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Queen & Sherbourne

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

Queen & Sherbourne, in Moss Park, in the downtown core, is an above-average intersection for traffic, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway and parks at the corner. Nearby: Queen Station (Line 1) 825 m away.

Traffic volume
17,503
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 19, 2024
5,801 pedestrians · 3,716 cyclists · #1076 busiest
Collisions
128
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
29 with an injury · 87 property damage · #839 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #408 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Queen Station 825 m · 6 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,250 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 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 21.2% of vehicle volume, about 27× the typical share. That comes with about 13 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 7.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.47× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 29%, from 75 in 2016–2020 to 53 in 2021–2025. About one in 64 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Sherbourne

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen Station (Line 1)825 m; King Station (Line 1)881 m; TMU Station (Line 1)925 m
Streetcar
501503504508505506 nearest 14 m
TTC bus
7565121202971994 nearest 21 m
Blue Night
301304305306365320
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Sherbourne St; Sherbourne St at Queen St East
Cycling
Cycle Track on Sherbourne St installed 2001
Bike Share
Moss Park 187 m · 15 docks · 60 stations, 1,294 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 (38)
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 324 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 384 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 385 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 631 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 644 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 670 m
  • and 32 more
Parks (52)
  • Moss Park143 m
  • Ontario Street Parkette368 m
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park479 m
  • St. James Park490 m
  • Arena Gardens514 m
  • 40 Power St Park520 m
  • and 46 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch498 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch820 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 302 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 412 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 491 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 499 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 503 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 617 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 621 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 669 m
Signal
0257, activated 1928 · FT · 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 28 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 340 eating places within a kilometre — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Moss Park, 34 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés28 within 300 m · 340 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 60 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Moss Park · 134 Sherbourne St34 mPassed, Jun 2026
Seaton Butchers · 236 Queen St E67 mPassed, Dec 2024 · 1 infraction
The New Buffalo Restaurant · 242 Queen St E86 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
The Wing Shop · 211 Queen St E87 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
La Diperie / Jugo Juice · 320 Richmond St E Unit-104115 mPassed, Aug 2026
Subway · 320 Richmond St E115 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
The Burrito Bros · 320 Richmond St E 107115 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
The Edible Story · 320 Richmond St E115 mPassed, Aug 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 John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 123 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 211 m away at Moss Park.

  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    123 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    601 m
  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    640 m
Drinking water
Moss Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 211 m; Ontario Street Parkette drinking fountain · 354 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

20 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,376 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. (324 m, 149 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,376 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 20
  • Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. · 14 Pembroke St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    324 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    384 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    468 m
  • St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. · 38 Regent St
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    616 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (519 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (655 m) and the nearest ambulance station 625 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 519 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 655 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 625 m58 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

84 registered apartment buildings with 8,777 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 55 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 155 Sherbourne St (118 m, 301 units, 16 storeys, built 1973), which scored 88 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 84 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 106 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 59 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings84 · 8,777 units · 55 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026106 across the 84
Open fire-code violations59
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
155 Sherbourne StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation30116197388 · Jul 20264 · 3 fire118 m
275 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation29916196482 · Nov 20250193 m
180 Sherbourne St · Poda Property Management19319300211 m
101 Ontario Stsocial housing528200592 · Oct 20250224 m
191 Sherbourne St37117197591 · Aug 20264255 m
285 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30015196477 · Nov 20257271 m
147 Queen St Esocial housing · Fred Victor Centre767190095 · Nov 20250277 m
132 Berkeley St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.177102013100 · Nov 20251298 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 lots823 lots · ≈26,780 spaces · 80.3 ha
Within 500 m87 lots · ≈2,580 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 7,125 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 943 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking134 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 62 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage146 m25253% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface454 m2092% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface636 m83 *
37 Queen St E · Garage656 m63152% (Q1 2026)
44 Parliament Street · Surface730 m120 *

Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈12 spaces; 51 m away, ≈19 spaces; 56 m away, ≈21 spaces; 58 m away, ≈10 spaces; 83 m away, ≈29 spaces; 100 m away, ≈14 spaces. More EV charging: Yonge Street at Dundas St. (944 m, 8 ports); 186 Carlton St (1 km, 1 ports); 188 Carlton St (1 km, 1 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, Jun 19, 2024

The east leg carries the load — 6,821 westbound vehicles, or 39% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 2,947. Most cyclists arrived from the north (1,717 of 3,716). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,716 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 19% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (1,439). Trucks and buses were 5.8% 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 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,947southbound · 1,717 bikes · 8.8% heavy
From the west4,323eastbound · 326 bikes · 5.1% heavy
Total vehicles17,5035,801 pedestrians · 3,716 cyclists · 5.8% heavy
From the east6,821westbound · 531 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the south3,412northbound · 1,142 bikes · 7.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,439 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,716 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 19, 2024

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 Sherbourne St between Shuter St and Dundas St E (313 m away) recorded an average of 32 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 41 km/h. That segment carries about 10,100 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St E · Jarvis St – George St · 266 mMar 2021 · 7 days4,240
Sherbourne St · Shuter St – Dundas St E · 313 mJun 2026 · 3 days10,14532 km/h41 km/h45 km/h

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

2017 was the peak year (22 collisions), and 2025 closed with 11. 23% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 16% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions128#839 of 5,508
With an injury29#540 of 4,660
Property damage only87
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian7#469 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist14#67 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014164latest Jun 29, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. The most recent was on Jun 13, 2020. Going back to 2006, the total is 7.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#408 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#721 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#217 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20067latest Jun 13, 2020

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 12 thefts from vehicles and 18 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 3.4 a year before that. 92% 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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1220street/outdoor (11), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft1840street/outdoor (9), other (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 24, 2025. 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 & Sherbourne a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#408 of 1,505), out of 128 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 & Sherbourne?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #1076 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #359 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Sherbourne?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sherbourne St between Shuter St and Dundas St E (June 2026), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 41 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Sherbourne?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (146 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 823 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,780 spaces — 87 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (943 m).

How do I get to Queen & Sherbourne by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 825 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 14 m away; bus routes 75, 65, 121, 202, 97, 19, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Sherbourne St, 21 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Sherbourne?

28 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 340 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Moss Park (34 m), Seaton Butchers (67 m), The New Buffalo Restaurant (86 m), The Wing Shop (87 m) and La Diperie / Jugo Juice (115 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 & Sherbourne?

The nearest is John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 150 Sherbourne St, 123 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: St Lawrence North (601 m); St Lawrence South (640 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 & Sherbourne?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,376 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. (324 m, 149 spaces), Liberty Prep Parliament (384 m, 35 spaces) and Bloomsbury Academy (468 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Sherbourne?

84 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,777 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 155 Sherbourne St (118 m, 301 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 275 Shuter St (193 m, 299 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 180 Sherbourne St (211 m, 19 units) and 101 Ontario St (224 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 84 is 88 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 & Sherbourne?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and 18 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 & Sherbourne in?

Queen & Sherbourne 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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