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Parliament & Bloor (East)

Parliament St & Bloor St E (East) · Toronto, Ontario · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Parliament & Bloor (East), in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town, is a major arterial intersection, with a well-used cycling route through it. It has a live City traffic camera, Castle Frank Station and a protected bikeway at the corner.

Traffic volume
34,373
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 11, 2025
2,670 pedestrians · 4,761 cyclists · #215 busiest
Collisions
250
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
29 with an injury · 196 property damage · #375 of 5,508 · +16 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #491 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Castle Frank Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 38 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 2,460 vehicles, 2.1× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Cyclists were 13.9% of vehicle volume, about 18× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 25 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 7.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.47× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 23%, from 112 in 2016–2020 to 138 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 250 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Parliament & Bloor (East)

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Bloor St E & Parliament St — 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 8184 · Bloor St E & Parliament St · 42 m from the node
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Parliament & Bloor (East), published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8184 · Bloor St E & Parliament St
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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
Castle Frank Station (Line 2)186 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)440 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 898 m
TTC bus
65947582 nearest 49 m
Blue Night
306300365
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St East at Parliament St; Parliament St at Bloor St East
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St E installed 2001
Bike Share
Howard St / Rose Ave 141 m · 19 docks · 23 stations, 512 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 (27)
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 252 m
  • Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 433 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella NorthEnglish Separate · 552 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 563 m
  • Winchester Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 632 m
  • Monsignor Fraser - St Martin CampusEnglish Separate · 737 m
  • and 21 more
Parks (43)
  • Rekai Family Parkette66 m
  • Dr. Gordon Chong Park190 m
  • Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette330 m
  • Drumsnab Parkette409 m
  • St. James Town West Park422 m
  • Rosedale Ravine Lands523 m
  • and 37 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch584 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 692 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 913 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 1 km
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 1.2 km
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.2 km
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 1.3 km
Signal
0252, activated 1951 · SA1

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 142 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Kava Coffee House, 113 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 142 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 32 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Kava Coffee House · 100 Howard St None113 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Nailux Lounge · 100 Howard St 6113 mPassed, Apr 2026
Kava Coffee House · 100 Howard St None114 mPassed, Aug 2025
Wan2 Food Mart · 575 Bloor St Egrocery140 mPassed, Jun 2026
Sjt Food Collaborative · 77 Howard St 117grocery212 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tinuno · 31 Howard St349 mPassed, Jul 2026
Apo Filipino Cuisine · 29 Howard St355 mPassed, Jun 2026
Manila Sentro Filipino Cuisine · 29 Howard St359 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, 571 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 190 m away at Dr. Gordon Chong Park (currently off).

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    571 m
  • Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    907 m
Drinking water
Dr. Gordon Chong Park bottle filling station · 190 m · off; Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette drinking fountain · 322 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 676 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre (252 m, 171 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 676 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 9
  • George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre · 675 Ontario St
    171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    252 m
  • The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. · 525 Bloor St E
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    263 m
  • Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi · 495 Sherbourne St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    565 m
  • Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) · 15 Prospect St
    87 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    632 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (392 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (2.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 392 m441 Bloor St E
Police51 Division · 2.3 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.8 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

