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King & Jameson

King St W & Jameson Ave · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

King & Jameson is a mid-volume intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in South Parkdale, in central Toronto. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, 2 schools within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. It is among the fifty worst in the city for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions.

Traffic volume
14,832
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 30, 2025
6,840 pedestrians · 953 cyclists · #1311 busiest
Collisions
284
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
40 with an injury · 201 property damage · #322 of 5,508 · +9 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
5
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 4 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #14 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 12 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,060 vehicles, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.2 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 6.4% of vehicle volume, about 8.3× the typical share. That comes with about 28 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 19.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.9× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 32%, from 169 in 2016–2020 to 115 in 2021–2025. About one in 57 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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King & Jameson

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at King St W & Jameson Ave — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8131 · King St W & Jameson Ave
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for King & Jameson, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8131 · King St W & Jameson Ave
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508501 nearest 17 m
TTC bus
4024729 nearest 331 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304301329
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Jameson Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
King St W / Jameson Ave - SMART 23 m · 12 docks · 21 stations, 393 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 (10)
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 94 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 212 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 276 m
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 494 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 671 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 4 more
Community centres
  • Holy Family Community Centre193 m
  • Masaryk - Cowan Community Recreation Centre446 m
  • Parkdale Community Recreation Centre693 m
  • Lamport Stadium1.1 km
  • McCormick Arena1.1 km
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre1.2 km
Parks (29)
  • Close Avenue Parkette85 m
  • Close - Springhurst Parkette259 m
  • Dunn Avenue Parkette330 m
  • Masaryk Park419 m
  • Beaty Avenue Parkette429 m
  • Spencer - Cowan Parkette438 m
  • and 23 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch531 m
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1 km
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
Signal
0540, activated 1956 · SA1 · 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 9 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 176 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Parkdale Pharmacy, 86 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2025.

Restaurants & cafés9 within 300 m · 176 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Central Market · 1430 King St W Unit-105grocery2 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Super Variety & Dry Cleaners · 1430 King St Wgrocery2 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 2 infractions
Anthony's No Frills · 1435 King St Wgrocery48 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
Parkdale Pharmacy · 1439 King St W86 mPassed, Aug 2025
The Originals Diner · 160 Springhurst Ave, Dept-S109 mPassed, Nov 2024
Parkdale Early Learning Centre · 119 Close Ave139 mPassed, Feb 2026
Parkdale Guest House · 18 Maynard Ave149 mPassed, Jan 2026
Bev Can Properties · 117 Dowling Ave189 mPassed, Sep 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 the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W, 430 m away, open around the clock; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 94 m away at Close Avenue Parkette.

  • Automated public toilet, 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W
    24 hours · accessible
    430 m
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    446 m
Drinking water
Close Avenue Parkette bottle filling station · 94 m; Beaty Avenue Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 416 m · off

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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 577 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Queen Victoria Child Care Centre (94 m, 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 577 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 7
  • Queen Victoria Child Care Centre · 100 Close Ave
    151 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    94 m
  • Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi - 119 Close Ave. · 119 Close Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    139 m
  • Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 141 Close Ave
    25 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    212 m
  • Sunflower House · 162 Dunn Ave
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    213 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (909 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 724 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 909 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1.8 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 724 m1288 Queen St W

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 121 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 9,220 rental units, 5.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — 21 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 146 Jameson Ave (31 m, 28 units, 4 storeys, built 1956), which scored 92 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 304 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 73 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings121 · 9,220 units · 21 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026304 across the 121
Open fire-code violations73
Tallest23 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
146 Jameson Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc284195692 · Jul 2025231 m
149 Jameson Avesocial housing · Ecuhome Corporation485191088 · Sep 2026132 m
1430 King St W · 1173283 Ontario Limited777196794 · Aug 20262 · 7 fire40 m
145 Jameson Ave · Medallion Corporation809196095 · Jul 2025343 m
140 Jameson Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc.234195594 · Jun 2025357 m
157 Jameson Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc666196571 · Sep 2026158 m
160 Jameson Ave · 1169676 Ontario Ltd967196787 · Sep 2026070 m
130 Jameson Ave · Myriad Property Management1087195590 · Sep 2024590 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 lots404 lots · ≈19,450 spaces · 58.3 ha
Within 500 m73 lots · ≈2,060 spaces
Green P (public)14 car parks · about 1,289 spaces
EV charging (City)1224 KING ST W · 647 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking24 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface411 m120 *
1325 Queen St W · Surface455 m3294% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface491 m4247% (Q1 2026)
1624 Queen St W · Surface578 m3371% (Q1 2026)
1155 King Street West · Surface1 km269 *

Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈15 spaces; 110 m away, ≈75 spaces; 132 m away, ≈58 spaces; 143 m away, ≈22 spaces; 148 m away, ≈27 spaces; 169 m away, ≈23 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (1.1 km, 16 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (1.5 km, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (1.9 km, 2 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, Sep 30, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,338 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 29% of the total, against 2,666 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (408 of 953). Evening rush dominates here: 1,267 vehicles in the peak hour from 6:30 p.m., against 1,069 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north2,666southbound · 133 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the west4,338eastbound · 408 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles14,8326,840 pedestrians · 953 cyclists · 2.1% heavy
From the east3,624westbound · 249 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the south4,204northbound · 163 bikes · 2.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,069 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,267 vehicles from 6:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 30, 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

On Jameson Ave between Leopold St and Laxton Ave, 229 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2026 put the average speed at 33 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,000 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Jameson Ave (170 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 38,849 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St W · Close Ave – Jameson Ave · 56 mAug 2015 · 3 days18,130
Jameson Ave · Leopold St – Laxton Ave · 229 mMar 2026 · 3 days9,01733 km/h40 km/h45 km/h

School-zone speed sign 170 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct32 · 38 km/h
Over the limit1.3%
50 km/h or more0.1%

Jameson Ave (northbound), 109 Jameson Ave · 38,849 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2017, with 50 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 40 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 53 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 28 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 19.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions284#322 of 5,508
With an injury40#339 of 4,660
Property damage only201
Fail to remain53
Involving a pedestrian20#32 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#205 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified43
Since January 2026 (outside the window)9
All since 2014360latest Jun 24, 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

None of the five serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 4 pedestrians were among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. All happened in daylight or lit conditions (citywide, 39% of KSI collisions occur in darkness). 2023 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on Oct 19, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 7.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.34 KSI collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles.

2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions5#14 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian4#12 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness00% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20067latest Oct 19, 2023

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

12 thefts from vehicles and seven bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.9 a year. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 57% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 18, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1231street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft730apartment parking (4), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 18, 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 South Parkdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Jameson a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #14 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 & Jameson?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1311 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #314 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at King & Jameson?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Jameson Ave between Leopold St and Laxton Ave (March 2026), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 170 m away (40 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near King & Jameson?

The nearest Green P car park is 1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) (411 m away, 120 spaces). The City's mapping shows 404 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,450 spaces — 73 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (647 m).

How do I get to King & Jameson by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 17 m away; bus routes 402, 47, 29, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at Jameson Ave, 331 m).

What restaurants are near King & Jameson?

9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 176 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Parkdale Pharmacy (86 m), The Originals Diner (109 m), Parkdale Early Learning Centre (139 m), Parkdale Guest House (149 m) and Bev Can Properties (189 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 & Jameson?

The nearest is the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W, 430 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (446 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 & Jameson?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 577 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Queen Victoria Child Care Centre (94 m, 151 spaces), Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi - 119 Close Ave. (139 m, 49 spaces) and Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria (212 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Jameson?

121 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,220 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 146 Jameson Ave (31 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 149 Jameson Ave (32 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1430 King St W (40 m, 77 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 145 Jameson Ave (43 m, 80 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 121 is 90 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 & Jameson?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and seven 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 South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is King & Jameson in?

King & Jameson is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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