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Queens Quay & Cooper

Queens Quay E & Cooper St · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · The Waterfront BIA

In St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core, Queens Quay & Cooper is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: a multi-use trail and a park. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
11,643
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 20, 2026
4,934 pedestrians · 477 cyclists
Collisions
38
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured · #2468 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
12 routes within 1 km · trail
Within a walk
62/100
city median 48 · #1,492 of 5,672
11 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 105 m

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Queens Quay & Cooper

Traffic and safety

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

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jan 20, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 5,743 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 642 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (392 of 477). Evening rush dominates here: 1,272 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,143 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.8% 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north642southbound · 36 bikes · 8.4% heavy
From the west5,743eastbound · 392 bikes · 5.8% heavy
Total vehicles11,6434,934 pedestrians · 477 cyclists · 5.8% heavy
From the east5,258westbound · 46 bikes · 5.6% heavy
From the south0northbound · 3 bikes · 0.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,143 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,272 from 4:45 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 9 collisions. 1 collision (3%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 4, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jul 22, 2023.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions38#2468 of 5,519
With an injury1
Property damage only30
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
Killed or seriously injured1
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Jul 22, 2023

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2017

On Cooper St between Downes St and Lake Shore Blvd E, 171 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2017 put the average speed at 36 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 46 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 50 km/h or more. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queens Quay E · John M Tinsley St – Lower Jarvis St · 166 mDec 2009 · 3 days6,352———
Cooper St · Downes St – Lake Shore Blvd E · 171 mMay 2017 · 3 days80336 km/h46 km/h50 km/h

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.

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 31 Guelph / Toronto 21 Milton 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express 71 Stouffville 90 Lakeshore East 65 Newmarket / Toronto 61 Richmond Hill 68 Barrie / Newmarket 18 Lakeshore West 35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal665 m · 8 min
Streetcar
509 510 nearest 514 m · 6 min
TTC bus
114 202 75 65 121 19 97 nearest 134 m
Blue Night
310 320 365
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Martin Goodman Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Queens Quay E / Freeland St 130 m · 23 docks · 22 stations, 599 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
15 car parks · about 6,484 spaces
EV charging
51 Dockside Dr. · 603 m · 5 Level 2 ports; also 51 Dockside Dr (603 m), 2 Church St. (1 km)
Bike parking
17 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (1.1 km)
Other lots
21 mapped lots within 500 m, 238 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
185 Queens Quay East · Surface498 m83 *—
51 Dockside Dr · Garage567 m30619% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage1 km1,97216% (Q1 2026)
31A Parliament Street · Surface1.2 km230 *—
44 Parliament Street · Surface1.3 km120 *—

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

A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Farm Boy Sugar Wharf, 105 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 11 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 193 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Ah-So Sushi, 105 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is The Drugstore Pharmacy, 157 m away. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 1.7 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Ah-So Sushi · 100 Queens Quay E Unit-200105 m
  • Dark Horse Espresso Bar · 100 Queens Quay E105 m
  • Obr Fcp Events - 100qq · 100 Queens Quay E Flr-3105 m
  • Irene · 125 Queens Quay E190 m
  • Shree Swami Samartha Vadapav · 8 Queens Quay E None191 m
11 within 300 m · 193 within 1 km
Grocery
Farm Boy Sugar Wharf 105 m · 14 within 1 km
Food shops
The Butcher Chef 468 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
The Drugstore Pharmacy 157 m · 10 within 1 km
Child care
  • Pinnacle Jr YMCA · 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day509 m · 6 min
  • George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre · 75 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day521 m · 6 min
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 40 spaces, infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day766 m · 9 min
6 licensed centres · 369 spaces within 1 km · 5 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom · 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. · accessible556 m · 7 min
  • Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs600 m · 7 min
Drinking water: 50 Queens Quay East Park 46 m; Sugar Beach Park 486 m · 6 min
Health and care
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site1.7 km · 20 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 (22)
  • 50 Queens Quay East Park116 m
  • 120 Queens Quay E Park271 m · 3 min
  • Pier 27 Promenade Park317 m · 4 min
  • Sugar Beach Park419 m · 5 min
  • Water's Edge Promenade507 m · 6 min
and 17 more within 1.5 km
Schools (8)
  • George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 603 m · 7 min
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 691 m · 8 min
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 894 m · 11 min
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 1.1 km · 14 min
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.1 km · 13 min
Places of interest
  • Redpath Sugar MuseumMuseum · 25 m
  • Sugar Beach ParkNature/ Park · 443 m · 5 min
  • Harbour Square ParkNature/ Park · 587 m · 7 min
  • Jack Layton Ferry TerminalTransportation · 604 m · 7 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.

62of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,492 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food26/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 11 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit17/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go7/14

    library 1.1 km away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care2/8

    nearest school 0.6 km · 6 licensed child cares within 1 km

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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 ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,452 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (310 m, 205 units, 11 storeys, built 2023), which scored 98 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
99 Lake Shore Blvd E · Element Property Management Inc20511202398 · Jun 2026310 m · 4 min
32 Freeland St10042022—329 m · 4 min
49 Henry Lane Ter Toronto Community Housing · TCH155198084 · Jul 2025609 m · 7 min
25 Henry Lane Ter Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 2025670 m · 8 min
140 The Esplanade Toronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 2025809 m · 10 min
110 The Esplanade social housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 2024849 m · 10 min

10 registered buildings · 1,452 units · 8 social housing · tallest 13 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

Two thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 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 22, 2026.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft631street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (3)

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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queens Quay & Cooper a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 38 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Cooper?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Jan 20, 2026, 72% of the median for a counted intersection, and #413 for pedestrians.

Is Queens Quay & Cooper a walkable intersection?

Queens Quay & Cooper scores 62 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,492 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: 4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 11 places to eat within 300 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Queens Quay & Cooper?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Cooper St between Downes St and Lake Shore Blvd E (May 2017), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 46 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Queens Quay & Cooper?

The nearest Green P car park is 185 Queens Quay East (498 m away, 83 spaces). The City's mapping shows 238 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 9,600 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (603 m).

How do I get to Queens Quay & Cooper by transit?

Streetcar routes 509, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 514 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 75, 65, 121, 19, 97 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Queens Quay & Cooper?

11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 193 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Ah-So Sushi (105 m), Dark Horse Espresso Bar (105 m), Obr Fcp Events - 100qq (105 m), Irene (190 m) and Shree Swami Samartha Vadapav (191 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Queens Quay & Cooper?

The nearest is Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom, 25 Queens Quay W, 556 m away (open 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom (600 m); Sherbourne Common Outdoor Rink Washroom (645 m).

Is there child care near Queens Quay & Cooper?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 369 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Pinnacle Jr YMCA (509 m, 44 spaces), George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre (521 m, 75 spaces) and St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (766 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queens Quay & Cooper?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,452 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (310 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 32 Freeland St (329 m, 100 units), 49 Henry Lane Ter (609 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 25 Henry Lane Ter (670 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 77). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 87 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Queens Quay & Cooper?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and six 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Queens Quay & Cooper in?

Queens Quay & Cooper is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the The Waterfront Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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