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Argyle & Ossington

Argyle St & Ossington Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Trinity-Bellwoods · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Ossington Avenue BIA

In Trinity-Bellwoods, in central Toronto, Argyle & Ossington is a quiet local crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a bike lane, a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
4,359
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 13, 2021
3,924 pedestrians · 918 cyclists
Collisions
67
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 53 property damage · #1636 of 5,508 · +6 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Sharrows
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 540 vehicles an hour, 47% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.1 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 21.1% of vehicle volume, about 27× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 6.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged down 9%, from 35 in 2016–2020 to 32 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Argyle & Ossington

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
505501504508506 nearest 276 m
TTC bus
6329 nearest 11 m
Express
929
Blue Night
305301304306363329
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Ossington Ave at Argyle St; Ossington Ave at Argyle St North Side
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Argyle St installed 2015; Sharrows on Argyle St installed 2015
Bike Share
Ossington Ave / Bruce St 141 m · 15 docks · 39 stations, 777 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 (20)
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 189 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 532 m
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 681 m
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 722 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Pierre Elliott TrudeauFrench Public · 728 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 733 m
  • and 14 more
Parks (39)
  • Osler Playground219 m
  • Lakeview Avenue Parkette388 m
  • Paul E. Garfinkel Park413 m
  • Roxton Road Parkette419 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Park454 m
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette557 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch913 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 517 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.4 km
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 1.4 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.4 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.5 km
Signal
2256, activated 2011 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · bicycle signal

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 83 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 355 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pho Rua Vang (Golden Turtle), 16 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés83 within 300 m · 355 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pho Rua Vang (Golden Turtle) · 125 Ossington Ave16 mPassed, Sep 2026
Central Restaurants · 114 Ossington Ave17 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Bellwoods Brewery · 124 Ossington Ave20 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Pink Nail Bar · 123 Ossington Ave20 mPassed, Sep 2026
Nutbar · 127 Ossington Ave28 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Chicha San Chen · 112 Ossington Ave31 mPassed, Jul 2026
Delysees Desserts · 131 Ossington Ave33 mPassed, Apr 2026
Reposado · 136 Ossington Ave36 mPassed, May 2026 · 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 Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 404 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 226 m away at Osler Playground.

  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    404 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    409 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    573 m
Drinking water
Osler Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 226 m; Paul E. Garfinkel Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 390 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 1,576 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (189 m, 121 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,576 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 18
  • Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care · 49 Givins St
    121 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    189 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) · 155 Crawford St
    35 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    389 m
  • Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. · 1275 Dundas St W
    28 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    496 m
  • Pope Francis (North York Little Prints Daycare) · 319 Ossington Ave
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    532 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (810 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (695 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 810 m33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 695 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1 km1288 Queen St W

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 32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,198 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 100 Lower Ossington Ave (352 m, 179 units, 8 storeys, built 2013), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 32 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 69 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings32 · 3,198 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202669 across the 32
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
100 Lower Ossington Ave · Killam Apartment REIT1798201391 · Aug 20240352 m
255 Dovercourt Rd · 2153244 Ontario Inc163191285 · Aug 20250377 m
900 Queen St Wsocial housing · Artscape Non-Profit Housing Inc.223199681 · Jul 20241397 m
300 Shaw Stsocial housing323196690 · Jul 20260401 m
1289 Dundas St Wsocial housing · Villa Luso Non Profit Housing Corp1497198698 · Aug 20260517 m
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 20261543 m
11 Churchill Ave · Admp Property Management Inc.173195889 · Jul 20260581 m
8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited114193291 · Jul 20250589 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 lots787 lots · ≈27,580 spaces · 82.7 ha
Within 500 m37 lots · ≈860 spaces
Green P (public)31 car parks · about 2,607 spaces
EV charging (City)248 Shaw St · 304 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking115 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 62 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
18 Ossington Ave · Surface256 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface262 m3786% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface417 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface536 m7968% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage628 m152 *

Nearest lots: 62 m away, ≈5 spaces; 62 m away, ≈7 spaces; 67 m away, ≈10 spaces; 70 m away, ≈21 spaces; 96 m away, ≈7 spaces; 96 m away, ≈17 spaces. More EV charging: 1051 Queen Street W (349 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (409 m, 2 ports); 45 Abell St (670 m, 16 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, Oct 13, 2021

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,978 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 119 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 654 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 592 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Trucks and buses were 7.2% 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 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north1,891southbound · 133 bikes · 7.9% heavy
From the west371eastbound · 366 bikes · 2.7% heavy
Total vehicles4,3593,924 pedestrians · 918 cyclists · 7.2% heavy
From the east119westbound · 293 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south1,978northbound · 126 bikes · 7.7% heavy
AM peak hour592 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour654 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 13, 2021

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 Ossington Ave between Foxley St and Lane N of Foxley and W of Ossington, 130 m from the corner, a 7-day count in September 2025 put the average speed at 25 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 8,800 vehicles a day. Argyle St between Givins St and Argyle Pl measured slower: 17 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 28 km/h (Sep 2021).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Argyle St · Givins St – Argyle Pl · 80 mSep 2021 · 3 days47017 km/h28 km/h38 km/h
Ossington Ave · Foxley St – Lane N of Foxley and W of Ossington · 130 mSep 2025 · 7 days8,83925 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 2019, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 4 collisions (6%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions67#1636 of 5,508
With an injury4#3046 of 4,660
Property damage only53
Fail to remain11
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist2#1288 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 201494latest Jun 20, 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

Ten thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.5 a year. 90% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1030street/outdoor (9), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft520commercial premises (2), house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 17, 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 Trinity-Bellwoods.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Argyle & Ossington a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 67 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 Argyle & Ossington?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Oct 13, 2021, 47% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Argyle & Ossington?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ossington Ave between Foxley St and Lane N of Foxley and W of Ossington (September 2025), found an average of 25 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Argyle & Ossington?

The nearest Green P car park is 18 Ossington Ave (256 m away, 20 spaces). The City's mapping shows 787 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,580 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 248 Shaw St (304 m).

How do I get to Argyle & Ossington by transit?

Streetcar routes 505, 501, 504, 508 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 276 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Ossington Ave at Argyle St, 11 m).

What restaurants are near Argyle & Ossington?

83 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 355 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pho Rua Vang (Golden Turtle) (16 m), Central Restaurants (17 m), Bellwoods Brewery (20 m), Pink Nail Bar (20 m) and Nutbar (28 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 Argyle & Ossington?

The nearest is Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 155 Crawford St, 404 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (409 m); Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom (573 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 Argyle & Ossington?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,576 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (189 m, 121 spaces), Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) (389 m, 35 spaces) and Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. (496 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Argyle & Ossington?

32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,198 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 100 Lower Ossington Ave (352 m, 179 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 255 Dovercourt Rd (377 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 900 Queen St W (397 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 300 Shaw St (401 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 32 is 86 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 Argyle & Ossington?

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and five 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 Trinity-Bellwoods page.

What neighbourhood is Argyle & Ossington in?

Argyle & Ossington is in Trinity-Bellwoods (City of Toronto neighbourhood 081). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Ossington Avenue Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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