Toronto · intersection · signal 5413

King & Ontario

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

In Moss Park, in the downtown core, King & Ontario is a quiet local crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 1.0 km away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
2,724
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 20, 2024
2,688 pedestrians · 1,250 cyclists · #2167 busiest
Collisions
17
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 8 property damage · #3618 of 5,508
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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 1 km · 6 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 31 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 190 vehicles an hour, 17% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.0 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 45.9% of vehicle volume, about 59× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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King & Ontario

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)1 km
Streetcar
503504508501505506 nearest 15 m
TTC bus
121756520211497 nearest 160 m
Blue Night
304301305306365320
Nearest stops
21 surface stops within 300 m — King St East at Ontario St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
King St E / Berkeley St 94 m · 31 docks · 55 stations, 1,218 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 (26)
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 237 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 340 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 378 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 514 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 530 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 542 m
  • and 20 more
Parks (52)
  • Parliament Square Park328 m
  • Little Trinity Church Lands344 m
  • David Crombie Park348 m
  • 40 Power St Park373 m
  • Princess Street Park395 m
  • Orphan's Green476 m
  • and 46 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch257 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 139 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 209 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 291 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 341 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 350 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 483 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 523 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 558 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 45 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores, and 341 eating places within a kilometre — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tahini's, 38 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés45 within 300 m · 341 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 59 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tahini's · 325 King St E Unit-17038 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Digital Factory · 333 King St E46 mPassed, Nov 2025
Firehouse Subs · 333 King St E Unit-16046 mPassed, Mar 2026
Rooster Coffee · 333 King St E46 mPassed, Jan 2026
Starbucks · 351 King St E70 mPassed, Oct 2025
Kinton Ramen · 351 King St E #4070 mPassed, Aug 2026
Pumpernickel's · 351 King St E Unit-103b70 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
The Burger's Priest · 351 King St E Unit-120d70 mPassed, Mar 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 St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 239 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 291 m away at David Crombie Park.

  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 230 The Esplanade
    View centre hours
    239 m
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    534 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    542 m
Drinking water
David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 291 m; David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 306 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

15 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,051 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (234 m, 74 spaces, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,051 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 15
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    234 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    378 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    438 m
  • Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 8 Distillery Lane
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    446 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (137 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (316 m) and the nearest ambulance station 857 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 137 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 316 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 857 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

77 registered apartment buildings with 8,941 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 53 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 501 Adelaide St E (106 m, 180 units, 13 storeys, built 2009), which scored 90 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 77 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 141 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 83 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings77 · 8,941 units · 53 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026141 across the 77
Open fire-code violations83
Tallest31 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
501 Adelaide St EToronto Community Housing · Greenwin18013200990 · Nov 20250 · 1 fire106 m
31 Princess Stsocial housing · Kral Property Management Inc.8210199481 · Jun 20240186 m
171 Front St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation613198293 · Nov 20250271 m
101 Ontario Stsocial housing528200592 · Oct 20250311 m
132 Berkeley St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.177102013100 · Nov 20251340 m
176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH2207200695 · Nov 20252 · 1 fire341 m
15 Scadding AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2519198284 · Jul 20254 · 1 fire357 m
33 Hahn Plsocial housing · Les Centres D'accueil Heritage (Owns and Manages Bldg Cah Is Not A Property Mngmt Co)1358198084 · Jul 20255 · 4 fire376 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 lots715 lots · ≈29,720 spaces · 89.2 ha
Within 500 m79 lots · ≈2,520 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 6,900 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 816 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking222 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 62 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.4 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
271 Front Street East · Surface255 m83 *
323 Richmond St E · Garage272 m25253% (Q1 2026)
44 Parliament Street · Surface330 m120 *
31A Parliament Street · Surface428 m230 *
373 Front Street East · Surface536 m450 *

Nearest lots: 48 m away, ≈24 spaces; 94 m away, ≈49 spaces; 102 m away, ≈22 spaces; 123 m away, ≈14 spaces; 129 m away, ≈41 spaces; 132 m away, ≈33 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (870 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (870 m, 6 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.3 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 — 14-hour, Aug 20, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 1,771 westbound vehicles, or 65% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 114. Most cyclists arrived from the east (642 of 1,250). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 290 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 284 from 5:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.9% 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 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north114southbound · 29 bikes · 7.9% heavy
From the west839eastbound · 573 bikes · 7.9% heavy
Total vehicles2,7242,688 pedestrians · 1,250 cyclists · 5.9% heavy
From the east1,771westbound · 642 bikes · 4.8% heavy
From the south0northbound · 6 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour290 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour284 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 20, 2024

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 most recent midblock count on King St E between Berkeley St and Parliament St (196 m away, Nov 2015) recorded volume only — about 9,368 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St E · Berkeley St – Parliament St · 196 mNov 2015 · 7 days9,368

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

2017 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 35% of collisions here involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 29% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Nov 19, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions17#3618 of 5,508
With an injury6#2471 of 4,660
Property damage only8
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#2626 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#609 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 201421latest Nov 19, 2025

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 six thefts from vehicles and ten bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 2.1 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle600street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft1011street/outdoor (5), commercial premises (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 29, 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 & Ontario a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 17 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 & Ontario?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2167 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 17% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near King & Ontario?

The nearest Green P car park is 271 Front Street East (255 m away, 83 spaces). The City's mapping shows 715 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 29,720 spaces — 79 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (816 m).

How do I get to King & Ontario by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 15 m away; bus routes 121, 75, 65, 202, 114, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St East at Ontario St, 160 m).

What restaurants are near King & Ontario?

45 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 341 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tahini's (38 m), Digital Factory (46 m), Firehouse Subs (46 m), Rooster Coffee (46 m) and Starbucks (70 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 & Ontario?

The nearest is St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 230 The Esplanade, 239 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom (534 m); St Lawrence North (542 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 & Ontario?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,051 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (234 m, 74 spaces), Liberty Prep Parliament (378 m, 35 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (438 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Ontario?

77 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,941 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 501 Adelaide St E (106 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 31 Princess St (186 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 171 Front St E (271 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 101 Ontario St (311 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 77 is 90 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 & Ontario?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and ten 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 & Ontario in?

King & Ontario 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