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King & Spadina

King St W & Spadina Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Wellington Place · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Toronto Downtown West BIA

King & Spadina, in Wellington Place, in the downtown core, is a busier-than-typical intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a red-light camera in place since 2017 that issued 374 tickets in 2025, a live City traffic camera and a park at the corner. Nearby: St Andrew Station (Line 1) 925 m away.

Traffic
22,980
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 29, 2026
34,481 pedestrians · 3,421 cyclists · #692 busiest
Collisions
468
police-reported · 2016–2025
2 killed or seriously injured · #145 of 5,519
Getting there
4
TTC stops within 100 m
St Andrew Station 925 m · 14 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
80/100
city median 48 · #302 of 5,672
64 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 106 m

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King & Spadina

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 8137 · 20 m

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Live camera RESCU 8137 · Spadina Ave & King St W
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Live camera · RESCU 8137 · Spadina Ave & King St W
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Jul 29, 2026

The south leg carries the load — 11,270 northbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 728. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,767 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,904 from 7:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north10,038southbound · 809 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the west944eastbound · 785 bikes · 6.8% heavy
Total vehicles22,98034,481 pedestrians · 3,421 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east728westbound · 941 bikes · 9.3% heavy
From the south11,270northbound · 886 bikes · 3.3% heavy

Peak hours: 1,767 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,904 from 7:00 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

2016 was the peak year (78 collisions), and 2025 closed with 32. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 99 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 30 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.

Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. Both happened in darkness. The most recent was on Feb 12, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions468#145 of 5,519
With an injury51#220 of 4,669
Property damage only335
Fail to remain99
Involving a pedestrian21#25 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist19#23 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
Severity not classified81
Since January 2026 (outside the window)30
Killed or seriously injured2#242 of 1,505
Fatal1
Involving a pedestrian1#300 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#48 of 271
In darkness2
All KSI since 20064latest Feb 12, 2025

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2021

The City's counter on Spadina Ave between Oxley St and Adelaide St W (118 m away) recorded an average of 39 km/h in its 5-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 9,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St W · Spadina Ave – Brant St · 109 mNov 2015 · 7 days20,065———
Spadina Ave · Oxley St – Adelaide St W · 118 mSep 2021 · 5 days9,37039 km/h48 km/h53 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; 374 tickets in 2025, 521 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Toronto and East York.
The crossing
Signal 0273, activated 1928 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Subway
St Andrew Station (Line 1)925 m · 11 min
Streetcar
510 504 508 501 511 505 503 509 nearest 26 m
Blue Night
310 304 301 305 307
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Ave at King St West; Spadina Ave at King St West North Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
King St W / Spadina Ave 36 m · 19 docks · 56 stations, 1,104 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
17 car parks · about 4,079 spaces
EV charging
10 Portland St · 526 m · 4 Level 2 ports; also 10 Soho St. (701 m), 40 York St (1.2 km)
Bike parking
225 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1.2 km)
Other lots
38 mapped lots within 500 m, 512 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
105 Spadina Ave · Surface157 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface179 m2295% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface720 m12054% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage758 m3797% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage929 m33231% (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

