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Islington & Bloor

Islington Ave & Bloor St W · Toronto, Ontario · Islington · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Islington & Bloor is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It sits in Islington. It has a red-light camera in place since 2018 that issued 30 tickets in 2025, a live City traffic camera and Islington Station at the corner.

Traffic
38,490
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 12, 2026
8,267 pedestrians · 197 cyclists · #139 busiest
Collisions
360
police-reported · 2016–2025
2 killed or seriously injured · #221 of 5,519
Getting there
Islington Station
subway station within 250 m
9 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
78/100
city median 48 · #421 of 5,672
30 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 172 m

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Islington & Bloor

Traffic and safety

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

Live traffic camera RESCU 8053 · 24 m

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Live camera RESCU 8053 · Islington Ave & Bloor St W
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Live camera · RESCU 8053 · Islington Ave & Bloor St W
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Traffic volume14-hour count · May 12, 2026

The south leg carries the load — 11,815 northbound vehicles, or 31% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 8,359. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,292 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,488 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north9,922southbound · 17 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the west8,359eastbound · 71 bikes · 5.2% heavy
Total vehicles38,4908,267 pedestrians · 197 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east8,394westbound · 65 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the south11,815northbound · 44 bikes · 3.0% heavy

Peak hours: 3,292 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,488 from 4:45 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

2016 was the peak year (50 collisions), and 2025 closed with 32. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 38 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 21 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 19, 2026.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 30, 2020.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions360#221 of 5,519
With an injury42#318 of 4,669
Property damage only285
Fail to remain38
Involving a pedestrian9#280 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist1
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified33
Since January 2026 (outside the window)21
Killed or seriously injured2#345 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Jul 30, 2020

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 2010

The City's counter on Islington Ave between Van Dusen Blvd and Meadowvale Dr (284 m away) recorded an average of 54 km/h in its 24-hour count in March 2010; 85% of drivers were at or under 60 km/h. That segment carries about 11,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St W · Islington Ave – Clissold Rd · 46 mSep 2013 · 11 days12,404———
Islington Ave · Van Dusen Blvd – Meadowvale Dr · 284 mMar 2010 · 24 h11,15654 km/h60 km/h65 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.

Red-light camera
In operation since 2018; 30 tickets in 2025, 21 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Etobicoke and York.
The crossing
Signal 0339, activated 1958 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Subway
Islington Station (Line 2)133 m
TTC bus
110 149 37 50 40 nearest 27 m
Express
937
Blue Night
337 300
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Bloor St West; Bloor St West at Islington Ave
Regional
MiWay 26 Burnhamthorpe at Bloor St at Islington Station71 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2024
Bike Share
Islington Subway Station (Aberfoyle Cres) 139 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 84 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
13 car parks · about 2,796 spaces
EV charging
8 Kings Lynn Rd · 1.6 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking
24 post-and-rings within 300 m
Other lots
33 mapped lots within 500 m, 402 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
7 Monkton Ave · Surface168 m2561% (Q1 2026)
Islington Main Lot - 3330 Bloor Street West · Surface229 m534 *—
Islington Lomond Lot - 20 Lomond Drive · Surface381 m283 *—
22 Fieldway Rd · Surface463 m270 *—
3220 Bloor St W · Surface466 m6829% (Q1 2026)

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

You can do a shop on foot from here: Sobeys is 172 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. There are 30 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 73 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Hyderabad Spices, 50 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Medi - Place Pharmacy, 95 m away, one of two within 300 m. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Labdara Lithuanian Nursing Home, a long-term care home 783 m away; Delmanor West Village, a retirement home 949 m away. Islington Centre Senior Citizens runs a seniors' active living programme 864 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Hyderabad Spices · 3391 Bloor St W50 m
  • Kravee · 3371 Bloor St W50 m
  • Vintage Thai · 3369 Bloor St W73 m
  • Fitcake · 3367 Bloor St W82 m
  • Pizza Pizza · 3359 Bloor St W104 m
30 within 300 m · 73 within 1 km
Grocery
Sobeys 172 m · 2 within 1 km
Food shops
Traditional Korean Bakery 1 km · 11 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Medi - Place Pharmacy 95 m · 6 within 1 km
Child care
  • Kids & Company Etobicoke · 74 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day244 m
  • PLASP Islington Junior Middle School · 116 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day608 m · 7 min
  • Treasured Moments - Bloor · 78 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day645 m · 8 min
7 licensed centres · 700 spaces within 1 km · 4 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Fairfield Seniors' Centre Washroom · hours not listed793 m · 9 min
  • Central Arena Washroom · hours not listed836 m · 10 min
Drinking water: Tom Riley Park 489 m · 6 min (off)
Health and care
  • Labdara Lithuanian Nursing Home · long-term care home783 m · 9 min
  • Delmanor West Village · retirement home949 m · 11 min
  • Islington Centre Senior Citizens · seniors' active living centre864 m · 10 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 (12)
  • Kenway Park273 m · 3 min
  • Tom Riley Park731 m · 9 min
  • Fieldway Parkette766 m · 9 min
  • Fairfield Park801 m · 10 min
  • Chauncey - Islington Parkette831 m · 10 min
and 7 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (7)
  • Islington Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 608 m · 7 min
  • German International School TorontoPrivate · 828 m · 10 min
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 878 m · 10 min
  • Academy of Math and EnglishPrivate · 929 m · 11 min
  • Etobicoke Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
and 2 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Brentwood branch897 m · 11 min
Places of interest
  • Montgomery's InnMuseum · 854 m · 10 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.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #421 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 30 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit26/28

