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Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres

Wellesley St W & Queen's Park Cres E · Toronto, Ontario · Bay-Cloverhill · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In Bay-Cloverhill, in the downtown core, Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a live City traffic camera, a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Museum Station (Line 1) 324 m away.

Traffic volume
14,366
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
7,479 pedestrians · 2,397 cyclists · #1349 busiest
Collisions
93
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
13 with an injury · 67 property damage · #1203 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #1282 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
Museum Station 324 m · 3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,030 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.9 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 16.7% of vehicle volume, about 22× the typical share. That comes with about 9.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 6.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.30× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 40%, from 58 in 2016–2020 to 35 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 93 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Queens Park Cres E & Wellesley St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8230 · Queens Park Cres E & Wellesley St
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8230 · Queens Park Cres E & Wellesley St
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Museum Station (Line 1)324 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)338 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)593 m; College Station (Line 1)651 m; Bay Station (Line 2)702 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)804 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)832 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)884 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)945 m
Streetcar
506510505 nearest 285 m
TTC bus
9413199726 nearest 17 m
Blue Night
306310305320300
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Wellesley St West at Queen's Park Cres East; Queen's Park Cres East at Wellesley St West
Cycling
Cycle Track on Queen's Park Cres installed 2020; Cycle Track on Wellesley St W installed 2008
Bike Share
Wellesley St W / Queen's Park Cres 124 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,239 docks 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 (63)
  • Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 127 m
  • St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 169 m
  • The YMCA Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 464 m
  • Munk School of Global Affairs Graham Library - U of T, Bldg 12cUniversity · 508 m
  • Munk School of Global Affairs at Trinity - U of T, Bldg 12aUniversity · 509 m
  • School of Graduate Studies - U of T, Bldg 43University · 561 m
  • and 57 more
Community centres
Parks (59)
  • Queen's Park181 m
  • Clover Hill Park334 m
  • Breadalbane Park372 m
  • Dr. Lillian McGregor Park405 m
  • Opera Place412 m
  • St. Mary Street Parkette562 m
  • and 53 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch884 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch939 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 171 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 303 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 419 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 442 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 536 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 539 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 568 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 570 m
Signal
0084, activated 1950 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 355 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Kelly Cafe, 165 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés6 within 300 m · 355 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Kelly Cafe · 113 St Joseph St165 mPassed, Jun 2026
Cha Cheng Tealato · 56 Wellesley St W266 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Evviva Breakfast and Lunch · 56 Wellesley St W266 mPassed, Jul 2026
Rolltation · 56 Wellesley St W266 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Tim Hortons · 56 Wellesley St W266 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Second Cup · 1000 Bay St Unit-101 None296 mPassed, Jul 2026
Centre Street Deli Express · 995 Bay Stgrocery315 mPassed, May 2026
Kibo Cafe - Gerstein Libray · 9 King's College Crcl B190316 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction

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

The nearest public washroom is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 702 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 205 m away at Queen's Park.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    702 m
Drinking water
Queen's Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 205 m; Clover Hill Park bottle filling station · 348 m

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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 964 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Queen's Park Child Care Centre (297 m, 88 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 964 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 13
  • Queen's Park Child Care Centre · 7 Queens Park Cres E
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    297 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    464 m
  • Hydrokids - Opg · 700 University Ave
    82 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    512 m
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    548 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (483 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 483 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.3 km135 Davenport Rd

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

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

86 registered apartment buildings with 12,493 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 12 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 925 Bay St (325 m, 293 units, 33 storeys, built 2005), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 86 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 254 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 108 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings86 · 12,493 units · 12 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026254 across the 86
Open fire-code violations108
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
925 Bay St · Morguard Corporation29333200596 · Jul 20260 · 4 fire325 m
31 Phipps St · Sterling Karamar Property Management7872018100 · Nov 20252357 m
21 St Joseph StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation355199497 · Nov 20250409 m
26 St Joseph St · Sk Properties & Development Inc656192095 · Nov 20250415 m
32 Grenville Stsocial housing · Loft Community Services50121900100 · Nov 20250 · 4 fire461 m
16 St Joseph St · Akelius374192789 · Nov 20251466 m
55 Charles St W · Azuria Group Incorporated14732198183 · Oct 20253472 m
57 Charles St W · Quadreal Property Group25021197789 · Oct 20250473 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

