Bloor & Gladstone (East)

Traffic volume8-hour count · Jan 18, 2023

The west leg carries the load — 4,155 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 121. Most cyclists arrived from the west (401 of 631). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,192 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,127 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2023, 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.

Peak hours: 1,192 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,127 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

2017 was the peak year (13 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 24 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 14% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 16, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 1, 2020.

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

The City's counter on Bloor St W between Westmoreland Ave and Rusholme Rd (256 m away) recorded an average of 33 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 43 km/h. 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. Gladstone Ave between Shanly St and Lane N of Shanly and W of Gladstone Av measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Mar 2020). 5 speed humps slow traffic on Gladstone Avenue between Dufferin Park Ave and Bloor St W, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Traffic calming

Gladstone Avenue (Dufferin Park Ave – Bloor St W): 5 speed humps; Gladstone Avenue (Bloor St W – Hallam St): 4 speed humps

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.

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 32 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

  Dufferin Station · 7 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 48 m away

• Parks and recreation7/10

  3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

• Schools and child care5/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 10 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot2/10

  traffic calming

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.

14 registered apartment buildings with 1,171 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 1121 Bloor St W (117 m, 11 units, 4 storeys, built 1926), which scored 90 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 14 scored below 70; the average is 82, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

14 registered buildings · 1,171 units · 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.

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and 27 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 3.6 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 37% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 9, 2026.

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 Dovercourt Village.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jan 18, 2023.
• 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; Traffic Calming Database.
• 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 9 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: 43.66020, -79.43382 · centreline node 13465209.