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King & Widmer

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

King & Widmer, in Wellington Place, in the downtown core, is a mid-volume intersection, with a well-used cycling route through it. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: St Andrew Station (Line 1) 525 m away and Union Station GO 850 m away.

Traffic volume
6,565
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 20, 2011
266 pedestrians · 1,262 cyclists
Collisions
59
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 39 property damage · #1813 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
St Andrew Station 525 m · 8 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 42 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 820 vehicles an hour, 71% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 25 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Cyclists were 19.2% of vehicle volume, about 25× the typical share. On average 5.9 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 53%, from 40 in 2016–2020 to 19 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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King & Widmer

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Andrew Station (Line 1)525 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)587 m; Union Station (Line 1)774 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)893 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville850 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 646 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 880 m
Streetcar
504508510501503505509511 nearest 54 m
TTC bus
1997114121202 nearest 900 m
Blue Night
304310301305307320
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Blue Jays Way East Side; King St West at John St West Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Widmer St / King St W 13 m · 11 docks · 60 stations, 1,272 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 (30)
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 525 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 581 m
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 591 m
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 619 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 682 m
  • OCAD University - Main Building 416 977-6000University · 742 m
  • and 24 more
Parks (48)
  • Grasett Park133 m
  • David Pecaut Square241 m
  • Clarence Square Park320 m
  • Isabella Valancy Crawford Park366 m
  • Simcoe Park382 m
  • St. Patricks Square486 m
  • and 42 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 50 m
  • Princess of Wales TheatrePerforming Arts · 162 m
  • Royal Alexandra TheatrePerforming Arts · 301 m
  • Glenn Gould StudioPerforming Arts · 341 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 347 m
  • Canada's Walk of FameLandmark · 357 m
  • Roy Thomson HallPerforming Arts · 375 m
  • Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 427 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 116 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores, and 367 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is La Fenice Tuscan Grill, 27 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés116 within 300 m · 367 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 33 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
La Fenice Tuscan Grill · 319 King St W Unit-127 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Gabby's · 309 King St W45 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Pigeon Cafe · 337 King St W Flr-151 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Hyatt Gift Shop · 370 King St W54 mPassed, Feb 2026
Hyatt Regency Toronto - Main Kitchen · 370 King St W54 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
King Street Social Kitchen and Bar · 370 King St W Unit-154 mPassed, Jun 2026
Mix Bistro Bar · 370 King St W54 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Oogelato · 370 King St W54 mPassed, Jun 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 Metro Hall, 172 m away, Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 315 m away at Clarence Square Park.

  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    172 m
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    530 m
  • Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    694 m
Drinking water
Clarence Square Park bottle filling station · 315 m; Clarence Square Park dog fountain · 325 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

24 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,882 spaces; 18 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre (171 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km24 centres · 1,882 spaces
Fee subsidy18 of 24
  • Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 55 John St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    171 m
  • Kids & Company - Front Street Site · 320 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    259 m
  • Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. · 300 Richmond St W
    62 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    316 m
  • Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre · 401 Richmond St W
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    337 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (250 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (883 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 332 · 250 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 883 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1 km339 Queens Quay W

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

28 registered apartment buildings with 4,458 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 14 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 John St (142 m, 14 units, 3 storeys, built 1940), which scored 93 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 68 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings28 · 4,458 units · 14 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202668 across the 28
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253142 m
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 20242315 m
168 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 20254436 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241496 m
190 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation264199293 · Aug 20260520 m
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 20246 · 7 fire533 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241539 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252548 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 lots712 lots · ≈20,370 spaces · 61.1 ha
Within 500 m46 lots · ≈1,840 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 6,527 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 454 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking330 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 81 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (731 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
363 Adelaide St W · Surface314 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface339 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage676 m31141% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface780 m12054% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage836 m3797% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 74 m away, ≈14 spaces; 149 m away, ≈24 spaces; 156 m away, ≈4 spaces; 178 m away, ≈13 spaces; 192 m away, ≈26 spaces; 195 m away, ≈25 spaces. More EV charging: 40 York St (642 m, 12 ports); 10 Portland St (650 m, 4 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (937 m, 11 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, Jun 20, 2011

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 3,292 eastbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 285. Most cyclists arrived from the west (671 of 1,262). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 955 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 930 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 8.0% 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 15 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2011, 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.

From the north285southbound · 36 bikes · 7.0% heavy
From the west3,292eastbound · 671 bikes · 7.5% heavy
Total vehicles6,565266 pedestrians · 1,262 cyclists · 8.0% heavy
From the east2,988westbound · 555 bikes · 8.5% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour955 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour930 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 20, 2011

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.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2017 was the peak year (13 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 8% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions59#1813 of 5,508
With an injury5#2711 of 4,660
Property damage only39
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist2#1200 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201485latest Jun 28, 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 Aug 5, 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 29 thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 6.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 16 in 2023–2025, about 5.3 a year, against 3.1 a year before that. 66% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle29124street/outdoor (19), commercial premises (7)
Bicycle theft940street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 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 Wellington Place.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Widmer a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 59 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 & Widmer?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Jun 20, 2011, 71% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near King & Widmer?

The nearest Green P car park is 363 Adelaide St W (314 m away, 22 spaces, 95% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 712 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,370 spaces — 46 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (454 m).

How do I get to King & Widmer by transit?

St Andrew Station (Line 1) is 525 m away; Union Station GO is 850 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 510, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 54 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 114, 121, 202 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at Blue Jays Way East Side, 900 m).

What restaurants are near King & Widmer?

116 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 367 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are La Fenice Tuscan Grill (27 m), Gabby's (45 m), Pigeon Cafe (51 m), Hyatt Gift Shop (54 m) and Hyatt Regency Toronto - Main Kitchen (54 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 & Widmer?

The nearest is Metro Hall, 55 John Street, 172 m away (Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Harrison Pool Washroom (530 m); Grange Park South Washroom (694 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 & Widmer?

24 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,882 spaces in total; 18 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre (171 m, 62 spaces), Kids & Company - Front Street Site (259 m, 62 spaces) and Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. (316 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Widmer?

28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,458 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 John St (142 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 57 Spadina Ave (315 m, 286 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 168 John St (436 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 425 Wellington St W (496 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 28 is 90 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 & Widmer?

Toronto Police place 29 thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 4 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 Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is King & Widmer in?

King & Widmer 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