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Yonge & Queens Quay

Yonge St & Queens Quay · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · The Waterfront BIA

Yonge & Queens Quay is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic. It sits in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core. At the corner: a bike lane, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Union Station (Line 1) 593 m away and Union Station GO 599 m away.

Traffic volume
13,661
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 20, 2026
8,042 pedestrians · 594 cyclists · #1414 busiest
Collisions
165
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
23 with an injury · 109 property damage · #640 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1288 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
Union Station 593 m · 6 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Multi-Use Trail, Bike Lane, Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard
Bike Share: 62 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 980 vehicles an hour, 84% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 4.3% of vehicle volume, about 5.6× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 17 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 12.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.4× the median rate for counted intersections. The pace has been steady: 81 collisions in 2016–2020 and 84 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 165 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Yonge & Queens Quay

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Union Station (Line 1)593 m; King Station (Line 1)763 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)1 km
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville599 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal297 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 759 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 556 m
Streetcar
509510503504508501 nearest 203 m
TTC bus
11420212175199765 nearest 44 m
Blue Night
310304301320365
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Queens Quay East at Yonge St; Queens Quay West at Bay St East Side
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on Martin Goodman Trl installed 2008; Bike Lane on Yonge St installed 2008; Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2015; Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Martin Goodman Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Queens Quay / Yonge St 61 m · 47 docks · 52 stations, 1,259 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 (10)
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 729 m
  • George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 772 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 778 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 1 km
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 1 km
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 1.1 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (35)
  • Harbour Square Park Lands225 m
  • 50 Queens Quay East Park227 m
  • Pier 27 Promenade Park229 m
  • Love Park437 m
  • Toronto Waterfront Park497 m
  • 120 Queens Quay E Park531 m
  • and 29 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Jack Layton Ferry TerminalTransportation · 229 m
  • Harbour Square ParkNature/ Park · 252 m
  • Redpath Sugar MuseumMuseum · 296 m
  • Union Station Bus TerminalTransportation · 325 m
  • Scotiabank ArenaSports / Entertainment Venue · 395 m
  • The Second CityPerforming Arts · 461 m
  • Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)Performing Arts · 539 m
  • Sugar Beach ParkNature/ Park · 592 m
Signal
1588, activated 1989 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/East/West · bicycle 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 43 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 365 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Firkin On Harbour, 45 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés43 within 300 m · 365 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 35 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Firkin On Harbour · 10 Yonge St45 mPassed, Jun 2026
Harbourfront Cafe 2025 · 1 Yonge St48 mPassed, Apr 2025
Heavenly Dreams Ice Cream/V14 15f/1822 · 7 Queens Quay E None59 mPassed, May 2026
Ross Grill · 7 Queens Quay E None59 mPassed, May 2026
Spud House · 7 Queens Quay E None59 mPassed, May 2026
Spud House · 7 Queens Quay E None59 mPassed, May 2026
Approved Coffee · 7 Queens Quay E None59 mPassed, Aug 2026
Alexandro's Take Out · 5 Queens Quay W69 mPassed, Sep 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 Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom, 195 m away, open 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 260 m away at 50 Queens Quay East Park.

  • Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. · accessible
    195 m
  • Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    226 m
  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    593 m
Drinking water
50 Queens Quay East Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 260 m; Love Park bottle filling station · 410 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 612 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Pinnacle Jr YMCA (186 m, 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 612 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 10
  • Pinnacle Jr YMCA · 12 Yonge St
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    186 m
  • Kidz Kare Daycare · 15 York St
    96 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    501 m
  • Waterclub Jr YMCA · 208 Queens Quay W
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    587 m
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street · 161 Bay St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    607 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 333 · 1.2 km207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 1.5 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.2 km58 Richmond St E

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 12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,744 rental units — nine social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 32 Freeland St (218 m, 100 units, 4 storeys, built 2022). None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 13 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 15 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings12 · 1,744 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202613 across the 12
Open fire-code violations15
Tallest13 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
32 Freeland St100420220218 m
99 Lake Shore Blvd E · Element Property Management Inc20511202398 · Jun 20262436 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250533 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243583 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire613 m
49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH155198084 · Jul 20250678 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire700 m
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 20251715 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 lots414 lots · ≈18,600 spaces · 55.8 ha
Within 500 m24 lots · ≈1,940 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 6,670 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 518 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking125 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 218 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (552 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2 Church St · Garage516 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
185 Queens Quay East · Surface727 m83 *
51 Dockside Dr · Garage738 m30619% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage762 m31141% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface1.2 km2092% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 90 m away, ≈21 spaces; 90 m away, ≈227 spaces; 129 m away, ≈44 spaces; 143 m away, ≈57 spaces; 146 m away, ≈131 spaces; 180 m away, ≈32 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (772 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (772 m, 6 ports); 40 York St (784 m, 12 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, 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north3,367southbound · 70 bikes · 5.4% heavy
From the west4,511eastbound · 224 bikes · 7.0% heavy
Total vehicles13,6618,042 pedestrians · 594 cyclists · 6.0% heavy
From the east5,783westbound · 295 bikes · 5.5% heavy
From the south0northbound · 5 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,305 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,431 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jan 20, 2026

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 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Yonge St · Queens Quay W – Harbour St · 50 mOct 2012 · 3 days6,513
Queens Quay E · Yonge St – Freeland St · 72 mDec 2009 · 3 days5,452

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 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, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 12.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions165#640 of 5,508
With an injury23#727 of 4,660
Property damage only109
Fail to remain35
Involving a pedestrian3#1370 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist17#39 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified33
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 2014188latest May 8, 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 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Dec 1, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1288 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#736 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Dec 1, 2025

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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1341street/outdoor (10), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft1463apartment parking (7), street/outdoor (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & Queens Quay a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1288 of 1,505), out of 165 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 Yonge & Queens Quay?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1414 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 84% of the median for a counted intersection, and #266 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Yonge & Queens Quay?

The nearest Green P car park is 2 Church St (516 m away, 1,972 spaces, 16% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 414 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,600 spaces — 24 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (518 m).

How do I get to Yonge & Queens Quay by transit?

Union Station (Line 1) is 593 m away; Union Station GO is 599 m away; streetcar routes 509, 510, 503, 504 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 203 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 75, 19, 97, 65 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queens Quay East at Yonge St, 44 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & Queens Quay?

43 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 365 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Firkin On Harbour (45 m), Harbourfront Cafe 2025 (48 m), Heavenly Dreams Ice Cream/V14 15f/1822 (59 m), Ross Grill (59 m) and Spud House (59 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 Yonge & Queens Quay?

The nearest is Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom, 25 Queens Quay W, 195 m away (open 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom (226 m); Union Station (593 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 Yonge & Queens Quay?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 612 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Pinnacle Jr YMCA (186 m, 44 spaces), Kidz Kare Daycare (501 m, 96 spaces) and Waterclub Jr YMCA (587 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Queens Quay?

12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,744 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 32 Freeland St (218 m, 100 units), 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (436 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 55 The Esplanade (533 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80) and 1 Church St (583 m, 115 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 12 is 87 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 Yonge & Queens Quay?

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and 14 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 4 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Queens Quay in?

Yonge & Queens Quay is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the The Waterfront Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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