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Stanley & Walnut

Stanley Ave & Walnut Ave · Toronto, Ontario · West Queen West · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

Stanley & Walnut, in West Queen West, in central Toronto, is a lightly travelled intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
480
vehicles · 14-hour count, Dec 3, 2025
559 pedestrians · 37 cyclists
Collisions
3
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
11 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
63/100
city median 48 · #1,406 of 5,672
18 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 161 m

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Stanley & Walnut

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 · Dec 3, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 388 northbound vehicles, or 81% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 1. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 67 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 46% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (46). Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north1southbound · 12 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles480559 pedestrians · 37 cyclists · 4.2% heavy
From the east91westbound · 5 bikes · 5.5% heavy
From the south388northbound · 20 bikes · 3.9% heavy

Peak hours: 46 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 67 from 4:30 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

2022 was the peak year (1 collision), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from May 28, 2022.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions3
With an injury0
Property damage only3
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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

The City's counter on Walnut Ave between Stanley Ave and Lane S of Adelaide and E of Walnut (18 m away) recorded an average of 27 km/h in its 3-day count in December 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 35 km/h. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Walnut Ave · Stanley Ave – Lane S of Adelaide and E of Walnut · 18 mDec 2025 · 3 days50527 km/h35 km/h39 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

Streetcar
504 508 501 511 505 nearest 170 m
TTC bus
63 nearest 398 m · 5 min
Blue Night
304 301 305 363 307
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Niagara St / King St W - SMART 182 m · 24 docks · 32 stations, 685 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
22 car parks · about 1,650 spaces
EV charging
10 Palmerston Ave · 715 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 1051 Queen Street W (1.1 km), 248 Shaw St (1.1 km)
Bike parking
85 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
47 mapped lots within 500 m, 493 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
803 Richmond St W · Surface243 m4856% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage709 m152 *—
800 Fleet Street · Surface1 km94 *—
2 Portland St · Garage1 km3797% (Q1 2026)
18 Ossington Ave · Surface1.1 km20over 100% (Q1 2026)

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

You can do a shop on foot from here: Three Stars Food and Grocery is 161 m away. There are 18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 262 eating places within a kilometre — 6.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Meet You Cafe, 51 m away. The nearest pharmacy is East Liberty Village Pharmacy, 313 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Toronto Western Hospital, 1.6 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Meet You Cafe · 858 King St W A51 m
  • Chau · 852 King St W85 m
  • Morso Me · 850 King St W97 m
  • One Sushi & Rolls · 848 King St W104 m
  • Wallace Espresso · 848 King St W125 m
18 within 300 m · 262 within 1 km
Grocery
Three Stars Food and Grocery 161 m · 9 within 1 km
Food shops
Nadege Patisserie 360 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
East Liberty Village Pharmacy 313 m · 4 min · 5 within 1 km
Child care
  • Garrison Creek Community Day Care · 152 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day157 m
  • Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. · 50 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day401 m · 5 min
  • Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) · 35 spaces, school age · fee subsidy710 m · 8 min
8 licensed centres · 633 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible65 m
  • Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom · hours not listed181 m
Drinking water: Stanley Park North - Toronto 83 m; Stanley Park South - Toronto 192 m
Health and care
  • Toronto Western Hospital · hospital site1.6 km · 19 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 (26)
and 21 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (7)
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 157 m
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 270 m · 3 min
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 662 m · 8 min
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 757 m · 9 min
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
and 2 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.1 km · 13 min
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.4 km · 17 min
Places of interest
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 728 m · 9 min
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 897 m · 11 min
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 1.1 km · 14 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.

63of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,406 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 18 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit12/28

    2 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go5/14

    library 1.1 km away · 8 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation10/10

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

  • Schools and child care8/8

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

  • 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

15 registered apartment buildings with 2,874 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 800 Adelaide St W (135 m, 50 units, 3 storeys, built 1987), which scored 88 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 15 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
800 Adelaide St W social housing · Homes First Society503198788 · Aug 2026135 m
798 Richmond St W · Akelius Canada Ltd52513197089 · Jul 2025273 m · 3 min
15 Gore Vale Ave · Terrance Goldthorpe103192645 · Aug 2026467 m · 6 min
575 Adelaide St W Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation15011198384 · Aug 2024590 m · 7 min
24 Shaw St social housing2009198987 · Aug 2026643 m · 8 min
25 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Services333312021100 · Jul 2025703 m · 8 min

15 registered buildings · 2,874 units · 6 social housing · tallest 31 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

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410street/outdoor (4)
Bicycle theft000—

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 West Queen West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Stanley & Walnut a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 3 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 Stanley & Walnut?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 3, 2025, 3% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Stanley & Walnut a walkable intersection?

Stanley & Walnut scores 63 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,406 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; 2 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 18 places to eat within 300 m.

How fast do cars go at Stanley & Walnut?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Walnut Ave between Stanley Ave and Lane S of Adelaide and E of Walnut (December 2025), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 35 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Stanley & Walnut?

The nearest Green P car park is 803 Richmond St W (243 m away, 48 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 493 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,910 spaces — 47 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (715 m).

How do I get to Stanley & Walnut by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501, 511 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 170 m away; bus route 63 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Stanley & Walnut?

18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 262 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Meet You Cafe (51 m), Chau (85 m), Morso Me (97 m), One Sushi & Rolls (104 m) and Wallace Espresso (125 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Stanley & Walnut?

The nearest is Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom, 890 King St W, 65 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom (181 m); Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (659 m).

Is there child care near Stanley & Walnut?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 633 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garrison Creek Community Day Care (157 m, 152 spaces), Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. (401 m, 50 spaces) and Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) (710 m, 35 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Stanley & Walnut?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,874 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 800 Adelaide St W (135 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 798 Richmond St W (273 m, 525 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 15 Gore Vale Ave (467 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 45) and 575 Adelaide St W (590 m, 150 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 88 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Stanley & Walnut?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the West Queen West page.

What neighbourhood is Stanley & Walnut in?

Stanley & Walnut is in West Queen West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 162). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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