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Bloor & Castle Frank

Bloor St E & Castle Frank Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In Cabbagetown-South St.James Town, Bloor & Castle Frank is a major arterial intersection, with a well-used cycling route through it. It has a live City traffic camera, Castle Frank Station and a protected bikeway at the corner.

Traffic volume
35,666
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
2,595 pedestrians · 3,818 cyclists · #186 busiest
Collisions
248
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
24 with an injury · 198 property damage · #380 of 5,508 · +10 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Castle Frank Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track, Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,550 vehicles an hour, 2.2× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 14 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Cyclists were 10.7% of vehicle volume, about 14× the typical share. On average 25 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 7.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.40× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 27%, from 143 in 2016–2020 to 105 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Bloor & Castle Frank

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Bloor St W & Castle Frank Rd — 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 8040 · Bloor St W & Castle Frank Rd
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

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Live camera · RESCU 8040 · Bloor St W & Castle Frank Rd
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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
Castle Frank Station (Line 2)26 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)675 m; Broadview Station (Line 2)740 m
Streetcar
504505 nearest 781 m
TTC bus
946575828725862 nearest 64 m
Express
925
Blue Night
304305300365322
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St East at Castle Frank Rd; Bloor St East at Castle Frank Rd East Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St E installed 2001; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Castle Frank Rd installed 2005
Bike Share
Castle Frank Subway Station 42 m · 19 docks · 19 stations, 398 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)
  • Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 168 m
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 542 m
  • City Adult Learning CentreEnglish Public · 658 m
  • Monsignor Fraser - St Martin CampusEnglish Separate · 796 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella NorthEnglish Separate · 826 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 844 m
  • and 19 more
Community centres
  • Wellesley Community Centre856 m
Parks (33)
  • Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette56 m
  • Drumsnab Parkette131 m
  • Rekai Family Parkette250 m
  • Rosedale Ravine Lands378 m
  • Dr. Gordon Chong Park466 m
  • Craigleigh Gardens541 m
  • and 27 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch867 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 834 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 918 m
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 932 m
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • Evergreen Brick WorksAttraction · 1.2 km
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 1.3 km
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 1.5 km
Signal
0295, activated 1952 · FT

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 111 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Kava Coffee House, 400 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 111 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Kava Coffee House · 100 Howard St None400 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Nailux Lounge · 100 Howard St 6401 mPassed, Apr 2026
Kava Coffee House · 100 Howard St None401 mPassed, Aug 2025
Wan2 Food Mart · 575 Bloor St Egrocery417 mPassed, Jun 2026
Sjt Food Collaborative · 77 Howard St 117grocery501 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tinuno · 31 Howard St621 mPassed, Jul 2026
Manila Sentro Filipino Cuisine · 29 Howard St625 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions
Apo Filipino Cuisine · 29 Howard St626 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 Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 856 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 59 m away at Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette.

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    856 m
  • Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom · 550 Broadview Ave
    View facility hours
    903 m
  • Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    905 m
Drinking water
Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette drinking fountain · 59 m; Dr. Gordon Chong Park bottle filling station · 463 m · off

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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 450 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. (517 m, 49 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 450 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 6
  • The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. · 525 Bloor St E
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    517 m
  • George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre · 675 Ontario St
    171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    542 m
  • Pat Schulz Child Care Centre · 1 Danforth Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    658 m
  • Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi · 495 Sherbourne St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    851 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (630 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 630 m441 Bloor St E
Police51 Division · 2.5 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 2 km135 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

