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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, a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. It is among the fifty worst in the city for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions.

Traffic
14,832
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 30, 2025
6,840 pedestrians · 953 cyclists
Collisions
284
police-reported · 2016–2025
5 killed or seriously injured · #322 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
10 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
68/100
city median 48 · #989 of 5,672
4 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 2 m

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King & Jameson

Traffic and safety

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

Live traffic camera RESCU 8131 · 17 m

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Live camera RESCU 8131 · King St W & Jameson Ave
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Live camera · RESCU 8131 · King St W & Jameson Ave
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Traffic volume14-hour count · 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 13 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

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

Peak hours: 1,069 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,267 from 6:30 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

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, 16 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 27, 2026.

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
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions284#322 of 5,519
With an injury40#339 of 4,669
Property damage only201
Fail to remain53
Involving a pedestrian20#32 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist8#205 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified43
Since January 2026 (outside the window)16
Killed or seriously injured5#14 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian4#12 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness00% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20067latest Oct 19, 2023

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.

How fast traffic moves here

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 35,813 vehicles logged in August 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
Speed sign
Jameson Ave (northbound), 170 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 31 km/h, 85th percentile 38 km/h; 0.1% at 50 km/h or more. 35,813 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 0540, activated 1956 · transit priority

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
504 508 501 nearest 17 m
TTC bus
402 47 29 nearest 396 m · 5 min
Express
929
Blue Night
304 301 329
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 · 14 stations, 265 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
11 car parks · about 1,139 spaces
EV charging
1224 KING ST W · 657 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 45 Abell St (1.6 km), 1051 Queen Street W (1.8 km)
Bike parking
24 post-and-rings within 300 m
Other lots
49 mapped lots within 500 m, 322 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
14 Fuller Ave · Surface623 m4247% (Q1 2026)
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface633 m120 *—
1325 Queen St W · Surface638 m3294% (Q1 2026)
1624 Queen St W · Surface798 m3371% (Q1 2026)
1155 King Street West · Surface1.1 km269 *—

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

Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Central Market, 2 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 138 — 3.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Originals Diner, 109 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Parkdale Pharmacy, 83 m away; 8 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Bickle Centre, 537 m away, then St. Joseph's Health Centre at 1.2 km. For seniors' housing: Lakeside Long Term Care Centre, a long-term care home 276 m away (two within a kilometre); Dowling Rest Home, a retirement home 255 m away. Sistering Parkdale Drop - In at Masaryk - Cowan Community Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 672 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • The Originals Diner · 160 Springhurst Ave, Dept-S109 m
  • Parkdale Guest House · 18 Maynard Ave206 m
  • Bev Can Properties · 117 Dowling Ave212 m
  • Parkdale Place · 187 Dunn Ave253 m · 3 min
  • Communiti Care Health · 1335 King St W326 m · 4 min
4 within 300 m · 138 within 1 km
Grocery
Central Market 2 m · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Cattlemen Meat Market 559 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Parkdale Pharmacy 83 m · 8 within 1 km
Child care
  • Queen Victoria Child Care Centre · 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day122 m
  • Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day161 m
  • Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 25 spaces, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day300 m · 4 min
6 licensed centres · 513 spaces within 1 km · all accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed677 m · 8 min
  • Automated public toilet, 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W · 24 hours · accessible703 m · 8 min
Drinking water: Close Avenue Parkette 125 m (off); Beaty Avenue Parkette 583 m · 7 min (off)
Health and care
  • Bickle Centre · hospital site537 m · 6 min
  • St. Joseph's Health Centre · hospital site1.2 km · 15 min
  • Lakeside Long Term Care Centre · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km276 m · 3 min
  • Dowling Rest Home · retirement home255 m · 3 min
  • Sistering Parkdale Drop - In at Masaryk - Cowan Community Centre · seniors' active living centre672 m · 8 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 (23)
  • Close Avenue Parkette111 m
  • Close - Springhurst Parkette385 m · 5 min
  • Dunn Avenue Parkette452 m · 5 min
  • Springhurst Parkette544 m · 6 min
  • Beaty Avenue Parkette597 m · 7 min
and 18 more within 1.5 km
Schools
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 122 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 300 m · 4 min
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 336 m · 4 min
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 691 m · 8 min
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 774 m · 9 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch744 m · 9 min
Places of interest
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.4 km · 17 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.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #989 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food25/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 4 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go6/14

    library 744 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    3 parks within 500 m · 3 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    3 schools within 500 m · 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

Within a kilometre there are 113 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,831 rental units, 7.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — 20 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.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
146 Jameson Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc284195692 · Jul 202531 m
149 Jameson Ave social housing · Ecuhome Corporation485191088 · Sep 202632 m
1430 King St W · 1173283 Ontario Limited777196794 · Aug 202640 m
145 Jameson Ave · Medallion Corporation809196095 · Jul 202543 m
157 Jameson Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc666196571 · Sep 202658 m
140 Jameson Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc.234195594 · Jun 202574 m

113 registered buildings · 7,831 units · 20 social housing · tallest 23 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

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)

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. Its latest count is from Sep 30, 2025, about the median for a counted intersection, and #315 for pedestrians.

Is King & Jameson a walkable intersection?

King & Jameson scores 68 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #989 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 parks within 500 m · 3 community centres within 800 m; 3 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m; 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 4 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal.

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 August 2026.

Where can I park near King & Jameson?

The nearest Green P car park is 14 Fuller Ave (623 m away, 42 spaces, 47% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 322 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,930 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (657 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, 396 m).

What restaurants are near King & Jameson?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 138 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are The Originals Diner (109 m), Parkdale Guest House (206 m), Bev Can Properties (212 m), Parkdale Place (253 m) and Communiti Care Health (326 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near King & Jameson?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 677 m away. Next nearest: the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W (703 m).

Is there child care near King & Jameson?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 513 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Queen Victoria Child Care Centre (122 m, 151 spaces), Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi (161 m, 49 spaces) and Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria (300 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Jameson?

113 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,831 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 113 is 90 out of 100.

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. 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

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