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Kingston & West Hill

Kingston Rd & West Hill Dr · Toronto, Ontario · West Hill · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Kingston & West Hill is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in West Hill. Nearby is 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
16,484
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 29, 2023
141 pedestrians · 2 cyclists
Collisions
32
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 19 property damage · #2707 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1082 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 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 2,060 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.78× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 117 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 3.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged down 12%, from 17 in 2016–2020 to 15 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 32 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Kingston & West Hill

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
86121165438 nearest 102 m
Express
986954905
Blue Night
386334354
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Ling Rd / Lawrence Ave E 609 m · 11 docks · 4 stations, 56 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)
  • West Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 452 m
  • West Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 727 m
  • St Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 895 m
  • Joseph Brant Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Highland Creek Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (11)
  • Asterfield - Plumrose Blvd Parkette559 m
  • Heron Park664 m
  • Megan Park678 m
  • Deekshill Park877 m
  • Colonel Danforth Park1.1 km
  • St. Margarets Parkette1.2 km
  • and 5 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Morningside branch562 m

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; within a kilometre the count is 54. The nearest is Maison D'hebergement Pour Femmes Francophones, 56 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés5 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 10 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Maison D'hebergement Pour Femmes Francophones · 4618 Kingston Rd56 mPassed, Jul 2026
House of Wong · 4601 Kingston Rd135 mPassed, Jul 2025
Fred Victor Kingston Road Housing · 4626 Kingston Rd158 mPassed, May 2026
Maat Centre Kitchen · 62 Orchard Park Dr171 mPassed, Jul 2026
Ehatare Home · 40 Old Kingston Rd177 mPassed, May 2026
Sunset Grill · 4551 Kingston Rd353 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Homies Desserts · 4549 Kingston Rd B367 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Hakkaland · 4549 Kingston Rd Unit-A367 mPassed, Jul 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

The nearest public washroom is Heron Park Community Centre Washroom, 708 m away, View centre hours.

  • Heron Park Community Centre Washroom · 292 Manse Rd
    View centre hours
    708 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 458 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Friendly Little Campus Daycare 2 (127 m, 98 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 458 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 6
  • Friendly Little Campus Daycare 2 · 63 Orchard Park Dr
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    127 m
  • Absorbent Minds (Op-1756925 Ontario Inc.) · 16 Old Kingston Rd
    51 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    149 m
  • Absorbent Minds 2 · 20 Old Kingston Rd
    24 spaces · preschool
    193 m
  • Morningside Children's Centre · 292 Morningside Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    553 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 234 (1.7 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (728 m) and the nearest ambulance station 729 m away.

FireFire Station 234 · 1.7 km40 Coronation Dr
Police43 Division · 728 m4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 729 m4331 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 seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,308 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 290 Morningside Ave (573 m, 107 units, 6 storeys, built 1960), which scored 72 out of 100 at its September 2024 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 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 1,308 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score84 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202644 across the 7
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest14 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
290 Morningside Ave · 1001175316 Ontario Limited1076196072 · Sep 20242 · 9 fire573 m
280 Morningside Ave · Q Residential16514197297 · Oct 20252633 m
4205 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment34514197477 · Nov 202516762 m
225 Morningside AveToronto Community Housing · Del Managment9910197292 · Nov 20252845 m
217 Morningside Ave · Amaz Property Management1109196587 · Aug 20262883 m
207 Morningside Ave · Signet Group Inc.1075196181 · Oct 20259945 m
4175 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment37513197485 · Oct 202511 · 3 fire1 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 lots272 lots · ≈30,600 spaces · 91.8 ha
Within 500 m35 lots · ≈1,790 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 26 m away, ≈17 spaces; 57 m away, ≈12 spaces; 79 m away, ≈13 spaces; 104 m away, ≈47 spaces; 108 m away, ≈29 spaces; 113 m away, ≈12 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, Mar 29, 2023

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 8,521 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 93 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 2,651 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 2,331 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north93southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west7,641eastbound · 1 bikes · 3.7% heavy
Total vehicles16,484141 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 3.4% heavy
From the east8,521westbound · 1 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the south229northbound · 0 bikes · 1.3% heavy
AM peak hour2,331 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,651 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 29, 2023

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

On Kingston Rd between West Hill Dr and Orchard Park Dr, 99 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in June 2011 put the average speed at 66 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 74 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 80 km/h or more. That segment carries about 36,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kingston Rd · West Hill Dr – Orchard Park Dr · 99 mJun 2011 · 24 h36,14366 km/h74 km/h80 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 worst year was 2024, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 12 collisions (38%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (9%) — 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 May 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions32#2707 of 5,508
With an injury12#1474 of 4,660
Property damage only19
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian3#1290 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201438latest May 1, 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 darkness. The most recent was on Jan 26, 2020.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1082 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#616 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 26, 2020

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

Seven thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle710house driveway/garage (6), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 19, 2024. 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 & West Hill a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1082 of 1,505), out of 32 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 & West Hill?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 29, 2023, 1.78× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Kingston & West Hill?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kingston Rd between West Hill Dr and Orchard Park Dr (June 2011), found an average of 66 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 74 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Kingston & West Hill?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 272 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,600 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kingston & West Hill by transit?

Bus routes 86, 12, 116, 54, 38, 986, 954, 905 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Kingston & West Hill?

5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 54 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Maison D'hebergement Pour Femmes Francophones (56 m), House of Wong (135 m), Fred Victor Kingston Road Housing (158 m), Maat Centre Kitchen (171 m) and Ehatare Home (177 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 & West Hill?

The nearest is Heron Park Community Centre Washroom, 292 Manse Rd, 708 m away (View centre hours). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Kingston & West Hill?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 458 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Friendly Little Campus Daycare 2 (127 m, 98 spaces), Absorbent Minds (Op-1756925 Ontario Inc.) (149 m, 51 spaces) and Absorbent Minds 2 (193 m, 24 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kingston & West Hill?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,308 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 290 Morningside Ave (573 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 72), 280 Morningside Ave (633 m, 165 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 4205 Lawrence Ave E (762 m, 345 units, RentSafeTO score 77) and 225 Morningside Ave (845 m, 99 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 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 & West Hill?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts 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 & West Hill in?

Kingston & West Hill is in West Hill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 136), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

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