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Queen & Walnut

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

In West Queen West, in central Toronto, Queen & Walnut is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
13,755
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
10,434 pedestrians · 2,161 cyclists · #1407 busiest
Collisions
30
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 21 property damage · #2811 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 68 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 980 vehicles, 85% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 15.7% of vehicle volume, about 20× the typical share. That comes with about 3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions edged down 13%, from 16 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Queen & Walnut

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501504508505511 nearest 102 m
TTC bus
63 nearest 415 m
Blue Night
301304305363307
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Walnut Ave / Queen St W 31 m · 15 docks · 41 stations, 854 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 (18)
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 99 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 312 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 343 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 521 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 532 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Pierre Elliott TrudeauFrench Public · 734 m
  • and 12 more
Community centres
Parks (41)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch850 m
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 679 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 771 m
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 919 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 1 km
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 1.1 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.2 km
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 1.2 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 48 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 364 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Mother, 7 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés48 within 300 m · 364 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mother · 874 Queen St W7 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 3 infractions
7-Eleven · 873 Queen St Wgrocery8 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Little Ese · 875 Queen St W12 mPassed, Apr 2026
Noce · 875 Queen St W12 mPassed, Apr 2024
Nadege Patisserie · 780 Queen St W14 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
The Spice Trader · 877 Queen St W23 mPassed, Dec 2024
The Done Right Inn · 861 Queen St W27 mPassed, Apr 2024 · 2 infractions
Smoque N'bones · 869 Queen St W38 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, 298 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 171 m away at Trinity Bellwoods Park.

  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    298 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    299 m
  • Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom · 890 King St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    363 m
Drinking water
Trinity Bellwoods Park drinking fountain · 171 m; Trinity Bellwoods Park drinking fountain · 299 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 964 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Garrison Creek Community Day Care (312 m, 152 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km12 centres · 964 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 12
  • Garrison Creek Community Day Care · 222 Niagara St
    152 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    312 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) · 155 Crawford St
    35 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    314 m
  • Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre · 79 Manning Ave
    136 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    343 m
  • Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. · 905 King St W
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    457 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (215 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 215 m33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 1.3 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 35 · 1.5 km265 Manitoba Dr

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

19 registered apartment buildings with 3,234 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 15 Gore Vale Ave (94 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1926), which scored 45 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 19 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 39 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings19 · 3,234 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202639 across the 19
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest31 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
15 Gore Vale Ave · Terrance Goldthorpe103192645 · Aug 2026094 m
798 Richmond St W · Akelius Canada Ltd52513197089 · Jul 20257133 m
800 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Homes First Society503198788 · Aug 20260215 m
900 Queen St Wsocial housing · Artscape Non-Profit Housing Inc.223199681 · Jul 20241358 m
115 Euclid Ave163193088 · Jul 20260462 m
138 Claremont Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes183199490 · Aug 20250469 m
24 Shaw Stsocial housing2009198987 · Aug 20261542 m
575 Adelaide St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation15011198384 · Aug 20241622 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 lots793 lots · ≈27,990 spaces · 84 ha
Within 500 m52 lots · ≈770 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 2,504 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Palmerston Ave · 399 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking151 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 76 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
803 Richmond St W · Surface136 m4856% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage584 m152 *
18 Ossington Ave · Surface657 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
201 Claremont St · Surface660 m4361% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface816 m3786% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 22 m away, ≈22 spaces; 26 m away, ≈7 spaces; 44 m away, ≈6 spaces; 56 m away, ≈10 spaces; 57 m away, ≈4 spaces; 62 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 248 Shaw St (684 m, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (773 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (1 km, 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 — 14-hour, May 26, 2026

The west leg carries the load — 6,506 eastbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 458. Most cyclists arrived from the east (1,220 of 2,161). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,152 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,228 from 5:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north1,296southbound · 255 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west6,506eastbound · 604 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles13,75510,434 pedestrians · 2,161 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east5,495westbound · 1,220 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the south458northbound · 82 bikes · 3.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,152 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,228 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 26, 2026

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 Walnut Ave between Stanley Ave and Lane S of Adelaide and E of Walnut (299 m away) recorded an average of 27 km/h in its 3-day count in December 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 35 km/h. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen St W · Gore Vale Ave – Strachan Ave · 90 mNov 2015 · 7 days20,724
Walnut Ave · Stanley Ave – Lane S of Adelaide and E of Walnut · 299 mDec 2025 · 3 days50527 km/h35 km/h39 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

2016 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions30#2811 of 5,508
With an injury4#3068 of 4,660
Property damage only21
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist2#1321 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201440latest May 22, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% 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 vehicle310street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft500street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 17, 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 & Walnut a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 30 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 & Walnut?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1407 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 85% of the median for a counted intersection, and #195 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Walnut?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Walnut Ave between Stanley Ave and Lane S of Adelaide and E of Walnut (December 2025), found an average of 27 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 & Walnut?

The nearest Green P car park is 803 Richmond St W (136 m away, 48 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 793 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,990 spaces — 52 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (399 m).

How do I get to Queen & Walnut by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 505 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 102 m away; bus route 63 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Queen & Walnut?

48 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 364 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mother (7 m), Little Ese (12 m), Noce (12 m), Nadege Patisserie (14 m) and The Spice Trader (23 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 & Walnut?

The nearest is Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 155 Crawford St, 298 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (299 m); Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom (363 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 & Walnut?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 964 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garrison Creek Community Day Care (312 m, 152 spaces), Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) (314 m, 35 spaces) and Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre (343 m, 136 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Walnut?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,234 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 15 Gore Vale Ave (94 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 45), 798 Richmond St W (133 m, 525 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 800 Adelaide St W (215 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 900 Queen St W (358 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 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 & Walnut?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and five 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 & Walnut in?

Queen & Walnut 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