Toronto · intersection · signal 1746

King & Sumach

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

King & Sumach is a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Moss Park, in central Toronto. At the corner: a bike lane, a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
5,643
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 10, 2025
5,378 pedestrians · 1,729 cyclists · #1979 busiest
Collisions
44
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 32 property damage · #2245 of 5,508 · +2 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane, Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 400 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 35% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.0 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 30.6% of vehicle volume, about 40× the typical share. That comes with about 4.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 7.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.57× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 17%, from 24 in 2016–2020 to 20 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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King & Sumach

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
503504508501505506 nearest 13 m
TTC bus
1212026511475 nearest 228 m
Blue Night
304301305306365
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — King St East at Sumach St
Cycling
Bike Lane on Sumach St installed 2005; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Sumach St installed 2020
Bike Share
Sumach St / Queen St E 124 m · 19 docks · 40 stations, 796 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 (19)
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 193 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 268 m
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 346 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 513 m
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 528 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 623 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (52)
  • Percy Park80 m
  • Bright Street Playground128 m
  • Sackville Playground210 m
  • King/Queen Triangle275 m
  • Underpass Park291 m
  • Orphan's Green293 m
  • and 46 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 517 m
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 582 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 593 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 615 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 650 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 662 m
  • Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 693 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 703 m
Signal
1746, activated 1996 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 20 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 252 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kibo Sushi House, 42 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés20 within 300 m · 252 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 38 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Hasty Market · 146 Sumach Stgrocery42 mPassed, Jan 2026
Kibo Sushi House · 146 Sumach St42 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
The Sumach By Chartwell · 146 Sumach St42 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
The Rosebud · 498 King St E89 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions
Forno Cultura · 507 King St E Flr-Rooftop116 mPassed, Sep 2026
Dixon Neighbourhood Homes · 30 St Lawrence St121 mPassed, Aug 2026
Ladybug Wine Bar · 510 King St E Unit-7grocery123 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Ranik Market · 510 King St E Unit-6grocery123 mPassed, May 2026

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 Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom, 358 m away, View outdoor rink hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 200 m away at Sackville Playground.

  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    358 m
  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    402 m
  • Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom · 155 Bayview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    541 m
Drinking water
Sackville Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 200 m; Underpass Park drinking fountain · 263 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 947 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (268 m, 52 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km12 centres · 947 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 12
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    268 m
  • George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre · 440 Shuter St
    179 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    346 m
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 25 Nicholas Ave
    103 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    455 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    513 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (670 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (500 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 670 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 500 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.5 km58 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

Within a kilometre there are 52 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,745 rental units, 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — 39 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 585 King St E (170 m, 128 units, 8 storeys, built 2014), which scored 99 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 139 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 67 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings52 · 6,745 units · 39 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026139 across the 52
Open fire-code violations67
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
585 King St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1288201499 · Nov 20250170 m
45 St Lawrence StToronto Community Housing · TCH504198096 · Jun 20264182 m
540 Queen St EToronto Community Housing · TCH446198493 · Nov 20251208 m
40 Lower River StToronto Community Housing · TCH594201497 · Jun 20260220 m
20 Palace Stsocial housing · Fred Victor Centre1081096 · Dec 20250242 m
75 Cooperage Stsocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated14512201698 · Nov 20255284 m
123 Sackville StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation203198581 · Jun 20242303 m
10 Tracy Stsocial housing · Good Shepherd Non Profit Homes194199186 · Jul 20260359 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 lots762 lots · ≈35,560 spaces · 106.7 ha
Within 500 m90 lots · ≈2,320 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 4,956 spaces
EV charging (City)51 Dockside Dr. · 1.4 km · 5 Level 2 ports
Bike parking197 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 96 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
100 Cooperage Street · Garage240 m86 *
83 Tannery Road · Garage334 m27 *
373 Front Street East · Surface382 m450 *
40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage386 m25 *
271 Front Street East · Surface603 m83 *

Nearest lots: 19 m away, ≈15 spaces; 53 m away, ≈13 spaces; 100 m away, ≈35 spaces; 101 m away, ≈13 spaces; 110 m away, ≈19 spaces; 132 m away, ≈35 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr (1.4 km, 6 ports); 188 Carlton St (1.4 km, 1 ports); 186 Carlton St (1.4 km, 1 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, Sep 10, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 1,894 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 34% of the total, against 995 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 519 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 472 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 7.1% 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north1,095southbound · 428 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the west1,894eastbound · 474 bikes · 7.9% heavy
Total vehicles5,6435,378 pedestrians · 1,729 cyclists · 7.1% heavy
From the east1,659westbound · 495 bikes · 9.7% heavy
From the south995northbound · 332 bikes · 5.8% heavy
AM peak hour472 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour519 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 10, 2025

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

On Sumach St between Shuter St and St David St, 384 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2022 put the average speed at 28 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 36 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 40 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Shuter St (318 m away, 30 km/h limit), 21% of the 57,521 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St E · St Lawrence St – River St · 190 mNov 2015 · 3 days12,474
Sumach St · Shuter St – St David St · 384 mMar 2022 · 3 days2,04428 km/h36 km/h40 km/h

School-zone speed sign 318 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 41 km/h
Over the limit47%
40 km/h or more21%

Shuter St (eastbound), 437 Shuter St · 57,521 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

The worst year was 2022, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 5 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions44#2245 of 5,508
With an injury5#2708 of 4,660
Property damage only32
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian1#2629 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201452latest Jun 19, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

17 thefts from vehicles and 12 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 3.9 a year before that. 65% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 42% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1720street/outdoor (11), other (3)
Bicycle theft1200apartment parking (5), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 2, 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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Sumach a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 44 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 & Sumach?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1979 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 35% of the median for a counted intersection, and #388 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at King & Sumach?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sumach St between Shuter St and St David St (March 2022), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 36 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 318 m away (30 km/h), 21% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near King & Sumach?

The nearest Green P car park is 100 Cooperage Street (240 m away, 86 spaces). The City's mapping shows 762 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 35,560 spaces — 90 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (1.4 km).

How do I get to King & Sumach by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 13 m away; bus routes 121, 202, 65, 114, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St East at Sumach St, 228 m).

What restaurants are near King & Sumach?

20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 252 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kibo Sushi House (42 m), The Sumach By Chartwell (42 m), The Rosebud (89 m), Forno Cultura (116 m) and Dixon Neighbourhood Homes (121 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 & Sumach?

The nearest is Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom, 480 Shuter St, 358 m away (View outdoor rink hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (402 m); Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom (541 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 & Sumach?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 947 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (268 m, 52 spaces), George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre (346 m, 179 spaces) and Kinder College Early Learning Centre (455 m, 103 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Sumach?

52 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,745 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 585 King St E (170 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 45 St Lawrence St (182 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 540 Queen St E (208 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 40 Lower River St (220 m, 59 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 52 is 91 out of 100. 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 & Sumach?

Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and 12 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is King & Sumach in?

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

Sources

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