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Bloor & Avenue

Bloor St W & Avenue Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloor-Yorkville BIA

Bloor & Avenue, in the Annex, in central Toronto, is an above-average intersection for traffic, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, Museum Station and a protected bikeway. It is among the fifty worst in the city for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions.

Traffic volume
26,685
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
21,613 pedestrians · 6,189 cyclists · #477 busiest
Collisions
416
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
49 with an injury · 311 property damage · #173 of 5,508 · +14 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
4
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #20 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Museum Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 38 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,910 vehicles an hour, 1.65× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.2 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 23.2% of vehicle volume, about 30× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 42 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 15.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 29%, from 243 in 2016–2020 to 173 in 2021–2025. About one in 104 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Bloor & Avenue

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Avenue Rd & Bloor St W — 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 8045 · Avenue Rd & Bloor St W
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Bloor & Avenue, 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 8045 · Avenue Rd & Bloor St W
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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
Museum Station (Line 1)174 m; Bay Station (Line 2)227 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)302 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)646 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)710 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)801 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)880 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)949 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)0.9 km
Streetcar
506510 nearest 775 m
TTC bus
132694199712782 nearest 14 m
Blue Night
306310300320
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Avenue Rd at Bloor St West; Bloor St West at Queens Park
Cycling
Cycle Track on Avenue Rd installed 2024; Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2020; Cycle Track on Queen's Park Cres installed 2020
Bike Share
Queen's Park / Bloor St W 35 m · 23 docks · 46 stations, 891 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 (36)
  • Rosedale Day SchoolPrivate · 141 m
  • Career Quest - TorontoPrivate · 203 m
  • The Shire SchoolPrivate · 241 m
  • Munk School of Global Affairs at the Observatory - U of T, Bldg 89University · 383 m
  • Munk School of Global Affairs Graham Library - U of T, Bldg 12cUniversity · 456 m
  • Munk School of Global Affairs at Trinity - U of T, Bldg 12aUniversity · 459 m
  • and 30 more
Parks (57)
  • Village of Yorkville Park234 m
  • Bloor - Bedford Parkette321 m
  • Taddle Creek Park394 m
  • Boswell Parkette456 m
  • Queen's Park478 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Park499 m
  • and 51 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch568 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch695 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch851 m
Places of interest
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 107 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 124 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 194 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 201 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 205 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 245 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 426 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 512 m
Signal
0086, activated 1928 · SA1 · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 73 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 374 — 5.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Mortons, 3 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés73 within 300 m · 374 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mortons · 4 Avenue Rd3 mPassed, Aug 2026
Park Hyatt Joni Restaurant · 4 Avenue Rd, Flr-Main3 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
Park Hyatt Toronto - Pastry Kitchen · 4 Avenue Rd3 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 2 infractions
Park Hyatt Toronto Kosher Kitchen · 4 Avenue Rd3 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions
Park Hyatt Writers Room · 4 Avenue Rd, Flr-Rooftop3 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 3 infractions
Pi Co · 180 Bloor St W, Unit-10655 mPassed, Jul 2025
Druxy's R.o.m. Cafe · 100 Queen's Park60 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Coffee · 150 Bloor St W72 mPassed, Jun 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 Ramsden Park Washroom, 835 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 186 m away at Village of Yorkville Park.

  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    835 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    845 m
Drinking water
Village of Yorkville Park drinking fountain · 186 m; Village of Yorkville Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 236 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

19 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,502 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - O.i.s.e. (366 m, 26 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km19 centres · 1,502 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 19
  • University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - O.i.s.e. · 252 Bloor St W
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    366 m
  • Friends Day Care Centre · 60 Lowther Ave
    22 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    423 m
  • University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 35 Charles St W
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    537 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 7 Berryman St
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    580 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (547 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 668 m away.

FireFire Station 312 · 547 m34 Yorkville Ave
Police52 Division · 1.7 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 668 m135 Davenport Rd

