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Bloor & Brunswick

Bloor St W & Brunswick Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloor Annex BIA

Bloor & Brunswick is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in the Annex, in central Toronto. At the corner: Spadina Station, a protected bikeway and parks.

Traffic volume
8,340
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 10, 2018
7,093 pedestrians · 676 cyclists
Collisions
76
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 55 property damage · #1444 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #721 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Spadina Station
subway station within 250 m
3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Cycle Track
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,040 vehicles, about the citywide median. 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 8.1% of vehicle volume, about 10× the typical share. That comes with about 7.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged down 15%, from 41 in 2016–2020 to 35 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 76 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Bloor & Brunswick

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)183 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)251 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)677 m; Christie Station (Line 2)807 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)872 m
Streetcar
506511510 nearest 295 m
TTC bus
71279426126 nearest 289 m
Blue Night
306310300307
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Brunswick Ave
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Brunswick Ave installed 2020; Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2016
Bike Share
Dalton Rd / Bloor St W 78 m · 15 docks · 37 stations, 716 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 (45)
  • Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community CentrePrivate · 276 m
  • Central Technical SchoolEnglish Public · 353 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori SchoolPrivate · 388 m
  • City As School TorontoPrivate · 404 m
  • University of Toronto SchoolsPrivate · 406 m
  • Royal St George's College- Sr SchoolPrivate · 409 m
  • and 39 more
Community centres
Parks (42)
  • Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park79 m
  • Seaton Park250 m
  • Gwendolyn MacEwen Parkette322 m
  • Ed and Anne Mirvish Parkette333 m
  • Matt Cohen Park338 m
  • Sally Bird Park346 m
  • and 36 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch301 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch544 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 288 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 371 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 605 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 616 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 831 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 917 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 926 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 1 km
Signal
0509, activated 1967 · SAP

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 77 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 330 — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Future Bistro, 5 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés77 within 300 m · 330 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Future Bistro · 483 Bloor St W5 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Scotty Bons Caribbean Grill · 402 Bloor St W22 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
The Chulo · 394 Bloor St W26 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Brown Donkatsu · 487 Bloor St W30 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
The Burger's Priest · 406 Bloor St W34 mPassed, Jun 2026
Celeb Thair Kitchen & Bar · 394 Bloor St W 10135 mPassed, Aug 2026
Fuwa Fuwa · 408 Bloor St W38 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
M Chabar · 491 Bloor St W40 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 648 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 91 m away at Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park.

  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    648 m
Drinking water
Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 91 m; Seaton Park bottle filling station · 231 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 1,558 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Annex Montessori School (142 m, 68 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,558 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 18
  • Annex Montessori School · 427 Bloor St W
    68 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    142 m
  • Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School · 750 Spadina Ave
    194 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    276 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori School · 39 Spadina Rd
    109 spaces · kindergarten
    388 m
  • Institute of Child Study After School Daycare · 45 Walmer Rd
    214 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age
    430 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (857 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 459 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 857 m240 Howland Ave
Police52 Division · 1.9 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 459 m674 Markham St

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 72 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,894 rental units, 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 10 Walmer Rd (158 m, 131 units, 18 storeys, built 1965), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 72 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 89 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 41 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings72 · 4,894 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 4 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202689 across the 72
Open fire-code violations41
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
10 Walmer Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.13118196590 · Aug 20253 · 1 fire158 m
22 Walmer Rd718196092 · Aug 20260 · 1 fire210 m
360 Bloor St W · Maple Leaf Property Management17020197074 · Sep 20250212 m
11 Walmer Rd · Cromewll Management Inc.637196598 · Sep 20251 · 1 fire221 m
30 Walmer Rd · Property Services Inc.403196079 · Sep 20250229 m
15 Walmer Rd · Walmer Bloor Holdings Inc7810197094 · Aug 20260246 m
34 Walmer Rd6110197199 · Aug 20261258 m
334 Bloor St W243191999 · Aug 20260278 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 lots921 lots · ≈22,590 spaces · 67.8 ha
Within 500 m92 lots · ≈2,160 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 2,988 spaces
EV charging (City)365 Lippincott St. · 189 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking135 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface63 m19 *
365 Lippincott St · Surface201 m13654% (Q1 2026)
4 Spadina Road · Surface290 m51 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface347 m65 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface417 m38 *

Nearest lots: 35 m away, ≈7 spaces; 65 m away, ≈16 spaces (Green P); 86 m away, ≈9 spaces; 95 m away, ≈3 spaces; 96 m away, ≈14 spaces; 100 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (346 m, 6 ports); 273 Christie St (1.2 km, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1.2 km, 4 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, Jan 10, 2018

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,021 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 376 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (384 of 676). Evening rush dominates here: 1,218 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,054 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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 north518southbound · 31 bikes · 1.9% heavy
From the west4,021eastbound · 384 bikes · 3.1% heavy
Total vehicles8,3407,093 pedestrians · 676 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east3,425westbound · 241 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south376northbound · 20 bikes · 5.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,054 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,218 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 10, 2018

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 Brunswick Ave between Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park Trl and Lowther Ave, 122 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in May 2013 put the average speed at 27 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 38 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Borden St (321 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.1% of the 16,108 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Brunswick Avenue between Bloor St W and Wells St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Brunswick Ave · Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park Trl – Lowther Ave · 122 mMay 2013 · 24 h1,00427 km/h34 km/h38 km/h
Bloor St W · Bathurst St – Markham St · 364 mSep 2019 · 7 days8,065

School-zone speed sign 321 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct27 · 33 km/h
Over the limit11%
40 km/h or more1.1%

Borden St (northbound), 187 Borden St · 16,108 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Brunswick Avenue · Bloor St W – Wells St
    7 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

The worst year was 2017, with 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 7 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions76#1444 of 5,508
With an injury7#2185 of 4,660
Property damage only55
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian1#2241 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#547 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201493latest Jun 21, 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 and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 13, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#721 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#79 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Sep 13, 2017

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

18 thefts from vehicles and 14 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 3.9 a year before that. 89% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 36% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on May 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1811street/outdoor (16), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft1442street/outdoor (5), house driveway/garage (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 28, 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 & Brunswick a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#721 of 1,505), out of 76 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 & Brunswick?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Jan 10, 2018, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Brunswick?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Brunswick Ave between Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park Trl and Lowther Ave (May 2013), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 321 m away (30 km/h), 1.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Bloor & Brunswick?

The nearest Green P car park is 292 Brunswick Avenue (63 m away, 19 spaces). The City's mapping shows 921 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,590 spaces — 92 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (189 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Brunswick by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 183 m away; streetcar routes 506, 511, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 295 m away; bus routes 7, 127, 94, 26, 126 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Brunswick Ave, 289 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Brunswick?

77 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 330 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Future Bistro (5 m), Scotty Bons Caribbean Grill (22 m), The Chulo (26 m), Brown Donkatsu (30 m) and The Burger's Priest (34 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 & Brunswick?

The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 648 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Brunswick?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,558 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Annex Montessori School (142 m, 68 spaces), Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School (276 m, 194 spaces) and Taddle Creek Montessori School (388 m, 109 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Brunswick?

72 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,894 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 10 Walmer Rd (158 m, 131 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 22 Walmer Rd (210 m, 71 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 360 Bloor St W (212 m, 170 units, RentSafeTO score 74) and 11 Walmer Rd (221 m, 63 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 72 is 87 out of 100; 4 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 & Brunswick?

Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and 14 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Brunswick in?

Bloor & Brunswick 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 Annex Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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