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Queen & Saulter

Queen St E & Saulter St · Toronto, Ontario · South Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth · Riverside District BIA

Queen & Saulter sits in South Riverdale. At the City's last count here, in 2017, it was a moderately travelled crossing, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: parks. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
6,638
vehicles · 8-hour count, Aug 3, 2017
1,300 pedestrians · 691 cyclists
Collisions
34
police-reported · 2016–2025
2 killed or seriously injured · #2643 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
12 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
64/100
city median 48 · #1,311 of 5,672
35 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 444 m

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Queen & Saulter

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Aug 3, 2017

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,500 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 123 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (412 of 691). Evening rush dominates here: 1,050 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 920 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 20.4% 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, 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 west3,015eastbound · 272 bikes · 21.1% heavy
Total vehicles6,6381,300 pedestrians · 691 cyclists · 20.4% heavy
From the east3,500westbound · 412 bikes · 19.8% heavy
From the south123northbound · 7 bikes · 17.1% heavy

Peak hours: 920 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,050 from 4:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2018, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 6 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (15%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 13, 2026.

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 Aug 8, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions34#2643 of 5,519
With an injury6
Property damage only23
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist4#638 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
Killed or seriously injured2#407 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist1
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Aug 8, 2023

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Traffic calming on these streets

3 speed humps slow traffic on Saulter Street between Queen St E and South Terminus Of Saulter Street.

Traffic calming
Saulter Street (Queen St E – South Terminus Of Saulter Street): 3 speed humps

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
501 503 504 505 506 nearest 26 m
TTC bus
72 121 nearest 635 m · 8 min
Blue Night
301 304 305 306 325
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Saulter St East Side; Queen St East at Boulton Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Saulter St / Queen St E - SMART 59 m · 16 docks · 15 stations, 261 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
13 car parks · about 1,556 spaces
EV charging
220 Carlaw Ave. · 725 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 963 Gerrard St E (1.5 km), 43 Alton Ave (1.8 km)
Bike parking
63 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 38 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
59 mapped lots within 500 m, 539 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
111 Broadview Ave · Surface220 m9256% (Q1 2026)
136 Broadview Ave · Surface319 m2273% (Q1 2026)
653 Gerrard St E · Surface871 m3072% (Q1 2026)
573 Gerrard St E · Surface1 km3675% (Q1 2026)
83 Tannery Road · Garage1.1 km27 *—

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Rowe Farms, 444 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 35 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 131 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Queen Garden Cafe, 29 m away. The nearest pharmacy is St. Mary Pharmacy, 52 m away; 8 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, 1.2 km away. Woodgreen Community Centre - English Programs runs a seniors' active living programme 888 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Queen Garden Cafe · 771 Queen St E29 m
  • El Cazo · 780 Queen St E30 m
  • The Comrade · 758 Queen St E47 m
  • Royal Baithak · 755 Queen St E61 m
  • Chez Nous Wine Bar · 798 Queen St E67 m
35 within 300 m · 131 within 1 km
Grocery
Rowe Farms 444 m · 5 min · 4 within 1 km
Food shops
St. John's Bakery 382 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
St. Mary Pharmacy 52 m · 8 within 1 km
Child care
  • Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre · 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day319 m · 4 min
  • George Brown - Dundas Street East Child Care Centre · 127 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day443 m · 5 min
  • Mighty Kids · 43 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day619 m · 7 min
7 licensed centres · 741 spaces within 1 km · 4 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed276 m · 3 min
Drinking water: McCleary Playground 258 m · 3 min; Bruce Mackey Park 281 m · 3 min
Health and care
  • Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital · hospital site1.2 km · 15 min
  • Woodgreen Community Centre - English Programs · seniors' active living centre888 m · 11 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (35)
  • Saulter Street Parkette219 m
  • McCleary Playground246 m
  • Jimmie Simpson Park344 m · 4 min
  • Thompson Street Parkette349 m · 4 min
  • Riverside Common Park381 m · 5 min
and 30 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (9)
  • Dundas Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 443 m · 5 min
  • Queen Alexandra Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 574 m · 7 min
  • Seed Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 647 m · 8 min
  • Morse Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 673 m · 8 min
  • Eastdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 814 m · 10 min
and 4 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch21 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1 km · 12 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

64of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,311 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food21/30

    4 grocery stores within 1 km · 35 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit17/28

    7 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go7/14

    library 21 m away

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    6 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care7/8

    1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot2/10

    traffic calming

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 942 rental units — 13 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 58 Lewis St (264 m, 15 units, 4 storeys, built 1987), which scored 91 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 15 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
58 Lewis St social housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.154198791 · Oct 2025264 m · 3 min
841 Queen St E social housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.363198869 · Jul 2026314 m · 4 min
179 Broadview Ave social housing · Neighbours Community Homes414199285 · Aug 2026409 m · 5 min
245-247 Logan Ave · Valour Management Inc.214192790 · Jun 2024460 m · 5 min
50 Matilda St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation564200895 · Nov 2025619 m · 7 min
859 Dundas St E Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation294197396 · Dec 2025626 m · 7 min

15 registered buildings · 942 units · 13 social housing · tallest 22 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

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 five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.1 a year. 33% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle610street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft520street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (2)

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 South Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Saulter a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#407 of 1,505), out of 34 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 & Saulter?

A moderately travelled crossing at the City's last count here, in 2017. Its latest count is from Aug 3, 2017, 72% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Queen & Saulter a walkable intersection?

Queen & Saulter scores 64 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,311 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 6 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 4 grocery stores within 1 km · 35 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic calming.

Where can I park near Queen & Saulter?

The nearest Green P car park is 111 Broadview Ave (220 m away, 92 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 539 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,830 spaces — 59 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 220 Carlaw Ave. (725 m).

How do I get to Queen & Saulter by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 505 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 26 m away; bus routes 72, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Saulter St East Side, 635 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Saulter?

35 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 131 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Queen Garden Cafe (29 m), El Cazo (30 m), The Comrade (47 m), Royal Baithak (61 m) and Chez Nous Wine Bar (67 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Queen & Saulter?

The nearest is Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom, 870 Queen St E, 276 m away.

Is there child care near Queen & Saulter?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 741 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre (319 m, 72 spaces), George Brown - Dundas Street East Child Care Centre (443 m, 127 spaces) and Mighty Kids (619 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Saulter?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 942 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 58 Lewis St (264 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 841 Queen St E (314 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 69), 179 Broadview Ave (409 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 245-247 Logan Ave (460 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 91 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Queen & Saulter?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the South Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Saulter in?

Queen & Saulter is in South Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 070). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher. The corner falls inside the Riverside District Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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