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King & Parliament

King St E & Parliament St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

King & Parliament is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Moss Park, in the downtown core. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2017 that issued 373 tickets in 2025, a live City traffic camera and parks. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
10,983
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 10, 2025
7,117 pedestrians · 1,868 cyclists
Collisions
95
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1166 of 5,519
Getting there
4
TTC stops within 100 m
16 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
81/100
city median 48 · #287 of 5,672
18 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 40 m

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King & Parliament

Traffic and safety

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

Live traffic camera RESCU 8010 · 19 m

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Live camera RESCU 8010 · King St E & Parliament St
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 10, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 4,704 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 1,075 from the west. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,018 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m., 17% above the afternoon peak from 5:00 p.m. (871). Trucks and buses were 8.8% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. 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 north3,117southbound · 386 bikes · 9.9% heavy
From the west1,075eastbound · 611 bikes · 14.6% heavy
Total vehicles10,9837,117 pedestrians · 1,868 cyclists · 8.8% heavy
From the east2,087westbound · 642 bikes · 9.2% heavy
From the south4,704northbound · 229 bikes · 6.6% heavy

Peak hours: 1,018 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 871 from 5:00 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 13 collisions. 13 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 16, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Feb 22, 2014.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions95#1166 of 5,519
With an injury13#1371 of 4,669
Property damage only69
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian2
Involving a cyclist3#822 of 2,576
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20063latest Feb 22, 2014

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 Parliament St between Distillery Lane and Gristmill Lane, 342 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2025 put the average speed at 31 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,900 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St E · Berkeley St – Parliament St · 58 mNov 2015 · 7 days9,368———
Parliament St · Distillery Lane – Gristmill Lane · 342 mApr 2025 · 3 days12,85931 km/h43 km/h49 km/h

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.

Red-light camera
In operation since 2017; 373 tickets in 2025, 198 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Toronto and East York.
The crossing
Signal 0245, activated 1948 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
503 504 508 501 505 506 nearest 23 m
TTC bus
65 121 202 75 114 nearest 12 m
Blue Night
304 301 305 306 365
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — Parliament St at King St East; King St East at Parliament St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
51 Parliament St 75 m · 19 docks · 31 stations, 636 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
22 car parks · about 6,873 spaces
EV charging
51 Dockside Dr. · 1.2 km · 5 Level 2 ports; also 51 Dockside Dr (1.2 km), 2 Church St. (1.3 km)
Bike parking
140 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1.9 km)
Other lots
54 mapped lots within 500 m, 546 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
271 Front Street East · Surface176 m83 *—
44 Parliament Street · Surface288 m120 *—
31A Parliament Street · Surface383 m230 *—
373 Front Street East · Surface423 m450 *—
323 Richmond St E · Garage610 m25253% (Q1 2026)

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

A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is King Fresh Foodmarket, 40 m away. For everything else there are three convenience stores and gas bars within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 18 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 245 — 6.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bar 404, 40 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Loblaw Pharmacy, 296 m away; 12 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 1.5 km away, then Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital at 1.9 km. For seniors' housing: The Sumach By Chartwell, a retirement home 926 m away. Les Centres D'accueil Heritage - Centre des Pionniers runs a seniors' active living programme 423 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Bar 404 · 322 King St W40 m
  • Reyna On King · 354 King St E110 m
  • Roselle · 362 King St E120 m
  • 241 Pizza · 142 Parliament St218 m
  • Henrietta Lane · 394 King St E227 m
18 within 300 m · 245 within 1 km
Grocery
King Fresh Foodmarket 40 m · 20 within 1 km
Food shops
Kullubi Food and Spice 490 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
3 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Loblaw Pharmacy 296 m · 4 min · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 35 spaces, toddler, preschool312 m · 4 min
  • Centre Ward Early Learning Centre (Doodle All Daycare) · 97 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool332 m · 4 min
  • Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 85 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day410 m · 5 min
12 licensed centres · 901 spaces within 1 km · 9 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed500 m · 6 min
  • East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · hours not listed · accessible783 m · 9 min
Drinking water: Little Trinity Church Lands 170 m; Sackville Playground 316 m · 4 min
Health and care
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site1.5 km · 17 min
  • Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital · hospital site1.9 km · 23 min
  • The Sumach By Chartwell · retirement home926 m · 11 min
  • Les Centres D'accueil Heritage - Centre des Pionniers · seniors' active living centre423 m · 5 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 (36)
  • Little Trinity Church Lands118 m
  • 40 Power St Park216 m
  • Orphan's Green314 m · 4 min
  • Sackville Playground323 m · 4 min
  • Parliament Square Park355 m · 4 min
and 31 more within 1.5 km
Schools (15)
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 312 m · 4 min
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 410 m · 5 min
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 434 m · 5 min
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 486 m · 6 min
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 501 m · 6 min
and 10 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch587 m · 7 min
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.1 km · 14 min
Places of interest
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 220 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 288 m · 3 min
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 440 m · 5 min
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 495 m · 6 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 #287 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 18 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit17/28

