Bloor & Lippincott

Traffic volume8-hour count · Jun 13, 2014

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,135 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 416 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (652 of 1,403). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,222 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 12% above the afternoon peak from 4:15 p.m. (1,095). Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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: 1,222 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,095 from 4:15 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 2018, with 32 collisions; 2025 recorded 11. 21 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 30 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 20 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 21, 2026.

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 cyclists were among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. 1 of the 3 happened in darkness — 33%, about the citywide 39%. 2016 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on Nov 1, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

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 Albany Ave between Seaton Park Trl and Barton Ave, 199 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in May 2013 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 35 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 900 vehicles a day. The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Lippincott St between Lennox St and Bloor St W measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Apr 2025) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Borden St (331 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.

Speed sign

Borden St (northbound), 331 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.

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 · 77 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

  Bathurst Station · 10 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 385 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation10/10

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

• Schools and child care7/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot0/10

  no crossing features on file

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 48 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,869 rental units, 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 748 Bathurst St (235 m, 95 units, 12 storeys, built 2024), which scored 100 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 48 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

48 registered buildings · 2,869 units · 5 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.

54 thefts from vehicles and 11 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 11× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 10 in 2023–2025, about 3.3 a year, against 7.9 a year before that. 98% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 64% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on May 23, 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 Annex.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 13, 2014.
• 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).
• 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: 43.66540, -79.40998 · centreline node 13464330.