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King & Joe Shuster

King St W & Joe Shuster Way · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

In South Parkdale, in central Toronto, King & Joe Shuster is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Exhibition GO 594 m away and 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
13,467
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 13, 2026
11,462 pedestrians · 2,117 cyclists · #1433 busiest
Collisions
115
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 80 property damage · #956 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 57 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 960 vehicles an hour, 83% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.2 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 15.7% of vehicle volume, about 20× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 12 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 8.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.72× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 111%, from 37 in 2016–2020 to 78 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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King & Joe Shuster

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Exhibition GO — Lakeshore West594 m
Streetcar
504508501509511 nearest 15 m
TTC bus
6329402 nearest 201 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304301329363307
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Joe Shuster Way
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
King St W / Joe Shuster Way 30 m · 23 docks · 33 stations, 641 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 (14)
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 821 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 864 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 904 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 8 more
Parks (43)
  • Lamport Stadium Park109 m
  • Rita Cox Park170 m
  • Lisgar Park303 m
  • 34 Hanna Avenue Park349 m
  • Dufferin - King Park372 m
  • Melbourne Avenue Parkette405 m
  • and 37 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch753 m
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 366 m
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 798 m
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 803 m
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 830 m
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 854 m
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1 km
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.2 km
Signal
2081, activated 2006 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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 40 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 344 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bento, 50 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés40 within 300 m · 344 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bento · 1100 King St W50 mPassed, Feb 2026
Cafe Landwer · 1100 King St W50 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Kids and Company · 1100 King St W50 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Longo's · 1100 King St Wgrocery50 mPassed, Jan 2026
McDonald's · 1100 King St W50 mPassed, Mar 2026
Pai Northern Thai Kitchen · 1100 King St W50 mPassed, Mar 2024 · 1 infraction
Shoppers Drug Mart · 1100 King St Wgrocery50 mPassed, Mar 2026
Wing Stop · 1100 King St W50 mPassed, May 2024

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 Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 788 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 164 m away at Rita Cox Park.

  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    788 m
Drinking water
Rita Cox Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 164 m; Melbourne Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 412 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 666 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company King and Highline (115 m, 74 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 666 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 11
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 1100 King St W
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    115 m
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    304 m
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    332 m
  • Liberty Kids · 125 Western Battery Rd
    18 spaces · toddler, preschool
    549 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (694 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 598 m away.

FireFire Station 346 · 694 m90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 1.3 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 598 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 63 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,824 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — 14 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1100 King St W (115 m, 506 units, 35 storeys, built 2019), which scored 100 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 63 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 118 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 19 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings63 · 5,824 units · 14 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026118 across the 63
Open fire-code violations19
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1100 King St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services - Kings Club Residences Inc.506352019100 · Aug 20262 · 1 fire115 m
45 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation29114201091 · Aug 202620241 m
180 Sudbury Stsocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society19018201182 · Sep 20242 · 2 fire276 m
295 Dufferin St0015304 m
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 20261327 m
345 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.2008198483 · Jul 20253367 m
300 Dufferin StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation114719802373 m
200 Dufferin St · Hazelview Property Services Inc25114196495 · Jul 20258403 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 lots539 lots · ≈23,310 spaces · 69.9 ha
Within 500 m73 lots · ≈4,310 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 1,554 spaces
EV charging (City)45 Abell St · 209 m · 12 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking142 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1155 King Street West · Surface209 m269 *
45 Abell St · Garage245 m12460% (Q1 2026)
34 Hanna Ave · Surface342 m14669% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface463 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage637 m152 *

Nearest lots: 85 m away, ≈44 spaces; 90 m away, ≈47 spaces; 179 m away, ≈102 spaces; 180 m away, ≈278 spaces; 180 m away, ≈276 spaces; 198 m away, ≈25 spaces. More EV charging: 1224 KING ST W (397 m, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (519 m, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (1.2 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, Aug 13, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,355 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 1,941 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (864 of 2,117). Evening rush dominates here: 1,583 vehicles in the peak hour from 6:30 p.m., against 967 in the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% 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 north1,941southbound · 321 bikes · 0.7% heavy
From the west5,171eastbound · 750 bikes · 3.8% heavy
Total vehicles13,46711,462 pedestrians · 2,117 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east6,355westbound · 864 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the south0northbound · 182 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour967 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,583 vehicles from 6:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 13, 2026

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 King St W between Jefferson Ave and Lamport Stadium Park Trl, 106 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in August 2001 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 25 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Joe Shuster Way between King St W and Dufferin St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St W · Jefferson Ave – Lamport Stadium Park Trl · 106 mAug 2001 · 24 h1,60338 km/h48 km/h54 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Joe Shuster Way · King St W – Dufferin St
    4 speed humps

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 19 collisions. 10 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 27 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions115#956 of 5,508
With an injury10#1720 of 4,660
Property damage only80
Fail to remain27
Involving a pedestrian6#579 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1198 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified25
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014134latest May 27, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jun 4, 2010.

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 35 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 7.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 17 in 2023–2025, about 5.7 a year, against 4.3 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 49% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Mar 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1262street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft35110apartment parking (17), street/outdoor (11)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 16, 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 & Joe Shuster a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 115 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 & Joe Shuster?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1433 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 83% of the median for a counted intersection, and #178 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at King & Joe Shuster?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on King St W between Jefferson Ave and Lamport Stadium Park Trl (August 2001), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near King & Joe Shuster?

The nearest Green P car park is 1155 King Street West (209 m away, 269 spaces). The City's mapping shows 539 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,310 spaces — 73 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 45 Abell St (209 m).

How do I get to King & Joe Shuster by transit?

Exhibition GO is 594 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 501, 509 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 15 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 402, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at Joe Shuster Way, 201 m).

What restaurants are near King & Joe Shuster?

40 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 344 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bento (50 m), Cafe Landwer (50 m), Kids and Company (50 m), McDonald's (50 m) and Pai Northern Thai Kitchen (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 & Joe Shuster?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 788 m away (View centre hours). 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 & Joe Shuster?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 666 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company King and Highline (115 m, 74 spaces), Bonaventure Child Care Centre (304 m, 67 spaces) and Queen Street Childcare Centre (332 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Joe Shuster?

63 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,824 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1100 King St W (115 m, 506 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 45 Lisgar St (241 m, 291 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 180 Sudbury St (276 m, 190 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 295 Dufferin St (304 m). The average RentSafeTO score across the 63 is 91 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 & Joe Shuster?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and 35 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 South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is King & Joe Shuster in?

King & Joe Shuster is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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