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King & Frederick

King St E & Frederick St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

In Moss Park, in the downtown core, King & Frederick is a quiet local crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 709 m away.

Traffic volume
4,760
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 8, 2024
11,131 pedestrians · 1,471 cyclists · #2033 busiest
Collisions
50
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
15 with an injury · 29 property damage · #2066 of 5,508 · +3 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 709 m · 8 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 62 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 340 vehicles an hour, 29% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.3 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 30.9% of vehicle volume, about 40× the typical share. On average 5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 10.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 113%, from 16 in 2016–2020 to 34 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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King & Frederick

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)709 m; Queen Station (Line 1)792 m
GO Transit
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 Terminal1 km
Streetcar
503504508501505506509510 nearest 91 m
TTC bus
75121652029711419 nearest 99 m
Blue Night
304301305306310365320
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — King St East at Sherbourne St; Sherbourne St at King St East
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Frederick St / King St E 14 m · 47 docks · 60 stations, 1,371 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 (27)
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 58 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 341 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 371 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 402 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 532 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 587 m
  • and 21 more
Parks (50)
  • Market Lane Park274 m
  • St. James Park281 m
  • David Crombie Park302 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden361 m
  • Princess Street Park418 m
  • Moss Park470 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch135 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 100 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 117 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 125 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 289 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 306 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 361 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 409 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 446 m

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 81 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 20 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 345 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Butter Chicken Roti, 33 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés81 within 300 m · 345 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience20 within 300 m · 55 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Butter Chicken Roti · 201 King St E33 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
The Chef's House · 215 King St E35 mPassed, May 2025
Patrician Grill · 219 King St E41 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
Lpd · 191 King St E41 mPassed, May 2026 · 4 infractions
Neo Coffee Bar · 161 Frederick St46 mPassed, Jun 2025
Skoom · 197 King St E52 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Banh Oui · 200 King St E59 mPassed, Aug 2026
George Brown - Snp · 200 King St E61 mPassed, Jan 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 St Lawrence North, 267 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 244 m away at St. James Park.

  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    267 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
    293 m
  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    367 m
Drinking water
St. James Park bottle filling station · 244 m; David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 285 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 847 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (386 m, 74 spaces, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km14 centres · 847 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 14
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    386 m
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    409 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    466 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    587 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (272 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (599 m) and the nearest ambulance station 601 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 272 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 599 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 601 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 66 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,454 rental units, 2.9× the median for a Toronto intersection — 43 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 171 Front St E (129 m, 61 units, 3 storeys, built 1982), which scored 93 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 66 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 85 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings66 · 7,454 units · 43 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202685 across the 66
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
171 Front St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation613198293 · Nov 20250129 m
176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH2207200695 · Nov 20252 · 1 fire252 m
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 20251280 m
31 Princess Stsocial housing · Kral Property Management Inc.8210199481 · Jun 20240296 m
15 Scadding AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2519198284 · Jul 20254 · 1 fire345 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250374 m
501 Adelaide St EToronto Community Housing · Greenwin18013200990 · Nov 20250 · 1 fire375 m
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 20251391 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 lots705 lots · ≈23,770 spaces · 71.3 ha
Within 500 m68 lots · ≈1,610 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 7,029 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 583 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking248 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 73 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage274 m25253% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface423 m2092% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface524 m83 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface570 m120 *
2 Church St · Garage584 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 49 m away, ≈4 spaces; 73 m away, ≈31 spaces; 139 m away, ≈13 spaces; 141 m away, ≈23 spaces; 153 m away, ≈12 spaces; 168 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (849 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (849 m, 6 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.1 km, 8 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, May 8, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 2,680 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 56% of the total, against 439 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (659 of 1,471). Evening rush dominates here: 532 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 474 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north439southbound · 126 bikes · 3.9% heavy
From the west601eastbound · 659 bikes · 5.7% heavy
Total vehicles4,76011,131 pedestrians · 1,471 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east2,680westbound · 627 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south1,040northbound · 59 bikes · 4.5% heavy
AM peak hour474 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour532 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 8, 2024

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

On Frederick St between King St E and Adelaide St E, 52 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2018 put the average speed at 25 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 42 km/h or more. That segment carries about 900 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Frederick St · King St E – Adelaide St E · 52 mJun 2018 · 7 days87425 km/h34 km/h42 km/h
King St E · St. James Park Trl – Jarvis St · 221 mNov 2015 · 7 days5,902

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 13 collisions. 15 collisions (30%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions50#2066 of 5,508
With an injury15#1191 of 4,660
Property damage only29
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist3#820 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201459latest Mar 1, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Two thefts from vehicles and 16 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 14 in 2023–2025, about 4.7 a year, against 0.6 a year before that. 69% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 17, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle212house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft16130school/campus (11), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 17, 2026. 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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Frederick a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 50 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 & Frederick?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2033 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 29% of the median for a counted intersection, and #185 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at King & Frederick?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Frederick St between King St E and Adelaide St E (June 2018), found an average of 25 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near King & Frederick?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (274 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 705 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,770 spaces — 68 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (583 m).

How do I get to King & Frederick by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 709 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 91 m away; bus routes 75, 121, 65, 202, 97, 114, 19 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St East at Sherbourne St, 99 m).

What restaurants are near King & Frederick?

81 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 345 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Butter Chicken Roti (33 m), The Chef's House (35 m), Patrician Grill (41 m), Lpd (41 m) and Neo Coffee Bar (46 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 & Frederick?

The nearest is St Lawrence North, 92 Front Street East, 267 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence South (293 m); St Lawrence Tent (367 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 & Frederick?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 847 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (386 m, 74 spaces), St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (409 m, 40 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (466 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Frederick?

66 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,454 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 171 Front St E (129 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 176 The Esplanade (252 m, 220 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 140 The Esplanade (280 m, 102 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 31 Princess St (296 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 66 is 88 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 & Frederick?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and 16 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is King & Frederick in?

King & Frederick is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). 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