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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume14-hour count · Jun 25, 2025
Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,473 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 41% of the total, against 1,515 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 738 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 761 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 8.1% 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 738 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 761 from 5:00 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
The worst year was 2024, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 4 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 10, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 40 | #2390 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 4 | |
| Property damage only | 30 | |
| Fail to remain | 7 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #823 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's most recent midblock count on King St E between St Lawrence St and River St (43 m away, Nov 2015) recorded volume only — about 12,474 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Shuter St (381 m away, 30 km/h limit), 22% of the 54,145 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King St E · St Lawrence St – River St · 43 m | Nov 2015 · 3 days | 12,474 | — | — | — |
- Speed sign
- Shuter St (eastbound), 381 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 34 km/h, 85th percentile 41 km/h; 22% at 40 km/h or more. 54,145 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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.
- The crossing
- Signal 2181, activated 2012 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 503 504 501 508 505 506 nearest 17 m
- TTC bus
- 121 202 65 nearest 14 m
- Blue Night
- 304 301 305 306 365
- Nearest stops
- 10 surface stops within 300 m — River St at King St East; King St East at Lower River St
- Cycling
- Cycle Track on Lower River St installed 2016; Cycle Track on River St installed 2003
- Bike Share
- King St E / River St 13 m · 15 docks · 26 stations, 514 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
- 18 car parks · about 2,631 spaces
- EV charging
- 220 Carlaw Ave. · 1.5 km · 2 Level 2 ports; also 51 Dockside Dr. (1.9 km), 51 Dockside Dr (1.9 km)
- Bike parking
- 99 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 80 bikes within 600 m
- Other lots
- 49 mapped lots within 500 m, 589 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 Tannery Road · Garage | 412 m | 27 * | — |
| 100 Cooperage Street · Garage | 504 m | 86 * | — |
| 111 Broadview Ave · Surface | 614 m | 92 | 56% (Q1 2026) |
| 136 Broadview Ave · Surface | 669 m | 22 | 73% (Q1 2026) |
| 373 Front Street East · Surface | 698 m | 450 * | — |
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
A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Ranik Market, 129 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 9 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 176 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 82 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Healthshield Pharmacy, 41 m away. The nearest hospital site is Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, 1.2 km away, then St. Michael's Hospital at 1.9 km. For seniors' housing: The Sumach By Chartwell, a retirement home 539 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 589 King St E Ground Flo82 m
- Amor Shawarma · 514 King St E108 m
- Impact Kitchen · 573 King St E120 m
- Fusilli Ristorante · 531 Queen St E126 m
- Ladybug Wine Bar · 510 King St E Unit-7129 m
- Grocery
- Ranik Market 129 m · 6 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Blackbird Baking Co. 353 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Healthshield Pharmacy 41 m · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 103 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day392 m · 5 min
- George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre · 179 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day554 m · 7 min
- Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 52 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day555 m · 7 min
- Washrooms
- Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · accessible473 m · 6 min
- Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed670 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital · hospital site1.2 km · 14 min
- St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site1.9 km · 22 min
- The Sumach By Chartwell · retirement home539 m · 6 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 (36)
- King/Queen Triangle65 m
- Percy Park289 m · 3 min
- Underpass Park327 m · 4 min
- Louis March Park356 m · 4 min
- Bright Street Playground389 m · 5 min
- Community centres
- Regent Park Community Centre670 m · 8 min
- Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre809 m · 10 min
- Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre1 km · 12 min
- Schools (15)
- Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 458 m · 5 min
- Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 554 m · 7 min
- St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 555 m · 7 min
- George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 797 m · 9 min
- Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 815 m · 10 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch762 m · 9 min
- Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.3 km · 15 min
- Places of interest
- Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 797 m · 9 min
- Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 855 m · 10 min
- Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 876 m · 10 min
- The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 947 m · 11 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.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #547 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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
Within a kilometre there are 32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,527 rental units, 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — 25 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 40 Lower River St (72 m, 59 units, 4 storeys, built 2014), which scored 97 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Lower River St Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 59 | 4 | 2014 | 97 · Jun 2026 | 72 m |
| 585 King St E Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 128 | 8 | 2014 | 99 · Nov 2025 | 88 m |
| 540 Queen St E Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 44 | 6 | 1984 | 93 · Nov 2025 | 174 m |
| 45 St Lawrence St Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 50 | 4 | 1980 | 96 · Jun 2026 | 178 m |
| 25 Nicholas Ave · Daniels Gateway Rentals | 346 | 29 | 2021 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 392 m · 5 min |
| 20 Palace St social housing · Fred Victor Centre | 108 | 10 | — | 96 · Dec 2025 | 483 m · 6 min |
32 registered buildings · 4,527 units · 25 social housing · tallest 29 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
Nine thefts from vehicles and 35 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 7.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 5.1 a year before that. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 66% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 29, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 9 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (5), apartment parking (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 35 | 7 | 1 | apartment parking (23), street/outdoor (6) |
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 St E & River St & Lower River St a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 40 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 St E & River St & Lower River St?
A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Jun 25, 2025, 53% of the median for a counted intersection, and #339 for pedestrians.
Is King St E & River St & Lower River St a walkable intersection?
King St E & River St & Lower River St scores 75 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #547 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: 8 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 9 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
Where can I park near King St E & River St & Lower River St?
The nearest Green P car park is 83 Tannery Road (412 m away, 27 spaces). The City's mapping shows 589 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,840 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 220 Carlaw Ave. (1.5 km).
How do I get to King St E & River St & Lower River St by transit?
Streetcar routes 503, 504, 501, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 17 m away; bus routes 121, 202, 65 within 1 km (nearest stop: River St at King St East, 14 m).
What restaurants are near King St E & River St & Lower River St?
9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 176 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (82 m), Amor Shawarma (108 m), Impact Kitchen (120 m), Fusilli Ristorante (126 m) and Ladybug Wine Bar (129 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near King St E & River St & Lower River St?
The nearest is Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom, 480 Shuter St, 473 m away, with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (670 m); Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom (809 m).
Is there child care near King St E & River St & Lower River St?
Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 683 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kinder College Early Learning Centre (392 m, 103 spaces), George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre (554 m, 179 spaces) and Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (555 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near King St E & River St & Lower River St?
32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,527 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 40 Lower River St (72 m, 59 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 585 King St E (88 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 540 Queen St E (174 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 45 St Lawrence St (178 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 32 is 92 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at King St E & River St & Lower River St?
Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and 35 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Moss Park page.
What neighbourhood is King St E & River St & Lower River St in?
King St E & River St & Lower River St is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.
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 Jun 25, 2025.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (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 Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 13 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: 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; 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.65687, -79.35616 · centreline node 13465557.