74 registered apartment buildings with 12,535 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, ten of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 99 Howard St (123 m, 239 units, 15 storeys, built 1964), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 74 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 338 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 69 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings74 · 12,535 units · 10 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026338 across the 74
Open fire-code violations69
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
99 Howard St · Medallion Corporation23915196495 · Nov 20253123 m
670 Parliament St · Medallion Corporation23915196482 · Aug 20242139 m
135 Rose Ave · Medallion Corporation23915196474 · Oct 20251184 m
77 Howard St · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.38124196996 · Nov 20257212 m
650 Parliament St · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.56822196986 · Nov 202513 · 3 fire268 m
730 Ontario St · Ranee Management27914196783 · Aug 20263277 m
700 Ontario St · Ranee Management27914196776 · Aug 20265311 m
451 Bloor St E · Ez Property Management Ltd416194897 · Jun 20250312 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 lots718 lots · ≈18,940 spaces · 56.8 ha
Within 500 m35 lots · ≈1,580 spaces
Green P (public)17 car parks · about 1,780 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 1 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking16 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface823 m3555% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface863 m9175% (Q1 2026)
838 Broadview Ave · Surface1.2 km1176% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage1.2 km64618% (Q1 2026)
35 Erindale Ave · Surface1.2 km9470% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 133 m away, ≈72 spaces; 159 m away, ≈5 spaces; 206 m away, ≈122 spaces; 207 m away, ≈7 spaces; 223 m away, ≈24 spaces; 235 m away, ≈96 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (1 km, 1 ports); 35 Erindale Ave (1.2 km, 10 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.2 km, 23 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, Sep 11, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 18,830 westbound vehicles, or 55% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 6,317. Most cyclists arrived from the east (2,435 of 4,761). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,825 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 2,651 from 5:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% 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 · 91 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west9,226eastbound · 1,973 bikes · 3.6% heavy
Total vehicles34,3732,670 pedestrians · 4,761 cyclists · 3.4% heavy
From the east18,830westbound · 2,435 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the south6,317northbound · 262 bikes · 4.2% heavy
AM peak hour2,825 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,651 vehicles from 5:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 11, 2025

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 Bloor St E between Castle Frank Rd and Drumsnab Rd (342 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 49 km/h. That segment carries about 32,200 vehicles a day. Parliament St between Lane N of Wellesley and W of Parliament and St James Ave measured slower: 37 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Aug 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Bloor St E (356 m away, 40 km/h limit), 3.8% of the 56,120 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Parliament St · Lane N of Wellesley and W of Parliament – St James Ave · 276 mAug 2024 · 3 days23,54737 km/h47 km/h52 km/h
Bloor St E · Castle Frank Rd – Drumsnab Rd · 342 mMay 2025 · 3 days32,22541 km/h49 km/h54 km/h

School-zone speed sign 356 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 44 km/h
Over the limit14%
50 km/h or more3.8%

Bloor St E (westbound), North Side of Bloor St E, 23m West of Bayview/Bloor Ramp · 56,120 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 33 collisions. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 28 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 16 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions250#375 of 5,508
With an injury29#527 of 4,660
Property damage only196
Fail to remain28
Involving a pedestrian3#1098 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#288 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist5
With a fatality1
Severity not classified24
Since January 2026 (outside the window)16
All since 2014298latest Jun 24, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Nov 28, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#491 of 1,505
Fatal1#47 of 319
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20064latest Nov 28, 2016

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 one theft from a vehicle and two bicycle thefts 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 vehicle110commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft200apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 19, 2024. 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Parliament & Bloor (East) a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#491 of 1,505), out of 250 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 Parliament & Bloor (East)?

A major arterial intersection. It ranks #215 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection.

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

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bloor St E between Castle Frank Rd and Drumsnab Rd (May 2025), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 356 m away (40 km/h), 3.8% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

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

The nearest Green P car park is 51 Aberdeen Ave (823 m away, 35 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 718 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,940 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (1.0 km).

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

Castle Frank Station (Line 2) is 186 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 898 m away; bus routes 65, 94, 75, 82 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St East at Parliament St, 49 m).

What restaurants are near Parliament & Bloor (East)?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 142 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kava Coffee House (113 m), The Nailux Lounge (113 m), Kava Coffee House (114 m), Tinuno (349 m) and Apo Filipino Cuisine (355 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 Parliament & Bloor (East)?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 571 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom (907 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 Parliament & Bloor (East)?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 676 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre (252 m, 171 spaces), The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. (263 m, 49 spaces) and Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi (565 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

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

74 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 12,535 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 99 Howard St (123 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 670 Parliament St (139 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 135 Rose Ave (184 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 74) and 77 Howard St (212 m, 381 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 74 is 87 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 Parliament & Bloor (East)?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and two 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town page.

What neighbourhood is Parliament & Bloor (East) in?

Parliament & Bloor (East) is in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 071). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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