Bloor & Gardenvale

Traffic volume14-hour count · May 12, 2026

The east leg carries the load — 8,065 westbound vehicles, or 42% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 717. Most cyclists arrived from the west (133 of 240). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,723 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,763 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

Peak hours: 1,723 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,763 from 5:00 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

2019 was the peak year (11 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 16, 2026.

Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 2 pedestrians and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. All happened in daylight or lit conditions (citywide, 39% of KSI collisions occur in darkness). The most recent was on Apr 16, 2023.

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.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on Bloor St W between Cosmo Rd and Tom Riley Park Trl (141 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 18,700 vehicles a day. Gardenvale Rd between Durban Rd and Meadowvale Dr measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Mar 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Montgomery Rd (312 m away, 40 km/h limit), 6.9% of the 50,131 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Speed sign

Montgomery Rd (northbound), 312 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 38 km/h, 85th percentile 46 km/h; 6.9% at 50 km/h or more. 50,131 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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.

The crossing

Signal 1402, activated 1981 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food18/30

  1 grocery store within 1 km · 13 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Islington Station 0.4 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go6/14

  library 517 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation9/10

  2 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care5/8

  nearest school 0.6 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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.

Eight registered apartment buildings with 1,964 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 8 Lomond Dr (383 m, 183 units, 24 storeys, built 1973), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

8 registered buildings · 1,964 units · tallest 37 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.

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 12, 2026.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 3 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.64567, -79.51895 · centreline node 13467706.