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Kingston & Kelsonia

Kingston Rd & Kelsonia Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Birchcliffe-Cliffside · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

In Birchcliffe-Cliffside, Kingston & Kelsonia is an above-average intersection for traffic. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Scarborough GO 883 m away and 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
14,759
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 23, 2022
364 pedestrians · 22 cyclists
Collisions
53
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 40 property damage · #1965 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #559 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,840 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.60× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 41 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 5.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 64%, from 39 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 53 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Kingston & Kelsonia

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Scarborough GO — Lakeshore East883 m
TTC bus
126920861029201 nearest 75 m
Express
902
Blue Night
316
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Midland Ave; Kingston Rd at Midland Ave West Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Midland Ave / Kingston Rd 290 m · 19 docks · 4 stations, 72 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 (8)
  • John A Leslie Public SchoolEnglish Public · 429 m
  • Chine Drive Public SchoolEnglish Public · 564 m
  • Cliffside Public SchoolEnglish Public · 609 m
  • St Theresa Shrine Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 785 m
  • St John Henry Newman Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 840 m
  • St John Henry Newman Catholic High School (Future Site)English Separate · 1 km
  • and 2 more
Parks (12)
  • Kelsonia Parkette107 m
  • J.a. Leslie Tot Lot317 m
  • Sandown Park367 m
  • Natal Park664 m
  • Cliffside Ravine713 m
  • Scarboro Crescent Park910 m
  • and 6 more
Places of interest
  • Bluffer's Park and Beach (Scarborough Bluffs)Nature/ Park · 1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 35 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Blue Phoenix, 22 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2025.

Restaurants & cafés10 within 300 m · 35 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Blue Phoenix · 2478 Kingston Rd22 mPassed, Mar 2025
Cliffside Meats & Deli · 2476 Kingston Rdgrocery36 mPassed, Sep 2026
Rod & Joe's No Frills · 2471 Kingston Rdgrocery38 mPassed, Jun 2026
Kacchi · 2466 Kingston Rd44 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Al Mac's Bar & Grill · 2459 Kingston Rd49 mPassed, Feb 2026
Bluffs Pizza Pub · 2496 Kingston Rd64 mPassed, May 2026
Little Caesar's · 2475 Kingston Rd Unit-11582 mPassed, Jun 2026
Subway · 2473 Kingston Rd Unit-11386 mPassed, Feb 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

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 381 m away at Sandown Park.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Sandown Park bottle filling station · 381 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 245 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Aspiring Academics Preschool - Kingston (334 m, 40 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 245 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 4
  • Aspiring Academics Preschool - Kingston · 2372 Kingston Rd
    40 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    334 m
  • John A. Leslie Childcare - Scarborough · 459 Midland Ave
    95 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    429 m
  • Chine Drive Licensed Before and After School Program · 51 Chine Dr
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    564 m
  • St. Crispins Day Care Centre · 530 Midland Ave
    54 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    807 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 223 (2.0 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 223 · 2 km116 Dorset Rd
Police41 Division · 3.2 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 47 · 1 km3600 St Clair 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

Ten registered apartment buildings with 638 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 2550 Kingston Rd (234 m, 201 units, 17 storeys, built 1967), which scored 89 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 20 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings10 · 638 units
RentSafeTO score84 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202620 across the 10
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest17 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2550 Kingston Rd · Wj Properties20117196789 · Aug 20245234 m
24 Pell St · Rmc International Inc113196091 · Jul 20243241 m
22 Pell St · Pell Homes Real Estate Inc103196078 · Sep 20242253 m
20 Pell St · Pell Homes Real Estate Inc113196082 · Sep 20261276 m
2560 Kingston Rd · Wj Properties20117196791 · Jul 20256 · 1 fire313 m
2570 Kingston Rd · Signet Group Inc11810196896 · Jul 20253 · 1 fire397 m
62 Glen Everest Rd · Mint Asset Management484195482 · Aug 20240926 m
58 Glen Everest Rd · Mint Asset Management113195080 · Sep 202401 km

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 lots299 lots · ≈43,810 spaces · 131.4 ha
Within 500 m30 lots · ≈1,820 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 528 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parking5 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1 Brimley Road (Bluffer's Park) · Surface1.1 km232 *
1 Brimley Road (Bluffer's Park) · Surface1.2 km128 *
1 Brimley Road (Bluffer's Park) · Surface1.5 km168 *

Nearest lots: 53 m away, ≈8 spaces; 66 m away, ≈37 spaces; 70 m away, ≈63 spaces; 101 m away, ≈29 spaces; 115 m away, ≈350 spaces; 141 m away, ≈31 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, Nov 23, 2022

Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 7,254 vehicles entering from the west to 7,505 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,357 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,544 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west7,254eastbound · 13 bikes · 3.5% heavy
Total vehicles14,759364 pedestrians · 22 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east7,505westbound · 9 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour2,357 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,544 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 23, 2022

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 counter on Kingston Rd between Midland Ave and Chine Dr (318 m away) recorded an average of 55 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 64 km/h. That segment carries about 33,600 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Midland Ave (370 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.9% of the 98,935 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kingston Rd · Midland Ave – Chine Dr · 318 mNov 2024 · 3 days33,59255 km/h64 km/h70 km/h

School-zone speed sign 370 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct41 · 49 km/h
Over the limit3.3%
60 km/h or more0.9%

Midland Ave (northbound), 459 Midland Avenue · 98,935 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

2018 was the peak year (15 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 4% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions53#1965 of 5,508
With an injury2#3560 of 4,660
Property damage only40
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian2#1498 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality1
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201460latest Mar 8, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 23, 2021.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#559 of 1,505
Fatal1#181 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#257 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Jul 23, 2021

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 six thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% 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 vehicle600street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft100commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 16, 2022. 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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kingston & Kelsonia a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#559 of 1,505), out of 53 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Kelsonia?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Nov 23, 2022, 1.60× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Kingston & Kelsonia?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kingston Rd between Midland Ave and Chine Dr (November 2024), found an average of 55 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 370 m away (50 km/h), 0.9% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Kingston & Kelsonia?

The nearest Green P car park is 1 Brimley Road (Bluffer's Park) (1.1 km away, 232 spaces). The City's mapping shows 299 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 43,810 spaces — 30 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kingston & Kelsonia by transit?

Scarborough GO is 883 m away; bus routes 12, 69, 20, 86, 102, 9, 201, 902 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Midland Ave, 75 m).

What restaurants are near Kingston & Kelsonia?

10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 35 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Blue Phoenix (22 m), Kacchi (44 m), Al Mac's Bar & Grill (49 m), Bluffs Pizza Pub (64 m) and Little Caesar's (82 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 Kingston & Kelsonia?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 381 m away at Sandown Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Kingston & Kelsonia?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 245 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Aspiring Academics Preschool - Kingston (334 m, 40 spaces), John A. Leslie Childcare - Scarborough (429 m, 95 spaces) and Chine Drive Licensed Before and After School Program (564 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Kelsonia?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 638 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2550 Kingston Rd (234 m, 201 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 24 Pell St (241 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 22 Pell St (253 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 78) and 20 Pell St (276 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 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 & Kelsonia?

Toronto Police place six 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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.

What neighbourhood is Kingston & Kelsonia in?

Kingston & Kelsonia is in Birchcliffe-Cliffside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 122). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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