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Queen & Lisgar

Queen St W & Lisgar St · Toronto, Ontario · Little Portugal · Ward 9, Davenport · West Queen West BIA

In Little Portugal, in central Toronto, Queen & Lisgar is a mid-volume intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: parks. Nearby: Exhibition GO 935 m away and 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
7,066
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 2, 2022
3,334 pedestrians · 744 cyclists
Collisions
84
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 56 property damage · #1331 of 5,508 · +2 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 31 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 880 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 76% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.1 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 10.5% of vehicle volume, about 14× the typical share. 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 edged down 13%, from 45 in 2016–2020 to 39 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Queen & Lisgar

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Exhibition GO — Lakeshore West935 m
Streetcar
501504508505509511 nearest 87 m
TTC bus
6329402 nearest 391 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301304305363329307
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Dovercourt Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lisgar St / Queen St W - SMART 29 m · 20 docks · 36 stations, 746 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 (16)
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 523 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 578 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • and 10 more
Parks (40)
  • Lisgar Park92 m
  • Paul E. Garfinkel Park176 m
  • Osler Playground328 m
  • Rita Cox Park382 m
  • Pessoa Park411 m
  • Parkdale Amphitheatre459 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch761 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 38 m
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.1 km
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.3 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.3 km
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.5 km

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 55 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 351 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Sushi Momo, 6 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2025 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés55 within 300 m · 351 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 49 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Sushi Momo · 1122 Queen St W6 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 3 infractions
Pizza Pizza · 1124 Queen St W14 mPassed, May 2026
The Burger's Priest · 1120 Queen St W22 mPassed, Jul 2026
Fat Bastard Burrito · 1118 Queen St W24 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
King Slice · 1130 Queen St W28 mPassed, May 2026
Queen Star Restaurant · 1116 Queen St W28 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Theatre Centre · 1115 Queen St W29 mPassed, Mar 2026
Shiroshi Downtown · 1128 Queen St W35 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 Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 777 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 188 m away at Paul E. Garfinkel Park.

  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    777 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    804 m
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    830 m
Drinking water
Paul E. Garfinkel Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 188 m; Osler Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 314 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 633 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Queen Street Childcare Centre (270 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 633 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 10
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    270 m
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 1100 King St W
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    365 m
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    465 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 108 Gladstone Ave
    120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    523 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (916 m) and the nearest ambulance station 546 m away.

FireFire Station 346 · 1.1 km90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 916 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 546 m1288 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

Within a kilometre there are 63 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,443 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — 17 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 55 Lisgar St (83 m, 116 units, 9 storeys, built 2005), which scored 96 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 63 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 115 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 10 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings63 · 5,443 units · 17 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026115 across the 63
Open fire-code violations10
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 2026183 m
8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited114193291 · Jul 20250140 m
45 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation29114201091 · Aug 202620172 m
1176 Queen St W253191554 · Jul 20260180 m
180 Sudbury Stsocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society19018201182 · Sep 20242 · 2 fire199 m
1100 King St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services - Kings Club Residences Inc.506352019100 · Aug 20262 · 1 fire365 m
100 Lower Ossington Ave · Killam Apartment REIT1798201391 · Aug 20240379 m
345 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.2008198483 · Jul 20253409 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 lots625 lots · ≈26,050 spaces · 78.1 ha
Within 500 m31 lots · ≈970 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 1,674 spaces
EV charging (City)45 Abell St · 185 m · 12 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking121 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 66 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface94 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage152 m12460% (Q1 2026)
18 Ossington Ave · Surface380 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
1155 King Street West · Surface600 m269 *
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage611 m152 *

Nearest lots: 36 m away, ≈25 spaces; 94 m away, ≈15 spaces; 111 m away, ≈26 spaces; 193 m away, ≈4 spaces; 204 m away, ≈14 spaces; 208 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 1051 Queen Street W (257 m, 2 ports); 1224 KING ST W (622 m, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (810 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, Nov 2, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,282 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 200 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (357 of 744). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 976 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,039 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.0% 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 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north200southbound · 31 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the west3,138eastbound · 357 bikes · 6.3% heavy
Total vehicles7,0663,334 pedestrians · 744 cyclists · 5.0% heavy
From the east3,282westbound · 316 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the south446northbound · 40 bikes · 6.3% heavy
AM peak hour976 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,039 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 2, 2022

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 Lisgar St between Sudbury St and Lane S of Queen and W of Lisgar, 142 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2022 put the average speed at 20 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 31 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 37 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Lisgar Street between Queen St W and Afton Ave (installed 2005).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St W · Dovercourt Rd – Lisgar St · 51 mNov 2019 · 4 days8,576
Lisgar St · Sudbury St – Lane S of Queen and W of Lisgar · 142 mNov 2022 · 3 days99620 km/h31 km/h37 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Lisgar Street · Queen St W – Afton Ave
    4 speed humps
    installed 2005

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 2024, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 9 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 21 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions84#1331 of 5,508
With an injury9#1941 of 4,660
Property damage only56
Fail to remain21
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist4#640 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified19
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 2014114latest Feb 19, 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

Six thefts from vehicles and 14 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.0 a year. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 43% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle640street/outdoor (3), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft1420street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 23, 2025. 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 Little Portugal.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Lisgar 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 & Lisgar?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 2, 2022, 76% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Lisgar?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lisgar St between Sudbury St and Lane S of Queen and W of Lisgar (November 2022), found an average of 20 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 31 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Lisgar?

The nearest Green P car park is 110 Dovercourt Rd (94 m away, 8 spaces). The City's mapping shows 625 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,050 spaces — 31 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 45 Abell St (185 m).

How do I get to Queen & Lisgar by transit?

Exhibition GO is 935 m away; streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 505 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 87 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 402, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at Dovercourt Rd, 391 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Lisgar?

55 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 351 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Sushi Momo (6 m), Pizza Pizza (14 m), The Burger's Priest (22 m), Fat Bastard Burrito (24 m) and King Slice (28 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 & Lisgar?

The nearest is Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 155 Crawford St, 777 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (804 m); Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (830 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 & Lisgar?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 633 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Queen Street Childcare Centre (270 m, 49 spaces), Kids & Company King and Highline (365 m, 74 spaces) and Bonaventure Child Care Centre (465 m, 67 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Lisgar?

63 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,443 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 55 Lisgar St (83 m, 116 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 8 Beaconsfield Ave (140 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 45 Lisgar St (172 m, 291 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 1176 Queen St W (180 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 54). The average RentSafeTO score across the 63 is 90 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 & Lisgar?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and 14 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Little Portugal page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Lisgar in?

Queen & Lisgar is in Little Portugal (City of Toronto neighbourhood 084). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo. The corner falls inside the West Queen West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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