Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Streetcar
- 504508501 nearest 14 m
- TTC bus
- 402294763 nearest 14 m
- Express
- 929
- Blue Night
- 304301329
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Spencer Ave
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- King St W / Cowan Ave - SMART 76 m · 16 docks · 28 stations, 543 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 (9)
- Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 315 m
- Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 405 m
- Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 447 m
- Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 729 m
- Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 858 m
- Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 882 m
- and 3 more
- Community centres
- Holy Family Community Centre297 m
- Masaryk - Cowan Community Recreation Centre330 m
- Lamport Stadium623 m
- Parkdale Community Recreation Centre760 m
- McCormick Arena1 km
- Mary McCormick Recreation Centre1 km
- Parks (35)
- Spencer - Cowan Parkette206 m
- Dunn Avenue Parkette251 m
- Dufferin - King Park273 m
- Melbourne Avenue Parkette286 m
- Masaryk Park293 m
- Close Avenue Parkette353 m
- and 29 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch367 m
- Places of interest
- Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 757 m
- The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 811 m
- Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1 km
- BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.1 km
- Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.3 km
- Signal
- 1984, activated 2003 · SAP · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There are 28 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 249 eating places within a kilometre — 3.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is King's Milk, 16 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2025.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| King's Milk · 1265 King St W | 16 m | Passed, Aug 2025 |
| King's Milk & Grocery · 1265 King St Wgrocery | 29 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| The Abbott · 99 Spencer Ave | 34 m | Passed, Jun 2025 |
| The Abbott · 99 Spencer Ave | 35 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction |
| The Sand Trap Golf Simulator and Lounge · 1306 King St W | 42 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
| Domino's Pizza · 1313 King St W | 75 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Pharmacy Bar · 1318 King St W | 75 m | Passed, Sep 2025 |
| Bailey House · 1330 King St W | 123 m | Passed, Jan 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 Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 330 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 208 m away at Spencer - Cowan Parkette.
- Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
View centre hours330 m - Automated public toilet, 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W
24 hours · accessible753 m
- Drinking water
- Spencer - Cowan Parkette drinking fountain · 208 m; Masaryk Park drinking fountain · 275 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
Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 756 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sunflower House (246 m, 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Sunflower House · 162 Dunn Ave
44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day246 m - Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi - 119 Close Ave. · 119 Close Ave
49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day303 m - Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 141 Close Ave
25 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day315 m - Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day352 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (920 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 437 m away.
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
120 registered apartment buildings with 9,665 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 21 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 5.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1 Elm Grove Ave (79 m, 12 units, 3 storeys, built 1931), which scored 84 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 120 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 290 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 74 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Elm Grove Ave | 12 | 3 | 1931 | 84 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 79 m |
| 12 Elm Grove Ave · Dms Property Management | 33 | 4 | 1968 | 91 · Jun 2025 | 1 | 85 m |
| 3 Elm Grove Ave · Tga Management Services | 12 | 3 | 1931 | 93 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 86 m |
| 1251 King St W · Signet Group Inc | 189 | 14 | 1972 | 89 · Jul 2026 | 2 | 94 m |
| 85 Spencer AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 57 | 7 | 1974 | 92 · Jul 2024 | 0 | 116 m |
| 130 Tyndall Ave · Tyndall Manor | 39 | 5 | 1957 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 122 m |
| 124 Tyndall Ave · Hannah Property Management Ltd. | 28 | 4 | 1956 | 86 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 134 m |
| 77 Spencer Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd | 56 | 6 | 1952 | 92 · Jul 2026 | 1 | 145 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1325 Queen St W · Surface | 386 m | 32 | 94% (Q1 2026) |
| 1155 King Street West · Surface | 555 m | 269 * | — |
| 45 Abell St · Garage | 697 m | 124 | 60% (Q1 2026) |
| 14 Fuller Ave · Surface | 753 m | 42 | 47% (Q1 2026) |
| 1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface | 768 m | 120 * | — |
Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈14 spaces; 43 m away, ≈11 spaces; 68 m away, ≈20 spaces; 70 m away, ≈18 spaces; 75 m away, ≈20 spaces; 81 m away, ≈26 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (689 m, 16 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (1 km, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (1.6 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, Oct 7, 2015
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 4,504 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 617. Most cyclists arrived from the west (470 of 858). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,307 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,270 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 11.4% 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 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2015, 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.
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 W between Dufferin St and Gwynne Ave (233 m away, Nov 2015) recorded volume only — about 18,771 vehicles a day — with no speed data. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Spencer Avenue between Springhurst Ave and King St W.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King St W · Dufferin St – Gwynne Ave · 233 m | Nov 2015 · 3 days | 18,771 | — | — | — |
Traffic calming
- Spencer Avenue · Springhurst Ave – King St W
6 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
2023 was the peak year (12 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 19% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 10, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 67 | #1634 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 8 | #2073 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 42 | |
| Fail to remain | 19 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 7 | #452 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 6 | #340 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 17 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| All since 2014 | 85 | latest May 10, 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 Feb 20, 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 16 thefts from vehicles and 14 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 3.4 a year before that. 44% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 36% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on May 26, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 16 | 5 | 1 | street/outdoor (7), house driveway/garage (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 14 | 1 | 2 | apartment parking (5), street/outdoor (5) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 26, 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 & Spencer a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 67 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 & Spencer?
A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 7, 2015, about the median for a counted intersection.
Where can I park near King & Spencer?
The nearest Green P car park is 1325 Queen St W (386 m away, 32 spaces, 94% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 463 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,290 spaces — 99 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (216 m).
How do I get to King & Spencer by transit?
Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 14 m away; bus routes 402, 29, 47, 63, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at Spencer Ave, 14 m).
What restaurants are near King & Spencer?
28 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 249 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are King's Milk (16 m), The Abbott (34 m), The Abbott (35 m), The Sand Trap Golf Simulator and Lounge (42 m) and Domino's Pizza (75 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 & Spencer?
The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 330 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W (753 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 & Spencer?
Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 756 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sunflower House (246 m, 44 spaces), Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi - 119 Close Ave. (303 m, 49 spaces) and Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria (315 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near King & Spencer?
120 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,665 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1 Elm Grove Ave (79 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 12 Elm Grove Ave (85 m, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 3 Elm Grove Ave (86 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 1251 King St W (94 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 120 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 & Spencer?
Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and 14 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 3 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 & Spencer in?
King & Spencer is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 7, 2015.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; Traffic Calming Database.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through May 26, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 4 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.63823, -79.43088 · centreline node 13468465.