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Queen & Spadina

Queen St W & Spadina Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Wellington Place · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Queen Street West BIA

Queen & Spadina is a busier-than-typical intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Wellington Place, in the downtown core. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Osgoode Station (Line 1) 869 m away.

Traffic
22,180
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 24, 2025
28,139 pedestrians · 3,875 cyclists · #745 busiest
Collisions
475
police-reported · 2016–2025
3 killed or seriously injured · 1 since Jan 2026 · #141 of 5,519
Getting there
3
TTC stops within 100 m
Osgoode Station 869 m · 12 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
74/100
city median 48 · #626 of 5,672
81 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 369 m

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Queen & Spadina

Traffic and safety

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

Live traffic camera RESCU 8146 · 21 m

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Live camera RESCU 8146 · Spadina Ave & Queen St W
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Live camera · RESCU 8146 · Spadina Ave & Queen St W
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Jun 24, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 9,288 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 3,106 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,983 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:30 p.m., against 1,723 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north5,715southbound · 1,246 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the west3,106eastbound · 860 bikes · 5.1% heavy
Total vehicles22,18028,139 pedestrians · 3,875 cyclists · 4.4% heavy
From the east4,071westbound · 873 bikes · 4.4% heavy
From the south9,288northbound · 896 bikes · 4.1% heavy

Peak hours: 1,723 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,983 from 5:30 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 2017, with 68 collisions; 2025 recorded 37. 52 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 88 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 36 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 30 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 21, 2026.

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 2 cyclists were among those hurt. 1 of the 3 happened in darkness — 33%, about the citywide 39%. 2022 alone accounted for 2 of them. The last one inside the window was in 2022. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here (1 pedestrian involved), the latest on Apr 14, 2026. Going back to 2006, the total is 6.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions475#141 of 5,519
With an injury52#218 of 4,669
Property damage only349
Fail to remain88
Involving a pedestrian18#54 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist18#30 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
Severity not classified74
Since January 2026 (outside the window)30
Killed or seriously injured3#158 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist2#13 of 271
In darkness133% here vs 39% citywide
Killed or seriously injured since January 2026 (outside the window)11 pedestrian · latest Apr 14, 2026
All KSI since 20066latest Apr 14, 2026

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.

How fast traffic moves here

On Spadina Ave between Oxley St and Adelaide St W, 262 m from the corner, a 5-day count in September 2021 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Bulwer St (157 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 5,601 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spadina Ave · Oxley St – Adelaide St W · 262 mSep 2021 · 5 days9,37039 km/h48 km/h53 km/h
Queen St W · Augusta Ave – Walkway W of Augusta and S of Queen · 295 mNov 2015 · 7 days11,573———
Speed sign
Bulwer St (eastbound), 157 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 5 km/h, 85th percentile 7 km/h; 0.0% at 40 km/h or more. 5,601 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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.

The crossing
Signal 0276, activated 1927 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Subway
Osgoode Station (Line 1)869 m · 10 min
Streetcar
501 510 504 508 505 511 nearest 30 m
Blue Night
301 310 304 305 307
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Spadina Ave; Spadina Ave at Queen St West North Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Spadina Ave / Bulwer St- SMART 85 m · 12 docks · 44 stations, 804 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
18 car parks · about 4,180 spaces
EV charging
10 Soho St. · 321 m · 4 Level 2 ports; also 10 Portland St (371 m), 10 Palmerston Ave (919 m)
Bike parking
314 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 88 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.4 km)
Other lots
58 mapped lots within 500 m, 565 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
105 Spadina Ave · Surface256 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface281 m2295% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface356 m12054% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage549 m33231% (Q1 2026)
20 St Andrew St · Garage789 m41727% (Q1 2026)