You can do a shop on foot from here: Bulk Barn is 106 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Soma Chocolate, 90 m away. There are 64 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 374 eating places within a kilometre — 9.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Fresh & Wild, 12 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 158 m away, one of two within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is Toronto Western Hospital, 1.6 km away, then Kensington Eye Institute at 1.7 km.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Fresh & Wild · 69 Spadina Ave12 m
  • The Carbon Snack Bar · 460 King St W26 m
  • Miss Likklemores · 431 King St W39 m
  • Neo Coffee Bar · 61 Spadina Ave73 m
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill · 430 King St W90 m
64 within 300 m · 374 within 1 km
Grocery
Bulk Barn 106 m · 6 within 1 km
Food shops
Soma Chocolate 90 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
4 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 158 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha · 26 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day336 m · 4 min
  • Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre · 30 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day398 m · 5 min
  • Kids & Company - Front Street Site · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day475 m · 6 min
15 licensed centres · 1,296 spaces within 1 km · 10 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Metro Hall · Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible541 m · 6 min
  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed751 m · 9 min
Drinking water: Clarence Square Park 215 m
Health and care
  • Toronto Western Hospital · hospital site1.6 km · 19 min
  • Kensington Eye Institute · hospital site1.7 km · 20 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 (32)
  • Clarence Square Park215 m
  • St. Andrew's Playground454 m · 5 min
  • Grasett Park486 m · 6 min
  • Northern Linear Park569 m · 7 min
  • Draper Park600 m · 7 min
and 27 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (21)
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 336 m · 4 min
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 624 m · 7 min
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 811 m · 10 min
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 811 m · 10 min
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 11 min
and 16 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.2 km · 14 min
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.5 km · 18 min
Places of interest
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 394 m · 5 min
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 394 m · 5 min
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 456 m · 5 min
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 510 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.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

80of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #302 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 · 64 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit23/28

    St Andrew Station 0.9 km · 9 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go9/14

    library 1.2 km away · 3 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.8 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    1 school within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · accessible signals

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

21 registered apartment buildings with 3,614 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 11 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 57 Spadina Ave (79 m, 286 units, 36 storeys, built 2022), which scored 100 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 202479 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 2024320 m · 4 min
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 2024367 m · 4 min
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 2025485 m · 6 min
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 2025517 m · 6 min
50 Portland St · Morguard23210200596 · Aug 2026553 m · 7 min

21 registered buildings · 3,614 units · 11 social housing · tallest 46 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

Toronto Police place 33 thefts from vehicles and 42 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 13× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 17 in 2023–2025, about 5.7 a year, against 8.3 a year before that. 73% 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, 6 more have been reported, the latest on May 30, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle33145street/outdoor (24), apartment parking (7)
Bicycle theft4231street/outdoor (21), commercial premises (12)

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 Wellington Place.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Spadina a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#242 of 1,505), out of 468 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Spadina?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #692 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.42× the median for a counted intersection, and #22 for pedestrians.

Is King & Spadina a walkable intersection?

King & Spadina scores 80 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #302 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: 1 grocery store within 300 m · 64 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; St Andrew Station 0.9 km · 9 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.

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

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at King & Spadina since 2017, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 374 tickets in 2025 (53 in 2024) and 521 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 6,939 since it was switched on.

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

374 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — up from 53 in 2024, and 521 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 6,939 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 & Spadina?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Spadina Ave between Oxley St and Adelaide St W (September 2021), found an average of 39 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 & Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 105 Spadina Ave (157 m away, 14 spaces). The City's mapping shows 512 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,060 spaces — 38 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (526 m).

How do I get to King & Spadina by transit?

St Andrew Station (Line 1) is 925 m away; streetcar routes 510, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 26 m away.

What restaurants are near King & Spadina?

64 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 374 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Fresh & Wild (12 m), The Carbon Snack Bar (26 m), Miss Likklemores (39 m), Neo Coffee Bar (73 m) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (90 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near King & Spadina?

The nearest is Metro Hall, 55 John Street, 541 m away (Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom (751 m); Harrison Pool Washroom (1.0 km).

Is there child care near King & Spadina?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,296 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha (336 m, 26 spaces), Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre (398 m, 30 spaces) and Kids & Company - Front Street Site (475 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Spadina?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,614 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 57 Spadina Ave (79 m, 286 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 425 Wellington St W (320 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 435 Wellington St W (367 m, 160 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 450 Front St W (485 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 89 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at King & Spadina?

Toronto Police place 33 thefts from vehicles and 42 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 6 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is King & Spadina in?

King & Spadina is in Wellington Place (City of Toronto neighbourhood 164). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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