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King & George

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

In Moss Park, in the downtown core, King & George is an intersection of typical volume, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 607 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,632
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 17, 2017
11,774 pedestrians · 629 cyclists
Collisions
31
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 21 property damage · #2750 of 5,508 · +2 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
King Station 607 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 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 830 vehicles an hour, 72% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.8 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 9.5% of vehicle volume, about 12× the typical share. On average 3.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 18%, from 17 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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King & George

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)607 m; Queen Station (Line 1)701 m; Union Station (Line 1)905 m; TMU Station (Line 1)1 km
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 Terminal898 m
Streetcar
503504508501505506509510 nearest 52 m
TTC bus
75121971965202114 nearest 200 m
Blue Night
304301305306310320365
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Jarvis St East Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
George St / King St E 25 m · 15 docks · 60 stations, 1,355 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 (28)
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 58 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 322 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 334 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 432 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 489 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 559 m
  • and 22 more
Parks (52)
  • Market Lane Park176 m
  • St. James Park184 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden259 m
  • David Crombie Park347 m
  • Courthouse Square Park385 m
  • Princess Street Park470 m
  • and 46 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch203 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 110 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 132 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 168 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 191 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 236 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 258 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 378 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 511 m
Signal
1965, activated 2004 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/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 101 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 29 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 346 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Lima Charlie, 28 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés101 within 300 m · 346 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience29 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Lima Charlie · 189 King St E28 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
George Brown - Snp · 200 King St E43 mPassed, Jan 2026
Pizza Pizza · 200 King St E43 mPassed, Sep 2026
Tim Hortons #4309 · 200 King St E43 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Velvet Lane Cakes · 173 King St E50 mPassed, Jun 2026
Banh Oui · 200 King St E58 mPassed, Aug 2026
Skoom · 197 King St E60 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Lpd · 191 King St E62 mPassed, May 2026 · 4 infractions

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, 178 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 153 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
    178 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
    212 m
  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    312 m
Drinking water
St. James Park bottle filling station · 153 m; David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 275 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 877 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (346 m, 40 spaces, infant, toddler).

Within 1 km14 centres · 877 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 14
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    346 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    471 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    515 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    544 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (366 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (701 m) and the nearest ambulance station 517 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 366 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 701 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 517 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 63 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,424 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — 41 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 171 Front St E (191 m, 61 units, 3 storeys, built 1982), which scored 93 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 63 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 81 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings63 · 7,424 units · 41 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202681 across the 63
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
171 Front St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation613198293 · Nov 20250191 m
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 20251245 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250287 m
176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH2207200695 · Nov 20252 · 1 fire291 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire331 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250340 m
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 20251357 m
147 Queen St Esocial housing · Fred Victor Centre767190095 · Nov 20250363 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 lots726 lots · ≈24,860 spaces · 74.6 ha
Within 500 m60 lots · ≈1,550 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 7,051 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 512 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking246 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 73 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage340 m25253% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface350 m2092% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage514 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage569 m63152% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface624 m83 *

Nearest lots: 65 m away, ≈23 spaces; 78 m away, ≈13 spaces; 126 m away, ≈9 spaces; 143 m away, ≈2 spaces; 150 m away, ≈4 spaces; 157 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (864 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (864 m, 6 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (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 — 8-hour, May 17, 2017

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 2,666 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 40% of the total, against 765 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (305 of 629). Evening rush dominates here: 1,185 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 980 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 8.1% 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 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, 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 north786southbound · 66 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the west2,415eastbound · 213 bikes · 9.5% heavy
Total vehicles6,63211,774 pedestrians · 629 cyclists · 8.1% heavy
From the east2,666westbound · 305 bikes · 10.1% heavy
From the south765northbound · 45 bikes · 2.6% heavy
AM peak hour980 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,185 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 17, 2017

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 George St S between Albert Franck Pl and Wilton St, 325 m from the corner, a 2-day count in March 2020 put the average speed at 23 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 29 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 35 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St E · St. James Park Trl – Jarvis St · 119 mNov 2015 · 7 days5,902
George St S · Albert Franck Pl – Wilton St · 325 mMar 2020 · 2 days95723 km/h29 km/h35 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

The worst year was 2016, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 5 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (16%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions31#2750 of 5,508
With an injury5#2705 of 4,660
Property damage only21
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian4#956 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1988 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201440latest Jun 22, 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

Ten thefts from vehicles and 31 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 6.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 4.7 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 45% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 6, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1031street/outdoor (8), school/campus (1)
Bicycle theft3150school/campus (14), street/outdoor (9)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 6, 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 & George a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 31 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 & George?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from May 17, 2017, 72% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at King & George?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on George St S between Albert Franck Pl and Wilton St (March 2020), found an average of 23 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 29 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near King & George?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (340 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 726 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,860 spaces — 60 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (512 m).

How do I get to King & George by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 607 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 52 m away; bus routes 75, 121, 97, 19, 65, 202, 114 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at Jarvis St East Side, 200 m).

What restaurants are near King & George?

101 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 346 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Lima Charlie (28 m), George Brown - Snp (43 m), Pizza Pizza (43 m), Tim Hortons #4309 (43 m) and Velvet Lane Cakes (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 & George?

The nearest is St Lawrence North, 92 Front Street East, 178 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence South (212 m); St Lawrence Tent (312 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 & George?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 877 spaces in total; 10 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) (346 m, 40 spaces), St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (471 m, 74 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (515 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & George?

63 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,424 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 171 Front St E (191 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 140 The Esplanade (245 m, 102 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 90 Adelaide St E (287 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 176 The Esplanade (291 m, 220 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 63 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 & George?

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and 31 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 & George in?

King & George 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