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King & Mowat

King St W & Mowat Ave · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

In South Parkdale, in central Toronto, King & Mowat is an intersection of typical volume. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: Exhibition GO 704 m away and 15 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
8,237
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 12, 2007
356 pedestrians · 154 cyclists
Collisions
12
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 11 property damage · #4074 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 38 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,030 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 23 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 1.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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King & Mowat

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 West704 m
Streetcar
504508501509511 nearest 78 m
TTC bus
296340247 nearest 105 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304301329363307
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Dufferin St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
King St W / Fraser Ave 67 m · 15 docks · 31 stations, 611 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 (11)
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 698 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 788 m
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 805 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 808 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 5 more
Parks (38)
  • Rita Cox Park108 m
  • Dufferin - King Park182 m
  • Melbourne Avenue Parkette225 m
  • Lamport Stadium Park236 m
  • Lisgar Park401 m
  • Gwynne Avenue Parkette409 m
  • and 32 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch578 m
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 475 m
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 735 m
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 817 m
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 901 m
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.2 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.2 km
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.4 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 27 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 331 eating places within a kilometre — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Caffino Restaurant, 36 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés27 within 300 m · 331 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 55 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Caffino Restaurant · 1185 King St W36 mPassed, Apr 2026
Subway · 1207 King St W59 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Dollarama · 1182 King St Wgrocery61 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Louie Coffee · 1179 King St W70 mPassed, Aug 2026
Wendy's · 1200 King St W115 mPassed, Aug 2026
Firehouse Subs · 1221 King St W141 mPassed, Aug 2026
Pho Asia 21 · 1208 King St W144 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Samosa Boulevard · 1210 King St W150 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 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 Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 601 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 114 m away at Rita Cox Park.

  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    601 m
Drinking water
Rita Cox Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 114 m; Melbourne Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 240 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 774 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bonaventure Child Care Centre (135 m, 67 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 774 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 10
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    135 m
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 1100 King St W
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    322 m
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    519 m
  • Sunflower House · 162 Dunn Ave
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    643 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (725 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 463 m away.

FireFire Station 346 · 725 m90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 1.3 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 463 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

102 registered apartment buildings with 8,537 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 20 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 295 Dufferin St (135 m). One building of the 102 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 220 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 48 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings102 · 8,537 units · 20 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026220 across the 102
Open fire-code violations48
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
295 Dufferin St0015135 m
300 Dufferin StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation114719802175 m
1245 King St Wsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes393198789 · Jul 20252235 m
345 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.2008198483 · Jul 20253245 m
200 Dufferin St · Hazelview Property Services Inc25114196495 · Jul 20258247 m
135 Tyndall Ave21611196392 · Jul 20260249 m
115 Tyndall Ave10810196397 · Jun 20251286 m
180 Sudbury Stsocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society19018201182 · Sep 20242 · 2 fire303 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 lots522 lots · ≈23,450 spaces · 70.3 ha
Within 500 m86 lots · ≈3,610 spaces
Green P (public)19 car parks · about 1,413 spaces
EV charging (City)1224 KING ST W · 189 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking69 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1155 King Street West · Surface224 m269 *
45 Abell St · Garage345 m12460% (Q1 2026)
34 Hanna Ave · Surface514 m14669% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface577 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface657 m3294% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 43 m away, ≈9 spaces; 44 m away, ≈35 spaces; 80 m away, ≈67 spaces; 93 m away, ≈4 spaces; 117 m away, ≈2 spaces; 124 m away, ≈47 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (324 m, 16 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (678 m, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (1.3 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 — 8-hour, Feb 12, 2007

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 4,398 westbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 14. Most cyclists arrived from the west (81 of 154). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,473 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 16% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,268). Trucks and buses were 7.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 20 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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 north0southbound · 32 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,825eastbound · 81 bikes · 8.3% heavy
Total vehicles8,237356 pedestrians · 154 cyclists · 7.7% heavy
From the east4,398westbound · 36 bikes · 7.2% heavy
From the south14northbound · 5 bikes · 7.1% heavy
AM peak hour1,268 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,473 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 12, 2007

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

The City's counter on King St W between Jefferson Ave and Lamport Stadium Park Trl (315 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 24-hour count in August 2001; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St W · Jefferson Ave – Lamport Stadium Park Trl · 315 mAug 2001 · 24 h1,60338 km/h48 km/h54 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

2018 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 8% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 17, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions12#4074 of 5,508
With an injury1#4340 of 4,660
Property damage only11
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201421latest May 17, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and 24 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 2.1 a year before that. 46% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft2490street/outdoor (11), apartment parking (9)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 23, 2025. 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 & Mowat a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 12 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 & Mowat?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Feb 12, 2007, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at King & Mowat?

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 & Mowat?

The nearest Green P car park is 1155 King Street West (224 m away, 269 spaces). The City's mapping shows 522 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,450 spaces — 86 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (189 m).

How do I get to King & Mowat by transit?

Exhibition GO is 704 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 501, 509 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 78 m away; bus routes 29, 63, 402, 47, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at Dufferin St, 105 m).

What restaurants are near King & Mowat?

27 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 331 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Caffino Restaurant (36 m), Subway (59 m), Louie Coffee (70 m), Wendy's (115 m) and Firehouse Subs (141 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 & Mowat?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 601 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 & Mowat?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 774 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bonaventure Child Care Centre (135 m, 67 spaces), Kids & Company King and Highline (322 m, 74 spaces) and Queen Street Childcare Centre (519 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Mowat?

102 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,537 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 295 Dufferin St (135 m), 300 Dufferin St (175 m, 114 units), 1245 King St W (235 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 345 Dufferin St (245 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 102 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 & Mowat?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and 24 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 & Mowat in?

King & Mowat 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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