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Beresford & Bloor (West)

Beresford Ave & Bloor St W (West) · Toronto, Ontario · Runnymede-Bloor West Village · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park · Bloor West Village BIA

Beresford & Bloor (West), in Runnymede-Bloor West Village, is a mid-volume intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: Runnymede Station, a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m.

Traffic volume
9,123
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 10, 2022
3,225 pedestrians · 482 cyclists
Collisions
37
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 23 property damage · #2487 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Runnymede Station
subway station within 250 m
9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,140 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 5.3% of vehicle volume, about 6.8× the typical share. That comes with about 3.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 47%, from 15 in 2016–2020 to 22 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Beresford & Bloor (West)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Runnymede Station (Line 2)127 m; Jane Station (Line 2)429 m; High Park Station (Line 2)781 m
TTC bus
77717927265514920330 nearest 111 m
Express
935
Blue Night
300335
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Runnymede Rd
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2023
Bike Share
Neil McLellan Park 67 m · 15 docks · 11 stations, 235 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 (15)
  • Erudite Elementary SchoolPrivate · 210 m
  • Humberside Montessori SchoolPrivate · 220 m
  • Runnymede Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 566 m
  • St Pius X Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 571 m
  • Ursula Franklin AcademyEnglish Public · 691 m
  • Western Technical Commercial SchoolEnglish Public · 738 m
  • and 9 more
Community centres
Parks (30)
  • Neil McLellan Park83 m
  • George Chater Parkette183 m
  • Kennedy - Margdon Parkette383 m
  • Willard Gardens Parkette441 m
  • Rambert Crescent Parkette628 m
  • Beresford Park629 m
  • and 24 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Runnymede branch324 m
  • Toronto Public Library Swansea Memorial branch363 m
Places of interest
  • The Village PlayersPerforming Arts · 251 m
  • High ParkNature/ 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 43 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 13 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 92. The nearest is Simply Thai Cuisine, 19 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés43 within 300 m · 92 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience13 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Simply Thai Cuisine · 2253 Bloor St W19 mPassed, May 2026
Shakey's · 2255 Bloor St W20 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Yolks · 2245 Bloor St W26 mPassed, May 2026
Iris Toronto · 2256 Bloor St W28 mPassed, Aug 2026
Queens Pasta Cafe · 2263 Bloor St W36 mPassed, May 2026
Coco Espresso Bar & Gelato · 256 Beresford Ave43 mPassed, Aug 2026
Ali Baba's Middle Eastern Cuisine · 2246 Bloor St W45 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Circle K · 2244 Bloor St Wgrocery49 mPassed, Dec 2023

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 Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 764 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 448 m away at Willard Gardens Parkette.

  • Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 15 Waller Ave
    View centre hours
    764 m
  • Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom · 1 Rennie Terr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    804 m
  • High Park Chess House Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    938 m
Drinking water
Willard Gardens Parkette drinking fountain · 448 m; Beresford Park drinking fountain · 599 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,271 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori (77 m, 142 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,271 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 18
  • Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori · 2271 Bloor St W
    142 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    77 m
  • La Petite Ecole · 130 Kennedy Ave
    16 spaces · preschool
    157 m
  • The Montessori Schoolhouse · 290 Runnymede Rd
    16 spaces · preschool
    189 m
  • Humberside Montessori School · 121 Kennedy Ave
    120 spaces · preschool
    220 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (319 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 668 m away.

FireFire Station 425 · 319 m83 Deforest Rd
Police11 Division · 2.6 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 668 m9 Clendenan Ave

