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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 a school within 250 m.

Traffic
11,697
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 15, 2025
17,649 pedestrians · 5,855 cyclists
Collisions
57
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1857 of 5,519
Getting there
Spadina Station
subway station within 250 m
16 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
93/100
city median 48 · #11 of 5,672
47 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 32 m

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Bloor & Walmer

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · 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 16,177 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

Peak hours: 825 vehicles in the hour from 9:15 a.m. and 970 from 6:15 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

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, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 20, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions57#1857 of 5,519
With an injury11#1552 of 4,669
Property damage only37
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian4#884 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist6#304 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)10
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2013

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. The reading is 25 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 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) — a much more recent reading than the one above.

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; 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 2083, activated 2007 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)80 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)477 m · 6 min; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)572 m · 7 min; Dupont Station (Line 1)1 km · 11 min
Streetcar
506 510 511 nearest 125 m
TTC bus
127 7 94 26 13 nearest 214 m
Blue Night
306 310 300 307
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2016
Bike Share
Robert St / Bloor St W - SMART 74 m · 18 docks · 27 stations, 552 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
21 car parks · about 2,753 spaces
EV charging
19 Spadina Rd · 263 m · 6 Level 2 ports; also 365 Lippincott St. (377 m), 74 Yorkville Ave (1.4 km)
Bike parking
147 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 56 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
70 mapped lots within 500 m, 681 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
4 Spadina Road · Surface141 m51 *—
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface257 m19 *—
19 Spadina Road · Surface288 m65 *—
9 Madison Ave. · Surface301 m38 *—
465 Huron Street · Surface399 m15 *—

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Metro, 32 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Cobs Bread, 57 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 47 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 241 — 5.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bento Sushi, 32 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Shoppers Drug Mart, 57 m away. The nearest hospital site is Kensington Eye Institute, 1.1 km away, then Toronto Western Hospital at 1.9 km. For seniors' housing: The Annex, a retirement home 731 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Bento Sushi · 425 Bloor St W32 m
  • Sushi Maido · 362 Bloor St W35 m
  • Wild Wing · 362 Bloor St W35 m
  • Burrito Bandidos · 362 Bloor St W36 m
  • Ghazale Middle Eastern · 362 Bloor St W, Unit-436 m
47 within 300 m · 241 within 1 km
Grocery
Metro 32 m · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Cobs Bread 57 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 57 m · 8 within 1 km
Child care
  • Annex Montessori School · 68 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day45 m
  • Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School · 194 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day121 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori School · 109 spaces, kindergarten362 m · 4 min
14 licensed centres · 1,189 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible763 m · 9 min
Drinking water: Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park 196 m; Seaton Park 458 m · 5 min
Health and care
  • Kensington Eye Institute · hospital site1.1 km · 14 min
  • Toronto Western Hospital · hospital site1.9 km · 22 min
  • The Annex · retirement home731 m · 9 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (30)
  • Matt Cohen Park205 m
  • Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park209 m
  • Gwendolyn MacEwen Parkette284 m · 3 min
  • Paul Martel Park325 m · 4 min
  • Huron - Washington Parkette432 m · 5 min
and 25 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (33)
  • Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community CentrePrivate · 121 m
  • University of Toronto SchoolsPrivate · 265 m · 3 min
  • Howlett Academy SchoolPrivate · 351 m · 4 min
  • Taddle Creek Montessori SchoolPrivate · 362 m · 4 min
  • Jackman Institute of Child Study Elementary SchoolUniversity · 429 m · 5 min
and 28 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch263 m · 3 min
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch772 m · 9 min
Places of interest
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 136 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 445 m · 5 min
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 653 m · 8 min
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 663 m · 8 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

93of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #11 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 47 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit28/28

    Spadina Station · 8 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go12/14

    library 263 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    6 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care8/8

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

  • Crossing on foot8/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 56 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,272 rental units, 3.7× 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. Two buildings of the 56 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
360 Bloor St W · Maple Leaf Property Management17020197074 · Sep 202550 m
10 Walmer Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.13118196590 · Aug 2025112 m
334 Bloor St W243191999 · Aug 2026118 m
11 Walmer Rd · Cromewll Management Inc.637196598 · Sep 2025141 m
15 Walmer Rd · Walmer Bloor Holdings Inc7810197094 · Aug 2026180 m
22 Walmer Rd718196092 · Aug 2026202 m

56 registered buildings · 4,272 units · 4 social housing · tallest 24 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.

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

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

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. Its latest count is from Oct 15, 2025, 72% of the median for a counted intersection, and #102 for pedestrians.

Is Bloor & Walmer a walkable intersection?

Bloor & Walmer scores 93 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #11 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 47 places to eat within 300 m; Spadina Station · 8 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km; 6 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

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 (141 m away, 51 spaces). The City's mapping shows 681 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,690 spaces — 70 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (263 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Walmer by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 80 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 125 m away; bus routes 127, 7, 94, 26, 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Bloor & Walmer?

47 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 241 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. 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). 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, 763 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom.

Is there child care near Bloor & Walmer?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,189 spaces in total; 6 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 (121 m, 194 spaces) and Taddle Creek Montessori School (362 m, 109 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Walmer?

56 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,272 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 360 Bloor St W (50 m, 170 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 10 Walmer Rd (112 m, 131 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 334 Bloor St W (118 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 11 Walmer Rd (141 m, 63 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 56 is 88 out of 100; 2 scored below 70.

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. 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