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Bloor & Riverside (East)

Bloor St W & Riverside Dr (East) · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Bloor & Riverside (East) is an intersection of typical volume, with a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in High Park-Swansea. It has a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: Jane Station (Line 2) 363 m away.

Traffic volume
15,414
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 11, 2025
692 pedestrians · 943 cyclists · #1259 busiest
Collisions
41
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 28 property damage · #2341 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Jane Station 363 m · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 23 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,100 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 22 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Cyclists were 6.1% of vehicle volume, about 7.9× the typical share. On average 4.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions rose 16%, from 19 in 2016–2020 to 22 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Bloor & Riverside (East)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Jane Station (Line 2)363 m; Old Mill Station (Line 2)464 m
TTC bus
1495526276677 nearest 98 m
Express
935
Blue Night
300335
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Brule Terrace
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2023
Bike Share
Bloor St W / Riverside Dr 45 m · 23 docks · 9 stations, 205 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 (12)
  • Blyth Academy School - EtobicokePrivate · 129 m
  • St Pius X Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 481 m
  • Erudite Elementary SchoolPrivate · 703 m
  • Summit Micro SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • Swansea Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Humberside Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km
  • and 6 more
Parks (32)
  • Traymore Park77 m
  • Old Mill Site Park387 m
  • Old Mill Parkette509 m
  • King's Mill Park512 m
  • Sunnybrook Parkette538 m
  • Willard Gardens Parkette564 m
  • and 26 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Swansea Memorial branch828 m
  • Toronto Public Library Runnymede branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • The Village PlayersPerforming Arts · 1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 57 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 253 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2025.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 57 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Esso/ Circle K · 2485 Bloor St Wgrocery253 mPassed, Mar 2026
Tim Hortons · 2485 Bloor St W253 mPassed, Apr 2025
Bryden's · 2455 Bloor St W322 mPassed, Apr 2026
Banh Mi Khong Baguettte and Bubble Tea · 12 Jane St338 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Asa Sushi · 18 Jane St339 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pizza Pizza · 2449 Bloor St W340 mPassed, Mar 2026
Tahini's · 2434 Bloor St W380 mPassed, Feb 2026
Subway Sandwiches · 2430 Bloor St W395 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions

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 Etienne Brule Park Washroom, 682 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 588 m away at Willard Gardens Parkette.

  • Etienne Brule Park Washroom · 13 Crosby Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    682 m
  • Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 15 Waller Ave
    View centre hours
    1 km
Drinking water
Willard Gardens Parkette drinking fountain · 588 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 710 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp St. Pius X Catholic School (481 m, 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 710 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 8
  • Plasp St. Pius X Catholic School · 71 Jane St
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    481 m
  • Windermere Kids Inc. · 356 Windermere Ave
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    632 m
  • Angelgate Daycare Ltd. 230 Jane Street · 230 Jane St
    24 spaces · toddler, school age · $10-a-day
    797 m
  • Angelgate Daycare Ltd. 232 Jane Street · 232 Jane St
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    799 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (811 m), the nearest police station 22 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 425 · 811 m83 Deforest Rd
Police22 Division · 3.3 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 1.6 km9 Clendenan Ave

