Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Bathurst Station (Line 2)159 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)277 m; Christie Station (Line 2)708 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)776 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)911 m
- Streetcar
- 511506510 nearest 208 m
- TTC bus
- 71279412626 nearest 199 m
- Blue Night
- 306310300307
- Nearest stops
- 10 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Brunswick Ave
- Cycling
- Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2016
- Bike Share
- 365 Lippincott St 104 m · 41 docks · 38 stations, 738 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 (42)
- Central Technical SchoolEnglish Public · 316 m
- City As School TorontoPrivate · 325 m
- Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community CentrePrivate · 374 m
- Royal St George's College- Sr SchoolPrivate · 391 m
- Royal St Georges College School - Main AddressPrivate · 434 m
- Royal St Georges College School - See HousePrivate · 434 m
- and 36 more
- Community centres
- Native Youth Resource Centre574 m
- William H. Bolton Arena809 m
- Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre1 km
- Parks (43)
- Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park153 m
- Seaton Park157 m
- Ed and Anne Mirvish Parkette251 m
- Sally Bird Park352 m
- Honest Ed's Park356 m
- St. Alban's Square358 m
- and 37 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch393 m
- Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch446 m
- Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.2 km
- Places of interest
- Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 287 m
- Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 387 m
- Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 669 m
- Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 704 m
- George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 925 m
- Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1 km
- Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 1 km
- Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 1.1 km
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There are 82 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 318 eating places within a kilometre — 4.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Mezcalero & Tapas, 6 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Mezcalero & Tapas · 509 Bloor St W Unit-Upper | 6 m | Passed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Wild Hearts Cafe · 509 Bloor St W | 6 m | Passed, Jan 2026 · 2 infractions |
| The Annex Billiards Club · 507 Bloor St W Flr-2 | 13 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Victory Cafe · 440 Bloor St W | 19 m | Passed, May 2026 · 1 infraction |
| The Crafty Coyote · 511 Bloor St W | 21 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Bulk Barn · 503 Bloor St Wgrocery | 28 m | Passed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction |
| Nang Saigon Restaurant · 450 Bloor St W | 29 m | Passed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Eat Bkk Thai Kitchen · 513 Bloor St W | 29 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 2 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 Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 661 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 139 m away at Seaton Park.
- Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible661 m - Bickford Park Washroom · 400 Grace St
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible1 km - Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.1 km
- Drinking water
- Seaton Park bottle filling station · 139 m; Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 168 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
19 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,732 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Annex Montessori School (240 m, 68 spaces, toddler, preschool).
- Annex Montessori School · 427 Bloor St W
68 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day240 m - Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School · 750 Spadina Ave
194 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day374 m - Taddle Creek Montessori School · 39 Spadina Rd
109 spaces · kindergarten474 m - Institute of Child Study After School Daycare · 45 Walmer Rd
214 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age491 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (849 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 366 m away.
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
67 registered apartment buildings with 4,350 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 10 Walmer Rd (247 m, 131 units, 18 storeys, built 1965), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 67 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 67 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 36 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Walmer Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc. | 131 | 18 | 1965 | 90 · Aug 2025 | 3 · 1 fire | 247 m |
| 748 Bathurst St · Westbank Ontario Realty Corp | 95 | 12 | 2024 | 100 · Sep 2025 | 1 | 260 m |
| 22 Walmer Rd | 71 | 8 | 1960 | 92 · Aug 2026 | 0 · 1 fire | 283 m |
| 30 Walmer Rd · Property Services Inc. | 40 | 3 | 1960 | 79 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 296 m |
| 376 Brunswick Ave | 13 | 3 | 1888 | 71 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 301 m |
| 360 Bloor St W · Maple Leaf Property Management | 170 | 20 | 1970 | 74 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 309 m |
| 375 Brunswick Ave | 63 | 9 | 1960 | 70 · Oct 2025 | 2 | 313 m |
| 11 Walmer Rd · Cromewll Management Inc. | 63 | 7 | 1965 | 98 · Sep 2025 | 1 · 1 fire | 314 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface | 89 m | 19 * | — |
| 365 Lippincott St · Surface | 107 m | 136 | 54% (Q1 2026) |
| 4 Spadina Road · Surface | 389 m | 51 * | — |
| 557 Palmerston Ave · Surface | 403 m | 55 | 80% (Q1 2026) |
| 19 Spadina Road · Surface | 439 m | 65 * | — |
Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈8 spaces; 47 m away, ≈3 spaces; 75 m away, ≈14 spaces; 77 m away, ≈108 spaces; 79 m away, ≈6 spaces; 80 m away, ≈25 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (439 m, 6 ports); 273 Christie St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1.2 km, 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, 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 16,183 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.
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 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. 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). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Borden St (309 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.1% of the 16,108 vehicles logged in July 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).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howland Ave · Orpheus Choir Lane – Barton Ave · 192 m | Nov 2021 · 3 days | 1,270 | 38 km/h | 47 km/h | 51 km/h |
| Bloor St W · Bathurst St – Markham St · 265 m | Sep 2019 · 7 days | 8,065 | — | — | — |
| Borden St · Harbord St – Sussex Ave · 330 m | Sep 2025 · 7 days | 1,218 | 24 km/h | 33 km/h | 37 km/h |
School-zone speed sign 309 m
Borden St (northbound), 187 Borden St · 16,108 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
Traffic calming
- Howland Avenue · Dupont St – Bloor St W
13 speed humpsinstalled 2025
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 (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.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 66 | #1649 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 15 | #1159 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 36 | |
| Fail to remain | 19 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 5 | #673 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 12 | #91 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 15 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| All since 2014 | 78 | latest Feb 3, 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
Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on May 13, 2013.
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 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.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 17 | 4 | 0 | street/outdoor (11), apartment parking (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 15 | 4 | 0 | street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (3) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 2, 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 University.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Bloor & Howland 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 & Howland?
A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 15, 2022, 74% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Bloor & Howland?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Howland Ave between Orpheus Choir Lane and Barton Ave (November 2021), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 309 m away (30 km/h), 1.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.
Where can I park near Bloor & Howland?
The nearest Green P car park is 292 Brunswick Avenue (89 m away, 19 spaces). The City's mapping shows 902 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,610 spaces — 85 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (90 m).
How do I get to Bloor & Howland by transit?
Bathurst Station (Line 2) is 159 m away; streetcar routes 511, 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 208 m away; bus routes 7, 127, 94, 126, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Brunswick Ave, 199 m).
What restaurants are near Bloor & Howland?
82 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 318 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mezcalero & Tapas (6 m), Wild Hearts Cafe (6 m), The Annex Billiards Club (13 m), Victory Cafe (19 m) and The Crafty Coyote (21 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 & Howland?
The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 661 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Bickford Park Washroom (1.0 km); Christie Pits Park Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Howland?
19 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,732 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Annex Montessori School (240 m, 68 spaces), Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School (374 m, 194 spaces) and Taddle Creek Montessori School (474 m, 109 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Howland?
67 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,350 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 10 Walmer Rd (247 m, 131 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 748 Bathurst St (260 m, 95 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 22 Walmer Rd (283 m, 71 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 30 Walmer Rd (296 m, 40 units, RentSafeTO score 79). The average RentSafeTO score across the 67 is 87 out of 100; 4 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 & Howland?
Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and 15 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 University page.
What neighbourhood is Bloor & Howland in?
Bloor & Howland is in University (City of Toronto neighbourhood 079). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- 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 Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 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.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 2, 2025.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 11 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.66568, -79.40865 · centreline node 13464275.