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King & Bay

King St W & Bay St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Financial District BIA

King & Bay, in Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, is a busier-than-typical intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has King Station and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Union Station GO 385 m away.

Traffic volume
16,714
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 3, 2025
51,782 pedestrians · 2,944 cyclists · #1149 busiest
Collisions
194
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
28 with an injury · 144 property damage · #523 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #279 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
King Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 80 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,190 vehicles, about the citywide median. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 3.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 17.6% of vehicle volume, about 23× the typical share. That comes with about 19 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 11.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.3× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 28%, from 113 in 2016–2020 to 81 in 2021–2025. About one in 97 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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King & Bay

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
King Station (Line 1)207 m; Union Station (Line 1)315 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)384 m; Queen Station (Line 1)399 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)539 m; TMU Station (Line 1)813 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)864 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville385 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 Terminal578 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 557 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 427 m
Streetcar
503504508501509510505506 nearest 29 m
TTC bus
199711420212175 nearest 17 m
Blue Night
304301310305306320
Nearest stops
18 surface stops within 300 m — Bay St at King St West; King St West at Bay St West Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
King St W / Bay St (East Side) 20 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,447 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 (35)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 342 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 401 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 706 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 735 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 784 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - SecondaryEnglish Separate · 793 m
  • and 29 more
Parks (47)
  • Cloud Gardens286 m
  • Berczy Park410 m
  • Courthouse Square Park436 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden547 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square550 m
  • Toronto City Hall617 m
  • and 41 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch598 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Design ExchangeMuseum · 107 m
  • Hockey Hall of FameAttraction · 259 m
  • Union StationTransportation · 370 m
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 371 m
  • Travellers' Aid Society of TorontoVisitor Information · 382 m
  • Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)Performing Arts · 401 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 417 m
  • Toronto Tourist Information CentreVisitor Information · 443 m
Signal
0061, activated 1927 · FT · 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

There are 257 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 28 grocery and convenience stores, and 364 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Aroma Espresso Bar, 5 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés257 within 300 m · 364 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience28 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Aroma Espresso Bar · 40 King St W Unit-1025 mPassed, Mar 2026
Booster Juice · 40 King St W #1335 mPassed, Jul 2026
Danish Pastry House · 40 King St W5 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Freshii · 40 King St W5 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Jimmy the Greek · 40 King St W #1265 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Marcello's Market & Deli · 40 King St Wgrocery5 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Mr. Mango · 40 King St W5 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Ninki · 40 King St W #105-1065 mPassed, Jun 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 Union Station, 363 m away, Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 299 m away at Cloud Gardens.

  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    363 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    493 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    609 m
Drinking water
Cloud Gardens bottle filling station · 299 m; Berczy Park bottle filling station · 392 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

19 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,150 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (205 m, 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km19 centres · 1,150 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 19
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    205 m
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street · 161 Bay St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    265 m
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 130 Adelaide St W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    308 m
  • Kids & Company St Andrews · 73 Simcoe St
    37 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    474 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (749 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 510 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 749 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 510 m58 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

35 registered apartment buildings with 4,680 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 24 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 36 Church St (488 m, 41 units, 6 storeys, built 1965), which scored 83 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 53 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 57 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings35 · 4,680 units · 24 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202653 across the 35
Open fire-code violations57
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250488 m
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261542 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250545 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250596 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire606 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243622 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire637 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251733 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 lots763 lots · ≈22,810 spaces · 68.4 ha
Within 500 m24 lots · ≈300 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 7,861 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 435 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking132 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 59 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (416 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 York St · Garage399 m31141% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage437 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage513 m63152% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage629 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface639 m2092% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 253 m away, ≈4 spaces; 262 m away, ≈6 spaces; 303 m away, ≈5 spaces; 304 m away, ≈13 spaces; 319 m away, ≈44 spaces; 326 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (537 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (537 m, 40 ports); 2 Church St. (626 m, 28 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, Jul 3, 2025

The north leg carries the load — 7,160 southbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,566. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,367 vehicles in the hour from 9:00 a.m. and 1,334 from 6:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.8% 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 14 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north7,160southbound · 754 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the west2,207eastbound · 987 bikes · 13.0% heavy
Total vehicles16,71451,782 pedestrians · 2,944 cyclists · 6.8% heavy
From the east1,566westbound · 651 bikes · 16.4% heavy
From the south5,781northbound · 552 bikes · 5.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,367 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,334 vehicles from 6:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 3, 2025

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 Bay St between King St W and Lane S of Adelaide and E of Bay (51 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 5-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 11,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bay St · King St W – Lane S of Adelaide and E of Bay · 51 mSep 2021 · 5 days11,21734 km/h42 km/h47 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

2019 was the peak year (35 collisions), and 2025 closed with 20. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 30 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 4, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 11.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions194#523 of 5,508
With an injury28#549 of 4,660
Property damage only144
Fail to remain30
Involving a pedestrian8#320 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist10#127 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
With a fatality0
Severity not classified22
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014245latest Mar 4, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on May 29, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#279 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#378 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#71 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20065latest May 29, 2024

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 no thefts from vehicles and 26 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.6 a year. 54% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft2670commercial premises (14), street/outdoor (11)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 19, 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Bay a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#279 of 1,505), out of 194 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 King & Bay?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #1149 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #6 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at King & Bay?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bay St between King St W and Lane S of Adelaide and E of Bay (September 2021), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near King & Bay?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 York St (399 m away, 311 spaces, 41% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 763 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,810 spaces — 24 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (435 m).

How do I get to King & Bay by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 207 m away; Union Station GO is 385 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 29 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 114, 202, 121, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at King St West, 17 m).

What restaurants are near King & Bay?

257 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 364 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Aroma Espresso Bar (5 m), Booster Juice (5 m), Danish Pastry House (5 m), Freshii (5 m) and Jimmy the Greek (5 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 & Bay?

The nearest is Union Station, 65 Front Street West, 363 m away (Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (493 m); City Hall (609 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 King & Bay?

19 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,150 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (205 m, 64 spaces), Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street (265 m, 52 spaces) and George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (308 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Bay?

35 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,680 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 36 Church St (488 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 60 Richmond St E (542 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 55 The Esplanade (545 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80) and 90 Adelaide St E (596 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 35 is 91 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 King & Bay?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and 26 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor page.

What neighbourhood is King & Bay in?

King & Bay is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Financial District Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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