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Bloor & Spadina

Bloor St W & Spadina Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Bloor & Spadina, in the Annex, in the downtown core, is an above-average intersection for traffic, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, Spadina Station and a protected bikeway.

Traffic volume
25,211
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
15,013 pedestrians · 6,554 cyclists · #553 busiest
Collisions
270
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
41 with an injury · 191 property damage · #342 of 5,508 · +21 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 2 cyclist · #434 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Spadina Station
subway station within 250 m
3 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 51 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,800 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.56× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 26.0% of vehicle volume, about 34× the typical share. That comes with about 27 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 10.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.2× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 20%, from 150 in 2016–2020 to 120 in 2021–2025. About one in 135 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Bloor & Spadina

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Spadina Ave & Bloor St W — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8046 · Spadina Ave & Bloor St W
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Bloor & Spadina, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8046 · Spadina Ave & Bloor St W
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)65 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)377 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)549 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)820 m; Museum Station (Line 1)842 m
Streetcar
506510511 nearest 11 m
TTC bus
127942671319 nearest 67 m
Blue Night
306310300307
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Rd at Bloor St West; Bloor St West at Spadina Rd
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2016
Bike Share
Madison Ave / Bloor St W 92 m · 15 docks · 36 stations, 693 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 (45)
  • Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community CentrePrivate · 55 m
  • University of Toronto SchoolsPrivate · 107 m
  • Howlett Academy SchoolPrivate · 168 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori SchoolPrivate · 210 m
  • School of Continuing Studies - U of T, Bldg 103University · 310 m
  • Jackman Institute of Child Study Elementary SchoolUniversity · 366 m
  • and 39 more
Community centres
Parks (53)
  • Matt Cohen Park59 m
  • Paul Martel Park109 m
  • Huron - Washington Parkette193 m
  • Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park276 m
  • Gwendolyn MacEwen Parkette298 m
  • Huron Street Playground335 m
  • and 47 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch128 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch847 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 30 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 301 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 540 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 551 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 613 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 622 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 657 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 736 m
Signal
0281, activated 1928 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 39 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 353 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Majestic Shawarma, 5 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés39 within 300 m · 353 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Majestic Shawarma · 750 Spadina Ave Unit-25 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
The Daily Dumpling Wonton. Co · 750 Spadina Ave5 mPassed, Jul 2026
Tim Hortons · 334 Bloor St W43 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Zaad · 348 Bloor St W54 mPassed, Jun 2026
Infinite Bean Cofee · 750 Spadina Ave55 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Woojoo · 417 Bloor St W74 mPassed, Jun 2026
Master's Buffeteria · 310 Bloor St W Unit-1102 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Bento Sushi · 425 Bloor St W103 mPassed, Jul 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 Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 700 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 264 m away at Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park.

  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    700 m
Drinking water
Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 264 m; Huron Street Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 332 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,433 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School (55 m, 194 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,433 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 16
  • Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School · 750 Spadina Ave
    194 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    55 m
  • Annex Montessori School · 427 Bloor St W
    68 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    166 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori School · 39 Spadina Rd
    109 spaces · kindergarten
    210 m
  • Atelier Kids Annex · 34 Madison Ave
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    230 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (0.9 km), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 755 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 0.9 km240 Howland Ave
Police52 Division · 1.8 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 755 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

Within a kilometre there are 70 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,263 rental units, 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 334 Bloor St W (31 m, 24 units, 3 storeys, built 1919), which scored 99 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 70 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 99 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 34 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings70 · 5,263 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202699 across the 70
Open fire-code violations34
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
334 Bloor St W243191999 · Aug 2026031 m
360 Bloor St W · Maple Leaf Property Management17020197074 · Sep 20250104 m
11 Walmer Rd · Cromewll Management Inc.637196598 · Sep 20251 · 1 fire141 m
14 Spadina Rdsocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated1036197297 · Sep 20242158 m
15 Walmer Rd · Walmer Bloor Holdings Inc7810197094 · Aug 20260170 m
710 Spadina Ave · Camden Property Management627195987 · Aug 20251180 m
10 Walmer Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.13118196590 · Aug 20253 · 1 fire192 m
25 Madison AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation124198988 · Dec 20250212 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 lots966 lots · ≈24,270 spaces · 72.8 ha
Within 500 m105 lots · ≈2,510 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 3,086 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Spadina Rd · 132 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking159 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 56 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
4 Spadina Road · Surface33 m51 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface129 m38 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface149 m65 *
465 Huron Street · Surface215 m15 *
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface338 m19 *

Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈5 spaces (Green P); 76 m away, ≈16 spaces; 85 m away, ≈41 spaces; 90 m away, ≈14 spaces (Green P); 105 m away, ≈73 spaces; 110 m away, ≈69 spaces. More EV charging: 365 Lippincott St. (493 m, 10 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (1.1 km, 9 ports); 273 Christie St (1.5 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 25, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 7,502 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 30% of the total, against 5,497 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the west (3,070 of 6,554). Evening rush dominates here: 2,068 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:45 p.m., against 1,830 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 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.

From the north5,589southbound · 320 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the west6,623eastbound · 3,070 bikes · 4.0% heavy
Total vehicles25,21115,013 pedestrians · 6,554 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east5,497westbound · 2,765 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the south7,502northbound · 399 bikes · 3.1% heavy
AM peak hour1,830 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,068 vehicles from 5:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 25, 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

On Spadina Rd between Annex Lane and Lowther Ave, 180 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in October 2021 put the average speed at 43 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 53 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,600 vehicles a day. Spadina Ave between Sussex Ave and Washington Ave measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Feb 2022). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St W · Spadina Ave – Sussex Mews · 29 mAug 2015 · 3 days19,837
Spadina Rd · Annex Lane – Lowther Ave · 180 mOct 2021 · 24 h14,56343 km/h53 km/h59 km/h
Spadina Ave · Sussex Ave – Washington Ave · 192 mFeb 2022 · 2 days17,13339 km/h49 km/h57 km/h

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

The worst year was 2016, with 38 collisions; 2025 recorded 30. 41 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 44 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 35 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 21 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions270#342 of 5,508
With an injury41#333 of 4,660
Property damage only191
Fail to remain44
Involving a pedestrian7#478 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist28#3 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified38
Since January 2026 (outside the window)21
All since 2014354latest Jun 28, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 cyclists were among those hurt. The most recent was on Oct 4, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#434 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist2#12 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20065latest Oct 4, 2017

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

Ten thefts from vehicles and 23 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 4.0 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 48% 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 vehicle1010street/outdoor (8), transit property (2)
Bicycle theft2340street/outdoor (11), transit property (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 20, 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 Annex.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Spadina a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#434 of 1,505), out of 270 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Spadina?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #553 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.56× the median for a counted intersection, and #124 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Spadina?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Spadina Rd between Annex Lane and Lowther Ave (October 2021), found an average of 43 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bloor & Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 4 Spadina Road (33 m away, 51 spaces). The City's mapping shows 966 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,270 spaces — 105 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (132 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Spadina by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 65 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 11 m away; bus routes 127, 94, 26, 7, 13, 19 within 1 km (nearest stop: Spadina Rd at Bloor St West, 67 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Spadina?

39 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 353 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Majestic Shawarma (5 m), The Daily Dumpling Wonton. Co (5 m), Tim Hortons (43 m), Zaad (54 m) and Infinite Bean Cofee (55 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 & Spadina?

The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 700 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Spadina?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,433 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School (55 m, 194 spaces), Annex Montessori School (166 m, 68 spaces) and Taddle Creek Montessori School (210 m, 109 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Spadina?

70 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,263 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 334 Bloor St W (31 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 360 Bloor St W (104 m, 170 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 11 Walmer Rd (141 m, 63 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 14 Spadina Rd (158 m, 103 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 70 is 88 out of 100; 2 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 & Spadina?

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and 23 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Spadina in?

Bloor & Spadina is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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