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St Clarens & Bloor (West)

St Clarens Ave & Bloor St W (West) · Toronto, Ontario · Dufferin Grove · Ward 9, Davenport · Bloordale Village BIA

In Dufferin Grove, St Clarens & Bloor (West) is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: Lansdowne Station, a protected bikeway and a park. Nearby: Bloor GO 704 m away.

Traffic volume
8,544
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 22, 2022
2,976 pedestrians · 1,451 cyclists
Collisions
69
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
17 with an injury · 39 property damage · #1582 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
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
Lansdowne Station
subway station within 250 m
4 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 90 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,070 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.9 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 17.0% of vehicle volume, about 22× the typical share. On average 6.9 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 46%, from 28 in 2016–2020 to 41 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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St Clarens & Bloor (West)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Lansdowne Station (Line 2)96 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)534 m; Dundas West Station (Line 2)763 m
GO Transit
Bloor GO — Kitchener704 m
UP Express
Bloor GO/UP 704 m — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
512506505504 nearest 109 m
TTC bus
40247168294026 nearest 69 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306305304300329340
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Lansdowne Ave; Lansdowne Ave at Bloor St West
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2020
Bike Share
Emerson Ave / Bloor St W 86 m · 23 docks · 27 stations, 466 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 · 433 m
  • Pauline Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 484 m
  • St Sebastian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 490 m
  • Saint Frere Andre Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 688 m
  • Toronto Ouest Secondary SchoolFrench Public · 688 m
  • Brock Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 688 m
  • and 16 more
Parks (32)
  • Susan Tibaldi Parkette207 m
  • Erwin Krickhahn Park367 m
  • Macgregor Playground601 m
  • Perth Avenue Parkette665 m
  • Campbell Avenue Park769 m
  • Ritchie Avenue Parkette784 m
  • and 26 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch641 m
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 522 m
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 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 44 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 227 — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Shakersclub, 11 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2024 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés44 within 300 m · 227 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Shakersclub · 1261 Bloor St W11 mPassed, Apr 2024 · 1 infraction
Uncle Sid's Deli · 1263 Bloor St Wgrocery12 mPassed, Mar 2026
El Chino Antojitos Bar · 1251 Bloor St W35 mPassed, Jan 2026
Tim Hortons · 1251 Bloor St W35 mPassed, Feb 2026
Daily Grind · 426 St Clarens Ave39 mPassed, May 2026
Happy Cup Bar and Restaurant · 1274 Bloor St W41 mPassed, Feb 2025
Lonch-Time · 1275 Bloor St W Bldg--42 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Easy Health Food Store · 1276 Bloor St Wgrocery47 mPassed, Oct 2025

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 Macgregor Playground Washroom, 605 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 192 m away at Susan Tibaldi Parkette.

  • Macgregor Playground Washroom · 346 Lansdowne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    605 m
  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    678 m
  • Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 225 Campbell Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    731 m
Drinking water
Susan Tibaldi Parkette drinking fountain, dog fountain · 192 m; Erwin Krickhahn Park bottle filling station · 358 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 556 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre (163 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 556 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 8
  • Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre · 544 Lansdowne Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    163 m
  • Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) · 1411 Bloor St W
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    476 m
  • Plasp Pauline Junior Public School · 100 Pauline Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    484 m
  • Brock Early Learning Centre · 93 Margueretta St
    133 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    688 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 345 · 1 km1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 1.5 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 1 km760 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

