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Dufferin & Bloor

Dufferin St & Bloor St W · Toronto, Ontario · Dufferin Grove · Ward 9, Davenport

Dufferin & Bloor is a moderately heavy crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Dufferin Grove, in central Toronto. It has a live City traffic camera, Dufferin Station and a protected bikeway at the corner. It is among the fifty worst in the city for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions.

Traffic volume
24,664
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 25, 2026
14,484 pedestrians · 3,798 cyclists · #576 busiest
Collisions
518
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
64 with an injury · 381 property damage · #117 of 5,508 · +26 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
4
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 3 cyclist · #37 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Dufferin Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 32 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,760 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.52× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.7 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 15.4% of vehicle volume, about 20× the typical share. That comes with about 52 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 21.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 4.2× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 18%, from 285 in 2016–2020 to 233 in 2021–2025. About one in 130 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Dufferin & Bloor

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Dufferin St & 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 8050 · Dufferin St & Bloor St W
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

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Live camera · RESCU 8050 · Dufferin St & 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
Dufferin Station (Line 2)82 m; Lansdowne Station (Line 2)578 m; Ossington Station (Line 2)646 m
Streetcar
512506 nearest 614 m
TTC bus
4022916147946326 nearest 16 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306300329363
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Dufferin St; Dufferin St at Bloor St West - Dufferin Station
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2020
Bike Share
Bloor St W / Gladstone Ave - SMART 93 m · 10 docks · 21 stations, 363 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 (22)
  • Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii AlternativeEnglish Public · 112 m
  • St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 344 m
  • St Anthony Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 418 m
  • Pauline Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 424 m
  • St Sebastian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 491 m
  • Dovercourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 765 m
  • and 16 more
Community centres
  • Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre891 m
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre1.2 km
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre1.4 km
  • McCormick Arena1.4 km
Parks (31)
  • Susan Tibaldi Parkette343 m
  • Salem Parkette364 m
  • Westmoreland Avenue Parkette445 m
  • Dufferin Grove Park457 m
  • Dovercourt Park613 m
  • Northumberland Playground791 m
  • and 25 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch108 m
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1 km
Signal
0325, activated 1929 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 36 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 229 eating places within a kilometre — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Coco, 2 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés36 within 300 m · 229 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Coco · 1011 Dufferin St2 mPassed, Aug 2026
Ins Market 5608 · 1011 Dufferin St Unit-104grocery2 mPassed, May 2026
Gateway Newstand (Dufferin Station) · 1140 Bloor St W31 mPassed, Apr 2025
New Horizon Home For the Aged · 1140 Bloor St W Unit-231 mPassed, Jun 2026
Los Cantaritos · 1009 Dufferin St34 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Panchos Bakery · 1017 Dufferin Stgrocery45 mPassed, Aug 2026
A & W Restaurant · 1115 Bloor St W Unit-445 mPassed, Apr 2026
Popeyes Chicken and Seafood · 1115 Bloor St Wgrocery45 mPassed, Apr 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 Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 345 m away, View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 359 m away at Susan Tibaldi Parkette.

  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    345 m
  • Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    401 m
  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    674 m
Drinking water
Susan Tibaldi Parkette drinking fountain, dog fountain · 359 m; Dufferin Grove 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 630 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (424 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km11 centres · 630 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 11
  • Plasp Pauline Junior Public School · 100 Pauline Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    424 m
  • Bloorcourt Village Early Learning Centre · 823 Dovercourt Rd
    106 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    577 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre · 544 Lansdowne Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    652 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 57 Sylvan Ave
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    662 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (860 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 480 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 860 m1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 1.2 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 480 m760 Dovercourt Rd

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

18 registered apartment buildings with 1,616 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1121 Bloor St W (39 m, 11 units, 4 storeys, built 1926), which scored 90 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 18 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 40 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings18 · 1,616 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score84 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202640 across the 18
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1121 Bloor St W · Charles Dieu114192690 · Jul 2025039 m
919 Dufferin St · CLV Group11315197191 · Jul 20251278 m
1212 Bloor St W163192379 · Jul 20250294 m
1019 Bloor St W · Donros Developments Limited263192863 · Jul 20260371 m
357 Rusholme Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management26716196995 · Jul 202610397 m
323 Rusholme Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management22620196887 · Jun 202511436 m
730 Dovercourt Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management35620196797 · Jul 202514486 m
767 Dovercourt Rd · Jdc Property Management Inc.193200894 · Jul 20250532 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 lots583 lots · ≈18,480 spaces · 55.4 ha
Within 500 m45 lots · ≈1,920 spaces
Green P (public)12 car parks · about 442 spaces
EV charging (City)685 Dovercourt Rd · 529 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking96 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 34 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface219 m3763% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface321 m3374% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface391 m4963% (Q1 2026)
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface604 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface797 m3471% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 68 m away, ≈10 spaces; 70 m away, ≈20 spaces; 74 m away, ≈49 spaces; 75 m away, ≈33 spaces; 95 m away, ≈47 spaces; 103 m away, ≈4 spaces. More EV charging: 705 Shaw St (1 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.5 km, 2 ports); 2251 Dundas St W (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, Jul 25, 2026 (a weekend day)

