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The East Mall & North Queen

The East Mall & North Queen St · Toronto, Ontario · Etobicoke City Centre · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

In Etobicoke City Centre, The East Mall & North Queen is a busier-than-typical intersection. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2022 that issued 259 tickets in 2025.

Traffic
31,751
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 29, 2025
789 pedestrians · 93 cyclists · #281 busiest
Collisions
151
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured · #712 of 5,519
Getting there
3
TTC stops within 100 m
2 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
27/100
city median 48
6 places to eat within 300 m

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The East Mall & North Queen

Traffic and safety

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

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 29, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 11,080 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 5,506 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 3,221 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:15 p.m., against 1,919 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 6.9% 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 north6,567southbound · 25 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the west11,080eastbound · 17 bikes · 6.4% heavy
Total vehicles31,751789 pedestrians · 93 cyclists · 6.9% heavy
From the east8,598westbound · 29 bikes · 7.7% heavy
From the south5,506northbound · 22 bikes · 9.6% heavy

Peak hours: 1,919 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 3,221 from 3:15 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 2017, with 26 collisions; 2025 recorded 10. 26 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 6, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Dec 9, 2025.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions151#712 of 5,519
With an injury26#628 of 4,669
Property damage only107
Fail to remain22
Involving a pedestrian3#1421 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)9
Killed or seriously injured1
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Dec 9, 2025

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 North Queen St between Medulla Ave and The East Mall, 167 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2023 put the average speed at 58 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 67 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 73 km/h or more. That segment carries about 15,400 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
The East Mall · North Queen St – Coronet Rd · 134 mApr 2010 · 3 days7,415———
North Queen St · Medulla Ave – The East Mall · 167 mJun 2023 · 3 days15,40258 km/h67 km/h73 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.

Red-light camera
In operation since 2022; 259 tickets in 2025, 133 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Etobicoke and York.
The crossing
Signal 1056, activated 1973 · leading pedestrian interval East/West · transit priority

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
123 80 nearest 29 m
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — North Queen St at the East Mall; The East Mall at North Queen St South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station 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
none within 2 km
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
36 mapped lots within 500 m, 285 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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

No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Blossompure Organic at 27 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 6 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 28. The nearest is Coffee Galore, 27 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Procare Pharmacy, 124 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Coffee Galore · 100 the East Mall Unit-1127 m
  • The Olive Restaurant · 100 the East Mall27 m
  • Brickyard BBQ & Bar · 120 North Queen St81 m
  • The Ezone · 120 North Queen St81 m
  • Bean Here Bean There Coffee · 100 the East Mall 11155 m
6 within 300 m · 28 within 1 km
Food shops
Blossompure Organic 27 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Pharmacy
Procare Pharmacy 124 m · 2 within 1 km

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

Within 1.5 km
No park, community centre, school, library or place of interest in the City's lists.

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 grocery store, a park, a community centre, a school, licensed child care, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

27of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food10/30

    6 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit11/28

    7 stops within 300 m · 2 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none on file

  • Parks and recreation0/10

    none on file

  • Schools and child care0/8

    none within a walk

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Ten thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 0.9 a year before that. 70% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1040street/outdoor (7), commercial premises (3)
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 Etobicoke City Centre.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is The East Mall & North Queen a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 151 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 The East Mall & North Queen?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #281 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.96× the median for a counted intersection.

Is The East Mall & North Queen a walkable intersection?

The East Mall & North Queen scores 27 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: 7 stops within 300 m · 2 routes within 1 km; 6 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

Is there a red-light camera at The East Mall & North Queen?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at The East Mall & North Queen since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 259 tickets in 2025 (228 in 2024) and 133 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 816 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at The East Mall & North Queen?

259 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — up from 228 in 2024, and 133 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 816 tickets since 2022. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.

How fast do cars go at The East Mall & North Queen?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on North Queen St between Medulla Ave and The East Mall (June 2023), found an average of 58 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 67 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near The East Mall & North Queen?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 285 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 68,460 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to The East Mall & North Queen by transit?

Bus routes 123, 80 within 1 km (nearest stop: North Queen St at the East Mall, 29 m).

What restaurants are near The East Mall & North Queen?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 28 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Coffee Galore (27 m), The Olive Restaurant (27 m), Brickyard BBQ & Bar (81 m), The Ezone (81 m) and Bean Here Bean There Coffee (155 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

How many thefts are reported at The East Mall & North Queen?

Toronto Police place ten 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 Etobicoke City Centre page.

What neighbourhood is The East Mall & North Queen in?

The East Mall & North Queen is in Etobicoke City Centre (City of Toronto neighbourhood 159). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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