodbine Ave (678 m, 6 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 27, 2020

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,776 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 449 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 1,377 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 896 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 11.0% 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 6 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, 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 north449southbound · 32 bikes · 15.4% heavy
From the west3,776eastbound · 90 bikes · 10.1% heavy
Total vehicles8,4204,342 pedestrians · 265 cyclists · 11.0% heavy
From the east3,700westbound · 103 bikes · 12.0% heavy
From the south495northbound · 40 bikes · 6.1% heavy
AM peak hour896 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,377 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Aug 27, 2020

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

On Lee Ave between Violet Ave and Kew Gardens Trl, 188 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2021 put the average speed at 29 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 37 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 43 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 9 speed humps slow traffic on Lee Avenue between Queen St E and Norway Ave (installed 2003), and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lee Ave · Violet Ave – Kew Gardens Trl · 188 mSep 2021 · 3 days1,09629 km/h37 km/h43 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Lee Avenue · Queen St E – Norway Ave
    9 speed humps
    installed 2003
  • Lee Avenue · Queen St E – Alfresco Lwn
    5 speed humps

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 2020, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 11. 5 collisions (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 23 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions97#1152 of 5,508
With an injury5#2780 of 4,660
Property damage only74
Fail to remain23
Involving a pedestrian2#1941 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 2014137latest May 25, 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

11 thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 11 in 2023–2025, about 3.7 a year, against 0.9 a year before that. 36% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages; 67% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1190house driveway/garage (4), street/outdoor (3)
Bicycle theft622street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 30, 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 & Lee a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 97 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 & Lee?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Aug 27, 2020, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Lee?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lee Ave between Violet Ave and Kew Gardens Trl (September 2021), found an average of 29 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Lee?

The nearest Green P car park is 85 Lee Ave (3 m away, 68 spaces, 61% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 301 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,750 spaces — 26 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1981 Queen Street East (202 m).

How do I get to Queen & Lee by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 146 m away; bus routes 64, 92 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Queen & Lee?

50 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 117 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Beach Foodland (36 m), Freshii (44 m), Osmow's Shawarma (49 m), Carload On the Beach (50 m) and Beaches Sandbox (54 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 & Lee?

The nearest is Kew Gardens Playground Washroom, 2075 Queen St E, 207 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: Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom (394 m); Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club Washroom (438 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 & Lee?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,055 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Boardwalk Montessori School Inc. (224 m, 57 spaces), Castle Park Playschool (280 m, 34 spaces) and Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. (442 m, 182 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Lee?

42 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,432 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 97 Lee Ave (70 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 98 Leuty Ave (104 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 55 Lee Ave (159 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 125 Kenilworth Ave (331 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 89). 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 & Lee?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and six 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 & Lee in?

Queen & Lee 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