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Bloor & Brock (East)

Bloor St W & Brock Ave (East) · Toronto, Ontario · Dufferin Grove · Ward 9, Davenport · Bloordale Village BIA

Bloor & Brock (East), in Dufferin Grove, in central Toronto, is a moderately travelled crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: Dufferin Station (Line 2) 282 m away and Bloor GO 1.0 km away.

Traffic volume
14,282
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 26, 2025
5,707 pedestrians · 3,701 cyclists · #1357 busiest
Collisions
48
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 39 property damage · #2120 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Dufferin Station 282 m · 2 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,020 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 25.9% of vehicle volume, about 33× the typical share. On average 4.8 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 3.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 59%, from 34 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Bloor & Brock (East)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dufferin Station (Line 2)282 m; Lansdowne Station (Line 2)306 m; Ossington Station (Line 2)922 m
GO Transit
Bloor GO — Kitchener1 km
UP Express
Bloor GO/UP 1 km — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
512506 nearest 340 m
TTC bus
402294716816126 nearest 30 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306300329
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Brock Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2020
Bike Share
Bloor St W / Brock Ave 24 m · 11 docks · 22 stations, 401 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 (25)
  • Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii AlternativeEnglish Public · 178 m
  • Pauline Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 368 m
  • St Sebastian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 410 m
  • St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 546 m
  • St Anthony Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 575 m
  • Brock Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 687 m
  • and 19 more
Parks (34)
  • Susan Tibaldi Parkette84 m
  • Dufferin Grove Park592 m
  • Erwin Krickhahn Park604 m
  • Salem Parkette638 m
  • Westmoreland Avenue Parkette720 m
  • Macgregor Playground726 m
  • and 28 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch384 m
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 734 m
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 37 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores, and 201 eating places within a kilometre — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Safehaven Project For Community Living, 30 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés37 within 300 m · 201 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Safehaven Project For Community Living · 1173 Bloor St W30 mPassed, May 2026
Bunna Aroma Coffee · 1189 Bloor St W31 mPassed, Jul 2026
Subway · 1171 Bloor St W31 mPassed, Jan 2026
Bengal Grocery & Variety · 1220 Bloor St Wgrocery36 mPassed, Jan 2024
Buco Cafe Mercato · 615a Brock Ave42 mPassed, May 2025 · 1 infraction
Bar Neon · 1226 Bloor St W44 mPassed, Jul 2025
Island Oysters · 1165 Bloor St W47 mPassed, May 2026
Pizza Pizza · 1193 Bloor St W56 mPassed, Jan 2025

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 Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 475 m away, View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 96 m away at Susan Tibaldi Parkette.

  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    475 m
  • Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    572 m
  • Macgregor Playground Washroom · 346 Lansdowne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    721 m
Drinking water
Susan Tibaldi Parkette drinking fountain, dog fountain · 96 m; Dufferin Grove Park drinking fountain · 565 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 617 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (368 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km10 centres · 617 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 10
  • Plasp Pauline Junior Public School · 100 Pauline Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    368 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre · 544 Lansdowne Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    382 m
  • Brock Early Learning Centre · 93 Margueretta St
    133 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    687 m
  • Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) · 1411 Bloor St W
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    734 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (905 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 756 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 905 m1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 1.3 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 756 m760 Dovercourt 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

