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Queen & Ryerson

Queen St W & Ryerson Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Wellington Place · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Queen Street West BIA

In Wellington Place, in the downtown core, Queen & Ryerson is an intersection of typical volume, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a park. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
8,228
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 8, 2013
665 pedestrians · 2,020 cyclists
Collisions
54
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 32 property damage · #1954 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1278 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 30 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,030 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 12 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Cyclists were 24.6% of vehicle volume, about 32× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 31%, from 32 in 2016–2020 to 22 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 54 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Queen & Ryerson

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501511504508510505 nearest 139 m
Blue Night
301304310305307
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Portland St / Queen St W 42 m · 15 docks · 59 stations, 1,169 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 (33)
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 287 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 370 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 411 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 610 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 616 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 646 m
  • and 27 more
Parks (47)
  • Portland Street Parkette143 m
  • Randy Padmore Park264 m
  • St. Andrew's Playground276 m
  • Adelaide Place Parkette289 m
  • Alexandra Park386 m
  • Victoria Memorial Square Park565 m
  • and 41 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch578 m
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch939 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 114 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 245 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 288 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 365 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 654 m
  • The WellLandmark · 733 m
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 934 m
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 945 m

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 108 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 13 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 364 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Ramen Isshin, 31 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés108 within 300 m · 364 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience13 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Shoppers Drug Mart · 524 Queen St Wgrocery7 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Ramen Isshin · 609 Queen St W31 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Loblaws · 585 Queen St Wgrocery32 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Bento Sushi · 585 Queen St W32 mPassed, Jul 2026
Starbucks · 585 Queen St W32 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Winners Merchants International · 585 Queen St W32 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Bar Karma · 512 Queen St W38 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 1 infraction
Osmow's · 611 Queen St W45 mPassed, May 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 Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 424 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 251 m away at Randy Padmore Park.

  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    424 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    464 m
  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    667 m
Drinking water
Randy Padmore Park drinking fountain · 251 m; St. Andrew's Playground dog fountain · 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,163 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (340 m, 36 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,163 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 16
  • Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 75 Augusta Sq
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    340 m
  • Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha · 20 Brant St
    26 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    370 m
  • George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre · 96 Denison Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    411 m
  • Jingbao (Downtown) Bilingual Children's Centre (96 Denison Avenue) · 96 Denison Ave
    65 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    411 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (625 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 625 m33 Claremont St
Police52 Division · 1.2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1.5 km339 Queens Quay 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 33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,521 rental units — 18 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 163 Portland St (97 m, 46 units, 4 storeys, built 1991), which scored 85 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 33 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 43 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings33 · 4,521 units · 18 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202643 across the 33
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
163 Portland Stsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.464199185 · Jul 2024397 m
525 Richmond St W10310200381 · Aug 20240154 m
165 Bathurst St · Hazelview Properties Inc476191879 · Jul 20251158 m
552 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.845200593 · Jul 20250227 m
20 Vanauley StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1358198690 · Sep 20240286 m
575 Adelaide St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation15011198384 · Aug 20241361 m
91 Augusta AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation25714196886 · Jul 20251 · 2 fire377 m
164 Grange Ave · Grange Apartments Inc.243197071 · Jul 20250425 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 lots746 lots · ≈21,780 spaces · 65.3 ha
Within 500 m72 lots · ≈1,620 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 4,143 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 244 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking235 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.6 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Denison Ave · Surface165 m12054% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface555 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface580 m2295% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage702 m3797% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage719 m33231% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 43 m away, ≈6 spaces; 72 m away, ≈4 spaces; 83 m away, ≈8 spaces; 137 m away, ≈6 spaces; 152 m away, ≈20 spaces; 158 m away, ≈27 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Palmerston Ave (386 m, 2 ports); 10 Soho St. (704 m, 4 ports); 248 Shaw St (1.3 km, 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, May 8, 2013

No single direction dominates: each approach carried between 4,014 and 4,214 vehicles. Most cyclists arrived from the east (1,074 of 2,020). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,234 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,183 from 4:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 8.5% 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 13 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,014eastbound · 946 bikes · 7.9% heavy
Total vehicles8,228665 pedestrians · 2,020 cyclists · 8.5% heavy
From the east4,214westbound · 1,074 bikes · 9.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,234 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,183 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 8, 2013

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 Queen St W between Ryerson Ave and Bathurst St (83 m away, Nov 2019) recorded volume only — about 6,609 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St W · Ryerson Ave – Bathurst St · 83 mNov 2019 · 4 days6,609

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 11 collisions. 7 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 30% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 7 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions54#1954 of 5,508
With an injury7#2308 of 4,660
Property damage only32
Fail to remain16
Involving a pedestrian1#2915 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#361 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201468latest Mar 31, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jan 22, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1278 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Jan 22, 2023

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 17 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.8 a year. 82% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 41% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. 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 vehicle1130street/outdoor (9), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft1772commercial premises (7), street/outdoor (7)

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 Wellington Place.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Ryerson a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1278 of 1,505), out of 54 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 & Ryerson?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from May 8, 2013, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Queen & Ryerson?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Denison Ave (165 m away, 120 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 746 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,780 spaces — 72 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (244 m).

How do I get to Queen & Ryerson by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 511, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 139 m away.

What restaurants are near Queen & Ryerson?

108 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 Ramen Isshin (31 m), Bento Sushi (32 m), Starbucks (32 m), Winners Merchants International (32 m) and Bar Karma (38 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 & Ryerson?

The nearest is Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 275 Bathurst St, 424 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (464 m); Bellevue Square Park Washroom (667 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 & Ryerson?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,163 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (340 m, 36 spaces), Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha (370 m, 26 spaces) and George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre (411 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Ryerson?

33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,521 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 163 Portland St (97 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 525 Richmond St W (154 m, 103 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 165 Bathurst St (158 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 552 Adelaide St W (227 m, 84 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 33 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 & Ryerson?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and 17 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 Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Ryerson in?

Queen & Ryerson is in Wellington Place (City of Toronto neighbourhood 164). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Queen Street West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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