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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Streetcar
- 501503 nearest 13 m
- TTC bus
- 1240411764 nearest 706 m
- Blue Night
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- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St East at Silver Birch Ave
- Cycling
- Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Silver Birch Ave installed 2012; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Queen St E installed 2012
- Bike Share
- Queen St. E / Spruce Hill Rd. 309 m · 15 docks · 7 stations, 157 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 (17)
- The Cole AcademyPrivate · 48 m
- The Claremont SchoolPrivate · 86 m
- St Denis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 376 m
- Balmy Beach Community SchoolEnglish Public · 521 m
- Avalon Children's Montessori SchoolPrivate · 599 m
- Neil McNeil Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 711 m
- and 11 more
- Community centres
- Parks (9)
- Balmy Beach Park427 m
- Neville Park Blvd Ravine599 m
- Ivan Forrest Gardens607 m
- Glen Stewart Park807 m
- Blantyre Park1.2 km
- Kew Gardens1.2 km
- and 3 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Beaches branch1.1 km
- Places of interest
- Balmy Beach ParkNature/ Park · 297 m
- Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 1.2 km
- Signal
- 2643, activated 2023 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
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 25 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 87. The nearest is The Hideout On the Beach, 34 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 2 infractions noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| The Hideout On the Beach · 2282 Queen St E | 34 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions |
| The Hideout On the Beach · 2282 Queen St E | 35 m | Passed, Jul 2025 · 2 infractions |
| The Creative Preschool of East Toronto · 2423 Queen St E Lower Level | 48 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Sandy's Independent Grocery · 2266 Queen St Egrocery | 57 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
| The Haven Cafe · 2256 Queen St E | 106 m | Passed, Mar 2026 · 3 infractions |
| Beach Plaza Variety · 2254 Queen St Egrocery | 111 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
| Belgian Chocolate Shop · 2455 Queen St E | 115 m | Passed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions |
| 955 Chinese Food · 2252 Queen St Egrocery | 119 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
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 Silverbirch Boat House Washroom, 315 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 315 m away at Balmy Beach Park.
- Silverbirch Boat House Washroom · 2 Silver Birch Ave
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible315 m
- Drinking water
- Balmy Beach Park drinking fountain · 315 m; Balmy Beach Park bottle filling station · 326 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
Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 741 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Creative Preschool of East Toronto - St. Aidan's In the Beach (48 m, 32 spaces, preschool).
- The Creative Preschool of East Toronto - St. Aidan's In the Beach · 2423 Queen St E
32 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day48 m - Lullaboo Nursery and Childcare Center · 2316 Queen St E
215 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day158 m - Ma Premiere Ecole · 2383 Queen St E
28 spaces · preschool164 m - Lakeside Co-Operative Playschool Inc. · 2226 Queen St E
25 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day223 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 226 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.2 km away.
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 46 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,192 rental units, 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 85 Silver Birch Ave (32 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1920), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 53 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 Silver Birch Ave · Cogir Real Estate | 16 | 4 | 1920 | 92 · Aug 2026 | 1 | 32 m |
| 83 Silver Birch Ave · Cogir Real Estate | 16 | 4 | 1920 | 91 · Sep 2024 | 1 | 46 m |
| 2405 Queen St E · West Wood Holding Inc | 23 | 3 | 1920 | 99 · Aug 2026 | 1 | 70 m |
| 2449 Queen St E · Westwood Holdings Inc | 29 | 4 | 1920 | 83 · Oct 2025 | 2 | 75 m |
| 2401 Queen St E · West Wood Holding Inc | 21 | 3 | 1920 | 85 · Oct 2025 | 2 · 5 fire | 88 m |
| 2451 Queen St E · West Wood Holding Inc | 29 | 4 | 1920 | 87 · Oct 2025 | 2 | 92 m |
| 2453 Queen St E | 16 | 4 | 1920 | 87 · Oct 2025 | 2 | 106 m |
| 82 Willow Ave · West Wood Holding Inc | 18 | 3 | 1920 | 98 · Aug 2026 | 2 | 128 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface | 750 m | 29 | 47% (Q1 2026) |
| 136 Wineva Ave. · Surface | 887 m | 28 * | — |
| 197 Blantyre Ave · Surface | 1 km | 83 | 29% (Q1 2026) |
| 85 Lee Ave · Surface | 1.1 km | 68 | 61% (Q1 2026) |
| 166 Woodbine Ave · Surface | 1.8 km | 21 | 46% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 28 m away, ≈7 spaces; 39 m away, ≈55 spaces; 65 m away, ≈11 spaces; 67 m away, ≈19 spaces; 173 m away, ≈8 spaces; 192 m away, ≈20 spaces. More EV charging: 117 Hammersmith Ave (768 m, 6 ports); 912 Kingston Road (873 m, 2 ports); 1981 Queen Street East (1.3 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 — 8-hour, Apr 18, 2023
Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,060 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 230 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (32 of 60). Evening rush dominates here: 1,042 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 861 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
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 Silver Birch Ave between Queen St E and Pine Ave, 209 m from the corner, a 6-day count in January 2001 put the average speed at 37 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 47 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. Queen St E between Nursewood Rd and Victoria Park Ave measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Nov 2021). The reading is 25 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Birch Ave · Queen St E – Pine Ave · 209 m | Jan 2001 · 6 days | 1,012 | 37 km/h | 47 km/h | 54 km/h |
| Queen St E · Nursewood Rd – Victoria Park Ave · 380 m | Nov 2021 · 2 days | 5,147 | 40 km/h | 47 km/h | 51 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
The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 11 collisions. 8 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — 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 Mar 26, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 54 | #1952 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 8 | #2111 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 36 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #1942 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1313 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 10 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| All since 2014 | 74 | latest Mar 26, 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
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
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
Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 23, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 0 | 1 | street/outdoor (2), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 23, 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 The Beaches.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Queen & Silver Birch a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 54 lesser collisions. 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 & Silver Birch?
A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 18, 2023, 66% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Queen & Silver Birch?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Silver Birch Ave between Queen St E and Pine Ave (January 2001), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Queen & Silver Birch?
The nearest Green P car park is 117 Hammersmith Ave (750 m away, 29 spaces, 47% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 213 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 9,210 spaces — 24 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2150 Queen Street East (566 m).
How do I get to Queen & Silver Birch by transit?
Streetcar routes 501, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 13 m away; bus routes 12, 404, 117, 64 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St East at Silver Birch Ave, 706 m).
What restaurants are near Queen & Silver Birch?
25 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 87 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Hideout On the Beach (34 m), The Hideout On the Beach (35 m), The Creative Preschool of East Toronto (48 m), The Haven Cafe (106 m) and Belgian Chocolate Shop (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 & Silver Birch?
The nearest is Silverbirch Boat House Washroom, 2 Silver Birch Ave, 315 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Silver Birch?
Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 741 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Creative Preschool of East Toronto - St. Aidan's In the Beach (48 m, 32 spaces), Lullaboo Nursery and Childcare Center (158 m, 215 spaces) and Ma Premiere Ecole (164 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Queen & Silver Birch?
46 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,192 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 85 Silver Birch Ave (32 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 83 Silver Birch Ave (46 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 2405 Queen St E (70 m, 23 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 2449 Queen St E (75 m, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 46 is 90 out of 100. 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 & Silver Birch?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no 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 The Beaches page.
What neighbourhood is Queen & Silver Birch in?
Queen & Silver Birch is in The Beaches (City of Toronto neighbourhood 063). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford. The corner falls inside the The Beach Business Improvement Area.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 18, 2023.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Apr 23, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 19 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.67313, -79.28524 · centreline node 13462722.