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Kingston & Poplar

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

In West Hill, Kingston & Poplar is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It has a park and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
20,850
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 22, 2014
731 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
167
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
32 with an injury · 115 property damage · #626 of 5,508 · +7 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1078 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,610 vehicles an hour, 2.3× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 29 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 17 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 5.4× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 42%, from 69 in 2016–2020 to 98 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 167 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Kingston & Poplar

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
128654116 nearest 42 m
Express
986905954
Blue Night
386354334
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Poplar Rd; Kingston Rd at Poplar Rd West Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kitchener Rd / Kingston Rd 136 m · 11 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 (11)
  • St Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 397 m
  • St Margaret's Public SchoolEnglish Public · 438 m
  • Galloway Road Public SchoolEnglish Public · 460 m
  • Eastview Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 785 m
  • West Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 813 m
  • Maplewood High SchoolEnglish Public · 850 m
  • and 5 more
Parks (9)
  • St. Margarets Parkette205 m
  • West Hill Park595 m
  • Eastview Park643 m
  • Deekshill Park747 m
  • Peter Secor Park1 km
  • Galloway Park1 km
  • and 3 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Morningside branch1.1 km
Signal
1373, activated 1984 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 80 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizzally, 25 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés20 within 300 m · 80 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 20 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizzally · 4383 Kingston Rd Unit-425 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Nyam Nyam Jamaican Restaurant · 4387 Kingston Rd46 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Spice It UP With A Taste of Heaven · 4352 Kingston Rd51 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Muhammad Halal Meat and Supermarket · 4352 Kingston Rd, Unit-3-4grocery51 mPassed, Oct 2025
Paradise Shawarma · 4352 Kingston Rd51 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 1 infraction
Spice It UP · 4352 Kingston Rd, Unit-151 mPassed, Dec 2024
Rowdys Indian and Hakka · 4352 Kingston Rd Rm-951 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Muhammad Halal Meat and Supermarket · 4352 Kingston Rd Unit-3-4grocery51 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction

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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 720 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Growing Tykes Child Care (334 m, 142 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 720 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 9
  • Growing Tykes Child Care · 4105 Lawrence Ave E
    142 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    334 m
  • East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club · 230 Morningside Ave
    125 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    397 m
  • Galloway Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 4299 Kingston Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    459 m
  • Native Child & Family Life Centre - 156 Galloway · 156 Galloway Rd
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    533 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 234 (552 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 234 · 552 m40 Coronation Dr
Police43 Division · 1.5 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 1.5 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

18 registered apartment buildings with 2,768 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, ten of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 4175 Lawrence Ave E (225 m, 375 units, 13 storeys, built 1974), which scored 85 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 86 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 18 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings18 · 2,768 units · 10 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202686 across the 18
Open fire-code violations18
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
4175 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment37513197485 · Oct 202511 · 3 fire225 m
4110 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment18511197288 · Oct 20253275 m
38 Andover Cressocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes254199292 · Jul 20260314 m
4100 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management18511197290 · Nov 20251374 m
4301 Kingston RdToronto Community Housing · Del Managment41920197291 · Jul 20262 · 6 fire393 m
4070 Lawrence Ave E · West Hill Manor384197086 · Oct 20240476 m
207 Morningside Ave · Signet Group Inc.1075196181 · Oct 20259497 m
225 Morningside AveToronto Community Housing · Del Managment9910197292 · Nov 20252501 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 lots225 lots · ≈24,850 spaces · 74.6 ha
Within 500 m51 lots · ≈4,240 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈166 spaces; 45 m away, ≈50 spaces; 75 m away, ≈72 spaces; 81 m away, ≈37 spaces; 86 m away, ≈44 spaces; 94 m away, ≈66 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, Oct 22, 2014

The east leg carries the load — 11,104 westbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 69. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,190 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 3,112 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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 north69southbound · 0 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west9,087eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.2% heavy
Total vehicles20,850731 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east11,104westbound · 0 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the south590northbound · 0 bikes · 3.7% heavy
AM peak hour3,190 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour3,112 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 22, 2014

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 Poplar Rd between Coronation Dr and Danzig St (387 m away) recorded an average of 44 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 52 km/h. That segment carries about 2,100 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kingston Rd · Poplar Rd – Kitchener Rd · 76 mSep 2013 · 3 days22,247
Poplar Rd · Coronation Dr – Danzig St · 387 mApr 2024 · 3 days2,07244 km/h52 km/h57 km/h

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 29 collisions. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 24 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions167#626 of 5,508
With an injury32#471 of 4,660
Property damage only115
Fail to remain24
Involving a pedestrian5#745 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1209 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified20
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 2014213latest Jun 29, 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 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Nov 11, 2018.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1078 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#614 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Nov 11, 2018

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 16 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.7 a year. 44% 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 vehicle1660street/outdoor (7), commercial premises (6)
Bicycle theft100other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 11, 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 & Poplar a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1078 of 1,505), out of 167 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 & Poplar?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Oct 22, 2014, 2.3× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Kingston & Poplar?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Poplar Rd between Coronation Dr and Danzig St (April 2024), found an average of 44 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 52 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Kingston & Poplar?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 225 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,850 spaces — 51 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kingston & Poplar by transit?

Bus routes 12, 86, 54, 116, 986, 905, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Poplar Rd, 42 m).

What restaurants are near Kingston & Poplar?

20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 80 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizzally (25 m), Nyam Nyam Jamaican Restaurant (46 m), Spice It UP With A Taste of Heaven (51 m), Paradise Shawarma (51 m) and Spice It UP (51 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 & Poplar?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 720 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Growing Tykes Child Care (334 m, 142 spaces), East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club (397 m, 125 spaces) and Galloway Early Learning & Child Care Centre (459 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Poplar?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,768 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 4175 Lawrence Ave E (225 m, 375 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 4110 Lawrence Ave E (275 m, 185 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 38 Andover Cres (314 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 4100 Lawrence Ave E (374 m, 185 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 88 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 & Poplar?

Toronto Police place 16 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 & Poplar in?

Kingston & Poplar 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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