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Bloor & Concord

Bloor St W & Concord Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Palmerston-Little Italy · Ward 9, Davenport · Bloorcourt Village BIA

At its last City count, in 2021, Bloor & Concord, in Palmerston-Little Italy, in central Toronto, was a mid-volume intersection, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: Ossington Station, a protected bikeway and a park.

Traffic
7,920
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 29, 2021
283 pedestrians · 1,328 cyclists
Collisions
66
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1648 of 5,519
Getting there
Ossington Station
subway station within 250 m
15 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
79/100
city median 48 · #348 of 5,672
53 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 31 m

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Bloor & Concord

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Jun 29, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,100 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 214 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (671 of 1,328). Evening rush dominates here: 1,146 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 896 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 west4,100eastbound · 652 bikes · 4.1% heavy
Total vehicles7,920283 pedestrians · 1,328 cyclists · 4.2% heavy
From the east3,606westbound · 671 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the south214northbound · 5 bikes · 3.3% heavy

Peak hours: 896 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,146 from 4:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2016, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 11 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (12%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 8, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jan 29, 2011.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions66#1648 of 5,519
With an injury11#1550 of 4,669
Property damage only45
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian3#1159 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist5#409 of 2,576
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 29, 2011

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Speeds here, last measured in 2022

On Bloor St W between Westmoreland Ave and Rusholme Rd, 331 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 33 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 11,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Concord Ave between Lane 2 N of Bloor and E of Concord and Northumberland St measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 37 km/h (Nov 2019).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Concord Ave · Lane 2 N of Bloor and E of Concord – Northumberland St · 96 mNov 2019 · 2 days1,59928 km/h37 km/h41 km/h
Bloor St W · Westmoreland Ave – Rusholme Rd · 331 mJun 2022 · 7 days10,98933 km/h43 km/h49 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Ossington Station (Line 2)125 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)643 m · 8 min; Christie Station (Line 2)720 m · 9 min
Streetcar
506 nearest 1 km · 12 min
TTC bus
161 63 94 402 29 126 nearest 16 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306 300 363 329
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Concord Ave at Bloor St West; Ossington Station
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2020
Bike Share
Concord Ave / Bloor St W 18 m · 15 docks · 15 stations, 286 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
17 car parks · about 797 spaces
EV charging
685 Dovercourt Rd · 391 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 705 Shaw St (449 m), 283 Ossington Ave (1.4 km)
Bike parking
114 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 38 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
43 mapped lots within 500 m, 448 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
745 Ossington Ave · Surface155 m4667% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface451 m3374% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface558 m3763% (Q1 2026)
376 Clinton St · Surface870 m3468% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface1 km4981% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Strictly Bulk, 31 m away. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Vince Gasparro's Meat Market at 225 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 53 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 184 — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pizza Hut, 26 m away. Four pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Bloor Court Pharmacy, 78 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: The O'neill Centre, a long-term care home 797 m away; New Horizons Tower, a retirement home 764 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Pizza Hut · 922 Bloor St W26 m
  • Filosophy · 912 Bloor St W31 m
  • BBQ @ Bloor · 914 Bloor St W33 m
  • Ethiopian Natural Coffee · 908 Bloor St W43 m
  • Michael Collins Irish Pub · 926 Bloor St W45 m
53 within 300 m · 184 within 1 km
Grocery
Strictly Bulk 31 m · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Vince Gasparro's Meat Market 225 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
4 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Bloor Court Pharmacy 78 m · 9 within 1 km
Child care
  • Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South · 39 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day129 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day187 m
  • Bloorcourt Village Early Learning Centre · 106 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day397 m · 5 min
8 licensed centres · 666 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed585 m · 7 min
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs701 m · 8 min
Drinking water: Northumberland Playground 198 m; Irene Avenue Parkette 363 m · 4 min
Health and care
  • The O'neill Centre · long-term care home797 m · 9 min
  • New Horizons Tower · retirement home764 m · 9 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (20)
and 15 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (21)
  • Dewson Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 745 m · 9 min
  • Central Toronto Academy & Horizon Alternative SrEnglish Public · 757 m · 9 min
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 771 m · 9 min
  • Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii AlternativeEnglish Public · 850 m · 10 min
  • St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 874 m · 10 min
and 16 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch636 m · 8 min
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.1 km · 14 min
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.5 km · 17 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

79of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #348 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 53 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit28/28

    Ossington Station · 12 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go6/14

    library 636 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care5/8

    nearest school 0.7 km · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,115 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 220 Delaware Ave (186 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1930), which scored 79 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 17 scored below 70; the average is 81, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
220 Delaware Ave · Imtradex Corp164193079 · Jul 2025186 m
767 Dovercourt Rd · Jdc Property Management Inc.193200894 · Jul 2025305 m · 4 min
1019 Bloor St W · Donros Developments Limited263192863 · Jul 2026351 m · 4 min
730 Dovercourt Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management35620196797 · Jul 2025406 m · 5 min
357 Rusholme Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management26716196995 · Jul 2026409 m · 5 min
675 Dovercourt Rd113194045 · Jul 2026461 m · 5 min

17 registered buildings · 1,115 units · 3 social housing · tallest 20 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

25 thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 4.3 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 56% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 26, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2511street/outdoor (20), other (2)
Bicycle theft931street/outdoor (5), commercial premises (2)

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 & Concord a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 66 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 & Concord?

A mid-volume intersection at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Jun 29, 2021, about today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Bloor & Concord a walkable intersection?

Bloor & Concord scores 79 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #348 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 53 places to eat within 300 m; Ossington Station · 12 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km; 4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Concord?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bloor St W between Westmoreland Ave and Rusholme Rd (June 2022), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bloor & Concord?

The nearest Green P car park is 745 Ossington Ave (155 m away, 46 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 448 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,890 spaces — 43 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 685 Dovercourt Rd (391 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Concord by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 125 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 1.0 km away; bus routes 161, 63, 94, 402, 29, 126, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Concord Ave at Bloor St West, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Concord?

53 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 184 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pizza Hut (26 m), Filosophy (31 m), BBQ @ Bloor (33 m), Ethiopian Natural Coffee (43 m) and Michael Collins Irish Pub (45 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Bloor & Concord?

The nearest is Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 485 Montrose Ave, 585 m away. Next nearest: Christie Pits Park Washroom (701 m); Dovercourt Park Washroom (851 m).

Is there child care near Bloor & Concord?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 666 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South (129 m, 39 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North (187 m, 49 spaces) and Bloorcourt Village Early Learning Centre (397 m, 106 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Concord?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,115 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 220 Delaware Ave (186 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 767 Dovercourt Rd (305 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 1019 Bloor St W (351 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 63) and 730 Dovercourt Rd (406 m, 356 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 81 out of 100; 3 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Bloor & Concord?

Toronto Police place 25 thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Palmerston-Little Italy page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Concord in?

Bloor & Concord is in Palmerston-Little Italy (City of Toronto neighbourhood 080). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo. The corner falls inside the Bloorcourt Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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