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Yonge & King

Yonge St & King St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Financial District BIA

Yonge & King is a mid-volume intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core. It has a live City traffic camera, King Station and 2 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Union Station GO 490 m away.

Traffic volume
12,051
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
42,760 pedestrians · 2,693 cyclists · #1533 busiest
Collisions
126
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
17 with an injury · 86 property damage · #862 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1049 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
King Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 53 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 860 vehicles an hour, 74% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 3.5 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 22.3% of vehicle volume, about 29× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 13 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 10.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 36%, from 77 in 2016–2020 to 49 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 126 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Yonge & King

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Yonge St & King St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8199 · Yonge St & King St
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Yonge & King, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8199 · Yonge St & King St
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
King Station (Line 1)57 m; Queen Station (Line 1)349 m; Union Station (Line 1)394 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)578 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)704 m; TMU Station (Line 1)791 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)1 km
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville490 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal573 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 710 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 520 m
Streetcar
503504508501509510505506 nearest 53 m
TTC bus
971912111420275 nearest 14 m
Blue Night
304301310305306320
Nearest stops
19 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at King St West - King Station; Yonge St at King St East - King Station
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
King St W / Jordan St 62 m · 11 docks · 60 stations, 1,415 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 (34)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 214 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 219 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 624 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 629 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 658 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 659 m
  • and 28 more
Parks (45)
  • Courthouse Square Park246 m
  • Berczy Park248 m
  • Cloud Gardens269 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden351 m
  • St. James Park444 m
  • Market Lane Park448 m
  • and 39 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch668 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch780 m
Places of interest
  • Hockey Hall of FameAttraction · 211 m
  • Design ExchangeMuseum · 252 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 276 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 312 m
  • Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)Performing Arts · 312 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 351 m
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 351 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 433 m
Signal
0031, activated 1927 · FT · leading pedestrian interval North/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 197 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 14 grocery and convenience stores, and 363 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Daily Ritual Cafe, 3 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés197 within 300 m · 363 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience14 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Daily Ritual Cafe · 1 King St W3 mPassed, Aug 2026
Events at One King West · 1 King St W3 mPassed, Jul 2026
Teller's Bar & Lounge · 1 King St W3 mPassed, Mar 2026
Chipotle · 4 King St W27 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Mad Radish · 4 King St W Unit-10227 mPassed, Mar 2026
Mos Mos Coffee · 4 King St W Unit-K5b27 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Starbucks · 4 King St W27 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Mahbanoo · 4 King St W42 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 Union Station, 461 m away, Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 245 m away at Berczy Park.

  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    461 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    479 m
  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    484 m
Drinking water
Berczy Park bottle filling station · 245 m; Courthouse Square Park drinking fountain · 253 m · off

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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,170 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (103 m, 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,170 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 18
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    103 m
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street · 161 Bay St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    300 m
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 130 Adelaide St W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    478 m
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    524 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (942 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 378 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 942 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 1.1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 378 m58 Richmond St 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

32 registered apartment buildings with 4,706 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 21 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 36 Church St (297 m, 41 units, 6 storeys, built 1965), which scored 83 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 40 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 45 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings32 · 4,706 units · 21 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202640 across the 32
Open fire-code violations45
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250297 m
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261401 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250412 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250413 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire448 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire462 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243470 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251600 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 lots771 lots · ≈22,740 spaces · 68.2 ha
Within 500 m24 lots · ≈430 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 7,857 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 490 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking211 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (558 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
37 Queen St E · Garage399 m63152% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface468 m2092% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage493 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage545 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage558 m31141% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 135 m away, ≈17 spaces; 174 m away, ≈14 spaces; 264 m away, ≈24 spaces; 266 m away, ≈16 spaces; 283 m away, ≈28 spaces; 304 m away, ≈12 spaces. More EV charging: 40 York St (598 m, 12 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (615 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (615 m, 40 ports).

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 — 14-hour, Jun 25, 2025

The south leg carries the load — 5,037 northbound vehicles, or 42% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 980. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 982 vehicles in the hour from 9:15 a.m. and 988 from 5:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 7.8% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north4,699southbound · 782 bikes · 4.9% heavy
From the west1,335eastbound · 763 bikes · 23.1% heavy
Total vehicles12,05142,760 pedestrians · 2,693 cyclists · 7.8% heavy
From the east980westbound · 602 bikes · 5.2% heavy
From the south5,037northbound · 546 bikes · 6.9% heavy
AM peak hour982 vehicles from 9:15 a.m.
PM peak hour988 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 25, 2025

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 Yonge St between King St W and Adelaide St W (74 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 5-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 3,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Yonge St · King St W – Adelaide St W · 74 mSep 2021 · 5 days3,74634 km/h42 km/h48 km/h
King St E · Church St – St. James Park Trl · 335 mNov 2015 · 7 days5,875

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 (23 collisions), and 2025 closed with 15. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 26 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions126#862 of 5,508
With an injury17#1048 of 4,660
Property damage only86
Fail to remain26
Involving a pedestrian8#351 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#450 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified23
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 2014167latest Apr 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 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Feb 1, 2020.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1049 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#598 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Feb 1, 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

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and 24 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.1 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle720street/outdoor (7)
Bicycle theft2470street/outdoor (12), commercial premises (11)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 16, 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & King a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1049 of 1,505), out of 126 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 Yonge & King?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1533 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 74% of the median for a counted intersection, and #13 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & King?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yonge St between King St W and Adelaide St W (September 2021), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Yonge & King?

The nearest Green P car park is 37 Queen St E (399 m away, 631 spaces, 52% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 771 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,740 spaces — 24 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (490 m).

How do I get to Yonge & King by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 57 m away; Union Station GO is 490 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 53 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 121, 114, 202, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at King St West - King Station, 14 m).

What restaurants are near Yonge & King?

197 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 363 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Daily Ritual Cafe (3 m), Events at One King West (3 m), Teller's Bar & Lounge (3 m), Chipotle (27 m) and Mad Radish (27 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 Yonge & King?

The nearest is Union Station, 65 Front Street West, 461 m away (Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence North (479 m); St Lawrence South (484 m). 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 Yonge & King?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,170 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (103 m, 64 spaces), Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street (300 m, 52 spaces) and George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (478 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & King?

32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,706 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 36 Church St (297 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 60 Richmond St E (401 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 90 Adelaide St E (412 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 55 The Esplanade (413 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80). The average RentSafeTO score across the 32 is 90 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 Yonge & King?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and 24 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & King in?

Yonge & King is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Financial District Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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