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 Kai Wei Supermarket, 369 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Allwyn's Bakery, 72 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 81 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 367 — 9.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is McDonald's, 19 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 391 m away; 12 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Toronto Western Hospital, 1.3 km away, then Kensington Eye Institute at 1.3 km. University Settlement Elderly Persons Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 768 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • McDonald's · 160 Spadina Ave19 m
  • Alo Restaurant · 441 Queen St W22 m
  • Tim Hortons · 441 Queen St W22 m
  • Gyuki · 388 Queen St W Unit-38844 m
  • Banh Mi Boys · 392 Queen St W45 m
81 within 300 m · 367 within 1 km
Grocery
Kai Wei Supermarket 369 m · 4 min · 9 within 1 km
Food shops
Allwyn's Bakery 72 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
5 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 391 m · 5 min · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre · 30 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day234 m
  • Ogden Day Care Centre · 136 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day244 m
  • Kids & Company Queen West · 107 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day256 m · 3 min
14 licensed centres · 912 spaces within 1 km · 9 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · hours not listed629 m · 7 min
  • Grange Park North Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs790 m · 9 min
Drinking water: St. Andrew's Playground 464 m · 6 min
Health and care
  • Toronto Western Hospital · hospital site1.3 km · 15 min
  • Kensington Eye Institute · hospital site1.3 km · 16 min
  • University Settlement Elderly Persons Centre · seniors' active living centre768 m · 9 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 (30)
  • St. Andrew's Playground452 m · 5 min
  • Randy Padmore Park511 m · 6 min
  • Portland Street Parkette576 m · 7 min
  • St. Patricks Square580 m · 7 min
  • Grasett Park588 m · 7 min
and 25 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (24)
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 244 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 513 m · 6 min
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 732 m · 9 min
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 754 m · 9 min
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 761 m · 9 min
and 19 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.1 km · 13 min
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.2 km · 14 min
Places of interest
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 230 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 530 m · 6 min
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 575 m · 7 min
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 727 m · 9 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.

74of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #626 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food21/30

    9 grocery stores within 1 km · 81 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit23/28

    Osgoode Station 0.9 km · 11 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go7/14

    library 1.1 km away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation8/10

    1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care7/8

    1 school within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot8/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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 25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,194 rental units — 11 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 20 Vanauley St (255 m, 135 units, 8 storeys, built 1986), which scored 90 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
20 Vanauley St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1358198690 · Sep 2024255 m · 3 min
76 Grange Ave Toronto Community Housing · TCH113199380 · Jul 2025444 m · 5 min
163 Portland St social housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.464199185 · Jul 2024457 m · 5 min
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 2024459 m · 5 min
525 Richmond St W10310200381 · Aug 2024464 m · 6 min
168 John St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 2025472 m · 6 min

25 registered buildings · 3,194 units · 11 social housing · tallest 46 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

18 thefts from vehicles and 38 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 9.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 5.6 a year. 94% 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 Apr 13, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1820street/outdoor (17), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft38111street/outdoor (19), commercial premises (15)

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 Wellington Place.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Spadina a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 3 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#158 of 1,505), out of 475 reported collisions of any severity. 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded since January 2026, after the ranking window closed. 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 & Spadina?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #745 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.37× the median for a counted intersection, and #42 for pedestrians.

Is Queen & Spadina a walkable intersection?

Queen & Spadina scores 74 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #626 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: 1 school within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m; Osgoode Station 0.9 km · 11 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Spadina?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Spadina Ave between Oxley St and Adelaide St W (September 2021), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 157 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Queen & Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 105 Spadina Ave (256 m away, 14 spaces). The City's mapping shows 565 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,440 spaces — 58 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (321 m).

How do I get to Queen & Spadina by transit?

Osgoode Station (Line 1) is 869 m away; streetcar routes 501, 510, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 30 m away.

What restaurants are near Queen & Spadina?

81 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 367 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are McDonald's (19 m), Alo Restaurant (22 m), Tim Hortons (22 m), Gyuki (44 m) and Banh Mi Boys (45 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Queen & Spadina?

The nearest is Harrison Pool Washroom, 15 Stephanie St, 629 m away. Next nearest: Grange Park North Washroom (790 m); Grange Park South Washroom (792 m).

Is there child care near Queen & Spadina?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 912 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre (234 m, 30 spaces), Ogden Day Care Centre (244 m, 136 spaces) and Kids & Company Queen West (256 m, 107 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Spadina?

25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,194 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 20 Vanauley St (255 m, 135 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 76 Grange Ave (444 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 80), 163 Portland St (457 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 57 Spadina Ave (459 m, 286 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 25 is 88 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Queen & Spadina?

Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and 38 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Spadina in?

Queen & Spadina is in Wellington Place (City of Toronto neighbourhood 164). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Queen Street West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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