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Howard & Bleecker

Howard St & Bleecker St · Toronto, Ontario · North St.James Town · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

In North St.James Town, in central Toronto, Howard & Bleecker is a low-volume local intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: Sherbourne Station, 3 schools within 250 m and parks. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
2,438
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 6, 2015
2,820 pedestrians · 176 cyclists
Collisions
21
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 13 property damage · #3339 of 5,508 · +3 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
Sherbourne Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 46 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 300 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 26% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.2 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 7.2% of vehicle volume, about 9.3× the typical share. That comes with about 2.1 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 100%, from 7 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Howard & Bleecker

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Sherbourne Station (Line 2)109 m; Castle Frank Station (Line 2)519 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)813 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)848 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)882 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 911 m
TTC bus
7565948297 nearest 139 m
Blue Night
306300365320
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Howard St / Sherbourne St 76 m · 31 docks · 31 stations, 734 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 (33)
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella NorthEnglish Separate · 176 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 210 m
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 237 m
  • Branksome Hall Girls SchoolPrivate · 549 m
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 585 m
  • Jarvis Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 607 m
  • and 27 more
Community centres
Parks (47)
  • St. James Town West Park65 m
  • Dr. Gordon Chong Park199 m
  • Wellesley - Magill Park424 m
  • Rekai Family Parkette453 m
  • Charles Street Parkette499 m
  • Bleecker Parkette596 m
  • and 41 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch429 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch913 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 779 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 814 m
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 864 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 893 m
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 904 m
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 919 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 1.1 km

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 32 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 12 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 332 — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Awaze Halal, 3 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés32 within 300 m · 332 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience12 within 300 m · 49 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Awaze Halal · 8 Howard St Bldg-13 mPassed, May 2026
One More Convenience · 21 Howard Stgrocery3 mPassed, Apr 2026
Liyu Whole Food Store · 10 Howard Stgrocery15 mPassed, Dec 2023 · 1 infraction
Liyu Ethio Market · 10 Howard Stgrocery17 mPassed, Jul 2026
Rose's Chester Ltd · 23 Howard St20 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Rose's Chester Ltd · 23 Howard St20 mPassed, Jul 2026
Howard Convenience · 27 Howard Stgrocery26 mPassed, Dec 2023
Manila Sentro Filipino Cuisine · 29 Howard St30 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions

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 Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 404 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 70 m away at St. James Town West Park (currently off).

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    404 m
Drinking water
St. James Town West Park drinking fountain · 70 m · off; Dr. Gordon Chong Park bottle filling station · 199 m · off

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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,005 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. (137 m, 49 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km12 centres · 1,005 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 12
  • The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. · 525 Bloor St E
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    137 m
  • George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre · 675 Ontario St
    171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    237 m
  • Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi · 495 Sherbourne St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    392 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Community Services Our Lady of Lourdes · 444 Sherbourne St
    91 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    585 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (91 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 91 m441 Bloor St E
Police52 Division · 2.2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.5 km135 Davenport 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

Within a kilometre there are 116 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 16,745 rental units, 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 13 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 375 Bleecker St (89 m, 327 units, 24 storeys, built 1969), which scored 77 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 116 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 452 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 102 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings116 · 16,745 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026452 across the 116
Open fire-code violations102
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
375 Bleecker StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin32724196977 · Sep 2024189 m
451 Bloor St E · Ez Property Management Ltd416194897 · Jun 20250102 m
25 Selby St · Tricon503512018100 · Oct 202515125 m
730 Ontario St · Ranee Management27914196783 · Aug 20263134 m
565 Sherbourne St · Medallion Corporation51430197883 · Nov 20258139 m
700 Ontario St · Ranee Management27914196776 · Aug 20265195 m
561 Sherbourne St · Medallion Corp36943201896 · Jul 202631 · 11 fire204 m
77 Howard St · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.38124196996 · Nov 20257216 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 lots729 lots · ≈20,020 spaces · 60 ha
Within 500 m54 lots · ≈2,150 spaces
Green P (public)15 car parks · about 2,042 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Charles St E. · 822 m · 22 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking59 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
405 Sherbourne St · Surface767 m9175% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage824 m64618% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface853 m3073% (Q1 2026)
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface893 m3555% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface1 km12654% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈13 spaces; 86 m away, ≈23 spaces; 98 m away, ≈17 spaces; 104 m away, ≈35 spaces; 135 m away, ≈41 spaces; 140 m away, ≈39 spaces. More EV charging: 188 Carlton St (912 m, 1 ports); 186 Carlton St (914 m, 1 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (1.1 km, 8 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 — 8-hour, May 6, 2015

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 1,803 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 74% of the total, against 1 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the east (128 of 176). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 491 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 52% above the afternoon peak from 4:00 p.m. (324). Trucks and buses were 12.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2015, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north44southbound · 10 bikes · 25.0% heavy
From the west1eastbound · 0 bikes · 100.0% heavy
Total vehicles2,4382,820 pedestrians · 176 cyclists · 12.5% heavy
From the east1,803westbound · 128 bikes · 11.3% heavy
From the south590northbound · 38 bikes · 15.1% heavy
AM peak hour491 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour324 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 6, 2015

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 Bleecker St between Earl St and Howard St, 187 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2004 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,700 vehicles a day. Howard St between Bleecker St and Glen Rd measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 41 km/h (Apr 2004). The reading is 22 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Isabella St (224 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 24,608 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Bleecker Street between Wellesley St E and Howard St (installed 2006).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Howard St · Bleecker St – Glen Rd · 18 mApr 2004 · 3 days3,39432 km/h41 km/h45 km/h
Bleecker St · Earl St – Howard St · 187 mApr 2004 · 3 days1,70734 km/h43 km/h48 km/h

School-zone speed sign 224 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct25 · 30 km/h
Over the limit2.0%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Isabella St (westbound), Opposite 141 Isabella St · 24,608 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Bleecker Street · Wellesley St E – Howard St
    5 speed humps
    installed 2006

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 2023, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 3 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (24%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions21#3339 of 5,508
With an injury3#3313 of 4,660
Property damage only13
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian4#945 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1921 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201428latest Apr 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

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

Eight thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle810street/outdoor (6), other (2)
Bicycle theft300house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 18, 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 North St.James Town.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Howard & Bleecker a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 21 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 Howard & Bleecker?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from May 6, 2015, 26% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Howard & Bleecker?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bleecker St between Earl St and Howard St (April 2004), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 224 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Howard & Bleecker?

The nearest Green P car park is 405 Sherbourne St (767 m away, 91 spaces, 75% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 729 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,020 spaces — 54 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Charles St E. (822 m).

How do I get to Howard & Bleecker by transit?

Sherbourne Station (Line 2) is 109 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 911 m away; bus routes 75, 65, 94, 82, 97 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Howard & Bleecker?

32 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 332 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Awaze Halal (3 m), Rose's Chester Ltd (20 m), Rose's Chester Ltd (20 m) and Manila Sentro Filipino Cuisine (30 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 Howard & Bleecker?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 404 m away (View centre hours). 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 Howard & Bleecker?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,005 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. (137 m, 49 spaces), George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre (237 m, 171 spaces) and Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi (392 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Howard & Bleecker?

116 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 16,745 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 375 Bleecker St (89 m, 327 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 451 Bloor St E (102 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 25 Selby St (125 m, 503 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 730 Ontario St (134 m, 279 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 116 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 Howard & Bleecker?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and three 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 North St.James Town page.

What neighbourhood is Howard & Bleecker in?

Howard & Bleecker is in North St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 074). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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