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Queen & Niagara

Queen St W & Niagara St · Toronto, Ontario · Trinity-Bellwoods · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · West Queen West BIA

Queen & Niagara, in Trinity-Bellwoods, in central Toronto, is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
14,954
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 23, 2024
6,885 pedestrians · 2,947 cyclists · #1305 busiest
Collisions
83
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 56 property damage · #1343 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #413 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 68 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,070 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.2 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 19.7% of vehicle volume, about 25× the typical share. That comes with about 8.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 5.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 31%, from 49 in 2016–2020 to 34 in 2021–2025. About one in 42 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Niagara

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501504508511505 nearest 13 m
TTC bus
63 nearest 519 m
Blue Night
301304305307363
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Niagara St; Queen St West at Claremont St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Niagara St / Queen St W 30 m · 11 docks · 43 stations, 881 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 (20)
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 171 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 266 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 284 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 427 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 624 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Pierre Elliott TrudeauFrench Public · 746 m
  • and 14 more
Parks (39)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch770 m
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 576 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 663 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 853 m
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 883 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 947 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 1.1 km
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • The WellLandmark · 1.2 km
Signal
0553, activated 1963 · SAP · 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 56 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 364 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kebab Bazari, 8 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés56 within 300 m · 364 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Kebab Bazari · 839 Queen St W8 mPassed, Jul 2026
Shawarma West · 746 Queen St W17 mPassed, Aug 2026
Style In Liberty Cafe · 740 Queen St W18 mPassed, May 2026
Subway · 843 Queen St W24 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
The Wing Spot · 841 Queen St W Unit-126 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 3 infractions
Sanko Trading Co. · 730 Queen St W35 mPassed, Nov 2025
Ihalo Krunch · 831 Queen St W37 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizzaiolo · 756 Queen St W37 mPassed, Jan 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 Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom, 363 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 280 m away at Trinity Bellwoods Park.

  • Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom · 890 King St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    363 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    394 m
  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    399 m
Drinking water
Trinity Bellwoods Park drinking fountain · 280 m; Stanley Park North - Toronto drinking fountain · 359 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,026 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Garrison Creek Community Day Care (266 m, 152 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,026 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 14
  • Garrison Creek Community Day Care · 222 Niagara St
    152 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    266 m
  • Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre · 79 Manning Ave
    136 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    284 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) · 155 Crawford St
    35 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    413 m
  • Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. · 905 King St W
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    515 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (149 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 149 m33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 1.4 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 35 · 1.6 km265 Manitoba Dr

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

24 registered apartment buildings with 3,767 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 12 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 798 Richmond St W (97 m, 525 units, 13 storeys, built 1970), which scored 89 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 24 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 44 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings24 · 3,767 units · 12 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202644 across the 24
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest31 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
798 Richmond St W · Akelius Canada Ltd52513197089 · Jul 2025797 m
15 Gore Vale Ave · Terrance Goldthorpe103192645 · Aug 20260152 m
800 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Homes First Society503198788 · Aug 20260233 m
115 Euclid Ave163193088 · Jul 20260394 m
138 Claremont Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes183199490 · Aug 20250456 m
900 Queen St Wsocial housing · Artscape Non-Profit Housing Inc.223199681 · Jul 20241468 m
165 Bathurst St · Hazelview Properties Inc476191879 · Jul 20251518 m
575 Adelaide St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation15011198384 · Aug 20241528 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 lots786 lots · ≈27,370 spaces · 82.1 ha
Within 500 m65 lots · ≈1,050 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 2,438 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Palmerston Ave · 291 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking153 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 76 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
803 Richmond St W · Surface175 m4856% (Q1 2026)
201 Claremont St · Surface638 m4361% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage681 m152 *
18 Ossington Ave · Surface767 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface820 m12054% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 45 m away, ≈9 spaces; 46 m away, ≈11 spaces; 51 m away, ≈6 spaces; 68 m away, ≈4 spaces; 85 m away, ≈6 spaces; 98 m away, ≈22 spaces. More EV charging: 248 Shaw St (756 m, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (883 m, 2 ports); 10 Portland St (885 m, 4 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, Jul 23, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 6,943 westbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 1,964. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,199 of 2,947). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,394 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 9% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,274). Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north0southbound · 13 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west6,047eastbound · 1,199 bikes · 3.6% heavy
Total vehicles14,9546,885 pedestrians · 2,947 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east6,943westbound · 999 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the south1,964northbound · 736 bikes · 3.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,274 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,394 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 23, 2024

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 Niagara St between Stanley Ave and Adelaide St W (273 m away) recorded an average of 27 km/h in its 14-day count in September 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 35 km/h. That segment carries about 3,400 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St W · Gore Vale Ave – Strachan Ave · 201 mNov 2015 · 7 days20,724
Niagara St · Stanley Ave – Adelaide St W · 273 mSep 2025 · 14 days3,43227 km/h35 km/h40 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 (15 collisions), and 2025 closed with 7. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 13% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions83#1343 of 5,508
With an injury11#1622 of 4,660
Property damage only56
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian3#1366 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#212 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201494latest Jan 22, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on May 16, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#413 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#726 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#223 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20064latest May 16, 2024

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 one theft from a vehicle and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft500apartment parking (4), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 2, 2022. 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 Trinity-Bellwoods.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Niagara a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#413 of 1,505), out of 83 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Niagara?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1305 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #310 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Niagara?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Niagara St between Stanley Ave and Adelaide St W (September 2025), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 35 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Niagara?

The nearest Green P car park is 803 Richmond St W (175 m away, 48 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 786 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,370 spaces — 65 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (291 m).

How do I get to Queen & Niagara by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 511 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 13 m away; bus route 63 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at Niagara St, 519 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Niagara?

56 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 364 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kebab Bazari (8 m), Shawarma West (17 m), Style In Liberty Cafe (18 m), Subway (24 m) and The Wing Spot (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 & Niagara?

The nearest is Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom, 890 King St W, 363 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (394 m); Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom (399 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 & Niagara?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,026 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garrison Creek Community Day Care (266 m, 152 spaces), Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre (284 m, 136 spaces) and Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) (413 m, 35 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Niagara?

24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,767 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 798 Richmond St W (97 m, 525 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 15 Gore Vale Ave (152 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 45), 800 Adelaide St W (233 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 115 Euclid Ave (394 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 is 87 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 & Niagara?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and five 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 Trinity-Bellwoods page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Niagara in?

Queen & Niagara is in Trinity-Bellwoods (City of Toronto neighbourhood 081). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. 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