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Bloor & Huron

Bloor St W & Huron St · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In the Annex, in central Toronto, Bloor & Huron is a busier-than-typical intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: St George Station, a protected bikeway and 5 schools within 250 m.

Traffic volume
10,170
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 11, 2018
7,851 pedestrians · 762 cyclists
Collisions
75
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 55 property damage · #1454 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
St George Station
subway station within 250 m
3 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 42 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,270 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.3 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 7.5% of vehicle volume, about 9.7× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 7.5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged up 14%, from 35 in 2016–2020 to 40 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Bloor & Huron

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)190 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)191 m; Museum Station (Line 1)654 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)742 m; Bay Station (Line 2)837 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)842 m
Streetcar
510506511 nearest 173 m
TTC bus
127269413719 nearest 183 m
Blue Night
310306300307
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2016
Bike Share
Bloor St W / Huron St 28 m · 27 docks · 36 stations, 686 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 (45)
  • University of Toronto SchoolsPrivate · 104 m
  • School of Continuing Studies - U of T, Bldg 103University · 133 m
  • Howlett Academy SchoolPrivate · 133 m
  • Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community CentrePrivate · 231 m
  • Munk School of Global Affairs at the Observatory - U of T, Bldg 89University · 240 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori SchoolPrivate · 268 m
  • and 39 more
Community centres
Parks (58)
  • Huron - Washington Parkette105 m
  • Paul Martel Park146 m
  • Matt Cohen Park173 m
  • Huron Street Playground241 m
  • Bloor - Bedford Parkette298 m
  • Taddle Creek Park379 m
  • and 52 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch256 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 107 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 213 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 394 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 419 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 428 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 544 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 579 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 641 m
Signal
1401, activated 1981 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · bicycle signal

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 24 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 368 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Galleria Express, 8 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés24 within 300 m · 368 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 25 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Galleria Express · 351 Bloor St W8 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Chatime Bloor · 341 Bloor St W64 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Fortunate Fox · 280 Bloor St W66 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Gyubee Japanese BBQ · 335 Bloor St W70 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Alternity · 333 Bloor St W86 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Master's Buffeteria · 310 Bloor St W Unit-193 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Bar Mercurio · 270 Bloor St W97 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 6 infractions
The York Club · 135 St George St142 mPassed, Feb 2026

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, 793 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 254 m away at Huron Street Playground.

  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    793 m
Drinking water
Huron Street Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 254 m; Taddle Creek Park drinking fountain · 390 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,189 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Huron Playschool Co-Operative (152 m, 16 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,189 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 14
  • Huron Playschool Co-Operative · 383 Huron St
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    152 m
  • Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School · 750 Spadina Ave
    194 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    231 m
  • Atelier Kids Annex · 34 Madison Ave
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    249 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori School · 39 Spadina Rd
    109 spaces · kindergarten
    268 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 947 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 1.1 km240 Howland Ave
Police52 Division · 1.7 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 947 m674 Markham St

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

Within a kilometre there are 68 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,203 rental units, 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 341 Bloor St W (53 m, 326 units, 18 storeys, built 1980), which scored 82 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 68 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 112 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 42 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings68 · 6,203 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026112 across the 68
Open fire-code violations42
Tallest26 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
341 Bloor St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation32618198082 · Sep 2025553 m
409 Huron St · Impressions Group424189853 · Sep 20253 · 14 fire83 m
25 Madison AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation124198988 · Dec 20250161 m
485 Huron St · Cromwell Management Inc.70131965100 · Aug 20242206 m
334 Bloor St W243191999 · Aug 20260221 m
145 St George St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.13012196096 · Aug 20265251 m
149 St George St487196888 · Sep 20250263 m
151 St George St487195297 · Aug 20263277 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

All parking lots977 lots · ≈24,450 spaces · 73.4 ha
Within 500 m102 lots · ≈2,480 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 3,040 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Spadina Rd · 220 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking225 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 56 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
465 Huron Street · Surface69 m15 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface112 m38 *
4 Spadina Road · Surface212 m51 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface235 m65 *
9 Bedford Rd · Garage406 m37151% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 68 m away, ≈37 spaces (Green P); 77 m away, ≈25 spaces; 82 m away, ≈17 spaces (Green P); 91 m away, ≈52 spaces (Green P); 92 m away, ≈19 spaces; 103 m away, ≈34 spaces. More EV charging: 365 Lippincott St. (687 m, 10 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (937 m, 9 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.3 km, 23 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, Jan 11, 2018

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,857 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 716 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (407 of 762). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,365 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,414 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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 north716southbound · 46 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west4,857eastbound · 407 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles10,1707,851 pedestrians · 762 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east3,651westbound · 243 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south946northbound · 66 bikes · 1.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,365 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,414 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 11, 2018

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

On Huron St between Bloor St W and Prince Arthur Ave, 70 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2021 put the average speed at 29 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 36 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 40 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Huron St (355 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 29,792 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 1 speed hump slow traffic on Huron Street between Bloor St W and Harbord St, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Huron St · Bloor St W – Prince Arthur Ave · 70 mNov 2021 · 3 days3,02829 km/h36 km/h40 km/h
Bloor St W · Spadina Ave – Sussex Mews · 223 mAug 2015 · 3 days19,837

School-zone speed sign 355 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct26 · 31 km/h
Over the limit4.0%
40 km/h or more0.3%

Huron St (northbound), 521 Huron Street · 29,792 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Huron Street · Bloor St W – Harbord St
    1 speed hump
  • Huron Street · Bloor St W – Bernard Ave
    9 speed humps

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

The worst year was 2018, with 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 10 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 9 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 Apr 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions75#1454 of 5,508
With an injury10#1678 of 4,660
Property damage only55
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian1#2249 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#188 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201493latest Apr 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 Apr 21, 2007.

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

49 thefts from vehicles and 31 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 13× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 8.0 a year. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 45% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle49140street/outdoor (39), commercial premises (5)
Bicycle theft3150apartment parking (14), street/outdoor (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 12, 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 Annex.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Huron a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 75 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 & Huron?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Jan 11, 2018, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Huron?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Huron St between Bloor St W and Prince Arthur Ave (November 2021), found an average of 29 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 36 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 355 m away (30 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Bloor & Huron?

The nearest Green P car park is 465 Huron Street (69 m away, 15 spaces). The City's mapping shows 977 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,450 spaces — 102 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (220 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Huron by transit?

St George Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 190 m away; streetcar routes 510, 506, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 173 m away; bus routes 127, 26, 94, 13, 7, 19 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Bloor & Huron?

24 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 368 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Galleria Express (8 m), Chatime Bloor (64 m), The Fortunate Fox (66 m), Gyubee Japanese BBQ (70 m) and Alternity (86 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 & Huron?

The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 793 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Huron?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,189 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Huron Playschool Co-Operative (152 m, 16 spaces), Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School (231 m, 194 spaces) and Atelier Kids Annex (249 m, 98 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Huron?

68 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,203 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 341 Bloor St W (53 m, 326 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 409 Huron St (83 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 53), 25 Madison Ave (161 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 485 Huron St (206 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 68 is 88 out of 100; 2 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 & Huron?

Toronto Police place 49 thefts from vehicles and 31 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Huron in?

Bloor & Huron is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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