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Queens Quay & Rees

Queens Quay W & Rees St · Toronto, Ontario · Harbourfront-CityPlace · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · The Waterfront BIA

Queens Quay & Rees, in Harbourfront-CityPlace, in the downtown core, is a moderately travelled crossing, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a multi-use trail, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Union Station (Line 1) 849 m away and Union Station GO 853 m away.

Traffic volume
11,179
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 11, 2025
21,493 pedestrians · 3,304 cyclists · #1622 busiest
Collisions
164
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
15 with an injury · 128 property damage · #646 of 5,508 · +12 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #423 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Union Station 849 m · 4 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard
Bike Share: 27 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 800 vehicles, 69% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.9 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 29.6% of vehicle volume, about 38× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 16 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 14.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.0× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 34%, from 99 in 2016–2020 to 65 in 2021–2025. About one in 82 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Queens Quay & Rees

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Union Station (Line 1)849 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)927 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville853 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal1 km
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 646 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 832 m
Streetcar
509510504508 nearest 22 m
TTC bus
114202121 nearest 806 m
Blue Night
310304320
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — Queens Quay West at Rees St; Queens Quay West at Rees St West Side
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2015
Bike Share
HTO Park (Queens Quay W) 124 m · 27 docks · 48 stations, 1,154 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)
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 622 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 622 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 899 m
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 922 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km
  • and 2 more
Parks (36)
  • Hto Park173 m
  • Rees Street Parkette174 m
  • Peter Street Basin Park232 m
  • Roundhouse Park265 m
  • Bobbie Rosenfeld Park308 m
  • Hto Park West332 m
  • and 30 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • HTO ParkNature/ Park · 175 m
  • Toronto Railway MuseumMuseum · 212 m
  • Steam Whistle BreweryAttraction · 214 m
  • Ripley's Aquarium of CanadaAttraction · 369 m
  • Harbourfront CentrePerforming Arts · 378 m
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 378 m
  • The Power Plant Contemporary Art GalleryGallery · 381 m
  • CN TowerAttraction · 414 m
Signal
2412, activated 1990 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 35 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 369 eating places within a kilometre — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Saunoa Floating Sauna, 34 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés35 within 300 m · 369 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 31 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Saunoa Floating Sauna · 275 Queens Quay W34 mPassed, Apr 2026
Swiss Chalet / Harvey's · 266 Queens Quay W34 mPassed, Sep 2026
Empress of Canada · 260 Queens Quay W50 mPassed, May 2026
Pizzaiolo · 3 Rees St63 mPassed, Jul 2026
Golden Eggs · 262 Queens Quay W Unit-568 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ice Creamonology · 249 Queens Quay W72 mPassed, Jun 2026
Cafe Locale · 249 Queens Quay W78 mPassed, Jan 2026
Mamma's Pizza · 249 Queens Quay W78 mPassed, Jul 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 the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W, 29 m away, open around the clock; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 144 m away at Hto Park.

  • Automated public toilet, 318 Queens Quay W
    24 hours · accessible
    29 m
  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    664 m
  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    834 m
Drinking water
Hto Park drinking fountain · 144 m; Hto Park West drinking fountain · 298 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,184 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Waterclub Jr YMCA (431 m, 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,184 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 13
  • Waterclub Jr YMCA · 208 Queens Quay W
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    431 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) · 26 Grand Trunk Cres
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    464 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place · 335 Bremner Blvd
    59 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    469 m
  • Kidz Kare Daycare · 15 York St
    96 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    601 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (209 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 209 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 209 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.7 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 209 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

Eight registered apartment buildings with 2,038 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 350 Queens Quay W (208 m, 228 units, 19 storeys, built 1987), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 98, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 40 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 2,038 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score98 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202640 across the 8
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 202613 · 16 fire208 m
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 202416 · 15 fire306 m
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253788 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252841 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241900 m
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 20242930 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241930 m
150 Dan Leckie WayToronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 202621 km

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 lots404 lots · ≈13,410 spaces · 40.2 ha
Within 500 m23 lots · ≈940 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 6,091 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 773 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking168 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (667 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 York St · Garage805 m31141% (Q1 2026)
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface1 km110 *
2 Portland St · Garage1.1 km3797% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface1.1 km2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface1.1 km14over 100% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 55 m away, ≈3 spaces; 98 m away, ≈2 spaces; 105 m away, ≈4 spaces; 106 m away, ≈19 spaces; 111 m away, ≈242 spaces; 117 m away, ≈4 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (1.4 km, 4 ports); 10 Portland St (1.4 km, 4 ports); 2 Church St. (1.4 km, 28 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, Sep 11, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 5,046 eastbound vehicles, or 45% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 217. Most cyclists arrived from the west (3,148 of 3,304). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,135 vehicles in the hour from 2:15 p.m., 54% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (736). Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% 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 north1,384southbound · 98 bikes · 6.0% heavy
From the west5,046eastbound · 3,148 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles11,17921,493 pedestrians · 3,304 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east4,532westbound · 47 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the south217northbound · 11 bikes · 2.3% heavy
AM peak hour736 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,135 vehicles from 2:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 11, 2025

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 most recent midblock count on Queens Quay W between Robertson Cres and Rees St (46 m away, Dec 2009) recorded volume only — about 5,685 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queens Quay W · Robertson Cres – Rees St · 46 mDec 2009 · 3 days5,685

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

2018 was the peak year (30 collisions), and 2025 closed with 13. 9% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 27 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 12 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 14.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions164#646 of 5,508
With an injury15#1214 of 4,660
Property damage only128
Fail to remain27
Involving a pedestrian2#1964 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#484 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified21
Since January 2026 (outside the window)12
All since 2014195latest Jun 27, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. The most recent was on Jul 1, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#423 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#231 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20064latest Jul 1, 2025

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 18 thefts from vehicles and 25 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 16 in 2023–2025, about 5.3 a year, against 3.9 a year before that. 94% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 52% 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 vehicle1860street/outdoor (17), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft25100street/outdoor (13), apartment parking (7)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queens Quay & Rees a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#423 of 1,505), out of 164 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 & Rees?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1622 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 69% of the median for a counted intersection, and #77 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Queens Quay & Rees?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 York St (805 m away, 311 spaces, 41% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 404 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,410 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (773 m).

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

Union Station (Line 1) is 849 m away; Union Station GO is 853 m away; streetcar routes 509, 510, 504, 508 stop within 1 km, the nearest 22 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queens Quay West at Rees St, 806 m).

What restaurants are near Queens Quay & Rees?

35 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 369 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Saunoa Floating Sauna (34 m), Swiss Chalet / Harvey's (34 m), Empress of Canada (50 m), Pizzaiolo (63 m) and Golden Eggs (68 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 & Rees?

The nearest is the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W, 29 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom (664 m); Metro Hall (834 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 & Rees?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,184 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Waterclub Jr YMCA (431 m, 52 spaces), Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) (464 m, 65 spaces) and Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (469 m, 59 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queens Quay & Rees?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,038 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 350 Queens Quay W (208 m, 228 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 390 Queens Quay W (306 m, 289 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 50 John St (788 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 450 Front St W (841 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 98 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 & Rees?

Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and 25 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace page.

What neighbourhood is Queens Quay & Rees in?

Queens Quay & Rees is in Harbourfront-CityPlace (City of Toronto neighbourhood 165). 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