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

45 registered apartment buildings with 1,512 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 7 Brule Ter (75 m, 15 units, 3 storeys, built 1935), which scored 86 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 14 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 10 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings45 · 1,512 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202614 across the 45
Open fire-code violations10
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
7 Brule Ter · 17a Properties153193586 · Jul 2025075 m
2520 Bloor St W · Landlord Property & Rental Management224192392 · Jul 20260105 m
2526 Bloor St W · Nil194193581 · Aug 20260125 m
495 Riverside Drsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes253195093 · Jul 20250176 m
2553 Bloor St W · Dsm Investment Group Ltd223193897 · Jul 20261185 m
2555 Bloor St W · Trivest Developments Corporation344194093 · Jul 20260206 m
2559 Bloor St W · Mantler, Bowman and Associates Inc.274194494 · Aug 20267228 m
2561 Bloor St W · Mantler, Bowman and Associates Inc.344194496 · Aug 20261258 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 lots471 lots · ≈16,440 spaces · 49.3 ha
Within 500 m35 lots · ≈890 spaces
Green P (public)12 car parks · about 945 spaces
EV charging (City)265 Armadale Ave · 575 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking6 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
16 Riverview Gdns · Surface176 m5938% (Q1 2026)
17 Riverview Gdns · Surface209 m9552% (Q1 2026)
265 Armadale Ave · Surface499 m14458% (Q1 2026)
265 Willard Ave · Surface594 m9053% (Q1 2026)
265 Durie St · Surface813 m14470% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 37 m away, ≈17 spaces; 88 m away, ≈21 spaces; 114 m away, ≈19 spaces; 135 m away, ≈10 spaces; 136 m away, ≈28 spaces; 137 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 8 Kings Lynn Rd (1.3 km, 1 ports); 535 Runnymeade Rd (1.6 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 — 14-hour, Jun 11, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 7,241 eastbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 19. Most cyclists arrived from the west (463 of 943). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,386 vehicles in the hour from 5:30 p.m., 9% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,270). Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north19southbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west7,241eastbound · 463 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles15,414692 pedestrians · 943 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east7,208westbound · 372 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south946northbound · 107 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,270 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,386 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 11, 2025

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 Riverside Dr and King's Mill Park Trl (384 m away) recorded an average of 39 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 49 km/h. That segment carries about 16,900 vehicles a day. Riverside Dr between Mossom Rd and Brule Gdns measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Mar 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Jane St (385 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 552 vehicles logged in June 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Riverside Dr · Mossom Rd – Brule Gdns · 114 mMar 2025 · 3 days1,33831 km/h39 km/h43 km/h
Bloor St W · Riverside Dr – King's Mill Park Trl · 384 mMay 2026 · 3 days16,86539 km/h49 km/h54 km/h

School-zone speed sign 385 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 0 km/h
Over the limit0.0%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Jane St (northbound), 29 Jane Street · 552 vehicles logged in June 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

2023 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions41#2341 of 5,508
With an injury8#2005 of 4,660
Property damage only28
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian2#1588 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#411 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201448latest Mar 5, 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

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 two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200house driveway/garage (1), other (1)
Bicycle theft110commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 5, 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 High Park-Swansea.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Riverside (East) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 41 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 & Riverside (East)?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1259 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Riverside (East)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bloor St W between Riverside Dr and King's Mill Park Trl (May 2026), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 385 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in June 2026.

Where can I park near Bloor & Riverside (East)?

The nearest Green P car park is 16 Riverview Gdns (176 m away, 59 spaces, 38% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 471 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,440 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 265 Armadale Ave (575 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Riverside (East) by transit?

Jane Station (Line 2) is 363 m away; bus routes 149, 55, 26, 27, 66, 77, 935 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Brule Terrace, 98 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Riverside (East)?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 57 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (253 m), Bryden's (322 m), Banh Mi Khong Baguettte and Bubble Tea (338 m), Asa Sushi (339 m) and Pizza Pizza (340 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 & Riverside (East)?

The nearest is Etienne Brule Park Washroom, 13 Crosby Ave, 682 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Riverside (East)?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 710 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Plasp St. Pius X Catholic School (481 m, 43 spaces), Windermere Kids Inc. (632 m, 73 spaces) and Angelgate Daycare Ltd. 230 Jane Street (797 m, 24 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Riverside (East)?

45 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,512 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 7 Brule Ter (75 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 2520 Bloor St W (105 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 2526 Bloor St W (125 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 495 Riverside Dr (176 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 45 is 93 out of 100. 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 & Riverside (East)?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 High Park-Swansea page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Riverside (East) in?

Bloor & Riverside (East) is in High Park-Swansea (City of Toronto neighbourhood 087). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined