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The Queensway & Atomic

The Queensway & Atomic Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Etobicoke City Centre · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

The Queensway & Atomic is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Etobicoke City Centre. Nearby is 4 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
18,195
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 1, 2023
275 pedestrians · 2 cyclists
Collisions
158
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
23 with an injury · 119 property damage · #678 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,270 vehicles an hour, 1.97× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 66 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 16 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 22%, from 89 in 2016–2020 to 69 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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The Queensway & Atomic

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
8012315 nearest 16 m
Blue Night
315
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — The Queensway at Atomic Ave
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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (3)
  • New Haven Learning Centre For ChildrenPrivate · 934 m
  • Lanor Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • St Ambrose Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km
Parks (4)
  • Douglas Park709 m
  • Connorvale Park1.3 km
  • Alderwood Memorial Park1.4 km
  • Bisset Park1.5 km
Places of interest
  • CF Sherway GardensLandmark · 1.5 km
Signal
0570, activated 1967 · SA2

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 45 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Horton's, 65 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés18 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Paramount Fine Foods · 1585 the Queensway Bldg-~grocery31 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Tim Horton's · 1569 the Queensway65 mPassed, Jul 2026
Wendy's · 1569 the Queensway65 mPassed, Jul 2026
Cora · 1561 the Queensway Bldg-2125 mPassed, Aug 2026
Wild Wing · 1561 the Queensway Unit-1125 mPassed, Jul 2026
Burger King · 1560 the Queensway132 mPassed, Jul 2026
Pho Ngoc Yen Ii · 1596 the Queensway Bldg------------140 mPassed, Feb 2026
Lindt · 1557 the Queensway143 mPassed, Mar 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

No City washroom within 1 km.

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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 76 spaces; one accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sonechko Daycare Incorporated (934 m, 33 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km2 centres · 76 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 2
  • Sonechko Daycare Incorporated · 301 Lanor Ave
    33 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    934 m
  • Plasp Lanor Junior Middle School · 450 Lanor Ave
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 432 (924 m), the nearest police station 22 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 924 m away.

FireFire Station 432 · 924 m155 the East Mall
Police22 Division · 3 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 39 · 924 m155 the East Mall

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots600 lots · ≈136,390 spaces · 409.2 ha
Within 500 m59 lots · ≈11,980 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 11 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
WOOLGAR LANEWAY REAR OF 1124 THE QUEENSWAY · Surface1.9 km11 *

Nearest lots: 69 m away, ≈42 spaces; 69 m away, ≈758 spaces; 71 m away, ≈81 spaces; 72 m away, ≈92 spaces; 81 m away, ≈14 spaces; 106 m away, ≈106 spaces.

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 — 8-hour, Apr 1, 2023 (a weekend day)

The west leg carries the load — 8,895 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 102. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,087 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 174% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,125). Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% 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 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north463southbound · 0 bikes · 3.9% heavy
From the west8,895eastbound · 2 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles18,195275 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 1.5% heavy
From the east8,735westbound · 0 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south102northbound · 0 bikes · 2.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,125 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour3,087 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 1, 2023 · 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 counter on The Queensway between Algie Ave and Atomic Ave (163 m away) recorded an average of 54 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 64 km/h. That segment carries about 21,000 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
The Queensway · Algie Ave – Atomic Ave · 163 mJun 2023 · 3 days21,02554 km/h64 km/h70 km/h

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

2019 was the peak year (26 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 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
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions158#678 of 5,508
With an injury23#733 of 4,660
Property damage only119
Fail to remain22
Involving a pedestrian4#1055 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 2014196latest 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

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

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 28 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 3.3 a year before that. 46% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2851street/outdoor (13), commercial premises (13)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 22, 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 Etobicoke City Centre.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is The Queensway & Atomic a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 158 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 The Queensway & Atomic?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 1, 2023, 1.97× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at The Queensway & Atomic?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on The Queensway between Algie Ave and Atomic Ave (June 2023), found an average of 54 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near The Queensway & Atomic?

The nearest Green P car park is WOOLGAR LANEWAY REAR OF 1124 THE QUEENSWAY (1.9 km away, 11 spaces). The City's mapping shows 600 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 136,390 spaces — 59 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to The Queensway & Atomic by transit?

Bus routes 80, 123, 15 within 1 km (nearest stop: The Queensway at Atomic Ave, 16 m).

What restaurants are near The Queensway & Atomic?

18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 45 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Horton's (65 m), Wendy's (65 m), Cora (125 m), Wild Wing (125 m) and Burger King (132 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near The Queensway & Atomic?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 76 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sonechko Daycare Incorporated (934 m, 33 spaces) and Plasp Lanor Junior Middle School (1.0 km, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at The Queensway & Atomic?

Toronto Police place 28 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 Etobicoke City Centre page.

What neighbourhood is The Queensway & Atomic in?

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

Sources

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