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Bloor & Markham

Bloor St W & Markham St · Toronto, Ontario · Palmerston-Little Italy · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Korea Town BIA

Bloor & Markham, in Palmerston-Little Italy, in central Toronto, is a moderately travelled crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Bathurst Station, a protected bikeway and a school within 250 m at the corner.

Traffic volume
7,749
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 16, 2019
4,838 pedestrians · 2,142 cyclists
Collisions
50
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
15 with an injury · 29 property damage · #2053 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Bathurst Station
subway station within 250 m
3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 970 vehicles, 84% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 27.6% of vehicle volume, about 36× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. The pace has been steady: 25 collisions in 2016–2020 and 25 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Bloor & Markham

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)87 m; Christie Station (Line 2)395 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)588 m
Streetcar
511506510 nearest 95 m
TTC bus
79412612726 nearest 171 m
Blue Night
306310300307
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Bathurst St; Bloor St West at Palmerston Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2016
Bike Share
Palmerston Blvd / Lennox St 179 m · 11 docks · 33 stations, 638 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 (40)
  • City As School TorontoPrivate · 228 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Annex CampusEnglish Separate · 286 m
  • Central Technical SchoolEnglish Public · 386 m
  • Harbord Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 426 m
  • Palmerston Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 428 m
  • Royal St George's College- Sr SchoolPrivate · 490 m
  • and 34 more
Community centres
Parks (37)
  • Honest Ed's Park75 m
  • Euclid Avenue Parkette181 m
  • Seaton Park187 m
  • Ed and Anne Mirvish Parkette203 m
  • St. Alban's Square442 m
  • Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park457 m
  • and 31 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch142 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch700 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 185 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 702 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 890 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 1 km
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1.3 km
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 85 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores, and 299 eating places within a kilometre — 4.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Arisu, 16 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés85 within 300 m · 299 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Arisu · 584 Bloor St W16 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Village Market · 580 Bloor St Wgrocery17 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Kimchi House · 586 Bloor St W Unit-Main Flr25 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Panzo Panzo · 635 Markham St40 mPassed, Aug 2026
Sammie's Sandwiches · 594 Bloor St W49 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Her Chef · 599 Bloor St W50 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Herbs and Nutrition · 572 Bloor St W58 mPassed, Dec 2025
Blackbird Annex · 610 Markham St58 mPassed, Aug 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 Christie Pits Park Washroom, 667 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 205 m away at Seaton Park.

  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    667 m
  • Bickford Park Washroom · 400 Grace St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    676 m
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 485 Montrose Ave
    View centre hours
    693 m
Drinking water
Seaton Park bottle filling station · 205 m; St. Alban's Square bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 469 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,784 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Palmerston Community Daycare (428 m, 139 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,784 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 18
  • Palmerston Community Daycare · 734 Palmerston Ave
    139 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    428 m
  • Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie · 703 Bloor St W
    56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    447 m
  • Annex Montessori School · 427 Bloor St W
    68 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    555 m
  • Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School · 750 Spadina Ave
    194 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    688 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (901 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 144 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 901 m240 Howland Ave
Police14 Division · 1.9 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 144 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

