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Durie & Bloor (East)

Durie St & Bloor St W (East) · Toronto, Ontario · Runnymede-Bloor West Village · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park · Bloor West Village BIA

Durie & Bloor (East), in Runnymede-Bloor West Village, is a moderately travelled crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Runnymede Station, a protected bikeway and a school within 250 m at the corner. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
11,787
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 12, 2026
8,900 pedestrians · 909 cyclists · #1565 busiest
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4805 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Runnymede Station
subway station within 250 m
8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 840 vehicles, 73% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 7.7% of vehicle volume, about 10.0× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 0.6 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Durie & Bloor (East)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Runnymede Station (Line 2)161 m; Jane Station (Line 2)389 m; High Park Station (Line 2)821 m
TTC bus
777179272655149203 nearest 150 m
Express
935
Blue Night
300335
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2023
Bike Share
Neil McLellan Park 82 m · 15 docks · 10 stations, 212 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 (14)
  • Erudite Elementary SchoolPrivate · 171 m
  • Humberside Montessori SchoolPrivate · 259 m
  • St Pius X Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 534 m
  • Runnymede Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 580 m
  • Ursula Franklin AcademyEnglish Public · 715 m
  • Blyth Academy School - EtobicokePrivate · 760 m
  • and 8 more
Parks (29)
  • Neil McLellan Park115 m
  • George Chater Parkette145 m
  • Willard Gardens Parkette408 m
  • Kennedy - Margdon Parkette423 m
  • Rambert Crescent Parkette604 m
  • Beresford Park632 m
  • and 23 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Swansea Memorial branch351 m
  • Toronto Public Library Runnymede branch364 m
Places of interest
  • The Village PlayersPerforming Arts · 291 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 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 are 44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 12 grocery and convenience stores, and 92 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Queens Pasta Cafe, 23 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés44 within 300 m · 92 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience12 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Queens Pasta Cafe · 2263 Bloor St W23 mPassed, May 2026
Shakey's · 2255 Bloor St W40 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Simply Thai Cuisine · 2253 Bloor St W46 mPassed, May 2026
Coco Espresso Bar & Gelato · 256 Beresford Ave49 mPassed, Aug 2026
Grumpy Gourmet: Purveyor of Fine Foods · 2277 Bloor St Wgrocery50 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Wake' A Boo Breakfast Bar · 2279 Bloor St W55 mPassed, May 2026
Meaty Eats · 2288 Bloor St W56 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Iris Toronto · 2256 Bloor St W58 mPassed, Aug 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 Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 755 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 417 m away at Willard Gardens Parkette.

  • Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 15 Waller Ave
    View centre hours
    755 m
  • Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom · 1 Rennie Terr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    809 m
  • High Park Chess House Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km
Drinking water
Willard Gardens Parkette drinking fountain · 417 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,271 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori (41 m, 142 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,271 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 18
  • Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori · 2271 Bloor St W
    142 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    41 m
  • La Petite Ecole · 130 Kennedy Ave
    16 spaces · preschool
    196 m
  • The Montessori Schoolhouse · 290 Runnymede Rd
    16 spaces · preschool
    212 m
  • Humberside Montessori School · 121 Kennedy Ave
    120 spaces · preschool
    259 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (305 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 708 m away.

FireFire Station 425 · 305 m83 Deforest Rd
Police11 Division · 2.7 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 708 m9 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

