Bloor & Kennedy (East)

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jul 23, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 6,341 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 752 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (771 of 1,508). Evening rush dominates here: 1,216 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:45 p.m., against 1,097 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,097 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,216 from 3:45 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

The worst year was 2024, with 16 collisions; 2025 recorded 13. 13 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 35 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 34% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 10 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 8, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on May 18, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

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

On Bloor St W between Durie St and Windermere Ave, 385 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2026 put the average speed at 31 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 39 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 13,800 vehicles a day. Kennedy Ave between Deforest Rd and Bloor St W measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Nov 2019). At the school-zone speed sign on Runnymede Rd (339 m away, 40 km/h limit), 4.6% of the 33,381 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority. 9 speed humps slow traffic on Kennedy Avenue between Morningside Ave and Bloor St W.

Speed sign

Runnymede Rd (northbound), 339 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 39 km/h, 85th percentile 45 km/h; 4.6% at 50 km/h or more. 33,381 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Kennedy Avenue (Morningside Ave – Bloor St W): 9 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 · 35 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

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

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 129 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation7/10

  3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.1 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 4 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.

Within a kilometre there are 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,256 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 117 Runnymede Rd (94 m, 42 units, 4 storeys, built 1927), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

21 registered buildings · 1,256 units · 1 social housing · tallest 26 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.

Three thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 0.9 a year before that. 33% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 4, 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 High Park-Swansea.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jul 23, 2025.
• 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 4 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: 43.65136, -79.47518 · centreline node 13466719.