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

All parking lots1,090 lots · ≈25,000 spaces · 75 ha
Within 500 m53 lots · ≈2,370 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 5,623 spaces
EV charging (City)9 Wellesley St W. · 449 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking29 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 51 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.3 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Wellesley St E · Surface582 m12654% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface650 m3073% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface723 m3979% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage764 m64618% (Q1 2026)
9 Bedford Rd · Garage794 m37151% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 30 m away, ≈3 spaces; 50 m away, ≈9 spaces; 52 m away, ≈22 spaces; 94 m away, ≈107 spaces; 112 m away, ≈112 spaces; 134 m away, ≈24 spaces. More EV charging: 91 Elizabeth St (707 m, 2 ports); 20 Charles St E. (738 m, 23 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (847 m, 9 ports).

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 — 14-hour, Jun 25, 2025

The south leg carries the load — 8,790 northbound vehicles, or 61% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 1. Most cyclists arrived from the south (1,310 of 2,397). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,353 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 35% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,001). Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1southbound · 155 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west1,660eastbound · 334 bikes · 6.9% heavy
Total vehicles14,3667,479 pedestrians · 2,397 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east3,915westbound · 598 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the south8,790northbound · 1,310 bikes · 2.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,001 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,353 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 25, 2025

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 Queen's Park Cres W between Queen's Park Trl and Wellesley Queens Pr S Ramp (238 m away) recorded an average of 55 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 63 km/h. That segment carries about 14,300 vehicles a day. Wellesley St W between St Nicholas St and Bay St measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Mar 2025). The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Wellesley St W (115 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 53,586 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen's Park Cres W · Queen's Park Trl – Wellesley Queens Pr S Ramp · 238 mApr 2019 · 3 days14,33655 km/h63 km/h69 km/h
Wellesley St W · St Nicholas St – Bay St · 359 mMar 2025 · 3 days10,50428 km/h35 km/h40 km/h

School-zone speed sign 115 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct35 · 41 km/h
Over the limit4.7%
50 km/h or more0.6%

Wellesley St W (eastbound), S/S - 113m East of Queens Park Cres E · 53,586 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2016 was the peak year (19 collisions), and 2025 closed with 7. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions93#1203 of 5,508
With an injury13#1400 of 4,660
Property damage only67
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian1#2918 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#214 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014122latest Jun 28, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Aug 30, 2017.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1282 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#226 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Aug 30, 2017

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 three thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle320street/outdoor (2), school/campus (1)
Bicycle theft310school/campus (2), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 10, 2025. 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 Bay-Cloverhill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1282 of 1,505), out of 93 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 Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1349 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #286 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Queen's Park Cres W between Queen's Park Trl and Wellesley Queens Pr S Ramp (April 2019), found an average of 55 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 63 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 115 m away (40 km/h), 0.6% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Wellesley St E (582 m away, 126 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,090 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,000 spaces — 53 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 9 Wellesley St W. (449 m).

How do I get to Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres by transit?

Museum Station (Line 1) is 324 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 285 m away; bus routes 94, 13, 19, 97, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Wellesley St West at Queen's Park Cres East, 17 m).

What restaurants are near Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 355 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Kelly Cafe (165 m), Cha Cheng Tealato (266 m), Evviva Breakfast and Lunch (266 m), Rolltation (266 m) and Tim Hortons (266 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 702 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 964 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Queen's Park Child Care Centre (297 m, 88 spaces), YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (464 m, 144 spaces) and Hydrokids - Opg (512 m, 82 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres?

86 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 12,493 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 925 Bay St (325 m, 293 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 31 Phipps St (357 m, 78 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 21 St Joseph St (409 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 26 St Joseph St (415 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 86 is 89 out of 100; 2 scored below 70. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Bay-Cloverhill page.

What neighbourhood is Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres in?

Wellesley & Queen's Park Cres is in Bay-Cloverhill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 169). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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