55 registered apartment buildings with 3,248 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 748 Bathurst St (141 m, 95 units, 12 storeys, built 2024), which scored 100 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 55 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 47 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings55 · 3,248 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · 4 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202647 across the 55
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
748 Bathurst St · Westbank Ontario Realty Corp95122024100 · Sep 20251141 m
532 Palmerston Blvd214191194 · Aug 20250155 m
481 Palmerston Blvd113190787 · Aug 20250307 m
686 Bathurst St · Stein & Regency Construction Management Co.244194793 · Dec 20250349 m
469 Palmerston Blvd10319320363 m
42 Barton Ave · Tyndallwood Investments Ltd2441929100 · Jul 20260370 m
38 Barton Ave · Castlehill Property Management184191976 · Oct 20251 · 5 fire374 m
456 Palmerston Blvd324190481 · Aug 20250422 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 lots883 lots · ≈21,010 spaces · 63 ha
Within 500 m66 lots · ≈1,290 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 2,324 spaces
EV charging (City)365 Lippincott St. · 226 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking149 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 50 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
557 Palmerston Ave · Surface96 m5580% (Q1 2026)
365 Lippincott St · Surface222 m13654% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface291 m4981% (Q1 2026)
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface388 m19 *
376 Clinton St · Surface419 m3468% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈33 spaces; 67 m away, ≈10 spaces; 68 m away, ≈23 spaces; 74 m away, ≈6 spaces (Green P); 102 m away, ≈20 spaces (Green P); 116 m away, ≈9 spaces (Green P). More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (747 m, 6 ports); 705 Shaw St (924 m, 2 ports); 273 Christie St (1 km, 2 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, May 16, 2019

The west leg carries the load — 4,118 eastbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 48. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,205 of 2,142). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,117 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 18% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (945). Trucks and buses were 10.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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 north86southbound · 26 bikes · 11.6% heavy
From the west4,118eastbound · 1,205 bikes · 9.3% heavy
Total vehicles7,7494,838 pedestrians · 2,142 cyclists · 10.0% heavy
From the east3,497westbound · 910 bikes · 9.6% heavy
From the south48northbound · 1 bikes · 100.0% heavy
AM peak hour945 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,117 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 16, 2019

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 Bloor St W between Manning Ave and Clinton St (356 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 10,200 vehicles a day. Markham St between Herrick St and Lennox St measured slower: 17 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 26 km/h (Oct 2025). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Manning Ave (367 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 44,756 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Markham St · Herrick St – Lennox St · 217 mOct 2025 · 3 days16917 km/h26 km/h32 km/h
Bloor St W · Manning Ave – Clinton St · 356 mJun 2022 · 7 days10,19830 km/h39 km/h45 km/h

School-zone speed sign 367 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct19 · 24 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Manning Ave (southbound), E Side Manning Ave Across 606 Manning Ave · 44,756 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 30% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 34% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 6, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions50#2053 of 5,508
With an injury15#1160 of 4,660
Property damage only29
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian1#2254 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist16#46 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
All since 201472latest Dec 6, 2025

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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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 23 thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 4.1 a year before that. 91% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 88% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2310street/outdoor (21), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft810street/outdoor (7), transit property (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 9, 2024. 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 Palmerston-Little Italy.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Markham a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 50 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 & Markham?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from May 16, 2019, 84% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Markham?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bloor St W between Manning Ave and Clinton St (June 2022), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 367 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Bloor & Markham?

The nearest Green P car park is 557 Palmerston Ave (96 m away, 55 spaces, 80% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 883 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,010 spaces — 66 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (226 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Markham by transit?

Bathurst Station (Line 2) is 87 m away; streetcar routes 511, 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 95 m away; bus routes 7, 94, 126, 127, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Bathurst St, 171 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Markham?

85 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 299 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Arisu (16 m), Kimchi House (25 m), Panzo Panzo (40 m), Sammie's Sandwiches (49 m) and Her Chef (50 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 & Markham?

The nearest is Christie Pits Park Washroom, 750 Bloor St W, 667 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Bickford Park Washroom (676 m); Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom (693 m). 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 & Markham?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,784 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Palmerston Community Daycare (428 m, 139 spaces), Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie (447 m, 56 spaces) and Annex Montessori School (555 m, 68 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Markham?

55 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,248 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 748 Bathurst St (141 m, 95 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 532 Palmerston Blvd (155 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 481 Palmerston Blvd (307 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 686 Bathurst St (349 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 55 is 86 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 & Markham?

Toronto Police place 23 thefts from vehicles and eight 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 Palmerston-Little Italy page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Markham in?

Bloor & Markham is in Palmerston-Little Italy (City of Toronto neighbourhood 080). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Korea Town Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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