Yonge & Queens Quay

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jan 20, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,783 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 3,367 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (295 of 594). Evening rush dominates here: 1,431 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 1,305 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 6.0% 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

Peak hours: 1,305 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,431 from 5:15 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 2018, with 23 collisions; 2025 recorded 16. 23 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 35 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 20 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (12%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 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 darkness. The most recent was on Dec 1, 2025.

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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on Yonge St between Queens Quay W and Harbour St (50 m away, Oct 2012) recorded volume only — about 6,513 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

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.

The crossing

Signal 1588, activated 1989 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/East/West · bicycle signal

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food21/30

  15 grocery stores within 1 km · 28 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  King Station 0.8 km · 9 stops within 300 m · 20 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go9/14

  library 1.4 km away · 4 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation10/10

  4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care4/8

  nearest school 0.9 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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.

Within a kilometre there are nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,171 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 32 Freeland St (335 m, 100 units, 4 storeys, built 2022). None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

9 registered buildings · 1,171 units · 6 social housing · tallest 13 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

13 thefts from vehicles and 14 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 10 in 2023–2025, about 3.3 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 77% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 11, 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jan 20, 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.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; 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.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• 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 10 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: 43.64194, -79.37466 · centreline node 13467923.