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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,107 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 111 Runnymede Rd (156 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1960), which scored 88 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 7 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 1,107 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20267 across the 22
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest25 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
111 Runnymede Rd164196088 · Aug 20261 · 1 fire156 m
117 Runnymede Rd424192790 · Aug 20261157 m
109 Runnymede Rd113195287 · Jul 20240161 m
93 Lavinia Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc685199395 · Aug 20260394 m
2407 Bloor St W123192095 · Nov 20250477 m
2001 Bloor St W · Travi Inc.604193094 · Jul 20260511 m
23 Jane St183195586 · Jul 20250545 m
29 Jane St · Biddington Property Managment Corp183191096 · Nov 20250547 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 lots487 lots · ≈19,100 spaces · 57.3 ha
Within 500 m34 lots · ≈910 spaces
Green P (public)13 car parks · about 1,332 spaces
EV charging (City)265 Armadale Ave · 358 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking81 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 14 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
265 Durie St · Surface110 m14470% (Q1 2026)
255 Kennedy Ave · Surface224 m5665% (Q1 2026)
265 Willard Ave · Surface335 m9053% (Q1 2026)
265 Armadale Ave · Surface439 m14458% (Q1 2026)
17 Riverview Gdns · Surface730 m9552% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 18 m away, ≈2 spaces; 38 m away, ≈11 spaces; 56 m away, ≈25 spaces; 71 m away, ≈7 spaces; 85 m away, ≈4 spaces; 91 m away, ≈123 spaces. More EV charging: 115 High Park Avenue (1.1 km, 2 ports); 535 Runnymeade Rd (1.1 km, 2 ports); 64 Annette St (1.9 km, 2 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 — 8-hour, May 10, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,796 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 292 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (240 of 482). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,237 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,315 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north292southbound · 15 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the west4,796eastbound · 227 bikes · 2.7% heavy
Total vehicles9,1233,225 pedestrians · 482 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east4,035westbound · 240 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,237 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,315 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 10, 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

On Beresford Ave between Deforest Rd and Bloor St W, 143 m from the corner, a 2-day count in November 2019 put the average speed at 31 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. Bloor St W between Durie St and Windermere Ave measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Apr 2026). The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Runnymede Rd (351 m away, 40 km/h limit), 4.0% of the 50,493 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Beresford Ave · Deforest Rd – Bloor St W · 143 mNov 2019 · 2 days63731 km/h40 km/h45 km/h
Bloor St W · Durie St – Windermere Ave · 178 mApr 2026 · 3 days13,84231 km/h39 km/h44 km/h

School-zone speed sign 351 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct39 · 45 km/h
Over the limit18%
50 km/h or more4.0%

Runnymede Rd (northbound), 327/329 Runnymede Rd · 50,493 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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 8 collisions. 1 collision (3%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 35% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions37#2487 of 5,508
With an injury1#4110 of 4,660
Property damage only23
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1616 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201441latest May 25, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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

Two thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle211house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 7, 2026. 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 Runnymede-Bloor West Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Beresford & Bloor (West) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 37 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 Beresford & Bloor (West)?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from May 10, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Beresford & Bloor (West)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Beresford Ave between Deforest Rd and Bloor St W (November 2019), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 351 m away (40 km/h), 4.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Beresford & Bloor (West)?

The nearest Green P car park is 265 Durie St (110 m away, 144 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 487 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,100 spaces — 34 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 265 Armadale Ave (358 m).

How do I get to Beresford & Bloor (West) by transit?

Runnymede Station (Line 2) is 127 m away; bus routes 77, 71, 79, 27, 26, 55, 149, 203 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Runnymede Rd, 111 m).

What restaurants are near Beresford & Bloor (West)?

43 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 92 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Simply Thai Cuisine (19 m), Shakey's (20 m), Yolks (26 m), Iris Toronto (28 m) and Queens Pasta Cafe (36 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 Beresford & Bloor (West)?

The nearest is Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 15 Waller Ave, 764 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom (804 m); High Park Chess House Washroom (938 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 Beresford & Bloor (West)?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,271 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori (77 m, 142 spaces), La Petite Ecole (157 m, 16 spaces) and The Montessori Schoolhouse (189 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Beresford & Bloor (West)?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,107 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 111 Runnymede Rd (156 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 117 Runnymede Rd (157 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 109 Runnymede Rd (161 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 93 Lavinia Ave (394 m, 68 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 91 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 Beresford & Bloor (West)?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Runnymede-Bloor West Village page.

What neighbourhood is Beresford & Bloor (West) in?

Beresford & Bloor (West) is in Runnymede-Bloor West Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 089). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks. The corner falls inside the Bloor West Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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