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Queens Quay & York

Queens Quay W & York 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 & York is an intersection of typical volume, 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) 625 m away and Union Station GO 576 m away.

Traffic volume
8,959
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 23, 2024
14,248 pedestrians · 1,580 cyclists · #1784 busiest
Collisions
182
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
29 with an injury · 130 property damage · #573 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #477 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Union Station 625 m · 5 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard
Bike Share: 73 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 640 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 55% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.6 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 17.6% of vehicle volume, about 23× the typical share. On average 18 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 20.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 4.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 28%, from 106 in 2016–2020 to 76 in 2021–2025. About one in 91 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Queens Quay & York

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)625 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)859 m; King Station (Line 1)1 km
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville576 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 Terminal511 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 547 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 532 m
Streetcar
509510503504508 nearest 107 m
TTC bus
1142021211997 nearest 286 m
Blue Night
310304320
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2015
Bike Share
York St / Queens Quay W 36 m · 57 docks · 51 stations, 1,237 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 (10)
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 1.2 km
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 1.2 km
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (39)
  • Toronto Waterfront Park29 m
  • Love Park76 m
  • Harbour Square Park Lands311 m
  • Rees Street Parkette374 m
  • Roundhouse Park447 m
  • Olympic Park497 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • The Second CityPerforming Arts · 174 m
  • Harbourfront CentrePerforming Arts · 200 m
  • The Power Plant Contemporary Art GalleryGallery · 228 m
  • Harbour Square ParkNature/ Park · 273 m
  • Jack Layton Ferry TerminalTransportation · 354 m
  • Scotiabank ArenaSports / Entertainment Venue · 389 m
  • Steam Whistle BreweryAttraction · 461 m
  • Toronto Railway MuseumMuseum · 482 m
Signal
2414, activated 1961 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 81 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores, and 370 eating places within a kilometre — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Beavertails, 22 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés81 within 300 m · 370 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Beavertails · 145 Queens Quay W22 mPassed, May 2026
F. Jabbar - Toronto Plate No. 01966 (Hot Dog Cart) · 145 Queens Quay W30 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Navs Grocery · 89 Queens Quay Wgrocery33 mPassed, Apr 2026
Challenge · 201 Queens Quay W Unit-1235 mPassed, May 2026
Ivy. Coffee Shop · 109 Queens Quay W60 mPassed, Mar 2026
Shawarma West · 8 York St 1-381 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Dil SE Dil Tak · 8 York St81 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Harbour Club · 77 Harbour Sq, Flr-1092 mPassed, Mar 2025

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 Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom, 340 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 116 m away at Love Park.

  • Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    340 m
  • Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. · accessible
    375 m
  • Automated public toilet, 318 Queens Quay W
    24 hours · accessible
    561 m
Drinking water
Love Park bottle filling station · 116 m; Roundhouse Park drinking fountain · 356 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 604 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Waterclub Jr YMCA (118 m, 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 604 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 10
  • Waterclub Jr YMCA · 208 Queens Quay W
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    118 m
  • Kidz Kare Daycare · 15 York St
    96 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    266 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) · 26 Grand Trunk Cres
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    312 m
  • Pinnacle Jr YMCA · 12 Yonge St
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    462 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (737 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 737 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 737 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.8 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 737 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 1,245 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 32 Freeland St (644 m, 100 units, 4 storeys, built 2022). None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 37 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 38 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 1,245 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202637 across the 8
Open fire-code violations38
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
32 Freeland St100420220644 m
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 202613 · 16 fire749 m
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 202416 · 15 fire848 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250887 m
99 Lake Shore Blvd E · Element Property Management Inc20511202398 · Jun 20262897 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 202431 km
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 202531 km
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire1 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 lots392 lots · ≈14,900 spaces · 44.7 ha
Within 500 m18 lots · ≈860 spaces
Green P (public)19 car parks · about 6,568 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 645 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking181 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 132 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (389 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 York St · Garage650 m31141% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage907 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
185 Queens Quay East · Surface1.2 km83 *
51 Dockside Dr · Garage1.2 km30619% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage1.3 km1,63628% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 69 m away, ≈4 spaces; 94 m away, ≈39 spaces; 96 m away, ≈52 spaces; 140 m away, ≈47 spaces; 183 m away, ≈4 spaces; 233 m away, ≈92 spaces. More EV charging: 2 Church St. (908 m, 28 ports); 51 Dockside Dr. (1.3 km, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (1.3 km, 6 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, Nov 23, 2024 (a weekend day)

The east leg carries the load — 4,291 westbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 583. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,272 of 1,580). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 945 vehicles in the hour from 3:15 p.m., 86% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (507). Heavy vehicles made up 2.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,372southbound · 133 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the west2,713eastbound · 1,272 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles8,95914,248 pedestrians · 1,580 cyclists · 2.1% heavy
From the east4,291westbound · 57 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south583northbound · 118 bikes · 4.3% heavy
AM peak hour507 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour945 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 23, 2024 · 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

The City's most recent midblock count on York St between Queens Quay W and Harbour St (53 m away, Sep 2012) recorded volume only — about 8,656 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
York St · Queens Quay W – Harbour St · 53 mSep 2012 · 3 days8,656
Queens Quay W · York St – Lower Simcoe St · 112 mDec 2009 · 3 days14,044

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 (34 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 27 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 20.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions182#573 of 5,508
With an injury29#544 of 4,660
Property damage only130
Fail to remain27
Involving a pedestrian12#168 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#506 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified23
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014218latest May 14, 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 pedestrian was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Oct 25, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#477 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#879 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20064latest Oct 25, 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 25 thefts from vehicles and 101 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 21× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 16 in 2023–2025, about 5.3 a year, against 15.7 a year before that. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 41% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2560street/outdoor (15), apartment parking (7)
Bicycle theft101102street/outdoor (41), commercial premises (30)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 24, 2026. 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 & York a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#477 of 1,505), out of 182 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 & York?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1784 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 55% of the median for a counted intersection, and #141 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Queens Quay & York?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 York St (650 m away, 311 spaces, 41% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 392 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,900 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (645 m).

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

Union Station (Line 1) is 625 m away; Union Station GO is 576 m away; streetcar routes 509, 510, 503, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 107 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 19, 97 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Queens Quay & York?

81 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 370 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Beavertails (22 m), F. Jabbar - Toronto Plate No. 01966 (Hot Dog Cart) (30 m), Challenge (35 m), Ivy. Coffee Shop (60 m) and Shawarma West (81 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 & York?

The nearest is Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom, 25 Queens Quay W, 340 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom (375 m); the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W (561 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 & York?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 604 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Waterclub Jr YMCA (118 m, 52 spaces), Kidz Kare Daycare (266 m, 96 spaces) and Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) (312 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queens Quay & York?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,245 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 32 Freeland St (644 m, 100 units), 350 Queens Quay W (749 m, 228 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 390 Queens Quay W (848 m, 289 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 55 The Esplanade (887 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 92 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 & York?

Toronto Police place 25 thefts from vehicles and 101 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Queens Quay & York in?

Queens Quay & York 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