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Bloor & Walmer

Bloor St W & Walmer Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloor Annex BIA

Bloor & Walmer, in the Annex, in central Toronto, is a moderately travelled crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: Spadina Station, a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m.

Traffic volume
11,697
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 15, 2025
17,649 pedestrians · 5,855 cyclists · #1575 busiest
Collisions
57
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 37 property damage · #1857 of 5,508 · +8 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
Spadina Station
subway station within 250 m
3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 33 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 840 vehicles, 72% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.5 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 50.1% of vehicle volume, about 65× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 4.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. The pace has been steady: 29 collisions in 2016–2020 and 28 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Bloor & Walmer

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)71 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)423 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)502 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)829 m; Museum Station (Line 1)1 km; Christie Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
506510511 nearest 118 m
TTC bus
1279472613 nearest 162 m
Blue Night
306310300307
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2016
Bike Share
Robert St / Bloor St W - SMART 64 m · 18 docks · 36 stations, 718 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 (46)
  • Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community CentrePrivate · 105 m
  • University of Toronto SchoolsPrivate · 230 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori SchoolPrivate · 257 m
  • Howlett Academy SchoolPrivate · 275 m
  • Jackman Institute of Child Study Elementary SchoolUniversity · 364 m
  • School of Continuing Studies - U of T, Bldg 103University · 434 m
  • and 40 more
Community centres
Parks (50)
  • Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park156 m
  • Matt Cohen Park166 m
  • Paul Martel Park215 m
  • Gwendolyn MacEwen Parkette269 m
  • Huron - Washington Parkette310 m
  • Sally Bird Park401 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch157 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch720 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 · 113 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 428 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 535 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 553 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 666 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 740 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 749 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 848 m
Signal
2083, activated 2007 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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 55 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 328 — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bento Sushi, 32 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés55 within 300 m · 328 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bento Sushi · 425 Bloor St W32 mPassed, Jul 2026
Metro · 425 Bloor St W Unit-1grocery32 mPassed, Jul 2026
Sushi Maido · 362 Bloor St W35 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Wild Wing · 362 Bloor St W35 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Burrito Bandidos · 362 Bloor St W36 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 1 infraction
Ghazale Middle Eastern · 362 Bloor St W, Unit-436 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 3 infractions
So Famous · 366 Bloor St W42 mPassed, Aug 2026
Cobs Bread · 370 Bloor St W52 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction

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, 662 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 147 m away at Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park.

  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    662 m
Drinking water
Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 147 m; Sally Bird Park drinking fountain · 394 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 Annex Montessori School (45 m, 68 spaces, toddler, preschool).

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

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (900 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 630 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 900 m240 Howland Ave
Police52 Division · 1.8 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 630 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 — 5,018 rental units, 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 360 Bloor St W (50 m, 170 units, 20 storeys, built 1970), which scored 74 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 70 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 92 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 42 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings70 · 5,018 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202692 across the 70
Open fire-code violations42
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
360 Bloor St W · Maple Leaf Property Management17020197074 · Sep 2025050 m
10 Walmer Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.13118196590 · Aug 20253 · 1 fire97 m
11 Walmer Rd · Cromewll Management Inc.637196598 · Sep 20251 · 1 fire98 m
334 Bloor St W243191999 · Aug 20260102 m
15 Walmer Rd · Walmer Bloor Holdings Inc7810197094 · Aug 20260140 m
14 Spadina Rdsocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated1036197297 · Sep 20242167 m
22 Walmer Rd718196092 · Aug 20260 · 1 fire168 m
30 Walmer Rd · Property Services Inc.403196079 · Sep 20250196 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 lots944 lots · ≈23,510 spaces · 70.5 ha
Within 500 m111 lots · ≈2,430 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 3,086 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Spadina Rd · 194 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking168 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
4 Spadina Road · Surface115 m51 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface202 m65 *
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface214 m19 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface245 m38 *
465 Huron Street · Surface337 m15 *

Nearest lots: 64 m away, ≈69 spaces; 68 m away, ≈94 spaces; 95 m away, ≈41 spaces; 107 m away, ≈8 spaces; 110 m away, ≈9 spaces; 144 m away, ≈32 spaces. More EV charging: 365 Lippincott St. (366 m, 10 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (1.3 km, 9 ports); 273 Christie St (1.4 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, Oct 15, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 5,188 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 44% of the total, against 565 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (2,744 of 5,855). Evening rush dominates here: 970 vehicles in the peak hour from 6:15 p.m., against 825 in the morning peak from 9:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north565southbound · 265 bikes · 5.0% heavy
From the west5,188eastbound · 2,744 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles11,69717,649 pedestrians · 5,855 cyclists · 4.2% heavy
From the east4,993westbound · 2,569 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the south951northbound · 277 bikes · 3.5% heavy
AM peak hour825 vehicles from 9:15 a.m.
PM peak hour970 vehicles from 6:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 15, 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 Robert St between Immergluck Lane and Sussex Ave, 309 m from the corner, a 2-day count in August 2001 put the average speed at 32 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 42 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day. Walmer Rd between Bloor St W and Lowther Ave measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (May 2013). The reading is 25 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St W · Spadina Ave – Sussex Mews · 98 mAug 2015 · 3 days19,837
Walmer Rd · Bloor St W – Lowther Ave · 122 mMay 2013 · 24 h1,69531 km/h38 km/h43 km/h
Robert St · Immergluck Lane – Sussex Ave · 309 mAug 2001 · 2 days48332 km/h42 km/h48 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 2024, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 11 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 10 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (18%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions57#1857 of 5,508
With an injury11#1552 of 4,660
Property damage only37
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian4#884 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#304 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 201480latest Jun 27, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

34 thefts from vehicles and 42 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 13× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 14 in 2023–2025, about 4.7 a year, against 8.9 a year before that. 82% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 62% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 17, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle3441street/outdoor (28), apartment parking (4)
Bicycle theft42103street/outdoor (26), commercial premises (9)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 17, 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Walmer a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 57 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 & Walmer?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1575 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 72% of the median for a counted intersection, and #102 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Walmer?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Robert St between Immergluck Lane and Sussex Ave (August 2001), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bloor & Walmer?

The nearest Green P car park is 4 Spadina Road (115 m away, 51 spaces). The City's mapping shows 944 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,510 spaces — 111 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (194 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Walmer by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 71 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 118 m away; bus routes 127, 94, 7, 26, 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Bloor & Walmer?

55 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 328 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bento Sushi (32 m), Sushi Maido (35 m), Wild Wing (35 m), Burrito Bandidos (36 m) and Ghazale Middle Eastern (36 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 & Walmer?

The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 662 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 & Walmer?

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 Annex Montessori School (45 m, 68 spaces), Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School (105 m, 194 spaces) and Taddle Creek Montessori School (257 m, 109 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Walmer?

70 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,018 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 360 Bloor St W (50 m, 170 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 10 Walmer Rd (97 m, 131 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 11 Walmer Rd (98 m, 63 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 334 Bloor St W (102 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 70 is 88 out of 100; 3 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 & Walmer?

Toronto Police place 34 thefts from vehicles and 42 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 4 since January 2026. 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 & Walmer in?

Bloor & Walmer is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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