    Islington Station · 10 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go6/14

    library 897 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation8/10

    1 park within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care4/8

    nearest school 0.6 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · 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

21 registered apartment buildings with 3,945 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 8 Lomond Dr (271 m, 183 units, 24 storeys, built 1973), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
8 Lomond Dr · Cogir Management Corporation GP18324197398 · Aug 2026271 m · 3 min
1276 Islington Ave · Ranee Management20213195797 · Nov 2025440 m · 5 min
50 Cordova Ave · Compten Management Inc.28537197396 · Jul 2024449 m · 5 min
90 Cordova Ave · Ranee Management18413197796 · Nov 2025458 m · 5 min
1286 Islington Ave · Hollyburn Properties Ltd778197188 · Jul 2024493 m · 6 min
24 Mabelle Ave · Compten Management Inc.54036197399 · Oct 2025564 m · 7 min

21 registered buildings · 3,945 units · 4 social housing · tallest 37 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

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle420street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft410commercial premises (2), street/outdoor (2)

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 Islington.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Islington & Bloor a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#345 of 1,505), out of 360 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Islington & Bloor?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. It ranks #139 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.4× the median for a counted intersection, and #258 for pedestrians.

Is Islington & Bloor a walkable intersection?

Islington & Bloor scores 78 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #421 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: 1 grocery store within 300 m · 30 places to eat within 300 m; Islington Station · 10 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.

Is there a red-light camera at Islington & Bloor?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Islington & Bloor since 2018, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 30 tickets in 2025 (18 in 2024) and 21 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 270 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Islington & Bloor?

30 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — up from 18 in 2024, and 21 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 270 tickets since 2018. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.

How fast do cars go at Islington & Bloor?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Islington Ave between Van Dusen Blvd and Meadowvale Dr (March 2010), found an average of 54 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 60 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Islington & Bloor?

The nearest Green P car park is 7 Monkton Ave (168 m away, 25 spaces, 61% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 402 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,670 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 8 Kings Lynn Rd (1.6 km).

How do I get to Islington & Bloor by transit?

Islington Station (Line 2) is 133 m away; bus routes 110, 149, 37, 50, 40, 937 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Bloor St West, 27 m); MiWay route 26 Burnhamthorpe at Bloor St at Islington Station.

What restaurants are near Islington & Bloor?

30 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 73 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Hyderabad Spices (50 m), Kravee (50 m), Vintage Thai (73 m), Fitcake (82 m) and Pizza Pizza (104 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Islington & Bloor?

The nearest is Fairfield Seniors' Centre Washroom, 80 Lothian Ave, 793 m away. Next nearest: Central Arena Washroom (836 m); Memorial Pool and Health Club Washroom (852 m).

Is there child care near Islington & Bloor?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 700 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Etobicoke (244 m, 74 spaces), PLASP Islington Junior Middle School (608 m, 116 spaces) and Treasured Moments - Bloor (645 m, 78 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Islington & Bloor?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,945 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 8 Lomond Dr (271 m, 183 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 1276 Islington Ave (440 m, 202 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 50 Cordova Ave (449 m, 285 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 90 Cordova Ave (458 m, 184 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 96 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Islington & Bloor?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Islington page.

What neighbourhood is Islington & Bloor in?

Islington & Bloor is in Islington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 158). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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