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Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu

Queens Quay W & Bishop Tutu Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · Fort York-Liberty Village · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · The Waterfront BIA

In Fort York-Liberty Village, in the downtown core, Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu is a quiet local crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway, 2 schools within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
2,093
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 30, 2013
703 pedestrians · 618 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 9 property damage · #3845 of 5,508 · +1 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Bi-Directional Cycle Track
Bike Share: 58 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 260 vehicles an hour, 23% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 3.0 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 29.5% of vehicle volume, about 38× the typical share. On average 1.4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
509511510504508 nearest 90 m
TTC bus
29 nearest 859 m
Blue Night
310304307363329
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Bathurst St at Queens Quay West North Side Billy Bishop Airport
Cycling
Bi-Directional Cycle Track on Queens Quay W installed 2001
Bike Share
Little Norway Park 34 m · 23 docks · 37 stations, 931 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 (8)
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 173 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 200 m
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 598 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 598 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 2 more
Community centres
  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre589 m
Parks (38)
  • Little Norway Park107 m
  • Bathurst Quay226 m
  • Bathurst Quay Common232 m
  • Stadium Road Park259 m
  • Ireland Park274 m
  • June Callwood Park411 m
  • and 32 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch452 m
Places of interest
  • Toronto Music GardenNature/ Park · 438 m
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 596 m
  • Billy Bishop Toronto City AirportTransportation · 801 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 877 m
  • The WellLandmark · 882 m
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 925 m
  • HTO ParkNature/ Park · 933 m
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.1 km

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 17 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 203 — 2.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre, 121 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 203 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Little Basket Grocery + Convenience · 650 Queens Quay Wgrocery44 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Esso Circle K · 553 Lake Shore Blvd Wgrocery88 mPassed, Nov 2025
Esso/Circle K · 553 Lake Shore Blvd Wgrocery101 mPassed, Jul 2026
Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre · 627 Queens Quay W121 mPassed, Jul 2026
Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre - B&a Program · 627 Queens Quay W121 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Underground Night Market - Arepito · 585 Queens Quay W 1grocery200 mPassed, Jun 2026
Underground Night Market - Heart Desserts · 585 Queens Quay Wgrocery200 mPassed, Jun 2026
Underground Night Market - Himalayan Momo · 585 Queens Quay Wgrocery200 mPassed, Jun 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 Little Norway Park Washroom, 150 m away, open 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 76 m away at Little Norway Park.

  • Little Norway Park Washroom · 659 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. · accessible
    150 m
  • Coronation Park Toronto Washroom · 711 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
    468 m
  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    613 m
Drinking water
Little Norway Park drinking fountain · 76 m; Stadium Road Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 147 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 799 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Harbourfront Child Care (59 m, 36 spaces, infant, toddler).

Within 1 km7 centres · 799 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 7
  • The Neighbourhood Group Harbourfront Child Care · 650 Queens Quay W
    36 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    59 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Waterfront Child Care Centre · 635 Queens Quay W
    122 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    173 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program · 20 Brunel Crt
    396 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    598 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care · 26 Brunel Crt
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    604 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (896 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 896 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 896 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 2.2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 896 m339 Queens Quay 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 14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,373 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Bishop Tutu Blvd (74 m, 119 units, 10 storeys, built 1987), which scored 88 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 56 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings14 · 3,373 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score96 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202656 across the 14
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Bishop Tutu BlvdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11910198788 · Aug 2026074 m
679 Queens Quay WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1066198894 · Aug 2026098 m
146 Fort York BlvdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin257200090 · Sep 20240452 m
150 Dan Leckie WayToronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 20262491 m
125 Queens Wharf RdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin737199093 · Aug 20262516 m
39 Niagara St · Minto Properties50119201999 · Jul 202510757 m
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 202416 · 15 fire793 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252874 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 lots362 lots · ≈16,410 spaces · 49.2 ha
Within 500 m27 lots · ≈2,060 spaces
Green P (public)14 car parks · about 1,520 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 1.3 km · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking72 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (1.7 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface140 m110 *
250 Fort York Blvd. · Surface622 m49 *
2 Portland St · Garage710 m3797% (Q1 2026)
300 Remembrance Drive · Surface803 m65 *
800 Fleet Street · Surface862 m94 *

Nearest lots: 48 m away, ≈18 spaces; 99 m away, ≈43 spaces; 118 m away, ≈6 spaces; 126 m away, ≈138 spaces (Green P); 173 m away, ≈2 spaces; 183 m away, ≈62 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Palmerston Ave (1.5 km, 2 ports); 10 Soho St. (1.7 km, 4 ports); 40 York St (1.7 km, 12 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 30, 2013

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 1,014 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 208 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (327 of 618). Evening rush dominates here: 360 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 291 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Trucks and buses were 11.3% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 13 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, 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 north208southbound · 11 bikes · 7.2% heavy
From the west871eastbound · 327 bikes · 10.6% heavy
Total vehicles2,093703 pedestrians · 618 cyclists · 11.3% heavy
From the east1,014westbound · 280 bikes · 12.7% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour291 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour360 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 30, 2013

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 Queens Quay W between Dan Leckie Way and Bathurst St, 175 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2025 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 38 km/h or more. That segment carries about 7,500 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queens Quay W · Dan Leckie Way – Bathurst St · 175 mMay 2025 · 3 days7,50426 km/h34 km/h38 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 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 36% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 2, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3845 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only9
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201418latest Jan 2, 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

Ten thefts from vehicles and 31 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 6.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 25 in 2023–2025, about 8.3 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from apartment-building parking; 74% 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 vehicle1020apartment parking (6), street/outdoor (4)
Bicycle theft31230street/outdoor (23), apartment parking (7)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 6, 2024. 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 Fort York-Liberty Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 30, 2013, 23% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Queens Quay W between Dan Leckie Way and Bathurst St (May 2025), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu?

The nearest Green P car park is 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West (140 m away, 110 spaces). The City's mapping shows 362 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,410 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (1.3 km).

How do I get to Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu by transit?

Streetcar routes 509, 511, 510, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 90 m away; bus route 29 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bathurst St at Queens Quay West North Side Billy Bishop Airport, 859 m).

What restaurants are near Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 203 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre (121 m) and Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre - B&a Program (121 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 Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu?

The nearest is Little Norway Park Washroom, 659 Queens Quay W, 150 m away (open 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Coronation Park Toronto Washroom (468 m); Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom (613 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 Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 799 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Harbourfront Child Care (59 m, 36 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Waterfront Child Care Centre (173 m, 122 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program (598 m, 396 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,373 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Bishop Tutu Blvd (74 m, 119 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 679 Queens Quay W (98 m, 106 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 146 Fort York Blvd (452 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 150 Dan Leckie Way (491 m, 298 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 96 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 Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu?

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and 31 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 Fort York-Liberty Village page.

What neighbourhood is Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu in?

Queens Quay & Bishop Tutu is in Fort York-Liberty Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 163). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the The Waterfront Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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