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 78 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 9,626 rental units, 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — nine social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 131 Bloor St W (141 m, 157 units, 14 storeys, built 1963), which scored 90 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 78 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 188 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 75 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings78 · 9,626 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026188 across the 78
Open fire-code violations75
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
131 Bloor St W · Morguard Corporation15714196390 · Sep 20263141 m
20 Prince Arthur Ave · Hollyburn Properties Ltd19323196883 · Jul 20247234 m
8 St Thomas St · Bentallgreenoak164192689 · Aug 20260261 m
2 St Thomas St · Bentallgreenoak24826201796 · Oct 20256284 m
25 Bedford Rd · Firm Capital628200496 · Aug 20265321 m
50 Prince Arthur Ave14919196886 · Aug 20240 · 6 fire368 m
57 Charles St W · Quadreal Property Group25021197789 · Oct 20250386 m
55 Charles St W · Azuria Group Incorporated14732198183 · Oct 20253428 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 lots904 lots · ≈21,480 spaces · 64.4 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈1,450 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 3,054 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Yorkville Ave · 359 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking133 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 80 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Bedford Rd · Garage241 m37151% (Q1 2026)
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage291 m17575% (Q1 2026)
465 Huron Street · Surface613 m15 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface708 m38 *
20 Charles St E · Garage715 m64618% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 134 m away, ≈21 spaces; 138 m away, ≈69 spaces; 152 m away, ≈28 spaces; 176 m away, ≈3 spaces; 187 m away, ≈19 spaces; 187 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Charles St E. (728 m, 23 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (806 m, 6 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (848 m, 8 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

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,055 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 30% of the total, against 5,899 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,060 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,100 from 6:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north8,055southbound · 647 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west5,986eastbound · 2,383 bikes · 4.3% heavy
Total vehicles26,68521,613 pedestrians · 6,189 cyclists · 3.6% heavy
From the east6,745westbound · 2,443 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the south5,899northbound · 716 bikes · 3.1% heavy
AM peak hour2,060 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,100 vehicles from 6:45 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

On Avenue Rd between Yorkville Ave and Lowther Ave, 229 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2025 put the average speed at 31 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 42 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 47 km/h or more. That segment carries about 20,300 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queen's Park · Charles St W – Bloor St W · 84 mSep 2019 · 7 days16,874
Bloor St W · Queen's Park – Bedford Rd · 136 mSep 2019 · 7 days11,633
Avenue Rd · Yorkville Ave – Lowther Ave · 229 mJun 2025 · 3 days20,28131 km/h42 km/h47 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 2016, with 67 collisions; 2025 recorded 28. 49 collisions (12%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 65 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 29 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 14 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 17, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 15.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions416#173 of 5,508
With an injury49#237 of 4,660
Property damage only311
Fail to remain65
Involving a pedestrian8#306 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist21#14 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality2
Severity not classified54
Since January 2026 (outside the window)14
All since 2014535latest Jun 17, 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

Of the four serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 cyclist and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt; 2 collisions involved vehicle occupants only. 1 of the 4 happened in darkness — 25%, below the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Aug 18, 2021. Going back to 2006, the total is 6. The police all-collisions file records 2 fatal collisions here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places one of them just outside the 65 m radius.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions4#20 of 1,505
Fatal1#29 of 319
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#18 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness125% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20066latest Aug 18, 2021

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

Four thefts from vehicles and 33 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 6.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.7 a year. 67% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle420street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft3381street/outdoor (22), commercial premises (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 3, 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 Annex.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Avenue a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #20 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 Bloor & Avenue?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #477 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.65× the median for a counted intersection, and #74 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Avenue?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Avenue Rd between Yorkville Ave and Lowther Ave (June 2025), found an average of 31 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 Bloor & Avenue?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Bedford Rd (241 m away, 371 spaces, 51% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 904 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,480 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Yorkville Ave (359 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Avenue by transit?

Museum Station (Line 1) is 174 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 775 m away; bus routes 13, 26, 94, 19, 97, 127, 82 within 1 km (nearest stop: Avenue Rd at Bloor St West, 14 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Avenue?

73 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 374 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mortons (3 m), Park Hyatt Joni Restaurant (3 m), Park Hyatt Toronto - Pastry Kitchen (3 m), Park Hyatt Toronto Kosher Kitchen (3 m) and Park Hyatt Writers Room (3 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 Bloor & Avenue?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 835 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (845 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 Bloor & Avenue?

19 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,502 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - O.i.s.e. (366 m, 26 spaces), Friends Day Care Centre (423 m, 22 spaces) and University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (537 m, 73 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Avenue?

78 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,626 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 131 Bloor St W (141 m, 157 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 20 Prince Arthur Ave (234 m, 193 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 8 St Thomas St (261 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 2 St Thomas St (284 m, 248 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 78 is 89 out of 100; 3 scored below 70. 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 Bloor & Avenue?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and 33 bicycle thefts 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Avenue in?

Bloor & Avenue is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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