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Bloor & Balmuto

Bloor St W & Balmuto St · Toronto, Ontario · Bay-Cloverhill · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloor-Yorkville BIA

Bloor & Balmuto is an intersection of typical volume, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Bay-Cloverhill, in central Toronto. At the corner: Yonge Station, a protected bikeway and a park.

Traffic volume
11,810
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 24, 2026
15,680 pedestrians · 1,764 cyclists · #1563 busiest
Collisions
86
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 55 property damage · #1283 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #716 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Yonge Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 64 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 840 vehicles an hour, 73% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.3 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 14.9% of vehicle volume, about 19× the typical share. On average 8.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 7.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.47× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 46%, from 56 in 2016–2020 to 30 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 86 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Bloor & Balmuto

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Yonge Station (Line 2)155 m; Bay Station (Line 2)168 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)207 m; Museum Station (Line 1)528 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)545 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)675 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)810 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
506 nearest 620 m
TTC bus
97191394822675 nearest 100 m
Blue Night
306320300
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2020
Bike Share
Bloor St W / Balmuto St 18 m · 11 docks · 42 stations, 865 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 (42)
  • Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 333 m
  • Rosedale Day SchoolPrivate · 377 m
  • Career Quest - TorontoPrivate · 446 m
  • McDonald International Academy SchoolPrivate · 466 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 471 m
  • St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 619 m
  • and 36 more
Community centres
Parks (55)
  • Town Hall Square231 m
  • St. Mary Street Parkette250 m
  • Village of Yorkville Park305 m
  • Frank Stollery Parkette305 m
  • George Hislop Park312 m
  • Harold Town Park339 m
  • and 49 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch222 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch243 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 152 m
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 224 m
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 284 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 295 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 463 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 471 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 600 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 704 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 141 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 12 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 374 — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Heavenly Hell Inc.-Brace Gifts, 51 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés141 within 300 m · 374 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience12 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Heavenly Hell Inc..-Brace Gifts · 50 50 Bloor St W St51 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Hattendo · 50 Bloor St W52 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 50 Bloor St W52 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 2 infractions
Holts Cafe · 50 Bloor St W52 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 2 infractions
Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinemas Conc #2 · 55 Bloor St W Unit-1165 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Dark Horse Espresso · 55 Bloor St W65 mPassed, Sep 2026
Earls Kitchen and Bar · 55 Bloor St W Unit-11365 mPassed, Jul 2026
Eataly · 55 Bloor St W 120 & 22065 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 2 infractions

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 Outdoor Rink Washroom, 770 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 251 m away at St. Mary Street Parkette.

  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    770 m
  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    890 m
Drinking water
St. Mary Street Parkette drinking fountain · 251 m; George Hislop Park drinking fountain · 266 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 568 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (203 m, 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 568 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 9
  • University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 35 Charles St W
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    203 m
  • Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site · 160 Bloor St E
    85 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    440 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 7 Berryman St
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    496 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    750 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (223 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 675 m away.

FireFire Station 312 · 223 m34 Yorkville Ave
Police52 Division · 1.8 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 675 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 102 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 12,882 rental units, 4.4× the median for a Toronto intersection — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 44 Charles St W (141 m, 793 units, 51 storeys, built 1972), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 102 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 318 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 92 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings102 · 12,882 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026318 across the 102
Open fire-code violations92
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
44 Charles St W · Jll79351197291 · Aug 202412141 m
1101 Bay St · Bentallgreenoak26528197987 · Jun 20261 · 6 fire249 m
88 Bloor St E · Maple Leaf Property Management33625197279 · Aug 20247 · 1 fire261 m
55 Charles St W · Azuria Group Incorporated14732198183 · Oct 20253268 m
30 Charles St E · 14792670 Canada Inc213191567 · Aug 20262 · 4 fire272 m
57 Charles St W · Quadreal Property Group25021197789 · Oct 20250273 m
8 St Thomas St · Bentallgreenoak164192689 · Aug 20260287 m
2 St Thomas St · Bentallgreenoak24826201796 · Oct 20256300 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 lots929 lots · ≈23,010 spaces · 69 ha
Within 500 m58 lots · ≈1,430 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 3,259 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Charles St E. · 264 m · 22 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking220 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Charles St E · Garage233 m64618% (Q1 2026)
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage355 m17575% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface377 m3073% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface673 m12654% (Q1 2026)
1010 Yonge St. · Surface673 m48 *

Nearest lots: 164 m away, ≈18 spaces; 217 m away, ≈33 spaces; 244 m away, ≈17 spaces; 255 m away, ≈65 spaces; 282 m away, ≈6 spaces; 284 m away, ≈40 spaces. More EV charging: 74 Yorkville Ave (296 m, 9 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (633 m, 8 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (1.3 km, 6 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, Mar 24, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,604 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 943 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (854 of 1,764). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 857 vehicles in the hour from 7:15 a.m. and 910 from 7:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north0southbound · 5 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west5,263eastbound · 854 bikes · 3.8% heavy
Total vehicles11,81015,680 pedestrians · 1,764 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east5,604westbound · 848 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the south943northbound · 57 bikes · 3.3% heavy
AM peak hour857 vehicles from 7:15 a.m.
PM peak hour910 vehicles from 7:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Mar 24, 2026

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 most recent midblock count on Bloor St W between Balmuto St and Bay St (61 m away, Apr 2017) recorded volume only — about 12,679 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St W · Balmuto St – Bay St · 61 mApr 2017 · 9 days12,679
Balmuto St · Charles St W – Lane S of Bloor and E of Balmuto · 131 mJun 2007 · 3 days4,721

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 2017, with 15 collisions; 2025 recorded 10. 8 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 23 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 27% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 10 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (12%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions86#1283 of 5,508
With an injury8#2000 of 4,660
Property damage only55
Fail to remain23
Involving a pedestrian3#1157 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#229 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified23
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014122latest May 30, 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 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 20, 2019.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#716 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#78 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Jul 20, 2019

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

12 thefts from vehicles and 48 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 10× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 24 in 2023–2025, about 8.0 a year, against 5.1 a year before that. 83% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 38% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on May 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1260street/outdoor (10), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft48183commercial premises (18), street/outdoor (16)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 30, 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 Bay-Cloverhill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Balmuto a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#716 of 1,505), out of 86 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 Bloor & Balmuto?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1563 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 73% of the median for a counted intersection, and #120 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Bloor & Balmuto?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Charles St E (233 m away, 646 spaces, 18% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 929 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,010 spaces — 58 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Charles St E. (264 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Balmuto by transit?

Yonge Station (Line 2) is 155 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 620 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 13, 94, 82, 26, 75 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Bloor & Balmuto?

141 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 Heavenly Hell Inc.-Brace Gifts (51 m), Hattendo (52 m), Tim Hortons (52 m), Holts Cafe (52 m) and Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinemas Conc #2 (65 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 & Balmuto?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 770 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Ramsden Park Washroom (890 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 & Balmuto?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 568 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (203 m, 73 spaces), Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site (440 m, 85 spaces) and Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre (496 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Balmuto?

102 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 12,882 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 44 Charles St W (141 m, 793 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 1101 Bay St (249 m, 265 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 88 Bloor St E (261 m, 336 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 55 Charles St W (268 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 102 is 89 out of 100; 2 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 & Balmuto?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and 48 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 3 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 Bay-Cloverhill page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Balmuto in?

Bloor & Balmuto is in Bay-Cloverhill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 169). 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