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King & Atlantic

King St W & Atlantic Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Fort York-Liberty Village · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

King & Atlantic is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Fort York-Liberty Village, in central Toronto. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: Exhibition GO 549 m away and 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
5,605
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 2, 2022
3,539 pedestrians · 688 cyclists
Collisions
86
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
16 with an injury · 59 property damage · #1291 of 5,508 · +7 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
3
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 700 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 61% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 12.3% of vehicle volume, about 16× the typical share. That comes with about 8.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 24%, from 49 in 2016–2020 to 37 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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King & Atlantic

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Exhibition GO — Lakeshore West549 m
Streetcar
504508501509511 nearest 17 m
TTC bus
6329402 nearest 35 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304301329363307
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Atlantic Ave; Atlantic Ave at King St West
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Hanna Ave / Snooker St 124 m · 15 docks · 37 stations, 732 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 (14)
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 731 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 890 m
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 8 more
Parks (42)
  • Lamport Stadium Park219 m
  • 34 Hanna Avenue Park251 m
  • Lisgar Park320 m
  • Rita Cox Park345 m
  • Paul E. Garfinkel Park358 m
  • Joseph Workman Park389 m
  • and 36 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch922 m
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 352 m
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 761 m
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 810 m
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 831 m
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 906 m
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 913 m
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 917 m
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.1 km
Signal
1912, activated 2003 · SAP · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 57 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores, and 358 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tahini's, 27 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés57 within 300 m · 358 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 42 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tahini's · 134 Atlantic Ave27 mPassed, Jul 2026
Chipotle Mexican Grill · 109 Atlantic Ave None35 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Booster Juice · 128 Atlantic Ave38 mPassed, Jul 2026
Fat Bastard Burrito Co. · 126 Atlantic Ave46 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Injapan · 124 Atlantic Ave50 mPassed, May 2026
Insieme Restaurant · 122 Atlantic Ave58 mPassed, Mar 2025
Qualittty Rolllz · 141 Jefferson Ave64 mPassed, Jul 2026
Popeye's Supplements · 118 Atlantic Ave69 mPassed, Mar 2026

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 Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 850 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 338 m away at Rita Cox Park.

  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    850 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    888 m
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    1 km
Drinking water
Rita Cox Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 338 m; Paul E. Garfinkel Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 379 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 583 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company King and Highline (77 m, 74 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 583 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 9
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 1100 King St W
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    77 m
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    198 m
  • Liberty Kids · 125 Western Battery Rd
    18 spaces · toddler, preschool
    368 m
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    484 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (723 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 690 m away.

FireFire Station 346 · 723 m90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 1.3 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 35 · 690 m265 Manitoba Dr

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

58 registered apartment buildings with 5,898 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 12 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1100 King St W (77 m, 506 units, 35 storeys, built 2019), which scored 100 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 58 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 123 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings58 · 5,898 units · 12 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026123 across the 58
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1100 King St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services - Kings Club Residences Inc.506352019100 · Aug 20262 · 1 fire77 m
45 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation29114201091 · Aug 202620219 m
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 20261306 m
180 Sudbury Stsocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society19018201182 · Sep 20242 · 2 fire367 m
100 Lower Ossington Ave · Killam Apartment REIT1798201391 · Aug 20240447 m
1176 Queen St W253191554 · Jul 20260481 m
24 Shaw Stsocial housing2009198987 · Aug 20261482 m
295 Dufferin St0015484 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 lots577 lots · ≈24,080 spaces · 72.2 ha
Within 500 m60 lots · ≈4,120 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 1,784 spaces
EV charging (City)45 Abell St · 248 m · 12 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking155 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
34 Hanna Ave · Surface246 m14669% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage283 m12460% (Q1 2026)
1155 King Street West · Surface338 m269 *
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface424 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage450 m152 *

Nearest lots: 111 m away, ≈102 spaces; 116 m away, ≈183 spaces; 118 m away, ≈25 spaces; 120 m away, ≈25 spaces; 139 m away, ≈2 spaces; 150 m away, ≈44 spaces. More EV charging: 1051 Queen Street W (410 m, 2 ports); 1224 KING ST W (586 m, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (1.1 km, 2 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 — 8-hour, Nov 2, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 2,602 eastbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 1,491. Most cyclists arrived from the west (297 of 688). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 982 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 32% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (745). Trucks and buses were 7.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west2,602eastbound · 297 bikes · 6.1% heavy
Total vehicles5,6053,539 pedestrians · 688 cyclists · 7.5% heavy
From the east1,512westbound · 245 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the south1,491northbound · 146 bikes · 13.5% heavy
AM peak hour745 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour982 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 2, 2022

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 counter on King St W between Jefferson Ave and Lamport Stadium Park Trl (83 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 24-hour count in August 2001; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 1,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 25 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St W · Jefferson Ave – Lamport Stadium Park Trl · 83 mAug 2001 · 24 h1,60338 km/h48 km/h54 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

2016 was the peak year (14 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions86#1291 of 5,508
With an injury16#1115 of 4,660
Property damage only59
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian5#742 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#824 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified11
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 2014115latest Jun 14, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle320other (1), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft200transit property (1), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 30, 2025. 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 Fort York-Liberty Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Atlantic a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 86 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 King & Atlantic?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 2, 2022, 61% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at King & Atlantic?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on King St W between Jefferson Ave and Lamport Stadium Park Trl (August 2001), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near King & Atlantic?

The nearest Green P car park is 34 Hanna Ave (246 m away, 146 spaces, 69% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 577 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,080 spaces — 60 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 45 Abell St (248 m).

How do I get to King & Atlantic by transit?

Exhibition GO is 549 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 501, 509 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 17 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 402, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at Atlantic Ave, 35 m).

What restaurants are near King & Atlantic?

57 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 358 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tahini's (27 m), Chipotle Mexican Grill (35 m), Booster Juice (38 m), Fat Bastard Burrito Co. (46 m) and Injapan (50 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 King & Atlantic?

The nearest is Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 155 Crawford St, 850 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (888 m); Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (1.0 km). 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 King & Atlantic?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 583 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company King and Highline (77 m, 74 spaces), Queen Street Childcare Centre (198 m, 49 spaces) and Liberty Kids (368 m, 18 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Atlantic?

58 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,898 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1100 King St W (77 m, 506 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 45 Lisgar St (219 m, 291 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 55 Lisgar St (306 m, 116 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 180 Sudbury St (367 m, 190 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 58 is 91 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 King & Atlantic?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and two 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 Fort York-Liberty Village page.

What neighbourhood is King & Atlantic in?

King & Atlantic is in Fort York-Liberty Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 163). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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