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Bloor & Christie

Bloor St W & Christie St · Toronto, Ontario · Palmerston-Little Italy · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Korea Town BIA

In Palmerston-Little Italy, in central Toronto, Bloor & Christie is a quiet local crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has Christie Station, a protected bikeway and a school within 250 m at the corner.

Traffic volume
1,684
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 26, 2019
1,366 pedestrians · 13 cyclists
Collisions
106
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
18 with an injury · 73 property damage · #1049 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #723 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Christie Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 210 vehicles, 18% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.2 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). That comes with about 11 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.4× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 59%, from 75 in 2016–2020 to 31 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 106 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Bloor & Christie

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Christie Station (Line 2)79 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)544 m; Ossington Station (Line 2)632 m
Streetcar
511506 nearest 598 m
TTC bus
1269463161726 nearest 62 m
Blue Night
306300307363
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Christie St; Bloor St West at Grace St
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2016
Bike Share
Bloor St W / Christie St 51 m · 19 docks · 28 stations, 519 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 (37)
  • West End Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 171 m
  • Harbord Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 420 m
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 455 m
  • Montrose Jr & Delta Alternative SrEnglish Public · 545 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Annex CampusEnglish Separate · 555 m
  • Palmerston Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 570 m
  • and 31 more
Community centres
Parks (37)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch384 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch0.9 km
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 609 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 1.2 km
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 1.3 km
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 55 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 332 eating places within a kilometre — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Baskin Robbins, 17 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés55 within 300 m · 332 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Baskin Robbins · 726 Bloor St W17 mPassed, Mar 2026
The Manna · 726 Bloor St W17 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tim Hortons · 726 Bloor St W17 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Subway · 731 Bloor St W21 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Lamhan · 733 Bloor St W22 mPassed, May 2026
Shawarma Daddy · 729 Bloor St W23 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Simple Burger · 735 Bloor St W29 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Christie Convenience · 3a Christie Stgrocery30 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 4 infractions

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 Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 202 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 201 m away at Bickford Park.

  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 485 Montrose Ave
    View centre hours
    202 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    231 m
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    323 m
Drinking water
Bickford Park bottle filling station · 201 m; Christie Pits Park drinking fountain · 205 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,228 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie (64 m, 56 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km12 centres · 1,228 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 12
  • Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie · 703 Bloor St W
    56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    64 m
  • Montrose Child Care Centre Inc. · 301 Montrose Ave
    117 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    545 m
  • Palmerston Community Daycare · 734 Palmerston Ave
    139 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    570 m
  • Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 50 Essex St
    179 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    608 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 503 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 1.2 km240 Howland Ave
Police14 Division · 1.5 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 503 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

30 registered apartment buildings with 1,390 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 723 Bloor St W (28 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1920), which scored 100 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 30 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 23 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 8 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings30 · 1,390 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score84 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202623 across the 30
Open fire-code violations8
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
723 Bloor St W · Cogir Real Estate1641920100 · Jul 2026028 m
711 Bloor St W123192023 · Jul 2026051 m
336 Clinton St173199295 · Oct 20250124 m
318 Clinton St123197076 · Oct 20250164 m
496 Montrose Ave · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc243193085 · Jul 20250228 m
805 Bloor St Wsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes244198986 · Sep 20250 · 1 fire266 m
532 Palmerston Blvd214191194 · Aug 20250388 m
333 Harbord St · 1569625 Ontario Limited103191389 · Jun 20260462 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 lots823 lots · ≈21,080 spaces · 63.2 ha
Within 500 m47 lots · ≈700 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 1,821 spaces
EV charging (City)705 Shaw St · 435 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking83 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 104 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
376 Clinton St · Surface117 m3468% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface227 m4981% (Q1 2026)
557 Palmerston Ave · Surface422 m5580% (Q1 2026)
745 Ossington Ave · Surface596 m4667% (Q1 2026)
365 Lippincott St · Surface723 m13654% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈4 spaces; 56 m away, ≈5 spaces; 63 m away, ≈2 spaces; 66 m away, ≈4 spaces; 78 m away, ≈7 spaces; 104 m away, ≈28 spaces (Green P). More EV charging: 365 Lippincott St. (730 m, 10 ports); 273 Christie St (827 m, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (931 m, 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 26, 2019 (a weekend day)

The east leg carries the load — 1,040 westbound vehicles, or 62% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 644. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 282 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 106% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (137). Heavy vehicles made up 0.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west644eastbound · 8 bikes · 0.5% heavy
Total vehicles1,6841,366 pedestrians · 13 cyclists · 0.7% heavy
From the east1,040westbound · 5 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour137 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour282 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 26, 2019 · weekend

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 Manning Ave and Clinton St (148 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 10,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Manning Ave (288 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 44,756 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Christie St · Bloor St W – Lane 1 N of Bloor and E of Christie · 23 mApr 2013 · 3 days8,965
Bloor St W · Manning Ave – Clinton St · 148 mJun 2022 · 7 days10,19830 km/h39 km/h45 km/h

School-zone speed sign 288 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct19 · 24 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Manning Ave (southbound), E Side Manning Ave Across 606 Manning Ave · 44,756 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

2016 was the peak year (22 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 19% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions106#1049 of 5,508
With an injury18#961 of 4,660
Property damage only73
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian6#534 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist14#59 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 2014142latest May 31, 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 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 21, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#723 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#396 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Sep 21, 2025

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 11 thefts from vehicles and 31 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 5.3 a year before that. 82% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 39% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1120street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft3130apartment parking (12), transit property (7)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 22, 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 Palmerston-Little Italy.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Christie a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#723 of 1,505), out of 106 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 & Christie?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Jan 26, 2019, 18% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Christie?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bloor St W between Manning Ave and Clinton St (June 2022), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 288 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Bloor & Christie?

The nearest Green P car park is 376 Clinton St (117 m away, 34 spaces, 68% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 823 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,080 spaces — 47 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 705 Shaw St (435 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Christie by transit?

Christie Station (Line 2) is 79 m away; streetcar routes 511, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 598 m away; bus routes 126, 94, 63, 161, 7, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Christie St, 62 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Christie?

55 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 332 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Baskin Robbins (17 m), The Manna (17 m), Tim Hortons (17 m), Subway (21 m) and Lamhan (22 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 & Christie?

The nearest is Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 485 Montrose Ave, 202 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Christie Pits Park Washroom (231 m); Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (323 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 & Christie?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,228 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie (64 m, 56 spaces), Montrose Child Care Centre Inc. (545 m, 117 spaces) and Palmerston Community Daycare (570 m, 139 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Christie?

30 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,390 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 723 Bloor St W (28 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 711 Bloor St W (51 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 23), 336 Clinton St (124 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 318 Clinton St (164 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 76). The average RentSafeTO score across the 30 is 84 out of 100; 2 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 & Christie?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and 31 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 Palmerston-Little Italy page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Christie in?

Bloor & Christie is in Palmerston-Little Italy (City of Toronto neighbourhood 080). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Korea Town Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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