Toronto · intersection · signal 1332

Queen & Strachan

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

Queen & Strachan is an intersection of typical volume, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in West Queen West, in central Toronto. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, a bike lane and a school within 250 m. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
6,998
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jul 2, 2022
7,353 pedestrians · 1,720 cyclists
Collisions
104
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
16 with an injury · 69 property damage · #1073 of 5,508 · +7 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 870 vehicles an hour, 76% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 24.6% of vehicle volume, about 32× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 10 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.4× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 21%, from 47 in 2016–2020 to 57 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

Map

Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time

Layers click a category to show or hide it · None then one category to see it alone
Queen & Strachan

Live traffic camera

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

Fetching the City's latest frame…
Live camera RESCU 8144 · Queen St W & Strachan Ave
Image
Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Queen & Strachan, 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 8144 · Queen St W & Strachan Ave
Live image checks for a new frame every 30 s while open · Esc to close

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501504508505511509 nearest 14 m
TTC bus
63 nearest 254 m
Blue Night
301304305363307
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at Strachan Ave
Cycling
Sharrows on Strachan Ave installed 2006
Bike Share
Walnut Ave / Queen St W 170 m · 15 docks · 40 stations, 835 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)
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 161 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 375 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 427 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 463 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 690 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Pierre Elliott TrudeauFrench Public · 743 m
  • and 11 more
Community centres
Parks (40)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 834 m
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 852 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 931 m
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 1 km
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.1 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.1 km
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km
Signal
1332, activated 1979 · FT · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority · bicycle signal

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 37 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 359 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Matty's Patty's Burger Club, 43 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés37 within 300 m · 359 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bocados Bake Shop · 923 Queen St W Unit-Bgrocery43 mPassed, Dec 2025
Matty's Patty's Burger Club · 923 Queen St W Unit-A43 mPassed, May 2026
The Library Specialty Coffee · 917 Queen St W46 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Agora · 921 Queen St W46 mPassed, Mar 2026
White Squirrel Coffee Shop · 907 Queen St W61 mPassed, Jun 2026
Oyster Boy · 872 Queen St W93 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Oyster Boy · 872 Queen St W93 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Plush Cafe and Bar · 897 Queen St W107 mPassed, Apr 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 Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 170 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 29 m away at Trinity Bellwoods Park.

  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    170 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    189 m
  • Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom · 890 King St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    423 m
Drinking water
Trinity Bellwoods Park drinking fountain · 29 m; Trinity Bellwoods Park drinking fountain · 208 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 916 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) (191 m, 35 spaces, school age).

Within 1 km11 centres · 916 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 11
  • Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) · 155 Crawford St
    35 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    191 m
  • Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care · 49 Givins St
    121 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    375 m
  • Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. · 905 King St W
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    415 m
  • Garrison Creek Community Day Care · 222 Niagara St
    152 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    427 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (353 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 353 m33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 1.2 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.4 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

Within a kilometre there are 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,292 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 15 Gore Vale Ave (177 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1926), which scored 45 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 20 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 49 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings20 · 3,292 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202649 across the 20
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
15 Gore Vale Ave · Terrance Goldthorpe103192645 · Aug 20260177 m
900 Queen St Wsocial housing · Artscape Non-Profit Housing Inc.223199681 · Jul 20241197 m
798 Richmond St W · Akelius Canada Ltd52513197089 · Jul 20257273 m
800 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Homes First Society503198788 · Aug 20260282 m
24 Shaw Stsocial housing2009198987 · Aug 20261408 m
100 Lower Ossington Ave · Killam Apartment REIT1798201391 · Aug 20240493 m
138 Claremont Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes183199490 · Aug 20250529 m
115 Euclid Ave163193088 · Jul 20260584 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 lots778 lots · ≈27,960 spaces · 83.9 ha
Within 500 m53 lots · ≈1,290 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 2,465 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Palmerston Ave · 558 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking155 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 79 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
803 Richmond St W · Surface213 m4856% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage454 m152 *
18 Ossington Ave · Surface497 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface709 m3786% (Q1 2026)
201 Claremont St · Surface719 m4361% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 30 m away, ≈7 spaces; 38 m away, ≈12 spaces; 129 m away, ≈10 spaces; 155 m away, ≈17 spaces; 162 m away, ≈7 spaces; 175 m away, ≈8 spaces (Green P). More EV charging: 248 Shaw St (596 m, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (612 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (854 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, Jul 2, 2022 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 2,943 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 1,194 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 1,154 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 551 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 · 286 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west2,861eastbound · 397 bikes · 4.2% heavy
Total vehicles6,9987,353 pedestrians · 1,720 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east2,943westbound · 473 bikes · 4.1% heavy
From the south1,194northbound · 564 bikes · 1.4% heavy
AM peak hour551 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,154 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jul 2, 2022 · weekend

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 Strachan Ave between Adelaide St W and Richmond St W, 175 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2018 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St W · Gore Vale Ave – Strachan Ave · 71 mNov 2015 · 7 days20,724
Strachan Ave · Adelaide St W – Richmond St W · 175 mJun 2018 · 7 days6,62435 km/h43 km/h48 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 worst year was 2024, with 14 collisions; 2025 recorded 13. 16 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 21 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 16 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (15%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions104#1073 of 5,508
With an injury16#1133 of 4,660
Property damage only69
Fail to remain21
Involving a pedestrian3#1368 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist13#83 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified19
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 2014132latest Jun 28, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Dec 25, 2015.

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

Nine thefts from vehicles and 16 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 3.0 a year before that. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 56% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle900street/outdoor (5), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft1640apartment parking (9), street/outdoor (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 28, 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 West Queen West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Strachan a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 104 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 & Strachan?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Jul 2, 2022, 76% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Strachan?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Strachan Ave between Adelaide St W and Richmond St W (June 2018), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queen & Strachan?

The nearest Green P car park is 803 Richmond St W (213 m away, 48 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 778 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,960 spaces — 53 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (558 m).

How do I get to Queen & Strachan 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 Strachan Ave, 254 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Strachan?

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 Matty's Patty's Burger Club (43 m), The Library Specialty Coffee (46 m), Agora (46 m), White Squirrel Coffee Shop (61 m) and Oyster Boy (93 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 & Strachan?

The nearest is Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 155 Crawford St, 170 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (189 m); Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom (423 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 & Strachan?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 916 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) (191 m, 35 spaces), Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (375 m, 121 spaces) and Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. (415 m, 50 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Strachan?

20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,292 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 15 Gore Vale Ave (177 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 45), 900 Queen St W (197 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 798 Richmond St W (273 m, 525 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 800 Adelaide St W (282 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 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 & Strachan?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and 16 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 West Queen West page.

What neighbourhood is Queen & Strachan in?

Queen & Strachan 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

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