Bloor & Bedford

Traffic volume14-hour count · May 8, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,416 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 1,338 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (2,151 of 4,444). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,045 vehicles in the hour from 9:15 a.m. and 1,124 from 5:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 18 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,045 vehicles in the hour from 9:15 a.m. and 1,124 from 5:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2016, with 21 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 22 collisions (22%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 13 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 15, 2026.

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

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Speeds here, last measured in 2014

On Bedford Rd between Prince Arthur Ave and Taddle Creek Park Trl, 175 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in September 2014 put the average speed at 32 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 38 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 42 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing

Signal 0510, activated 1968 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West · bicycle signal

Not within a walk: a community centre or a public washroom.

• Groceries and food21/30

  7 grocery stores within 1 km · 20 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

  St George Station · 8 stops within 300 m · 17 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 675 m away · 6 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation6/10

  3 parks within 500 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  8 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Within a kilometre there are 60 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,652 rental units, 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 Prince Arthur Ave (227 m, 149 units, 19 storeys, built 1968), which scored 86 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 60 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

60 registered buildings · 6,652 units · 5 social housing · tallest 51 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

18 thefts from vehicles and 40 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 9.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 7.0 a year before that. 89% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 43% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 14, 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 University.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 8, 2025.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 11 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.66803, -79.39738 · centreline node 13463863.