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Queen & Shaw

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

In West Queen West, in central Toronto, Queen & Shaw is a moderately heavy crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has a live City traffic camera, a bike lane and a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
12,117
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 26, 2019
3,644 pedestrians · 365 cyclists
Collisions
149
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
16 with an injury · 113 property damage · #727 of 5,508 · +10 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
3
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #152 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 42 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,510 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.31× the median counted intersection. 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 3.0% of vehicle volume, about 3.9× the typical share. On average 15 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. The pace has been steady: 76 collisions in 2016–2020 and 73 in 2021–2025. About one in 50 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Shaw

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Queen St W & Shaw St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8258 · Queen St W & Shaw St
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The City's own feed for Queen & Shaw, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8258 · Queen St W & Shaw St
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501504508505509511 nearest 14 m
TTC bus
63 nearest 25 m
Blue Night
301304305363307
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Shaw St; Shaw St at Queen St West
Cycling
Sharrows on Shaw St installed 2001
Bike Share
Queen St W / Shaw St 52 m · 23 docks · 44 stations, 924 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 (15)
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 203 m
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 399 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 651 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 693 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Pierre Elliott TrudeauFrench Public · 829 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 860 m
  • and 9 more
Parks (42)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 594 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.1 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.1 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.1 km
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.3 km
Signal
0554, activated 1948 · FT · leading pedestrian interval 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 37 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 359 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Chadon Beni / Coco Cafe, 4 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés37 within 300 m · 359 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Chadon Beni / Coco Cafe · 936 Queen St W4 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Ceniza By Fonda Lola · 942 Queen St W30 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
La Nayarita · 930 Queen St W30 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Coco Cafe · 936 Queen St W 93631 mPassed, Jun 2026
Jules Bistro · 924 Queen St W35 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Henry's Restaurant & Wine Bar · 922 Queen St Wgrocery40 mPassed, Feb 2025
Henry's Restaurant & Wine Bar · 922 Queen St Wgrocery40 mPassed, Sep 2026
Prime Seafood Palace · 944 Queen St Wgrocery42 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 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 Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 206 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 253 m away at Trinity Bellwoods Park.

  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    206 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    245 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    577 m
Drinking water
Trinity Bellwoods Park drinking fountain · 253 m; Trinity Bellwoods Park drinking fountain · 282 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 944 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (203 m, 121 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km12 centres · 944 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 12
  • Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care · 49 Givins St
    121 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    203 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) · 155 Crawford St
    35 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    216 m
  • Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. · 905 King St W
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    468 m
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    477 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (599 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 599 m33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 1.1 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.2 km1288 Queen St 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

21 registered apartment buildings with 3,392 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 900 Queen St W (67 m, 22 units, 3 storeys, built 1996), which scored 81 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 21 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 49 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 3,392 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202649 across the 21
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
900 Queen St Wsocial housing · Artscape Non-Profit Housing Inc.223199681 · Jul 2024167 m
100 Lower Ossington Ave · Killam Apartment REIT1798201391 · Aug 20240236 m
24 Shaw Stsocial housing2009198987 · Aug 20261264 m
15 Gore Vale Ave · Terrance Goldthorpe103192645 · Aug 20260420 m
800 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Homes First Society503198788 · Aug 20260489 m
798 Richmond St W · Akelius Canada Ltd52513197089 · Jul 20257522 m
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 20261590 m
45 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation29114201091 · Aug 202620617 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 lots745 lots · ≈26,490 spaces · 79.5 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈1,290 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 2,507 spaces
EV charging (City)1051 Queen Street W · 353 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking152 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 49 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
18 Ossington Ave · Surface243 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage311 m152 *
803 Richmond St W · Surface442 m4856% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface531 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface595 m3786% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 79 m away, ≈8 spaces; 177 m away, ≈227 spaces; 180 m away, ≈45 spaces; 183 m away, ≈10 spaces; 190 m away, ≈30 spaces; 218 m away, ≈41 spaces. More EV charging: 248 Shaw St (538 m, 2 ports); 45 Abell St (690 m, 16 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (751 m, 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, Feb 26, 2019

The west leg carries the load — 4,582 eastbound vehicles, or 38% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 1,770. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,820 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,810 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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 north1,851southbound · 113 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west4,582eastbound · 108 bikes · 7.4% heavy
Total vehicles12,1173,644 pedestrians · 365 cyclists · 6.0% heavy
From the east3,914westbound · 115 bikes · 5.5% heavy
From the south1,770northbound · 29 bikes · 8.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,820 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,810 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 26, 2019

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 Shaw St between Pridham Pl and Lobb Ave (154 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 35 km/h. That segment carries about 4,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 14 speed humps slow traffic on Shaw Street between Queen St W and Dundas St W.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Shaw St · Pridham Pl – Lobb Ave · 154 mJun 2022 · 7 days4,91428 km/h35 km/h39 km/h
Queen St W · Gore Vale Ave – Strachan Ave · 329 mNov 2015 · 7 days20,724

Traffic calming

  • Shaw Street · Queen St W – Dundas St W
    14 speed humps

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 (23 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 25 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with 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 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions149#727 of 5,508
With an injury16#1132 of 4,660
Property damage only113
Fail to remain25
Involving a pedestrian2#1949 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist11#117 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified20
Since January 2026 (outside the window)10
All since 2014179latest Jun 13, 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

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian, 1 cyclist and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. All happened in daylight or lit conditions (citywide, 39% of KSI collisions occur in darkness). 2019 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on Jun 11, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions3#152 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#730 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#224 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness00% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20063latest Jun 11, 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

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and 12 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle510street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft1221street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 19, 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 West Queen West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Shaw a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 3 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#152 of 1,505), out of 149 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 & Shaw?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Feb 26, 2019, 1.31× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Shaw?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Shaw St between Pridham Pl and Lobb Ave (June 2022), found an average of 28 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 & Shaw?

The nearest Green P car park is 18 Ossington Ave (243 m away, 20 spaces). The City's mapping shows 745 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,490 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1051 Queen Street W (353 m).

How do I get to Queen & Shaw by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 505 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 14 m away; bus route 63 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at Shaw St, 25 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Shaw?

37 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 359 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Chadon Beni / Coco Cafe (4 m), Ceniza By Fonda Lola (30 m), La Nayarita (30 m), Coco Cafe (31 m) and Jules Bistro (35 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 & Shaw?

The nearest is Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 155 Crawford St, 206 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (245 m); Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom (577 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 & Shaw?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 944 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (203 m, 121 spaces), Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) (216 m, 35 spaces) and Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. (468 m, 50 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Shaw?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,392 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 900 Queen St W (67 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 100 Lower Ossington Ave (236 m, 179 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 24 Shaw St (264 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 15 Gore Vale Ave (420 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 45). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 87 out of 100; 2 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 & Shaw?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and 12 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 West Queen West page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Shaw in?

Queen & Shaw is in West Queen West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 162). 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

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