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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
Live traffic camera RESCU 8179 · 44 m
Which way is it looking?4 reference views
Fixed shots from the City, not live.The City's own feed for The Queensway & Sherway Gardens, replaced every few minutes. This card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds.
Traffic volume14-hour count · Jul 2, 2026
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 16,251 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 36% of the total, against 6,278 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 3,896 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 3,186 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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.
Peak hours: 3,186 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,896 from 2:00 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 2017, with 56 collisions; 2025 recorded 38. 50 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 77 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 28 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 30, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Feb 26, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 368 | 8.2 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 50 | |
| Property damage only | 247 | |
| Fail to remain | 77 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 3 | |
| Severity not classified | 71 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 28 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Feb 26, 2022 |
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 The Queensway between Queensway W and North Queen St, 164 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2023 put the average speed at 56 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 67 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 74 km/h or more. That segment carries about 23,700 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherway Gardens Rd · Queensway W – Gardiner Expy Express W · 113 m | Sep 2009 · 3 days | 9,469 | — | — | — |
| The Queensway · Queensway W – North Queen St · 164 m | Jun 2023 · 3 days | 23,663 | 56 km/h | 67 km/h | 74 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 2024 (hwy 427 s/b off ramp); 647 tickets in 2025, 318 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Etobicoke and York.
- The crossing
- Signal 0887, activated 1969
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 80 123 15 nearest 302 m · 4 min
- Blue Night
- 315
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Regional
- MiWay 4 North Service Road at Sherway Gardens Bus Terminal Platform A882 m · 11 min
- 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
- 7 mapped lots within 500 m, 241 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. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 64 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Earls Kitchen + Bar, 325 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 375 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Queensway Health Centre, 1.2 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Earls Kitchen + Bar · 199 North Queen St325 m · 4 min
- Jimmy John's Sandwiches · 197 North Queen St Bldg-C457 m · 5 min
- Pokeworks · 197 North Queen St457 m · 5 min
- Playa Bowls · 197 North Queen St457 m · 5 min
- A-Ok Cafe · 25 the West Mall Unit-1998a506 m · 6 min
- Food shops
- Mrs. Fields Bakehouse 506 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 375 m · 4 min · 4 within 1 km
- Health and care
- Queensway Health Centre · hospital site1.2 km · 14 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
- Places of interest
- CF Sherway GardensLandmark · 894 m · 11 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 grocery store, a park, a community centre, a school, licensed child care, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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
25 thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.5 a year. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 25, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 25 | 7 | 1 | street/outdoor (20), commercial premises (5) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 & Sherway Gardens a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 368 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 Queensway & Sherway Gardens?
A major arterial intersection. Its latest count is from Jul 2, 2026, 2.8× the median for a counted intersection.
Is The Queensway & Sherway Gardens a walkable intersection?
The Queensway & Sherway Gardens scores 12 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: 4 routes within 1 km; 64 within 1 km; 1 place of interest within 1.5 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal.
Is there a red-light camera at The Queensway & Sherway Gardens?
Yes. A red-light camera has operated at The Queensway & Sherway Gardens since 2024 (hwy 427 s/b off ramp), according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 647 tickets in 2025 (308 in 2024) and 318 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 1,273 since it was switched on.
How many red-light camera tickets are issued at The Queensway & Sherway Gardens?
647 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — up from 308 in 2024, and 318 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 1,273 tickets since 2024. 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 Queensway & Sherway Gardens?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on The Queensway between Queensway W and North Queen St (June 2023), found an average of 56 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 Queensway & Sherway Gardens?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 241 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 50,500 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to The Queensway & Sherway Gardens by transit?
Bus routes 80, 123, 15 within 1 km; MiWay route 4 North Service Road at Sherway Gardens Bus Terminal Platform A.
What restaurants are near The Queensway & Sherway Gardens?
None within 300 m, and 64 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Earls Kitchen + Bar (325 m), Jimmy John's Sandwiches (457 m), Pokeworks (457 m), Playa Bowls (457 m) and A-Ok Cafe (506 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
How many thefts are reported at The Queensway & Sherway Gardens?
Toronto Police place 25 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Etobicoke City Centre page.
What neighbourhood is The Queensway & Sherway Gardens in?
The Queensway & Sherway Gardens 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jul 2, 2026.
- 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026); live image from Traffic Cameras (RESCU).
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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.
- 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 3 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: 43.61507, -79.55227 · centreline node 14257757.