Within a kilometre there are 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,191 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 685 Lansdowne Ave (86 m, 30 units, 3 storeys, built 1985), which scored 80 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 22 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 58 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 3,191 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score84 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202658 across the 22
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
685 Lansdowne Ave · Gbs Properties Ltd.303198580 · Jul 2025086 m
1212 Bloor St W163192379 · Jul 20250243 m
10 Dora Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc.1348199597 · Jul 20251333 m
77 Rankin CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1217199292 · Sep 20240 · 1 fire357 m
55 Rankin CresToronto Community Housing · TCH1769199294 · Jun 20252 · 1 fire371 m
1121 Bloor St W · Charles Dieu114192690 · Jul 20250568 m
919 Dufferin St · CLV Group11315197191 · Jul 20251632 m
11 Randolph AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation956199488 · Jun 20250682 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 lots607 lots · ≈19,310 spaces · 57.9 ha
Within 500 m51 lots · ≈2,010 spaces
Green P (public)11 car parks · about 605 spaces
EV charging (City)2285 Dundas St W · 923 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking86 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 90 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface93 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface159 m4963% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface748 m3763% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface854 m3374% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface905 m3471% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 52 m away, ≈13 spaces (Green P); 71 m away, ≈12 spaces (Green P); 86 m away, ≈14 spaces; 87 m away, ≈13 spaces; 95 m away, ≈5 spaces; 100 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (943 m, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.1 km, 2 ports); 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.1 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 — 8-hour, Jun 22, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,718 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 468 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (730 of 1,451). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,144 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,169 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north0southbound · 34 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,718eastbound · 730 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles8,5442,976 pedestrians · 1,451 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east3,358westbound · 628 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the south468northbound · 59 bikes · 3.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,144 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,169 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 22, 2022

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 Bloor St W between St Clarens Ave and Lansdowne Ave, 42 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2026 put the average speed at 27 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 35 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 40 km/h or more. That segment carries about 16,000 vehicles a day. St Clarens Ave between Lane N of Bloor and W of St Clarens and Paton Rd measured slower: 27 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Nov 2020).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St W · St Clarens Ave – Lansdowne Ave · 42 mApr 2026 · 3 days16,01727 km/h35 km/h40 km/h
St Clarens Ave · Lane N of Bloor and W of St Clarens – Paton Rd · 153 mNov 2020 · 3 days1,17527 km/h34 km/h39 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

The worst year was 2024, with 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 17 collisions (25%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions69#1582 of 5,508
With an injury17#1027 of 4,660
Property damage only39
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist9#148 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201479latest Feb 22, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Sep 25, 2011.

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

18 thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.7 a year. 61% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from other premises.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1840street/outdoor (11), house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft940other (3), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 29, 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 St Clarens & Bloor (West) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 69 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 St Clarens & Bloor (West)?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Jun 22, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at St Clarens & Bloor (West)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bloor St W between St Clarens Ave and Lansdowne Ave (April 2026), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 35 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near St Clarens & Bloor (West)?

The nearest Green P car park is 695 Lansdowne Ave (93 m away, 16 spaces). The City's mapping shows 607 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,310 spaces — 51 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2285 Dundas St W (923 m).

How do I get to St Clarens & Bloor (West) by transit?

Lansdowne Station (Line 2) is 96 m away; Bloor GO is 704 m away; streetcar routes 512, 506, 505, 504 stop within 1 km, the nearest 109 m away; bus routes 402, 47, 168, 29, 40, 26, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Lansdowne Ave, 69 m).

What restaurants are near St Clarens & Bloor (West)?

44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 227 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Shakersclub (11 m), El Chino Antojitos Bar (35 m), Tim Hortons (35 m), Daily Grind (39 m) and Happy Cup Bar and Restaurant (41 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 St Clarens & Bloor (West)?

The nearest is Macgregor Playground Washroom, 346 Lansdowne Ave, 605 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (678 m); Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (731 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 St Clarens & Bloor (West)?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 556 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre (163 m, 39 spaces), Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) (476 m, 75 spaces) and Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (484 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near St Clarens & Bloor (West)?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,191 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 685 Lansdowne Ave (86 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 80), 1212 Bloor St W (243 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 10 Dora Ave (333 m, 134 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 77 Rankin Cres (357 m, 121 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 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 St Clarens & Bloor (West)?

Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and nine 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 St Clarens & Bloor (West) in?

St Clarens & Bloor (West) is in Dufferin Grove (City of Toronto neighbourhood 083). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo. The corner falls inside the Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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