Bloor & Palmerston

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jul 23, 2024

The west leg carries the load — 5,769 eastbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 314. Most cyclists arrived from the west (2,864 of 6,266). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 861 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 912 from 2:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 861 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 912 from 2:45 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

2018 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 15% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 10, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jun 10, 2012.

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

The City's counter on Bloor St W between Manning Ave and Clinton St (253 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. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Palmerston Blvd between Lennox St and Bloor St W measured slower: 23 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 32 km/h (Nov 2023). At the school-zone speed sign on Manning Ave (287 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 41,783 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 14 speed humps slow traffic on Palmerston Boulevard between Bloor St W and College St.

Speed sign

Manning Ave (southbound), 287 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 19 km/h, 85th percentile 24 km/h; 0.0% at 40 km/h or more. 41,783 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Palmerston Boulevard (Bloor St W – College St): 14 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.

The crossing

Signal 1238, activated 1984 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West

• Groceries and food30/30

  4 grocery stores within 300 m · 76 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

  Bathurst Station · 8 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 82 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation10/10

  4 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  4 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot10/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · 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.

33 registered apartment buildings with 1,347 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 532 Palmerston Blvd (112 m, 21 units, 4 storeys, built 1911), which scored 94 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 33 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

33 registered buildings · 1,347 units · 3 social housing · tallest 20 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.

Toronto Police place 45 thefts from vehicles and 11 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 9.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 5.6 a year. 98% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 45% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 8, 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 Palmerston-Little Italy.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jul 23, 2024.
• 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 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: 43.66461, -79.41365 · centreline node 13464470.