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Windermere & The Queensway

Windermere Ave & The Queensway · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Windermere & The Queensway, in High Park-Swansea, is a moderately heavy crossing. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, a bike lane and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
25,065
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 12, 2025
2,395 pedestrians · 525 cyclists · #558 busiest
Collisions
233
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
29 with an injury · 174 property damage · #416 of 5,508 · +11 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #247 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,790 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.55× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 10 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Cyclists were 2.1% of vehicle volume, about 2.7× the typical share. On average 23 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 9.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.88× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 32%, from 139 in 2016–2020 to 94 in 2021–2025. About one in 117 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Windermere & The Queensway

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at The Queensway & Windermere Ave — 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 8027 · The Queensway & Windermere Ave · 32 m from the node
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Windermere & The Queensway, 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 8027 · The Queensway & Windermere Ave
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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

Streetcar
501508507 nearest 57 m
TTC bus
807766 nearest 20 m
Blue Night
301
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — The Queensway at Windermere Ave; The Queensway at Windermere Ave West Side
Cycling
Bike Lane on The Queensway installed 2009
Bike Share
1926 Lake Shore Blvd W 253 m · 23 docks · 11 stations, 229 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 (1)
  • Swansea Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 920 m
Community centres
  • Swansea Community Recreation Centre949 m
Parks (19)
  • Sir Casimir Gzowski Park393 m
  • Sunnyside Bike Park429 m
  • Riverside Drive Parkette547 m
  • Windermere Avenue Parkette549 m
  • Coe Hill Drive Parkette564 m
  • Ormskirk Park605 m
  • and 13 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Swansea Memorial branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 875 m
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 1 km
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km
Signal
0562, activated 1967 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 9 — well below the median of 71 within a kilometre. The nearest is Windermere Early Learning, 71 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Sunshine Foods Convenience · 12 Windermere Avegrocery57 mPassed, Dec 2025
Windermere Early Learning · 103 the Queensway71 mPassed, Aug 2026
Petro Canada · 90 the Queenswaygrocery128 mPassed, Jun 2026
Cheese Boutique Giftware · 29 Ripley Ave Bldg--364 mPassed, Jul 2026
Petro Canada · 8 South Kingswaygrocery439 mPassed, Jan 2024
Petro Canada · 8 South Kingswaygrocery440 mPassed, Jul 2026
Cheese Boutique · 45 Ripley Ave448 mPassed, Jul 2026
Hooked · 18 Ripley Ave472 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 Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 406 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 383 m away at Sunnyside Bike Park.

  • Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 2001 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    406 m
  • High Park Lower Hillside Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Under Construction
    755 m
  • Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom · 1 Rennie Terr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    834 m
Drinking water
Sunnyside Bike Park bottle filling station · 383 m; Sir Casimir Gzowski Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 391 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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 315 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Windermere Early Learning Centre (104 m, 57 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km2 centres · 315 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 2
  • Windermere Early Learning Centre · 103 the Queensway
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    104 m
  • Swansea Kids Place · 207 Windermere Ave
    258 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    920 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 11 Division (3.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 425 · 1.4 km83 Deforest Rd
Police11 Division · 3.8 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 1.8 km9 Clendenan 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 six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 351 rental units. The nearest is 65 Windermere Ave (243 m, 92 units, 6 storeys, built 1962), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 16 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings6 · 351 units
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202616 across the 6
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest6 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
65 Windermere Ave · Greenwin Corp.926196295 · Jul 20253243 m
75 Windermere Ave · Greenwin Corp.526196295 · Sep 20262295 m
93 Coe Hill Dr · Aman's Renovations & Property Management384195889 · Jul 20263512 m
99 Coe Hill Dr · Trivest Developments Corporation864195794 · Jul 20255548 m
101 Coe Hill Dr473195594 · Jul 20263587 m
9 Morningside Ave · Westside Storeys Limited364195793 · Aug 202401 km

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 lots278 lots · ≈17,760 spaces · 53.3 ha
Within 500 m37 lots · ≈1,500 spaces
Green P (public)11 car parks · about 1,395 spaces
EV charging (City)265 Armadale Ave · 1.8 km · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface353 m185 *
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface616 m187 *
15 Marine Parade Drive · Surface1.3 km14 *
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1.5 km193 *
255 Kennedy Ave · Surface1.7 km5665% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 103 m away, ≈39 spaces; 108 m away, ≈56 spaces; 119 m away, ≈19 spaces; 125 m away, ≈22 spaces; 125 m away, ≈16 spaces; 125 m away, ≈57 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 — 14-hour, Apr 12, 2025 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 9,705 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 4,204 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 2,698 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 1,639 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north4,204southbound · 62 bikes · 0.5% heavy
From the west9,705eastbound · 182 bikes · 1.3% heavy
Total vehicles25,0652,395 pedestrians · 525 cyclists · 1.2% heavy
From the east6,813westbound · 208 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the south4,343northbound · 73 bikes · 0.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,639 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,698 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 12, 2025 · 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

On The Queensway between Windermere Ave and Southport St, 47 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in March 2015 put the average speed at 49 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 65 km/h or more. That segment carries about 22,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 11 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
The Queensway · Windermere Ave – Southport St · 47 mMar 2015 · 24 h22,27749 km/h59 km/h65 km/h
Windermere Pl · Windermere Ave – Southport St · 154 mSep 2011 · 24 h2,689
Windermere Ave · Lake Shore Blvd W – The Queensway · 230 mDec 2011 · 3 days11,278

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 2017, with 37 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 29 collisions (12%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 32 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 11 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 9.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions233#416 of 5,508
With an injury29#528 of 4,660
Property damage only174
Fail to remain32
Involving a pedestrian5#656 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#530 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality1
Severity not classified29
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11
All since 2014291latest Jun 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

Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Aug 3, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#247 of 1,505
Fatal1#292 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#311 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Aug 3, 2019

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

Nine thefts from vehicles and 12 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 1, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle970street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (3)
Bicycle theft1221apartment parking (8), street/outdoor (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 1, 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 High Park-Swansea.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Windermere & The Queensway a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#247 of 1,505), out of 233 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 Windermere & The Queensway?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #558 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.55× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Windermere & The Queensway?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on The Queensway between Windermere Ave and Southport St (March 2015), found an average of 49 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Windermere & The Queensway?

The nearest Green P car park is 2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) (353 m away, 185 spaces). The City's mapping shows 278 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,760 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 265 Armadale Ave (1.8 km).

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

Streetcar routes 501, 508, 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 57 m away; bus routes 80, 77, 66 within 1 km (nearest stop: The Queensway at Windermere Ave, 20 m).

What restaurants are near Windermere & The Queensway?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 9 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Windermere Early Learning (71 m), Cheese Boutique Giftware (364 m), Cheese Boutique (448 m) and Hooked (472 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 Windermere & The Queensway?

The nearest is Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 2001 Lake Shore Blvd W, 406 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: High Park Lower Hillside Washroom (755 m); Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom (834 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 Windermere & The Queensway?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 315 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Windermere Early Learning Centre (104 m, 57 spaces) and Swansea Kids Place (920 m, 258 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Windermere & The Queensway?

Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 351 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 65 Windermere Ave (243 m, 92 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 75 Windermere Ave (295 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 93 Coe Hill Dr (512 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 99 Coe Hill Dr (548 m, 86 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 93 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 Windermere & The Queensway?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and 12 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 High Park-Swansea page.

What neighbourhood is Windermere & The Queensway in?

Windermere & The Queensway is in High Park-Swansea (City of Toronto neighbourhood 087). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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