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King & Blue Jays

King St W & Blue Jays Way · Toronto, Ontario · Wellington Place · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Toronto Downtown West BIA

King & Blue Jays, in Wellington Place, in the downtown core, is a low-volume local intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway at the corner. Nearby: St Andrew Station (Line 1) 696 m away.

Traffic
6,867
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 10, 2025
29,133 pedestrians · 2,304 cyclists
Collisions
116
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured · #946 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
St Andrew Station 696 m · 12 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
81/100
city median 48 · #288 of 5,672
85 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 135 m

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King & Blue Jays

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 10, 2025

The south leg carries the load — 2,999 northbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 755. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 622 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 30% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (480). Trucks and buses were 5.7% 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 16,177 vehicles. The count is 13 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,290southbound · 550 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the west755eastbound · 612 bikes · 16.0% heavy
Total vehicles6,86729,133 pedestrians · 2,304 cyclists · 5.7% heavy
From the east823westbound · 563 bikes · 14.3% heavy
From the south2,999northbound · 579 bikes · 2.6% heavy

Peak hours: 480 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 622 from 2:00 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

2017 was the peak year (18 collisions), and 2025 closed with 11. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% 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 Sep 30, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jul 13, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions116#946 of 5,519
With an injury14#1285 of 4,669
Property damage only88
Fail to remain16
Involving a pedestrian6#581 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist5#451 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
Killed or seriously injured1
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20064latest Jul 13, 2024

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 2022

The City's counter on Blue Jays Way between Front St W and Lane S of Wellington and E of Blue Jays Way (252 m away) recorded an average of 32 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 8,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Peter St · King St W – Lane N of King and E of Peter · 28 mDec 2011 · 3 days6,447———
Blue Jays Way · Front St W – Lane S of Wellington and E of Blue Jays Way · 252 mJun 2022 · 7 days8,18232 km/h42 km/h48 km/h
King St W · Spadina Ave – Brant St · 337 mNov 2015 · 7 days20,065———

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 1152, activated 1976 · transit priority

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
St Andrew Station (Line 1)696 m · 8 min; Osgoode Station (Line 1)916 m · 11 min
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 1 km · 12 min — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
504 508 510 501 503 511 nearest 27 m
Blue Night
304 310 301 307
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Peter St; King St West at Blue Jays Way East Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on Blue Jays Way installed 2025; Cycle Track on Peter St installed 2016
Bike Share
Widmer St / King St W 101 m · 11 docks · 60 stations, 1,189 docks 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
17 car parks · about 5,876 spaces
EV charging
10 Soho St. · 477 m · 4 Level 2 ports; also 10 Portland St (753 m), 40 York St (934 m)
Bike parking
196 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 65 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1 km)
Other lots
34 mapped lots within 500 m, 508 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
363 Adelaide St W · Surface313 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface368 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface946 m12054% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage1 km31141% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage1 km3797% (Q1 2026)

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

You can do a shop on foot from here: Bulk Barn is 135 m away, one of three grocery stores within 300 m. There are 85 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 373 eating places within a kilometre — 9.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Akira Back, 1 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 20 m away; 10 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is SickKids, 1.6 km away, then Toronto Rehab University Centre at 1.7 km. University Settlement Elderly Persons Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 908 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Akira Back · 80 Blue Jays Way1 m
  • French Made · 80 Blue Jays Way1 m
  • Kost · 80 Blue Jays Way1 m
  • Mister C · 80 Blue Jays Way1 m
  • Abrielle · 355 King St W31 m
85 within 300 m · 373 within 1 km
Grocery
Bulk Barn 135 m · 3 within 300 m
Food shops
Soma Chocolate 319 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 20 m · 10 within 1 km
Child care
  • Kids & Company - Front Street Site · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day261 m · 3 min
  • Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day312 m · 4 min
  • Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. · 62 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day431 m · 5 min
15 licensed centres · 986 spaces within 1 km · 10 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Metro Hall · Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible312 m · 4 min
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · hours not listed767 m · 9 min
Drinking water: Clarence Square Park 340 m · 4 min
Health and care
  • SickKids · hospital site1.6 km · 19 min
  • Toronto Rehab University Centre · hospital site1.7 km · 20 min
  • University Settlement Elderly Persons Centre · seniors' active living centre908 m · 11 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 (32)
  • Grasett Park257 m · 3 min
  • Clarence Square Park345 m · 4 min
  • David Pecaut Square411 m · 5 min
  • Isabella Valancy Crawford Park589 m · 7 min
  • St. Andrew's Playground681 m · 8 min
and 27 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (19)
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 565 m · 7 min
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 622 m · 7 min
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 870 m · 10 min
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 892 m · 11 min
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 1 km · 11 min
and 14 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.4 km · 17 min
Places of interest
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 165 m
  • Princess of Wales TheatrePerforming Arts · 285 m · 3 min
  • Royal Alexandra TheatrePerforming Arts · 412 m · 5 min
  • Canada's Walk of FameLandmark · 471 m · 6 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 care or retirement home.

81of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #288 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    3 grocery stores within 300 m · 85 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit23/28

    St Andrew Station 0.7 km · 7 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go9/14

    library 1.4 km away · 4 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care5/8

    nearest school 0.6 km · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot4/10

    traffic signal

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

18 registered apartment buildings with 3,118 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 57 Spadina Ave (278 m, 286 units, 36 storeys, built 2022), which scored 100 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 2024278 m · 3 min
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 2025288 m · 3 min
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 2024544 m · 6 min
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 2024591 m · 7 min
168 John St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 2025628 m · 7 min
11 Sullivan St Toronto Community Housing · TCH173192383 · Sep 2024678 m · 8 min

18 registered buildings · 3,118 units · 8 social housing · tallest 46 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

Toronto Police place 24 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 6.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 19 in 2023–2025, about 6.3 a year, against 2.9 a year before that. 58% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 24, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle24111street/outdoor (14), apartment parking (7)
Bicycle theft1580street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (4)

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 Wellington Place.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Blue Jays a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 116 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 & Blue Jays?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Sep 10, 2025, 42% of the median for a counted intersection, and #37 for pedestrians.

Is King & Blue Jays a walkable intersection?

King & Blue Jays scores 81 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #288 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: 3 grocery stores within 300 m · 85 places to eat within 300 m; 3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; St Andrew Station 0.7 km · 7 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal.

How fast do cars go at King & Blue Jays?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Blue Jays Way between Front St W and Lane S of Wellington and E of Blue Jays Way (June 2022), found an average of 32 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 & Blue Jays?

The nearest Green P car park is 363 Adelaide St W (313 m away, 22 spaces, 95% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 508 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,190 spaces — 34 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (477 m).

How do I get to King & Blue Jays by transit?

St Andrew Station (Line 1) is 696 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 510, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 27 m away.

What restaurants are near King & Blue Jays?

85 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 373 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Akira Back (1 m), French Made (1 m), Kost (1 m), Mister C (1 m) and Abrielle (31 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near King & Blue Jays?

The nearest is Metro Hall, 55 John Street, 312 m away (Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Harrison Pool Washroom (767 m); Grange Park South Washroom (932 m).

Is there child care near King & Blue Jays?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 986 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company - Front Street Site (261 m, 62 spaces), Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre (312 m, 62 spaces) and Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. (431 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Blue Jays?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,118 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 57 Spadina Ave (278 m, 286 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 50 John St (288 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 425 Wellington St W (544 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 435 Wellington St W (591 m, 160 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 90 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at King & Blue Jays?

Toronto Police place 24 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is King & Blue Jays in?

King & Blue Jays is in Wellington Place (City of Toronto neighbourhood 164). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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