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King & Church

King St E & Church St · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

King & Church is a moderately travelled crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core. At the corner: a school within 250 m, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 297 m away and Union Station GO 724 m away.

Traffic volume
6,090
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 29, 2023
12,616 pedestrians · 1,287 cyclists
Collisions
92
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
14 with an injury · 65 property damage · #1213 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #1046 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 297 m · 8 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 93 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 760 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 66% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 21.1% of vehicle volume, about 27× the typical share. On average 9.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 56%, from 64 in 2016–2020 to 28 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 92 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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King & Church

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)297 m; Queen Station (Line 1)457 m; Union Station (Line 1)621 m; TMU Station (Line 1)844 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)871 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)1 km
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville724 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 Terminal685 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 1 km — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 741 m
Streetcar
503504508501509510505506 nearest 46 m
TTC bus
12197197511420265 nearest 280 m
Blue Night
304301310305306320365
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — King St East at Church St West Side; King St East at Church St East Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
King St E / Church St 91 m · 55 docks · 60 stations, 1,488 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 (36)
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 152 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 288 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 364 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 403 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 441 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 619 m
  • and 30 more
Parks (50)
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden61 m
  • Courthouse Square Park104 m
  • St. James Park161 m
  • Market Lane Park162 m
  • Berczy Park218 m
  • Cloud Gardens449 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch491 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch849 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 61 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 148 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 166 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 267 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 276 m
  • Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)Performing Arts · 385 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 385 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 391 m
Signal
0016, activated 1928 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 132 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 27 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 347 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Quesada, 16 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés132 within 300 m · 347 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience27 within 300 m · 53 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Quesada · 92 King St E Unit-12016 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
St. Louis Bar & Grill · 92 King St E16 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Score On King · 107 King St E19 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Chez Odile · 95 King St E 10140 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Albany Club of Toronto · 91 King St E Unit-149 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pi Co · 60 Colborne St None70 mPassed, Aug 2026
Hothouse · 35 Church St Unit-179 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Piano Piano · 55 Colborne St91 mPassed, May 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 St Lawrence North, 203 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 97 m away at Courthouse Square Park (currently off).

  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    203 m
  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    224 m
  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    337 m
Drinking water
Courthouse Square Park drinking fountain · 97 m · off; St. James Park bottle filling station · 208 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 998 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (328 m, 40 spaces, infant, toddler).

Within 1 km16 centres · 998 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 16
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    328 m
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    328 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    495 m
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street · 161 Bay St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    516 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (668 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 333 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 668 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 1 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 333 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

Within a kilometre there are 46 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,740 rental units, 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 31 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 36 Church St (97 m, 41 units, 6 storeys, built 1965), which scored 83 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 46 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 67 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings46 · 6,740 units · 31 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202667 across the 46
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 2025097 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250187 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire267 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire313 m
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261323 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243345 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250358 m
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 20251368 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 lots767 lots · ≈23,860 spaces · 71.6 ha
Within 500 m37 lots · ≈790 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 7,283 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 399 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking277 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (808 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
87 Richmond St E · Surface283 m2092% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage383 m63152% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage402 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage607 m25253% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage773 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈16 spaces; 78 m away, ≈28 spaces; 118 m away, ≈24 spaces; 130 m away, ≈12 spaces; 144 m away, ≈30 spaces; 172 m away, ≈14 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (808 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (808 m, 40 ports); 40 York St (869 m, 12 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, Jun 29, 2023

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 2,992 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 398 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 990 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 790 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 7.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north2,992southbound · 158 bikes · 4.7% heavy
From the west638eastbound · 495 bikes · 26.6% heavy
Total vehicles6,09012,616 pedestrians · 1,287 cyclists · 7.7% heavy
From the east398westbound · 438 bikes · 20.4% heavy
From the south2,062northbound · 196 bikes · 3.6% heavy
AM peak hour790 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour990 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 29, 2023

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 most recent midblock count on King St E between Church St and St. James Park Trl (40 m away, Nov 2015) recorded volume only — about 5,875 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St E · Church St – St. James Park Trl · 40 mNov 2015 · 7 days5,875
Church St · Ditty Lane – Queen St E · 355 mMar 2021 · 7 days3,984

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 2016, with 19 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 14 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (9%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions92#1213 of 5,508
With an injury14#1284 of 4,660
Property damage only65
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian1#2624 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#260 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014137latest Jun 3, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 14, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1046 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#168 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Sep 14, 2022

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

25 thefts from vehicles and ten bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 4.3 a year before that. 92% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% 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 vehicle2530street/outdoor (23), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft1020commercial premises (4), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 2, 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 Downtown Yonge East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Church a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1046 of 1,505), out of 92 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 & Church?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Jun 29, 2023, 66% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near King & Church?

The nearest Green P car park is 87 Richmond St E (283 m away, 20 spaces, 92% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 767 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,860 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (399 m).

How do I get to King & Church by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 297 m away; Union Station GO is 724 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 46 m away; bus routes 121, 97, 19, 75, 114, 202, 65 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St East at Church St West Side, 280 m).

What restaurants are near King & Church?

132 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 347 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Quesada (16 m), St. Louis Bar & Grill (16 m), Score On King (19 m), Chez Odile (40 m) and Albany Club of Toronto (49 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 & Church?

The nearest is St Lawrence North, 92 Front Street East, 203 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence South (224 m); St Lawrence Tent (337 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 & Church?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 998 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (328 m, 40 spaces), Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (328 m, 64 spaces) and Bloomsbury Academy (495 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Church?

46 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,740 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 36 Church St (97 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 90 Adelaide St E (187 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 110 The Esplanade (267 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 85 The Esplanade (313 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 46 is 89 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 & Church?

Toronto Police place 25 thefts from vehicles and ten 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 Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is King & Church in?

King & Church is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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