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Bloor & Charleston

Bloor St W & Charleston Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Islington · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Bloor & Charleston is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Islington. It has a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: Kipling Station (Line 2) 874 m away and Kipling GO 857 m away.

Traffic volume
23,586
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 21, 2025
150 pedestrians · 50 cyclists · #641 busiest
Collisions
11
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 7 property damage · #4146 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #722 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Kipling Station 874 m · 10 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,680 vehicles, 1.46× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 157 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 1.1 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 0.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Just one of those 11 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Bloor & Charleston

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Kipling Station (Line 2)874 m
GO Transit
Kipling GO — Milton857 m; GO bus 29 Guelph / Mississauga at Kipling Bus Terminal759 m
TTC bus
4911111212346145451494440 nearest 92 m
Express
945900944927
Blue Night
300345
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Shaver Ave North; Bloor St West at Shaver Ave South East Side
Regional
MiWay 1 Dundas3 Bloor11 Westwood20 Rathburn26 Burnhamthorpe35 Eglinton70 Keaton71 Sheridan101 Dundas Express108 Financial Express109 Meadowvale Express126 Burnhamthorpe Express at Bloor St at Shaver Ave87 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station 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 (10)
  • Kingsley Primary SchoolPrivate · 204 m
  • Wedgewood Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 664 m
  • Etobicoke Secondary Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 725 m
  • Mindwerx4kids Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 734 m
  • Bloorlea Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 769 m
  • Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 905 m
  • and 4 more
Parks (14)
  • Greenfield Park144 m
  • Smithwood Park386 m
  • Wedgewood Park - Etobicoke576 m
  • Cloverdale Park629 m
  • Silverhill Park705 m
  • Six Points Park846 m
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Eatonville branch1.3 km

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; 47 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Milano's Pizza, 372 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Milano's Pizza · 3886 Bloor St W372 mPassed, Aug 2026
Dairy Jug · 3884 Bloor St W377 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Steak Master · 3882 Bloor St W383 mPassed, Aug 2026
Vatra Cheese & Deli · 3878 Bloor St Wgrocery393 mPassed, Aug 2026
Shell Gas Station · 5286 Dundas St Wgrocery584 mPassed, Sep 2026
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 5306 Dundas St W588 mPassed, Aug 2025
Souvlaki Hut · 5304 Dundas St W Bldg--589 mPassed, Jul 2026
Pita and Hummus · 5280 Dundas St W593 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 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 Wedgewood Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 584 m away — currently listed as closed (closed for the season); in season it is View outdoor rink hours.

  • Wedgewood Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 15 Swan Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    584 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 298 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Wedgewood School Age YMCA (664 m, 129 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 298 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • Wedgewood School Age YMCA · 5 Swan Ave
    129 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    664 m
  • Beamish Academy · 3819 Bloor St W
    42 spaces · toddler, preschool
    796 m
  • Our Lady of Peace School Age Program (YMCA) · 70 Mattice Ave
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    905 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 445 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 22 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 445 · 1.1 km280 Burnhamthorpe Rd
Police22 Division · 1.4 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 39 · 1.8 km155 the East Mall

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

Five registered apartment buildings with 770 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 5294 Dundas St W (574 m, 45 units, 7 storeys, built 1960), which scored 92 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 24 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings5 · 770 units
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202624 across the 5
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest41 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
5294 Dundas St W · Six Points Suites Inc457196092 · Jun 20250574 m
20 Samuel Wood Way · Concert Real Estate Corporation233212023100 · Aug 20264695 m
5249 Dundas St W · Centurion Property Associates Inc.333412021100 · Jul 20245745 m
340 The East Mall · Metcap Living Management Inc.828196699 · Jun 20258875 m
350 The East Mall · Metcap Living Management Inc.778196685 · Aug 202671 km

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 lots447 lots · ≈72,270 spaces · 216.8 ha
Within 500 m8 lots · ≈330 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 2,063 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Kipling South Lot - 400 Munster Avenue · Surface1 km1,200 *
16 Royalavon Cres · Surface1.3 km5938% (Q1 2026)
22 Fieldway Rd · Surface1.6 km270 *
Islington Main Lot - 3330 Bloor Street West · Surface1.7 km534 *

Nearest lots: 148 m away, ≈46 spaces; 204 m away, ≈105 spaces; 280 m away, ≈42 spaces; 297 m away, ≈8 spaces; 333 m away, ≈15 spaces; 385 m away, ≈39 spaces.

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, May 21, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 12,359 eastbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 337. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,443 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (2,225). Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north337southbound · 1 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the west12,359eastbound · 22 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles23,586150 pedestrians · 50 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east10,890westbound · 27 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour2,225 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,443 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 21, 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 Poplar Ave and Wilmar Rd (244 m away) recorded an average of 48 km/h in its 24-hour count in November 2003; 85% of drivers were at or under 56 km/h. That segment carries about 19,700 vehicles a day. Charleston Rd between Mervyn Ave and Leagate Rd measured slower: 43 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 53 km/h (Feb 2013). The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Charleston Road between Bloor St W and Swan Ave.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St W · Poplar Ave – Wilmar Rd · 244 mNov 2003 · 24 h19,71448 km/h56 km/h62 km/h
Charleston Rd · Mervyn Ave – Leagate Rd · 286 mFeb 2013 · 24 h1,50243 km/h53 km/h58 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Charleston Road · Bloor St W – Swan Ave
    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

2024 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 27% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 18% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Jul 3, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions11#4146 of 5,508
With an injury3#3198 of 4,660
Property damage only7
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#2242 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1619 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201413latest Jul 3, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 12, 2021.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#722 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Sep 12, 2021

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 one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft110other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 10, 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 Islington.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Charleston a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#722 of 1,505), out of 11 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 & Charleston?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #641 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.46× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Charleston?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bloor St W between Poplar Ave and Wilmar Rd (November 2003), found an average of 48 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 56 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bloor & Charleston?

The nearest Green P car park is Kipling South Lot - 400 Munster Avenue (1.0 km away, 1,200 spaces). The City's mapping shows 447 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 72,270 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Bloor & Charleston by transit?

Kipling Station (Line 2) is 874 m away; Kipling GO is 857 m away; bus routes 49, 111, 112, 123, 46, 145, 45, 149 and 6 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Shaver Ave North, 92 m); MiWay routes 1 Dundas, 3 Bloor, 11 Westwood, 20 Rathburn at Bloor St at Shaver Ave.

What restaurants are near Bloor & Charleston?

None within 300 m, and 47 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Milano's Pizza (372 m), Dairy Jug (377 m), The Steak Master (383 m), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (588 m) and Souvlaki Hut (589 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 & Charleston?

The nearest is Wedgewood Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 15 Swan Ave, 584 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. 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 & Charleston?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 298 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Wedgewood School Age YMCA (664 m, 129 spaces), Beamish Academy (796 m, 42 spaces) and Our Lady of Peace School Age Program (YMCA) (905 m, 127 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Charleston?

Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 770 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5294 Dundas St W (574 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 20 Samuel Wood Way (695 m, 233 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 5249 Dundas St W (745 m, 333 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 340 The East Mall (875 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 95 out of 100. 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 & Charleston?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft 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 Islington page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Charleston in?

Bloor & Charleston is in Islington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 158). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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