Toronto · intersection · signal 1193

Kingston & Celeste

Kingston Rd & Celeste Dr · Toronto, Ontario · West Hill · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

Kingston & Celeste, in West Hill, is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. At the corner: a bike lane, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Guildwood GO 214 m away and 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
20,605
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 1, 2009
246 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
75
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
16 with an injury · 50 property damage · #1460 of 5,508 · +4 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 2,580 vehicles, 2.2× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 84 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 7.5 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. The pace has been steady: 37 collisions in 2016–2020 and 38 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Kingston & Celeste

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Guildwood GO — Lakeshore East214 m
VIA Rail
Guildwood 260 m
TTC bus
128640654116 nearest 36 m
Express
905986954
Blue Night
386354334
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Celeste Dr East Side - Guildwood GO Station; Kingston Rd at Celeste Dr West Side - Guildwood GO Station
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Celeste Dr installed 2007; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Highland Creek Trl installed 2007
Bike Share
Livingston Rd (Highland Creek Trail) 288 m · 19 docks · 7 stations, 95 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 (10)
  • Maplewood High SchoolEnglish Public · 410 m
  • Eastview Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 679 m
  • Guildwood Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 694 m
  • St Ursula Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 806 m
  • Galloway Road Public SchoolEnglish Public · 913 m
  • Willow Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 946 m
  • and 4 more
Parks (13)
  • Greenvale Park196 m
  • Galloway Park450 m
  • Guildwood Village Park591 m
  • Cedar Ridge Park666 m
  • Poplar Park821 m
  • Eastview Park828 m
  • and 7 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Guildwood branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Cedar Ridge Creative CentreGallery · 627 m
  • Guild Park and Gardens (formely known as Guildwood Park)Nature/ Park · 1.1 km
Signal
1193, activated 1979 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West

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 5 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 27 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Amazing Sichuan Cuisine, 72 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2024.

Restaurants & cafés5 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Amazing Sichuan Cuisine · 4158 Kingston Rd72 mPassed, Apr 2024
Shree Swami Samartha Vadapav · 4172 Kingston Rd Unit-6116 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Nd's Good Luck Convenience · 4178 Kingston Rdgrocery136 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 3 infractions
Sonarbangla Restaurant · 4158 Kingston Rd193 mPassed, Aug 2026
Adonai · 4164 Kingston Rd199 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Rochak Asian Grocery Store · 4162 Kingston Rdgrocery202 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Good Eats By Julian · 4105 Kingston Rd217 mPassed, Jun 2026
Friends Bar & Restaurant · 4190 Kingston Rd Unit-1-2306 mPassed, Dec 2025

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

No City washroom within 1 km.

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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 619 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Greenwood Montessori School (189 m, 69 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 619 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 10
  • Greenwood Montessori School · 38 Payzac Ave
    69 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    189 m
  • Eastside Club Day Care - 100 Galloway Road · 100 Galloway Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    481 m
  • Native Child & Family Life Centre - 156 Galloway · 156 Galloway Rd
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    667 m
  • East Scarb. Boys' & Girls' Club - Eastside Child Care Centre · 20 Waldock St
    110 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    679 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 234 (769 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.5 km away.

FireFire Station 234 · 769 m40 Coronation Dr
Police43 Division · 2.5 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 2.5 km4331 Lawrence Ave 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 12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,390 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 4201-4203 Kingston Rd (367 m, 39 units, 3 storeys, built 1985), which scored 84 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 44 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings12 · 1,390 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score84 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202644 across the 12
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
4201-4203 Kingston Rdsocial housing · Gabriel Dumont Non-Profit Homes393198584 · Sep 20250367 m
4201 Kingston Rdsocial housing · Gabriel Dumont Non-Profit Homes413198586 · Sep 20256367 m
3969 Kingston Rd · Central Erin Property Management17413196791 · Nov 20258698 m
3945 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management203197073 · Sep 20250769 m
3943 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management153197087 · Oct 20250808 m
4301 Kingston RdToronto Community Housing · Del Managment41920197291 · Jul 20262 · 6 fire819 m
3967 Lawrence Ave E · Signet Group Inc.10210197087 · Jul 20248831 m
3947 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management23819197094 · Jul 20260835 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 lots221 lots · ≈23,810 spaces · 71.4 ha
Within 500 m18 lots · ≈2,970 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 64 m away, ≈1,587 spaces; 85 m away, ≈5 spaces; 95 m away, ≈2 spaces; 171 m away, ≈6 spaces; 211 m away, ≈132 spaces; 266 m away, ≈25 spaces.

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, Dec 1, 2009

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 9,933 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 490 from the north. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,684 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 3,533 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 17 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2009, 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 north490southbound · 0 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the west9,933eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.3% heavy
Total vehicles20,605246 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 4.4% heavy
From the east9,538westbound · 0 bikes · 4.4% heavy
From the south644northbound · 0 bikes · 5.6% heavy
AM peak hour3,684 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour3,533 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 1, 2009

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 Kingston Rd between Celeste Dr and Payzac Ave (127 m away, Sep 2013) recorded volume only — about 39,860 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kingston Rd · Celeste Dr – Payzac Ave · 127 mSep 2013 · 3 days39,860

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 14 collisions. 16 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 4, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions75#1460 of 5,508
With an injury16#1116 of 4,660
Property damage only50
Fail to remain11
Involving a pedestrian1#2641 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1203 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201499latest May 4, 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 Apr 27, 2013.

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

12 thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.3 a year. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1240street/outdoor (9), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft100transit property (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 8, 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 West Hill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kingston & Celeste a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 75 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 Kingston & Celeste?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 1, 2009, 2.2× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Kingston & Celeste?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 221 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,810 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kingston & Celeste by transit?

Guildwood GO is 214 m away; bus routes 12, 86, 406, 54, 116, 905, 986, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Celeste Dr East Side - Guildwood GO Station, 36 m).

What restaurants are near Kingston & Celeste?

5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 27 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Amazing Sichuan Cuisine (72 m), Shree Swami Samartha Vadapav (116 m), Sonarbangla Restaurant (193 m), Adonai (199 m) and The Good Eats By Julian (217 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Kingston & Celeste?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 619 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Greenwood Montessori School (189 m, 69 spaces), Eastside Club Day Care - 100 Galloway Road (481 m, 49 spaces) and Native Child & Family Life Centre - 156 Galloway (667 m, 36 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Celeste?

12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,390 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 4201-4203 Kingston Rd (367 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 4201 Kingston Rd (367 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 3969 Kingston Rd (698 m, 174 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 3945 Lawrence Ave E (769 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 73). The average RentSafeTO score across the 12 is 84 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 Kingston & Celeste?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 West Hill page.

What neighbourhood is Kingston & Celeste in?

Kingston & Celeste is in West Hill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 136), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.

Sources

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