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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 13 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.
Peak hours: 3,163 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,908 from 4:30 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 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.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 61 | #1765 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 10 | #1711 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 46 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 5 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2019
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 segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington Ave · Cranleigh Crt – The Kingsway · 101 m | Oct 2014 · 7 days | 14,141 | — | — | — |
| The Kingsway · Elstree Rd – Swindon Rd · 260 m | Jan 2019 · 24 h | 7,799 | 46 km/h | 53 km/h | 58 km/h |
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 0708, activated 1959 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 37 48 nearest 18 m
- Express
- 937
- Blue Night
- 337
- 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 0 mapped lots within 500 m, 70 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 3 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Food Land, 653 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 694 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Food Land · 1500 Islington Ave653 m · 8 min
- Java Joe's · 1500 Islington Ave653 m · 8 min
- Pizzaiolo · 1500 Islington Ave Unit-1653 m · 8 min
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 694 m · 8 min
- Child care
- Hillside Montessori School · 24 spaces, preschool684 m · 8 min
- PLASP Humber Valley Village Junior Middle School · 58 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day787 m · 9 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks (12)
- Wimbleton Road North Parkette640 m · 8 min
- Princess Anne Park886 m · 11 min
- Humber Valley Park903 m · 11 min
- Hartfield Court Parkette1 km · 12 min
- Princess Margaret Park1 km · 12 min
- Schools
- Mindwerx4kids Day SchoolPrivate · 684 m · 8 min
- Humber Valley Village Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 787 m · 9 min
- St George's Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Richview Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Rosethorn Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a grocery store, a community centre, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 86 rental units. The nearest is 319 The Kingsway (945 m, 21 units, 3 storeys, built 1956), which scored 90 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319 The Kingsway · Mantler, Bowman and Associates Inc. | 21 | 3 | 1956 | 90 · Jun 2026 | 945 m · 11 min |
| 318 The Kingsway · Michael Westwood | 11 | 3 | 1951 | 99 · Jun 2026 | 1 km · 11 min |
| 316 The Kingsway · Castlehill Property Management | 17 | 4 | 1970 | 94 · Aug 2025 | 1 km · 11 min |
| 314 The Kingsway · Law Property Management | 22 | 3 | 1954 | 86 · Sep 2024 | 1 km · 12 min |
| 315 The Kingsway | 15 | 4 | 1952 | 72 · Jul 2026 | 1 km · 12 min |
5 registered buildings · 86 units · tallest 4 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.
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.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 at the City's last count here, in 2014. Its latest count is from Apr 24, 2014, 1.97× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Islington & The Kingsway a walkable intersection?
Islington & The Kingsway scores 24 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 4 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.7 km · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km; nearest park 0.6 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
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 70 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 5,300 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, 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 3 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Food Land (653 m), Java Joe's (653 m) and Pizzaiolo (653 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Islington & The Kingsway?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 82 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hillside Montessori School (684 m, 24 spaces) and PLASP Humber Valley Village Junior Middle School (787 m, 58 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Islington & The Kingsway?
Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 86 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 319 The Kingsway (945 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 318 The Kingsway (1.0 km, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 316 The Kingsway (1.0 km, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 314 The Kingsway (1.0 km, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 88 out of 100.
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. 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 24, 2014.
- 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; 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 2 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: 43.66838, -79.53386 · centreline node 13464097.