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Queen & Parliament

Queen St E & Parliament St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Historic Queen East BIA

In Moss Park, in the downtown core, Queen & Parliament is a moderately travelled crossing, with a well-used cycling route through it. It has 2 schools within 250 m, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
15,708
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 10, 2025
4,685 pedestrians · 1,861 cyclists · #1241 busiest
Collisions
150
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
21 with an injury · 114 property damage · #719 of 5,508 · +10 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
4
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 5 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 1,120 vehicles, about the citywide median. 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 11.8% of vehicle volume, about 15× the typical share. That comes with about 15 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 9.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.93× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 5%, from 73 in 2016–2020 to 77 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Parliament

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503504508505506 nearest 16 m
TTC bus
6575121202114 nearest 22 m
Blue Night
301304305306365
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Parliament St; Parliament St at Queen St East
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St E / Berkeley St 118 m · 15 docks · 46 stations, 987 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 (39)
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 69 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 218 m
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 430 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 444 m
  • Lord Dufferin Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 615 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 640 m
  • and 33 more
Parks (51)
  • 40 Power St Park186 m
  • Orphan's Green224 m
  • Sackville Playground323 m
  • Ontario Street Parkette341 m
  • Little Trinity Church Lands346 m
  • Bright Street Playground386 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch685 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch750 m
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 322 m
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 531 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 551 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 632 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 702 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 710 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 733 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 736 m
Signal
0246, activated 1982 · FT · 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

There are 42 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 339 eating places within a kilometre — 4.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Fig's Breakfast & Lunch, 13 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés42 within 300 m · 339 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 61 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Fig's Breakfast & Lunch · 344 Queen St E13 mPassed, Jul 2026
Kish's Roti & Doubles · 344 Queen St E13 mPassed, Nov 2025
Ray's Discount Store · 352 Queen St E22 mPassed, Jul 2024 · 1 infraction
Royal Karahi · 348 Queen St E23 mPassed, Aug 2026
de Tocho Morocho · 181 Parliament St, Unit-245 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 3 infractions
Dosaaaart · 181 Parliament St45 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 2 infractions
Mansafji · 181 Parliament St45 mPassed, Jun 2025
Poutine Hub · 181 Parliament St45 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 3 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 Regent Park Community Centre Washroom, 371 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 341 m away at Sackville Playground.

  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    371 m
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    475 m
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    527 m
Drinking water
Sackville Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 341 m; Ontario Street Parkette drinking fountain · 346 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,340 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Liberty Prep Parliament (69 m, 35 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,340 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 18
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    69 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    218 m
  • St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. · 38 Regent St
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    333 m
  • Regent Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 40 Regent St
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    339 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (420 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (446 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 420 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 446 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1 km58 Richmond St E

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

87 registered apartment buildings with 9,689 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 55 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 205 Parliament St (94 m, 16 units, 6 storeys, built 1992), which scored 97 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 87 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 161 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 85 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings87 · 9,689 units · 55 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026161 across the 87
Open fire-code violations85
Tallest31 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
205 Parliament Stsocial housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp166199297 · Sep 2024094 m
295 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30016196485 · Jun 20245123 m
132 Berkeley St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.177102013100 · Nov 20251139 m
285 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30015196477 · Nov 20257180 m
10 Tracy Stsocial housing · Good Shepherd Non Profit Homes194199186 · Jul 20260184 m
101 Ontario Stsocial housing528200592 · Oct 20250216 m
275 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation29916196482 · Nov 20250280 m
123 Sackville StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation203198581 · Jun 20242287 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 lots799 lots · ≈28,650 spaces · 85.9 ha
Within 500 m97 lots · ≈2,670 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 7,056 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 1.1 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking94 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 32 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.6 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage415 m25253% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface498 m83 *
373 Front Street East · Surface554 m450 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface604 m120 *
100 Cooperage Street · Garage624 m86 *

Nearest lots: 73 m away, ≈15 spaces; 85 m away, ≈10 spaces; 97 m away, ≈104 spaces; 98 m away, ≈4 spaces; 102 m away, ≈17 spaces; 107 m away, ≈46 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (1.1 km, 1 ports); 2 Church St. (1.2 km, 28 ports); 51 Dockside Dr. (1.3 km, 5 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 10, 2025

The south leg carries the load — 5,104 northbound vehicles, or 32% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 3,331. Morning rush is the busier period: 1,521 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 1,396 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% 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 north3,331southbound · 526 bikes · 7.0% heavy
From the west3,468eastbound · 391 bikes · 2.1% heavy
Total vehicles15,7084,685 pedestrians · 1,861 cyclists · 4.5% heavy
From the east3,805westbound · 469 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the south5,104northbound · 475 bikes · 6.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,521 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,396 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 10, 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 Parliament St between Derby St and King St E (365 m away, Sep 2012) recorded volume only — about 5,944 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Shuter St (394 m away, 30 km/h limit), 21% of the 57,521 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Parliament St · Derby St – King St E · 365 mSep 2012 · 3 days5,944

School-zone speed sign 394 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 41 km/h
Over the limit47%
40 km/h or more21%

Shuter St (eastbound), 437 Shuter St · 57,521 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

2016 was the peak year (22 collisions), and 2025 closed with 19. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 9.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions150#719 of 5,508
With an injury21#822 of 4,660
Property damage only114
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian8#364 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#475 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)10
All since 2014198latest Jun 26, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 88% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1320street/outdoor (13)
Bicycle theft821street/outdoor (7), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 15, 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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Parliament a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 150 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 & Parliament?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1241 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #425 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Queen & Parliament?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (415 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 799 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,650 spaces — 97 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (1.1 km).

How do I get to Queen & Parliament by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 16 m away; bus routes 65, 75, 121, 202, 114 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Parliament St, 22 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Parliament?

42 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 339 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Fig's Breakfast & Lunch (13 m), Kish's Roti & Doubles (13 m), Ray's Discount Store (22 m), Royal Karahi (23 m) and de Tocho Morocho (45 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 & Parliament?

The nearest is Regent Park Community Centre Washroom, 402 Shuter St, 371 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom (475 m); Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom (527 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 & Parliament?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,340 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Liberty Prep Parliament (69 m, 35 spaces), Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (218 m, 52 spaces) and St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. (333 m, 30 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Parliament?

87 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,689 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 205 Parliament St (94 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 295 Shuter St (123 m, 300 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 132 Berkeley St (139 m, 177 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 285 Shuter St (180 m, 300 units, RentSafeTO score 77). The average RentSafeTO score across the 87 is 89 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 & Parliament?

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Parliament in?

Queen & Parliament is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Historic Queen East Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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