Bloor & Howland

Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 15, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 3,492 westbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 54. Most cyclists arrived from the west (226 of 440). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 951 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 959 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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: 951 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 959 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

2016 was the peak year (11 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 23% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 19 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 26% 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 Feb 3, 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 May 13, 2013.

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 Howland Ave between Orpheus Choir Lane and Barton Ave (192 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Borden St between Harbord St and Sussex Ave measured slower: 24 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Sep 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Borden St (309 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.1% of the 13,363 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority. 13 speed humps slow traffic on Howland Avenue between Dupont St and Bloor St W (installed 2025).

Speed sign

Borden St (northbound), 309 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 26 km/h, 85th percentile 33 km/h; 1.1% at 40 km/h or more. 13,363 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Howland Avenue (Dupont St – Bloor St W): 13 speed humps (installed 2025)

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 food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 72 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

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

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 496 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation10/10

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

• Schools and child care8/8

  7 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• 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.

52 registered apartment buildings with 3,368 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 360 Bloor St W (326 m, 170 units, 20 storeys, built 1970), which scored 74 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 52 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

52 registered buildings · 3,368 units · 4 social housing · tallest 24 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 17 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.2 a year. 65% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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 University.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 15, 2022.
• 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); 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 11 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: 43.66568, -79.40865 · centreline node 13464275.