54 registered apartment buildings with 10,568 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 36 Castle Frank Rd (336 m, 53 units, 4 storeys, built 1950), which scored 89 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 54 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 216 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 57 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings54 · 10,568 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026216 across the 54
Open fire-code violations57
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
36 Castle Frank Rd · Akelius534195089 · Oct 20250336 m
670 Parliament St · Medallion Corporation23915196482 · Aug 20242408 m
99 Howard St · Medallion Corporation23915196495 · Nov 20253411 m
135 Rose Ave · Medallion Corporation23915196474 · Oct 20251466 m
83 Elm Ave · Esbin Property Management Inc.613195088 · Jun 20260483 m
77 Howard St · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.38124196996 · Nov 20257502 m
650 Parliament St · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.56822196986 · Nov 202513 · 3 fire512 m
730 Ontario St · Ranee Management27914196783 · Aug 20263559 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 lots592 lots · ≈15,570 spaces · 46.7 ha
Within 500 m11 lots · ≈670 spaces
Green P (public)13 car parks · about 1,224 spaces
EV charging (City)35 Erindale Ave · 929 m · 4 Level 2 + 6 fast ports
Bike parking2 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
838 Broadview Ave · Surface906 m1176% (Q1 2026)
35 Erindale Ave · Surface939 m9470% (Q1 2026)
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface1 km3555% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface1.1 km9175% (Q1 2026)
242 Danforth Ave · Surface1.1 km1978% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 99 m away, ≈122 spaces; 167 m away, ≈185 spaces; 272 m away, ≈96 spaces; 303 m away, ≈10 spaces; 323 m away, ≈3 spaces; 414 m away, ≈72 spaces. More EV charging: 188 Carlton St (1.2 km, 1 ports); 186 Carlton St (1.2 km, 1 ports); 41 FULTON AVE (1.4 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 25, 2025

The north leg carries the load — 14,574 southbound vehicles, or 41% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 178. Most cyclists arrived from the east (2,000 of 3,818). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,911 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 2,704 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% 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 north14,574southbound · 83 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the west13,474eastbound · 1,708 bikes · 3.6% heavy
Total vehicles35,6662,595 pedestrians · 3,818 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east7,440westbound · 2,000 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south178northbound · 27 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour2,911 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,704 vehicles from 4:00 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

The City's counter on Bloor St E between Castle Frank Rd and Drumsnab Rd (52 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 49 km/h. That segment carries about 32,200 vehicles a day. Castle Frank Rd between Hawthorn Ave and Drumsnab Rd measured slower: 22 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 28 km/h (Apr 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Bloor St E (67 m away, 40 km/h limit), 3.8% of the 56,120 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St E · Castle Frank Rd – Drumsnab Rd · 52 mMay 2025 · 3 days32,22541 km/h49 km/h54 km/h
Castle Frank Rd · Hawthorn Ave – Drumsnab Rd · 298 mApr 2026 · 3 days3,52922 km/h28 km/h30 km/h

School-zone speed sign 67 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 44 km/h
Over the limit14%
50 km/h or more3.8%

Bloor St E (westbound), North Side of Bloor St E, 23m West of Bayview/Bloor Ramp · 56,120 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2019 was the peak year (33 collisions), and 2025 closed with 16. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 32 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions248#380 of 5,508
With an injury24#667 of 4,660
Property damage only198
Fail to remain32
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist9#149 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified26
Since January 2026 (outside the window)10
All since 2014328latest Jun 26, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 14, 2010.

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 two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft200house driveway/garage (1), transit property (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 2, 2025. 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Castle Frank a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 248 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 & Castle Frank?

A major arterial intersection. It ranks #186 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.2× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Castle Frank?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bloor St E between Castle Frank Rd and Drumsnab Rd (May 2025), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 67 m away (40 km/h), 3.8% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Bloor & Castle Frank?

The nearest Green P car park is 838 Broadview Ave (906 m away, 11 spaces, 76% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 592 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,570 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 35 Erindale Ave (929 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Castle Frank by transit?

Castle Frank Station (Line 2) is 26 m away; streetcar routes 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 781 m away; bus routes 94, 65, 75, 82, 87, 25, 8, 62 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St East at Castle Frank Rd, 64 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Castle Frank?

None within 300 m, and 111 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kava Coffee House (400 m), The Nailux Lounge (401 m), Kava Coffee House (401 m), Tinuno (621 m) and Manila Sentro Filipino Cuisine (625 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 & Castle Frank?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 856 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom (903 m); Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom (905 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 & Castle Frank?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 450 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. (517 m, 49 spaces), George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre (542 m, 171 spaces) and Pat Schulz Child Care Centre (658 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Castle Frank?

54 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 10,568 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 36 Castle Frank Rd (336 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 670 Parliament St (408 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 99 Howard St (411 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 135 Rose Ave (466 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 74). The average RentSafeTO score across the 54 is 86 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 & Castle Frank?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Castle Frank in?

Bloor & Castle Frank is in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 071). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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