Toronto · intersection · signal 2727

Queen & Sackville

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

Queen & Sackville, in Moss Park, in the downtown core, is a lightly travelled intersection, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: 2 schools within 250 m, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
7,538
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 10, 2025
2,124 pedestrians · 1,021 cyclists · #1873 busiest
Collisions
32
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 23 property damage · #2680 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #599 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
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

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 540 vehicles an hour, 47% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 13.5% of vehicle volume, about 17× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 3.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 4.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 40%, from 20 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 32 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Queen & Sackville

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503504508505506 nearest 12 m
TTC bus
6512120275114 nearest 245 m
Blue Night
301304305306365
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Sackville St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St E / Sackville St 18 m · 15 docks · 43 stations, 884 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 (32)
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 90 m
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 232 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 299 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 304 m
  • Lord Dufferin Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 673 m
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 683 m
  • and 26 more
Parks (56)
  • Bright Street Playground139 m
  • Orphan's Green167 m
  • Sackville Playground195 m
  • 40 Power St Park254 m
  • Louis March Park316 m
  • Percy Park333 m
  • and 50 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch814 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch879 m
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 425 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 485 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 655 m
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 667 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 695 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 708 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 733 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 868 m
Signal
2727, activated 2025 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · pedestrian crossover

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 34 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 287 — 3.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Good Shepherd Centre, 73 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés34 within 300 m · 287 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 51 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Good Shepherd Centre · 412 Queen St E73 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Tom's Place Eyet Early Learning Centre · 80 Sackville St89 mPassed, Feb 2026
Allien · 400 Queen St E112 mPassed, Mar 2025
Roozamoon Cafe · 398 Queen St E114 mPassed, Jul 2026
St. Paul's Basilica · 83 Power St143 mPassed, Jan 2026
B.a. Grocery & Variety · 140 Sackville Stgrocery151 mPassed, Feb 2025
Viet Garden · 372 Queen St E182 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Decoy Bar · 370 Queen St E187 mPassed, Jun 2024

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, 224 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 208 m away at Sackville Playground.

  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    224 m
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    312 m
  • Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom · 640 Dundas St E
    View centre hours
    552 m
Drinking water
Sackville Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 208 m; Regent Park Athletic Grounds drinking fountain · 317 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 1,240 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (90 m, 52 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,240 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 16
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    90 m
  • George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre · 440 Shuter St
    179 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    232 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    299 m
  • St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. · 38 Regent St
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    344 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (441 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (483 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 441 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 483 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.3 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

Within a kilometre there are 72 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 8,641 rental units, 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — 49 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 123 Sackville St (91 m, 20 units, 3 storeys, built 1985), which scored 81 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 72 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 175 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 72 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings72 · 8,641 units · 49 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026175 across the 72
Open fire-code violations72
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
123 Sackville StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation203198581 · Jun 2024291 m
10 Tracy Stsocial housing · Good Shepherd Non Profit Homes194199186 · Jul 20260102 m
205 Parliament Stsocial housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp166199297 · Sep 20240243 m
180 Sackville StToronto Community Housing · TCH839201593 · Jun 20260278 m
295 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30016196485 · Jun 20245320 m
540 Queen St EToronto Community Housing · TCH446198493 · Nov 20251328 m
50 Regent Park BlvdToronto Community Housing155992 · Jun 20261352 m
132 Berkeley St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.177102013100 · Nov 20251384 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 lots813 lots · ≈31,020 spaces · 93 ha
Within 500 m93 lots · ≈2,670 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 6,619 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 1.2 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking126 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.8 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
100 Cooperage Street · Garage454 m86 *
373 Front Street East · Surface482 m450 *
271 Front Street East · Surface571 m83 *
83 Tannery Road · Garage586 m27 *
40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage609 m25 *

Nearest lots: 50 m away, ≈10 spaces; 50 m away, ≈27 spaces; 53 m away, ≈18 spaces; 92 m away, ≈18 spaces; 99 m away, ≈116 spaces; 103 m away, ≈27 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (1.2 km, 1 ports); 51 Dockside Dr. (1.4 km, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (1.4 km, 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 — 14-hour, Sep 10, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,919 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 65% of the total, against 1 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (503 of 1,021). Evening rush dominates here: 748 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 682 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north1southbound · 23 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,919eastbound · 503 bikes · 2.1% heavy
Total vehicles7,5382,124 pedestrians · 1,021 cyclists · 2.4% heavy
From the east2,600westbound · 489 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the south18northbound · 6 bikes · 5.6% heavy
AM peak hour682 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour748 vehicles from 4:30 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

On Sackville St between Sutton Ave and St David St, 265 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2025 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 33 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 37 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,000 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Shuter St (190 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
Queen St E · Sumach St – Fee Pl · 262 mNov 2015 · 7 days10,434
Sackville St · Sutton Ave – St David St · 265 mOct 2025 · 3 days1,97526 km/h33 km/h37 km/h

School-zone speed sign 190 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

The worst year was 2017, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 5 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (9%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions32#2680 of 5,508
With an injury5#2596 of 4,660
Property damage only23
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#2123 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#967 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality1
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201438latest Apr 10, 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 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jul 18, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#599 of 1,505
Fatal1#244 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#286 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Jul 18, 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

Five thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle500street/outdoor (5)
Bicycle theft200street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 24, 2021. 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 & Sackville a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#599 of 1,505), out of 32 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 & Sackville?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #1873 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 47% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Sackville?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sackville St between Sutton Ave and St David St (October 2025), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 33 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 190 m away (30 km/h), 21% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Queen & Sackville?

The nearest Green P car park is 100 Cooperage Street (454 m away, 86 spaces). The City's mapping shows 813 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,020 spaces — 93 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (1.2 km).

How do I get to Queen & Sackville by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 12 m away; bus routes 65, 121, 202, 75, 114 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Sackville St, 245 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Sackville?

34 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 287 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Good Shepherd Centre (73 m), Tom's Place Eyet Early Learning Centre (89 m), Allien (112 m), Roozamoon Cafe (114 m) and St. Paul's Basilica (143 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 & Sackville?

The nearest is Regent Park Community Centre Washroom, 402 Shuter St, 224 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom (312 m); Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom (552 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 & Sackville?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,240 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (90 m, 52 spaces), George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre (232 m, 179 spaces) and Liberty Prep Parliament (299 m, 35 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Sackville?

72 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,641 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 123 Sackville St (91 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 10 Tracy St (102 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 205 Parliament St (243 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 180 Sackville St (278 m, 83 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 72 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 & Sackville?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and two 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Sackville in?

Queen & Sackville 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

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