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Islington & The Kingsway

Islington Ave & The Kingsway · Toronto, Ontario · Princess-Rosethorn · Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre

Islington & The Kingsway is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Princess-Rosethorn. At the corner: a bike lane and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
18,172
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 24, 2014
97 pedestrians · 31 cyclists
Collisions
61
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 46 property damage · #1765 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
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,270 vehicles an hour, 1.97× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 187 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 6.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. The pace has been steady: 31 collisions in 2016–2020 and 30 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Islington & The Kingsway

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
374845145 nearest 18 m
Express
937
Blue Night
337345
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at the Kingsway; Islington Ave at the Kingsway North Side
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on The Kingsway installed 2006
Bike Share
no station 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 (6)
  • Mindwerx4kids Day SchoolPrivate · 533 m
  • Humber Valley Village Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 671 m
  • St George's Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 787 m
  • Rosethorn Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Richview Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • St Gregory Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
Community centres
  • Edgehill House1.4 km
Parks (17)
  • Wimbleton Road North Parkette458 m
  • Princess Anne Park721 m
  • Princess Margaret Park778 m
  • Humber Valley Park810 m
  • Hartfield Court Parkette829 m
  • Drumoak Road Parkette931 m
  • and 11 more
Signal
0708, activated 1959 · SAP · 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

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 5 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is St. George's Golf & Country Club, 626 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in November 2024 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 1 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
St. George's Golf & Country Club · 1668 Islington Ave626 mPassed, Nov 2024 · 1 infraction
Food Land · 1500 Islington Avegrocery627 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Java Joe's · 1500 Islington Ave627 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Pizzaiolo · 1500 Islington Ave Unit-1627 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Java Joe's · 1500 Islington Ave627 mPassed, Oct 2025
Pizzaiolo · 1500 Islington Ave, Unit-1627 mPassed, Oct 2025

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 Humber Valley Outdoor Rink Washroom, 857 m away — currently listed as closed (closed for the season); in season it is View outdoor rink hours.

  • Humber Valley Outdoor Rink Washroom · 50 Anglesey Blvd
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    857 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 262 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Hillside Montessori School (533 m, 24 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 262 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 5
  • Hillside Montessori School · 76 Anglesey Blvd
    24 spaces · preschool
    533 m
  • Plasp Humber Valley Village Junior Middle School · 65 Hartfield Rd
    58 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    671 m
  • St. George's School Age Child Care Programme · 70 Princess Anne Cres
    86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    788 m
  • Princess Margaret Nursery School · 70 Princess Anne Cres
    16 spaces · preschool
    788 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 443 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 22 Division (2.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 443 · 1.1 km1724 Islington Ave
Police22 Division · 2.8 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 31 · 2 km4219 Dundas St W

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 nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 194 rental units. The nearest is 318 The Kingsway (893 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1951), which scored 99 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 4 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings9 · 194 units
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20264 across the 9
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest4 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
318 The Kingsway · Michael Westwood113195199 · Jun 20260893 m
319 The Kingsway · Mantler, Bowman and Associates Inc.213195690 · Jun 20260904 m
316 The Kingsway · Castlehill Property Management174197094 · Aug 20250913 m
314 The Kingsway · Law Property Management223195486 · Sep 20240931 m
315 The Kingsway154195272 · Jul 20260942 m
313 The Kingsway · Castlehill Property Management184197091 · Aug 202601 km
310 The Kingsway · Law Property Management224195487 · Aug 202401 km
308 The Kingsway · Gilindo Marcocchio Limited344195296 · Aug 202501 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 lots109 lots · ≈9,050 spaces · 27.2 ha
Within 500 m0 lots · ≈0 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 522 m away, ≈69 spaces; 546 m away, ≈16 spaces; 582 m away, ≈36 spaces; 586 m away, ≈120 spaces; 601 m away, ≈7 spaces; 620 m away, ≈54 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 — 8-hour, Apr 24, 2014

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 7,259 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 40% of the total, against 1,640 from the west. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 3,163 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 9% above the afternoon peak from 4:30 p.m. (2,908). Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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 north7,259southbound · 1 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west1,640eastbound · 18 bikes · 0.2% heavy
Total vehicles18,17297 pedestrians · 31 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east2,323westbound · 10 bikes · 0.6% heavy
From the south6,950northbound · 2 bikes · 3.0% heavy
AM peak hour3,163 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,908 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 24, 2014

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 Kingsway between Elstree Rd and Swindon Rd, 260 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in January 2019 put the average speed at 46 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 53 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 58 km/h or more. That segment carries about 7,800 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Islington Ave · Cranleigh Crt – The Kingsway · 101 mOct 2014 · 7 days14,141
The Kingsway · Elstree Rd – Swindon Rd · 260 mJan 2019 · 24 h7,79946 km/h53 km/h58 km/h

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 2019, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 10 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 12, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions61#1765 of 5,508
With an injury10#1711 of 4,660
Property damage only46
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#2585 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201481latest Mar 12, 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 20, 2018. 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 Princess-Rosethorn.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Islington & The Kingsway a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 61 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 Islington & The Kingsway?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 24, 2014, 1.97× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Islington & The Kingsway?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on The Kingsway between Elstree Rd and Swindon Rd (January 2019), found an average of 46 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Islington & The Kingsway?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 109 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 9,050 spaces — none within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Islington & The Kingsway by transit?

Bus routes 37, 48, 45, 145, 937 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at the Kingsway, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Islington & The Kingsway?

None within 300 m, and 5 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are St. George's Golf & Country Club (626 m), Java Joe's (627 m), Pizzaiolo (627 m), Java Joe's (627 m) and Pizzaiolo (627 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 Islington & The Kingsway?

The nearest is Humber Valley Outdoor Rink Washroom, 50 Anglesey Blvd, 857 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. 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 Islington & The Kingsway?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 262 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hillside Montessori School (533 m, 24 spaces), Plasp Humber Valley Village Junior Middle School (671 m, 58 spaces) and St. George's School Age Child Care Programme (788 m, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Islington & The Kingsway?

Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 194 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 318 The Kingsway (893 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 319 The Kingsway (904 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 316 The Kingsway (913 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 314 The Kingsway (931 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 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 Islington & The Kingsway?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no 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 Princess-Rosethorn page.

What neighbourhood is Islington & The Kingsway in?

Islington & The Kingsway is in Princess-Rosethorn (City of Toronto neighbourhood 010). It is in Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, represented by Councillor Stephen Holyday.

Sources

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