Rainsford & Queen

Traffic volume8-hour count · Nov 26, 2002

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 4,071 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 196 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 1,602 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,466 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 24 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2002, 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.

Peak hours: 1,466 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,602 from 5:00 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 worst year was 2024, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 5 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 30, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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.

How fast traffic moves here

On Rainsford Rd between Lane N of Queen and W of Woodbine and Dixon Ave, 121 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in September 2010 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Boardwalk Dr between Walkway S of Queen and W of Boardwalk and Lane S of Queen and W of Woodbine measured slower: 27 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 36 km/h (Sep 2018) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Queen Street E (180 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 16,558 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Boardwalk Drive between Rainsford Rd and Northern Dancer Blvd, and 2 more calmed segments end here.

Speed sign

Queen Street E (eastbound), 180 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 24 km/h, 85th percentile 31 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 16,558 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Boardwalk Drive (Rainsford Rd – Northern Dancer Blvd): 7 speed humps; Boardwalk Drive (Northern Dancer Blvd – Rainsford Rd): 1 speed hump; Rainsford Road (Kingston Rd – Queen St E): 4 speed humps

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.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food26/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 12 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  8 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go8/14

  library 718 m away · 3 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation3/10

  nearest park 0.5 km · nearest centre 1.2 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot2/10

  traffic calming

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.

Within a kilometre there are 28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 837 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1836 Queen St E (131 m, 30 units, 4 storeys, built 1925), which scored 86 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

28 registered buildings · 837 units · 7 social housing · tallest 6 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.

Five thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.0 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

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 The Beaches.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 26, 2002.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary); Traffic Calming Database.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 19 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.66850, -79.30692 · centreline node 13463544.