    15 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go12/14

    library 587 m away · 4 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    5 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    4 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking

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 37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,661 rental units, 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — 29 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 501 Adelaide St E (244 m, 180 units, 13 storeys, built 2009), which scored 90 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
501 Adelaide St E Toronto Community Housing · Greenwin18013200990 · Nov 2025244 m
132 Berkeley St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.177102013100 · Nov 2025408 m · 5 min
205 Parliament St social housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp166199297 · Sep 2024431 m · 5 min
33 Hahn Pl social housing · Les Centres D'accueil Heritage (Owns and Manages Bldg Cah Is Not A Property Mngmt Co)1358198084 · Jul 2025465 m · 6 min
31 Princess St social housing · Kral Property Management Inc.8210199481 · Jun 2024485 m · 6 min
295 Shuter St Toronto Community Housing · TCH30016196485 · Jun 2024494 m · 6 min

37 registered buildings · 4,661 units · 29 social housing · tallest 17 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

Five thefts from vehicles and 13 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.8 a year. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 54% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle510street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft1350apartment parking (7), street/outdoor (4)

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 & Parliament a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 95 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 & Parliament?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Sep 10, 2025, 68% of the median for a counted intersection, and #303 for pedestrians.

Is King & Parliament a walkable intersection?

King & Parliament scores 81 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #287 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: 5 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m; 4 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 18 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

Is there a red-light camera at King & Parliament?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at King & Parliament since 2017, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 373 tickets in 2025 (186 in 2024) and 198 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 1,522 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at King & Parliament?

373 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — up from 186 in 2024, and 198 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 1,522 tickets since 2017. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.

How fast do cars go at King & Parliament?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Parliament St between Distillery Lane and Gristmill Lane (April 2025), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near King & Parliament?

The nearest Green P car park is 271 Front Street East (176 m away, 83 spaces). The City's mapping shows 546 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,170 spaces — 54 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (1.2 km).

How do I get to King & Parliament by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 23 m away; bus routes 65, 121, 202, 75, 114 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parliament St at King St East, 12 m).

What restaurants are near King & Parliament?

18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 245 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bar 404 (40 m), Reyna On King (110 m), Roselle (120 m), 241 Pizza (218 m) and Henrietta Lane (227 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near King & Parliament?

The nearest is St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 230 The Esplanade, 500 m away. Next nearest: East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms (783 m); Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (786 m).

Is there child care near King & Parliament?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 901 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Liberty Prep Parliament (312 m, 35 spaces), Centre Ward Early Learning Centre (Doodle All Daycare) (332 m, 97 spaces) and Distillery District Early Learning Centre (410 m, 85 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Parliament?

37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,661 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 501 Adelaide St E (244 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 132 Berkeley St (408 m, 177 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 205 Parliament St (431 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 33 Hahn Pl (465 m, 135 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 37 is 91 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at King & Parliament?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and 13 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is King & Parliament in?

King & Parliament is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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