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Kingston & Lee

Kingston Rd & Lee Ave · Toronto, Ontario · East End-Danforth · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

At its last City count, in 2022, Kingston & Lee, in East End-Danforth, was an above-average intersection for traffic. Nearby are 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
11,615
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 19, 2022
472 pedestrians · 107 cyclists
Collisions
85
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1306 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
8 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
52/100
city median 48 · #2,424 of 5,672
6 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 869 m

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Kingston & Lee

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Oct 19, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 5,738 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 334. Most cyclists arrived from the east (64 of 107). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,805 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,889 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 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 west5,738eastbound · 39 bikes · 4.8% heavy
Total vehicles11,615472 pedestrians · 107 cyclists · 4.6% heavy
From the east5,543westbound · 64 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the south334northbound · 4 bikes · 3.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,805 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,889 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

2019 was the peak year (14 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 29, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Sep 9, 2009.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions85#1306 of 5,519
With an injury15#1193 of 4,669
Property damage only58
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian2
Involving a cyclist1
Involving a motorcyclist2
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)9
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Sep 9, 2009

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2020

The City's counter on Lee Ave between Glen Ames and Long Cres (252 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Lee Avenue between Kingston Rd and Norway Ave.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kingston Rd · Waverley Rd – Lee Ave · 127 mApr 2017 · 24 h11,854———
Lee Ave · Glen Ames – Long Cres · 252 mAug 2020 · 3 days82231 km/h39 km/h43 km/h
Traffic calming
Lee Avenue (Kingston Rd – Norway Ave): 2 speed humps

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
pedestrian crossover

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
503 506 nearest 20 m
TTC bus
64 404 92 135 nearest 285 m · 3 min
Blue Night
306 322
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Lee Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Southwood Dr / Kingston Rd - SMART 285 m · 3 min · 12 docks · 6 stations, 109 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
14 car parks · about 519 spaces
EV charging
2219 Gerrard Street East · 943 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 2231 Gerrard Street East (1 km), 912 Kingston Road (1 km)
Bike parking
12 post-and-rings within 300 m
Other lots
15 mapped lots within 500 m, 291 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
85 Lee Ave · Surface893 m6861% (Q1 2026)
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface1 km28 *—
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface1.2 km2947% (Q1 2026)
166 Woodbine Ave · Surface1.4 km2146% (Q1 2026)
192 Boardwalk Dr · Surface1.5 km2445% (Q1 2026)

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

The nearest grocery store is Beach Foodland, 869 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 29 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Atrium at Kew Beach, 168 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Beech Medical Pharmacy, 849 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Main Street Terrace, a long-term care home 625 m away. Woodgreen Communtiy Centre Epc runs a seniors' active living programme 147 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Atrium at Kew Beach · 500 Kingston Rd168 m
  • Pizza Hut · 609 Kingston Rd225 m
  • Paper Route Cafe · 462 Kingston Rd256 m · 3 min
  • Seaspray · 629 Kingston Rd264 m · 3 min
  • Tim Hortons · 637 Kingston Rd278 m · 3 min
6 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Grocery
Beach Foodland 869 m · 10 min
Food shops
Anima Romana Italian Bakery 839 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Beech Medical Pharmacy 849 m · 10 min
Child care
  • Waverley Road Montessori School · 29 spaces, toddler, preschool221 m
  • Bumble Bee Academy · 47 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day322 m · 4 min
  • Norway School Age YMCA · 99 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day504 m · 6 min
14 licensed centres · 976 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed551 m · 7 min
  • Norwood Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible917 m · 11 min
Health and care
  • Main Street Terrace · long-term care home625 m · 7 min
  • Woodgreen Communtiy Centre Epc · seniors' active living centre147 m

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 (14)
  • Love Crescent Parkette641 m · 8 min
  • Cassels Avenue Playground719 m · 9 min
  • Glen Stewart Park1 km · 12 min
  • Norwood Park1 km · 12 min
  • Kildonan Park1.2 km · 14 min
and 9 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (13)
  • Norway Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 504 m · 6 min
  • St John Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 618 m · 7 min
  • Glen Ames Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 665 m · 8 min
  • Beaches Alternative Jr & Kimberley JrEnglish Public · 720 m · 9 min
  • Williamson Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 767 m · 9 min
and 8 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch834 m · 10 min
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch1 km · 12 min
Places of interest
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 1.2 km · 15 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.

52of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,424 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food15/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 6 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    7 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go6/14

    library 834 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care5/8

    nearest school 0.5 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot5/10

    pedestrian crossover · traffic calming

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

24 registered apartment buildings with 1,333 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 550 Kingston Rd (42 m, 138 units, 7 storeys, built 1985), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
550 Kingston Rd social housing · Neighbours Community Homes1387198596 · Jul 202642 m
530 Kingston Rd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation903195490 · Jul 202651 m
567 Kingston Rd · Linfred Investment154195092 · Aug 2026110 m
569 Kingston Rd · Linfred Investments154194088 · Jul 2025140 m
600 Kingston Rd · Hazelview Property Services Inc688195790 · Aug 2026144 m
520 Kingston Rd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1085199292 · Jul 2025146 m

24 registered buildings · 1,333 units · 7 social housing · tallest 9 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

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300street/outdoor (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft520apartment parking (4), other (1)

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 East End-Danforth.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kingston & Lee a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 85 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 & Lee?

An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Oct 19, 2022, 1.26× today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Kingston & Lee a walkable intersection?

Kingston & Lee scores 52 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,424 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: nearest school 0.5 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 7 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: pedestrian crossover · traffic calming.

How fast do cars go at Kingston & Lee?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lee Ave between Glen Ames and Long Cres (August 2020), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Kingston & Lee?

The nearest Green P car park is 85 Lee Ave (893 m away, 68 spaces, 61% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 291 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,660 spaces — 15 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2219 Gerrard Street East (943 m).

How do I get to Kingston & Lee by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 20 m away; bus routes 64, 404, 92, 135 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Lee Ave, 285 m).

What restaurants are near Kingston & Lee?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 29 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Atrium at Kew Beach (168 m), Pizza Hut (225 m), Paper Route Cafe (256 m), Seaspray (264 m) and Tim Hortons (278 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Kingston & Lee?

The nearest is Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom, 6 Williamson Rd, 551 m away. Next nearest: Norwood Park Washroom (917 m).

Is there child care near Kingston & Lee?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 976 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Waverley Road Montessori School (221 m, 29 spaces), Bumble Bee Academy (322 m, 47 spaces) and Norway School Age YMCA (504 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Lee?

24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,333 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 550 Kingston Rd (42 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 530 Kingston Rd (51 m, 90 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 567 Kingston Rd (110 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 569 Kingston Rd (140 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 is 92 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Kingston & Lee?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the East End-Danforth page.

What neighbourhood is Kingston & Lee in?

Kingston & Lee is in East End-Danforth (City of Toronto neighbourhood 062). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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