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Williamson & Hambly

Williamson Rd & Hambly Ave · Toronto, Ontario · The Beaches · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Williamson & Hambly is a lightly travelled intersection. It sits in The Beaches. At the corner: 2 schools within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,515
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 21, 2017
373 pedestrians · 2 cyclists
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4369 of 5,508 · +2 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
2 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 190 vehicles, 16% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. That comes with about 1 reported collision a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Williamson & Hambly

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503 nearest 375 m
TTC bus
6440492 nearest 14 m
Blue Night
301322
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Hambly Ave at Williamson Rd; Wineva Ave at Williamson Rd South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queen St E / Hammersmith Ave 400 m · 11 docks · 10 stations, 240 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 (19)
  • Glen Ames Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 47 m
  • Williamson Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 99 m
  • Boardwalk Montessori SchoolPrivate · 500 m
  • Avalon Children's Montessori SchoolPrivate · 568 m
  • St Denis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 670 m
  • Kew Beach Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 695 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (21)
  • Ivan Forrest Gardens472 m
  • Glen Stewart Park608 m
  • Kew Gardens624 m
  • Love Crescent Parkette730 m
  • Pantry Park786 m
  • Beaches Park851 m
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch409 m
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 625 m
  • Balmy Beach ParkNature/ Park · 1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 121 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is 6ix Pizzas, 328 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 121 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Circle K · 2072 Queen St Egrocery326 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
6ix Pizzas · 2070 Queen St E328 mPassed, Jun 2026
Osmow's Shawarma · 2052 Queen St E333 mPassed, Apr 2026
Gabby's · 2076 Queen St E336 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Presse International · 2068 Queen St E337 mPassed, Dec 2025
Beach Foodland · 2040 Queen St E338 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 2 infractions
Souvlaki Hut · 2100 Queen St E340 mPassed, Aug 2026
Carload On the Beach · 2054 Queen St E341 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions

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 Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom, 54 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 486 m away at Kew Gardens (currently off).

  • Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom · 6 Williamson Rd
    View centre hours
    54 m
  • Kew Gardens Playground Washroom · 2075 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    521 m
  • Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club Washroom · 2075 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    804 m
Drinking water
Kew Gardens drinking fountain · 486 m · off; Ivan Forrest Gardens bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 499 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

19 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,546 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Williamson Road Day Care Centre (99 m, 116 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km19 centres · 1,546 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 19
  • Williamson Road Day Care Centre · 24 Williamson Rd
    116 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    99 m
  • Boardwalk Montessori School Inc. · 1975 Queen St E
    57 spaces · toddler, preschool
    491 m
  • Castle Park Playschool · 1971 Queen St E
    34 spaces · kindergarten, school age
    534 m
  • Waverley Road Montessori School · 646 Kingston Rd
    29 spaces · toddler, preschool
    571 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 227 (754 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 227 · 754 m1904 Queen St E
Police55 Division · 1.6 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.8 km105 Cedarvale Ave

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

Within a kilometre there are 50 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,828 rental units, 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — nine social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 97 Lee Ave (297 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1917), which scored 77 out of 100 at its October 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 50 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings50 · 1,828 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202650 across the 50
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
97 Lee Ave · Glen Willow Investments Ltd103191777 · Oct 20240 · 8 fire297 m
98 Leuty Ave15382 · Dec 20250383 m
191 Kenilworth Ave · Kings College Management Ltd.314196194 · Jul 20251419 m
2263 Queen St E · 793163 Ontario Limited183197582 · Jul 20260457 m
2265 Queen St E183192888 · Jul 20260466 m
2269 Queen St E · 712880 Ontario Limited173192796 · Jul 20260485 m
125 Kenilworth Ave203192789 · Jul 20250498 m
567 Kingston Rd · Linfred Investment154195092 · Aug 20260517 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 lots361 lots · ≈16,580 spaces · 49.7 ha
Within 500 m23 lots · ≈470 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 1,176 spaces
EV charging (City)117 Hammersmith Ave · 375 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface332 m28 *
85 Lee Ave · Surface369 m6861% (Q1 2026)
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface384 m2947% (Q1 2026)
166 Woodbine Ave · Surface893 m2146% (Q1 2026)
192 Boardwalk Dr · Surface1 km2445% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 147 m away, ≈86 spaces; 291 m away, ≈10 spaces; 314 m away, ≈8 spaces; 321 m away, ≈2 spaces; 335 m away, ≈2 spaces; 374 m away, ≈11 spaces (Green P). More EV charging: 1981 Queen Street East (465 m, 1 ports); 2150 Queen Street East (549 m, 2 ports); 166 Woodbine Ave (867 m, 6 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 — 8-hour, Feb 21, 2017

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 629 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 402 from the west. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 325 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m., 40% above the afternoon peak from 2:45 p.m. (232). Trucks and buses were 15.2% 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, not today's volume. 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west402eastbound · 1 bikes · 9.5% heavy
Total vehicles1,515373 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 15.2% heavy
From the east484westbound · 1 bikes · 11.0% heavy
From the south629northbound · 0 bikes · 22.3% heavy
AM peak hour325 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour232 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 21, 2017

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

On Williamson Rd between Hambly Ave and Wineva Ave, 48 m from the corner, a 2-day count in October 2019 put the average speed at 29 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 37 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 40 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Williamson Rd · Hambly Ave – Wineva Ave · 48 mOct 2019 · 2 days2,19629 km/h37 km/h40 km/h
Hambly Ave · Queen St E – Williamson Rd · 178 mNov 2007 · 3 days1,284

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

The worst year was 2022, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 40% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4369 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only6
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201414latest Mar 23, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Six thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle610street/outdoor (6)
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 31, 2023. 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 The Beaches.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Williamson & Hambly a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 Williamson & Hambly?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 21, 2017, 16% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Williamson & Hambly?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Williamson Rd between Hambly Ave and Wineva Ave (October 2019), found an average of 29 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Williamson & Hambly?

The nearest Green P car park is 136 Wineva Ave. (332 m away, 28 spaces). The City's mapping shows 361 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,580 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 117 Hammersmith Ave (375 m).

How do I get to Williamson & Hambly by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 375 m away; bus routes 64, 404, 92 within 1 km (nearest stop: Hambly Ave at Williamson Rd, 14 m).

What restaurants are near Williamson & Hambly?

None within 300 m, and 121 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 6ix Pizzas (328 m), Osmow's Shawarma (333 m), Gabby's (336 m), Presse International (337 m) and Beach Foodland (338 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 Williamson & Hambly?

The nearest is Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom, 6 Williamson Rd, 54 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Kew Gardens Playground Washroom (521 m); Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club Washroom (804 m). 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 Williamson & Hambly?

19 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,546 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Williamson Road Day Care Centre (99 m, 116 spaces), Boardwalk Montessori School Inc. (491 m, 57 spaces) and Castle Park Playschool (534 m, 34 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Williamson & Hambly?

50 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,828 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 97 Lee Ave (297 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 98 Leuty Ave (383 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 191 Kenilworth Ave (419 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 2263 Queen St E (457 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 50 is 90 out of 100. 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 Williamson & Hambly?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 The Beaches page.

What neighbourhood is Williamson & Hambly in?

Williamson & Hambly is in The Beaches (City of Toronto neighbourhood 063). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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