20 registered apartment buildings with 764 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 111 Runnymede Rd (193 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1960), which scored 88 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 5 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings20 · 764 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20265 across the 20
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest25 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
111 Runnymede Rd164196088 · Aug 20261 · 1 fire193 m
117 Runnymede Rd424192790 · Aug 20261195 m
109 Runnymede Rd113195287 · Jul 20240196 m
93 Lavinia Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc685199395 · Aug 20260383 m
2407 Bloor St W123192095 · Nov 20250437 m
23 Jane St183195586 · Jul 20250505 m
29 Jane St · Biddington Property Managment Corp183191096 · Nov 20250508 m
35 Jane St · Biddington Property Managment Corp183191092 · Aug 20260 · 1 fire515 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 lots483 lots · ≈18,940 spaces · 56.8 ha
Within 500 m34 lots · ≈940 spaces
Green P (public)12 car parks · about 1,297 spaces
EV charging (City)265 Armadale Ave · 319 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking72 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 14 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
265 Durie St · Surface74 m14470% (Q1 2026)
255 Kennedy Ave · Surface263 m5665% (Q1 2026)
265 Willard Ave · Surface296 m9053% (Q1 2026)
265 Armadale Ave · Surface399 m14458% (Q1 2026)
17 Riverview Gdns · Surface690 m9552% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 26 m away, ≈2 spaces; 45 m away, ≈4 spaces; 55 m away, ≈11 spaces; 72 m away, ≈123 spaces; 88 m away, ≈25 spaces; 105 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 535 Runnymeade Rd (1.2 km, 2 ports); 115 High Park Avenue (1.2 km, 2 ports); 64 Annette St (2 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, May 12, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 5,973 eastbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 502. Most cyclists arrived from the east (445 of 909). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,098 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 13% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (976). Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north0southbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west5,973eastbound · 441 bikes · 2.4% heavy
Total vehicles11,7878,900 pedestrians · 909 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east5,312westbound · 445 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south502northbound · 22 bikes · 1.8% heavy
AM peak hour976 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,098 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 12, 2026

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 Durie St between George Chater Parkette Trl and Colbeck St (250 m away) recorded an average of 35 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 1,100 vehicles a day. Bloor St W between Durie St and Windermere Ave measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Apr 2026). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Runnymede Rd (367 m away, 40 km/h limit), 4.0% of the 50,493 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority. 14 speed humps slow traffic on Durie Street between Bloor St W and Annette St (installed 2025).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St W · Durie St – Windermere Ave · 138 mApr 2026 · 3 days13,84231 km/h39 km/h44 km/h
Durie St · George Chater Parkette Trl – Colbeck St · 250 mNov 2021 · 3 days1,12835 km/h44 km/h50 km/h

School-zone speed sign 367 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct39 · 45 km/h
Over the limit18%
50 km/h or more4.0%

Runnymede Rd (northbound), 327/329 Runnymede Rd · 50,493 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Durie Street · Bloor St W – Annette St
    14 speed humps
    installed 2025

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

2024 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Aug 19, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4805 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only4
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 20147latest Aug 19, 2024

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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jun 29, 2012.

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 vehicle200street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 2, 2020. 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 Runnymede-Bloor West Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Durie & Bloor (East) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Durie & Bloor (East)?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1565 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 73% of the median for a counted intersection, and #240 for pedestrians.

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

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Durie St between George Chater Parkette Trl and Colbeck St (November 2021), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 367 m away (40 km/h), 4.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

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

The nearest Green P car park is 265 Durie St (74 m away, 144 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 483 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,940 spaces — 34 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 265 Armadale Ave (319 m).

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

Runnymede Station (Line 2) is 161 m away; bus routes 77, 71, 79, 27, 26, 55, 149, 203 and 1 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Durie & Bloor (East)?

44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 92 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Queens Pasta Cafe (23 m), Shakey's (40 m), Simply Thai Cuisine (46 m), Coco Espresso Bar & Gelato (49 m) and Wake' A Boo Breakfast Bar (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 Durie & Bloor (East)?

The nearest is Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 15 Waller Ave, 755 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom (809 m); High Park Chess House 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 Durie & Bloor (East)?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,271 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori (41 m, 142 spaces), La Petite Ecole (196 m, 16 spaces) and The Montessori Schoolhouse (212 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

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

20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 764 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 111 Runnymede Rd (193 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 117 Runnymede Rd (195 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 109 Runnymede Rd (196 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 93 Lavinia Ave (383 m, 68 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 is 91 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 Durie & Bloor (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 Runnymede-Bloor West Village page.

What neighbourhood is Durie & Bloor (East) in?

Durie & Bloor (East) is in Runnymede-Bloor West Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 089). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks. The corner falls inside the Bloor West Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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