The south leg carries the load — 7,388 northbound vehicles, or 30% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 4,980. Most cyclists arrived from the east (1,713 of 3,798). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,157 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 25% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,732). Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north6,455southbound · 240 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the west5,841eastbound · 1,701 bikes · 1.0% heavy
Total vehicles24,66414,484 pedestrians · 3,798 cyclists · 2.7% heavy
From the east4,980westbound · 1,713 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the south7,388northbound · 144 bikes · 3.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,732 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,157 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 25, 2026 · weekend

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 Dufferin St between Dufferin Grove Park Trl and Dufferin Park Ave (321 m away) recorded an average of 36 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 46 km/h. That segment carries about 20,900 vehicles a day. Bloor St W between Westmoreland Ave and Rusholme Rd measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Jun 2022).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dufferin St · Dufferin Grove Park Trl – Dufferin Park Ave · 321 mMar 2026 · 3 days20,88336 km/h46 km/h51 km/h
Bloor St W · Westmoreland Ave – Rusholme Rd · 383 mJun 2022 · 7 days10,98933 km/h43 km/h49 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

2017 was the peak year (66 collisions), and 2025 closed with 39. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 87 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 26 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 21.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions518#117 of 5,508
With an injury64#150 of 4,660
Property damage only381
Fail to remain87
Involving a pedestrian13#121 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist22#13 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified73
Since January 2026 (outside the window)26
All since 2014663latest Jun 18, 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

None of the four serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 3 cyclists were among those hurt. 1 of the 4 happened in darkness — 25%, below the citywide 39%. 2025 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on Jul 18, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 7.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions4#37 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#461 of 879
Involving a cyclist3#2 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness125% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20067latest Jul 18, 2025

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 nine thefts from vehicles and 19 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 3.1 a year before that. 89% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 37% of the bike thefts were from transit property.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle910street/outdoor (8), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft1950transit property (7), street/outdoor (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 27, 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 Dufferin Grove.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dufferin & Bloor a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #37 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 Dufferin & Bloor?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #576 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.52× the median for a counted intersection, and #130 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Dufferin & Bloor?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dufferin St between Dufferin Grove Park Trl and Dufferin Park Ave (March 2026), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 46 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Dufferin & Bloor?

The nearest Green P car park is 7 Bartlett Ave (219 m away, 37 spaces, 63% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 583 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,480 spaces — 45 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 685 Dovercourt Rd (529 m).

How do I get to Dufferin & Bloor by transit?

Dufferin Station (Line 2) is 82 m away; streetcar routes 512, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 614 m away; bus routes 402, 29, 161, 47, 94, 63, 26, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Dufferin St, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Dufferin & Bloor?

36 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 229 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Coco (2 m), Gateway Newstand (Dufferin Station) (31 m), New Horizon Home For the Aged (31 m), Los Cantaritos (34 m) and A & W Restaurant (45 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 Dufferin & Bloor?

The nearest is Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 875 Dufferin St, 345 m away (View outdoor rink hours). Next nearest: Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom (401 m); Dovercourt Park Washroom (674 m). 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 Dufferin & Bloor?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 630 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (424 m, 28 spaces), Bloorcourt Village Early Learning Centre (577 m, 106 spaces) and Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre (652 m, 39 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dufferin & Bloor?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,616 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1121 Bloor St W (39 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 919 Dufferin St (278 m, 113 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 1212 Bloor St W (294 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 1019 Bloor St W (371 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 63). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 84 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 Dufferin & Bloor?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and 19 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 Dufferin Grove page.

What neighbourhood is Dufferin & Bloor in?

Dufferin & Bloor is in Dufferin Grove (City of Toronto neighbourhood 083). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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