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King & York

King St W & York St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Financial District BIA

King & York, in Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, is a low-volume local intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: St Andrew Station and a protected bikeway. Nearby: Union Station GO 387 m away.

Traffic volume
7,461
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 29, 2024
37,337 pedestrians · 2,660 cyclists · #1879 busiest
Collisions
93
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 61 property damage · #1192 of 5,508 · +10 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
St Andrew Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track - Contraflow
Bike Share: 132 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 530 vehicles, 46% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 5.0 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 35.7% of vehicle volume, about 46× the typical share. That comes with about 9.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 12.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.5× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 31%, from 55 in 2016–2020 to 38 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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King & York

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)122 m; Union Station (Line 1)313 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)366 m; King Station (Line 1)478 m; Queen Station (Line 1)588 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)768 m; TMU Station (Line 1)920 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville387 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal687 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 410 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 434 m
Streetcar
503504508501509510505506 nearest 16 m
TTC bus
1997114202121 nearest 280 m
Blue Night
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Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at York St - St Andrew Station; York St at King St West North Side
Cycling
Cycle Track - Contraflow on York St installed 2024
Bike Share
King St W / York St (2) 33 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,380 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 (33)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 592 m
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 662 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 674 m
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 686 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 777 m
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 812 m
  • and 27 more
Parks (52)
  • David Pecaut Square406 m
  • Simcoe Park441 m
  • Cloud Gardens477 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square546 m
  • Olympic Park585 m
  • Grasett Park621 m
  • and 46 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch606 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The 48th Highlanders MuseumMuseum · 183 m
  • Design ExchangeMuseum · 263 m
  • Canada's Walk of FameLandmark · 270 m
  • Roy Thomson HallPerforming Arts · 271 m
  • Royal Alexandra TheatrePerforming Arts · 329 m
  • Four Seasons Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 334 m
  • Toronto Tourist Information CentreVisitor Information · 374 m
  • Travellers' Aid Society of TorontoVisitor Information · 384 m
Signal
0072, activated 1927 · FT · 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 237 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 27 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 363 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Black & Blue, 17 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés237 within 300 m · 363 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience27 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Black & Blue · 130 King St W17 mPassed, Jul 2026
Bready · 130 King St W Bldg-Sw0517 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Burger King · 130 King St W17 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ins Market #5073 · 130 King St W Unit-Cwe3grocery17 mPassed, Dec 2025
Ji Modern South Asian Grill · 130 King St W17 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Laduree · 130 King St W Unit-1517 mPassed, May 2026
Lindt Boutique · 130 King St W17 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Mad Radish · 130 King St W17 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 Union Station, 387 m away, Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 479 m away at Cloud Gardens.

  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    387 m
  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    473 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    476 m
Drinking water
Cloud Gardens bottle filling station · 479 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 1,547 spaces; 16 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (196 m, 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km24 centres · 1,547 spaces
Fee subsidy16 of 24
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 130 Adelaide St W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    196 m
  • Kids & Company St Andrews · 73 Simcoe St
    37 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    204 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Simcoe Place · 200 Front St W
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    371 m
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street · 161 Bay St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    417 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (483 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (856 m) and the nearest ambulance station 748 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 483 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 856 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 748 m58 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 24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,821 rental units — 13 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 John St (550 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 48 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 43 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings24 · 3,821 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202648 across the 24
Open fire-code violations43
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253550 m
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 20246 · 7 fire575 m
168 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 20254687 m
190 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation264199293 · Aug 20260748 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250763 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250779 m
111 Chestnut StToronto Community Housing · TCH14415198786 · Sep 20241784 m
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261785 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 lots767 lots · ≈22,880 spaces · 68.6 ha
Within 500 m26 lots · ≈510 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 7,241 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 287 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking181 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (330 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 York St · Garage274 m31141% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage419 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage738 m63152% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage862 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface875 m27 *

Nearest lots: 101 m away, ≈44 spaces; 145 m away, ≈4 spaces; 205 m away, ≈19 spaces; 242 m away, ≈21 spaces; 264 m away, ≈6 spaces; 283 m away, ≈34 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (545 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (545 m, 40 ports); 10 Soho St. (854 m, 4 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, May 29, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,211 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 70% of the total, against 2 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,212 of 2,660). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 729 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m., 9% above the afternoon peak from 5:45 p.m. (670). Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2southbound · 88 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west1,120eastbound · 1,212 bikes · 2.7% heavy
Total vehicles7,46137,337 pedestrians · 2,660 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east1,128westbound · 979 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south5,211northbound · 381 bikes · 3.6% heavy
AM peak hour729 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour670 vehicles from 5:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 29, 2024

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 University Ave and Emily St (129 m away, Nov 2015) recorded volume only — about 6,546 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St W · University Ave – Emily St · 129 mNov 2015 · 7 days6,546
York St · Heenan Pl – Wellington St W · 184 mSep 2012 · 3 days11,106

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 2018, with 15 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 12 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 23 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 12.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions93#1192 of 5,508
With an injury12#1472 of 4,660
Property damage only61
Fail to remain23
Involving a pedestrian4#959 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#453 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified20
Since January 2026 (outside the window)10
All since 2014138latest Jun 20, 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

Nine thefts from vehicles and 48 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 9.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 10 in 2023–2025, about 3.3 a year, against 6.7 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 58% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle911street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft4892commercial premises (28), street/outdoor (19)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 16, 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & York a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 93 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 & York?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1879 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 46% of the median for a counted intersection, and #18 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near King & York?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 York St (274 m away, 311 spaces, 41% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 767 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,880 spaces — 26 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (287 m).

How do I get to King & York by transit?

St Andrew Station (Line 1) is 122 m away; Union Station GO is 387 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 16 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 114, 202, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at York St - St Andrew Station, 280 m).

What restaurants are near King & York?

237 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 363 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Black & Blue (17 m), Bready (17 m), Burger King (17 m), Ji Modern South Asian Grill (17 m) and Laduree (17 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 & York?

The nearest is Union Station, 65 Front Street West, 387 m away (Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Metro Hall (473 m); Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (476 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 & York?

24 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,547 spaces in total; 16 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (196 m, 65 spaces), Kids & Company St Andrews (204 m, 37 spaces) and Downtown Montessori at Simcoe Place (371 m, 75 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & York?

24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,821 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 John St (550 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 20 St Patrick St (575 m, 256 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 168 John St (687 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 190 John St (748 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 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 & York?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and 48 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor page.

What neighbourhood is King & York in?

King & York is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Financial District Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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