20 registered apartment buildings with 1,872 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1212 Bloor St W (23 m, 16 units, 3 storeys, built 1923), which scored 79 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 20 scored below 70; the average is 82, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 42 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings20 · 1,872 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score82 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202642 across the 20
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1212 Bloor St W163192379 · Jul 2025023 m
1121 Bloor St W · Charles Dieu114192690 · Jul 20250311 m
685 Lansdowne Ave · Gbs Properties Ltd.303198580 · Jul 20250324 m
919 Dufferin St · CLV Group11315197191 · Jul 20251417 m
10 Dora Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc.1348199597 · Jul 20251549 m
77 Rankin CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1217199292 · Sep 20240 · 1 fire610 m
55 Rankin CresToronto Community Housing · TCH1769199294 · Jun 20252 · 1 fire629 m
1019 Bloor St W · Donros Developments Limited263192863 · Jul 20260649 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 lots625 lots · ≈19,100 spaces · 57.3 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈1,860 spaces
Green P (public)15 car parks · about 733 spaces
EV charging (City)685 Dovercourt Rd · 798 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking99 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 58 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Emerson Ave · Surface122 m4963% (Q1 2026)
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface329 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface492 m3763% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface597 m3374% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface813 m3471% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 49 m away, ≈11 spaces; 59 m away, ≈10 spaces; 62 m away, ≈11 spaces; 63 m away, ≈15 spaces; 96 m away, ≈29 spaces; 104 m away, ≈14 spaces. More EV charging: 2285 Dundas St W (1.2 km, 2 ports); 2251 Dundas St W (1.2 km, 2 ports); 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.3 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 — 14-hour, Jun 26, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 7,126 eastbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 487. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,710 of 3,701). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,085 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,146 from 6:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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 north487southbound · 144 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the west7,126eastbound · 1,710 bikes · 2.8% heavy
Total vehicles14,2825,707 pedestrians · 3,701 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east4,578westbound · 1,479 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south2,091northbound · 368 bikes · 2.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,085 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,146 vehicles from 6:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 26, 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 Bloor St W between St Clarens Ave and Lansdowne Ave (299 m away) recorded an average of 27 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 35 km/h. That segment carries about 16,000 vehicles a day. Brock Ave between Cobourg Ave and Croatia St measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 29 km/h (Sep 2025). 6 speed humps slow traffic on Brock Avenue between Wallace Ave and Bloor St W, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St W · St Clarens Ave – Lansdowne Ave · 299 mApr 2026 · 3 days16,01727 km/h35 km/h40 km/h
Brock Ave · Cobourg Ave – Croatia St · 322 mSep 2025 · 3 days3,60021 km/h29 km/h33 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Brock Avenue · Wallace Ave – Bloor St W
    6 speed humps
  • Brock Avenue · Bloor St W – Croatia St
    2 speed humps

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

2020 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 4% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Nov 5, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions48#2120 of 5,508
With an injury2#3616 of 4,660
Property damage only39
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian1#2240 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#546 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
All since 201454latest Nov 5, 2025

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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 19, 2008.

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 five thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle520street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft310house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 25, 2023. 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 Dufferin Grove.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Brock (East) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 48 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 Bloor & Brock (East)?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1357 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #366 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Brock (East)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bloor St W between St Clarens Ave and Lansdowne Ave (April 2026), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 35 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bloor & Brock (East)?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Emerson Ave (122 m away, 49 spaces, 63% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 625 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,100 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 685 Dovercourt Rd (798 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Brock (East) by transit?

Dufferin Station (Line 2) is 282 m away; Bloor GO is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 512, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 340 m away; bus routes 402, 29, 47, 168, 161, 26, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Brock Ave, 30 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Brock (East)?

37 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 201 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Safehaven Project For Community Living (30 m), Bunna Aroma Coffee (31 m), Subway (31 m), Buco Cafe Mercato (42 m) and Bar Neon (44 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 & Brock (East)?

The nearest is Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 875 Dufferin St, 475 m away (View outdoor rink hours). Next nearest: Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom (572 m); Macgregor Playground Washroom (721 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 & Brock (East)?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 617 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (368 m, 28 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre (382 m, 39 spaces) and Brock Early Learning Centre (687 m, 133 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Brock (East)?

20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,872 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1212 Bloor St W (23 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 1121 Bloor St W (311 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 685 Lansdowne Ave (324 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 80) and 919 Dufferin St (417 m, 113 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 is 82 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 & Brock (East)?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and three 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 Dufferin Grove page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Brock (East) in?

Bloor & Brock (East) is in Dufferin Grove (City of Toronto neighbourhood 083). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo. The corner falls inside the Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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