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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Ossington Station (Line 2)362 m; Christie Station (Line 2)461 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)911 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)1 km
- TTC bus
- 639416112626 nearest 222 m
- Blue Night
- 363300
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- Bike Lane - Contraflow on Shaw St installed 2013; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Barton Ave installed 2001
- Bike Share
- Shaw St / Essex St - SMART 196 m · 15 docks · 22 stations, 394 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 (31)
- St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 133 m
- Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 276 m
- Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 360 m
- West End Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 496 m
- Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 803 m
- Palmerston Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 805 m
- and 25 more
- Community centres
- Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre471 m
- Native Youth Resource Centre747 m
- William H. Bolton Arena1 km
- Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre1.2 km
- Parks (37)
- Irene Avenue Parkette281 m
- Christie Pits Park305 m
- Northumberland Playground326 m
- Westmoreland Avenue Parkette635 m
- Dupont-Shaw Parkette643 m
- Bickford Park664 m
- and 31 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch831 m
- Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1 km
- Toronto Public Library Davenport branch1.1 km
- Places of interest
- Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
- Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km
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, and 221 eating places within a kilometre — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Paleta Kings Storage On Essex, 179 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Paleta Kings Storage On Essex · 127 Essex St | 179 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Ecole Elementaire Catholique du Sacre-Coeur Snp · 98 Essex St | 279 m | Passed, May 2024 |
| Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St | 279 m | Passed, Sep 2026 |
| Ba Noi · 806 Bloor St W | 308 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Shrinking Violet · 828 Bloor St W | 308 m | Passed, Apr 2026 |
| Jolly Bar and Restaurant · 844 Bloor St W | 312 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
| The Wine Thief · 840 Bloor St Wgrocery | 318 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Loft Kitchen · 850 Bloor St W | 321 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
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 Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom, 207 m away, View outdoor pool hours. A drinking fountain is 198 m away at Alex Duff Memorial Pool.
- Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
View outdoor pool hours207 m - Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.308 m - Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 485 Montrose Ave
View centre hours471 m
- Drinking water
- Alex Duff Memorial Pool drinking fountain · 198 m; Irene Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 280 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
13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,098 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Les Bouts D'choux (276 m, 116 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).
- Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St
116 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day276 m - Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North · 756 Ossington Ave
49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day337 m - Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 50 Essex St
179 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day360 m - Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South · 720 Ossington Ave
39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day429 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 600 m away.
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
23 registered apartment buildings with 1,497 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 177 Pendrith St (98 m, 54 units, 3 storeys, built 1964), which scored 85 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 23 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 37 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 Pendrith StToronto Community Housing · TCH | 54 | 3 | 1964 | 85 · Aug 2025 | 0 | 98 m |
| 805 Bloor St Wsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes | 24 | 4 | 1989 | 86 · Sep 2025 | 0 · 1 fire | 384 m |
| 496 Montrose Ave · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc | 24 | 3 | 1930 | 85 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 393 m |
| 161 Christie St · Canlight Management Inc. | 15 | 4 | 1965 | 91 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 458 m |
| 220 Delaware Ave · Imtradex Corp | 16 | 4 | 1930 | 79 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 490 m |
| 723 Bloor St W · Cogir Real Estate | 16 | 4 | 1920 | 100 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 547 m |
| 767 Dovercourt Rd · Jdc Property Management Inc. | 19 | 3 | 2008 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 554 m |
| 711 Bloor St W | 12 | 3 | 1920 | 23 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 576 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 745 Ossington Ave · Surface | 342 m | 46 | 67% (Q1 2026) |
| 376 Clinton St · Surface | 563 m | 34 | 68% (Q1 2026) |
| 675 Manning Ave · Surface | 684 m | 49 | 81% (Q1 2026) |
| 9 Salem Ave · Surface | 756 m | 33 | 74% (Q1 2026) |
| 7 Bartlett Ave · Surface | 849 m | 37 | 63% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 82 m away, ≈45 spaces; 119 m away, ≈21 spaces; 162 m away, ≈33 spaces; 180 m away, ≈13 spaces; 194 m away, ≈28 spaces; 287 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 273 Christie St (657 m, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (729 m, 2 ports); 365 Lippincott St. (1.2 km, 10 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, Sep 16, 2021
The east leg carries the load — 467 westbound vehicles, or 71% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 194. Most cyclists arrived from the north (820 of 1,578). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 141 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 152% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (56). Heavy vehicles made up 2.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. 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.
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 Barton Ave between Sandra Shamas Lane and Shaw St (25 m away) recorded an average of 26 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 34 km/h. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. Shaw St between Garnet Ave and Hallam St measured slower: 19 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 28 km/h (Jun 2022). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Essex St (342 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 31,094 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Ave · Sandra Shamas Lane – Shaw St · 25 m | Sep 2021 · 3 days | 1,023 | 26 km/h | 34 km/h | 39 km/h |
| Shaw St · Garnet Ave – Hallam St · 340 m | Jun 2022 · 24 h | 2,842 | 19 km/h | 28 km/h | 33 km/h |
School-zone speed sign 342 m
Essex St (westbound), Opp 49 Essex · 31,094 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 2 collisions. 13% of collisions here involved an injury. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 63% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Oct 25, 2025.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 8 | #4497 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 1 | #4084 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 2 | |
| Fail to remain | 5 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 5 | |
| All since 2014 | 9 | latest Oct 25, 2025 |
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
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 6, 2019. 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 Dovercourt Village.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Barton & Shaw a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 8 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 Barton & Shaw?
A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Sep 16, 2021, 7% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Barton & Shaw?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Barton Ave between Sandra Shamas Lane and Shaw St (September 2021), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 342 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.
Where can I park near Barton & Shaw?
The nearest Green P car park is 745 Ossington Ave (342 m away, 46 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 805 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,870 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 705 Shaw St (483 m).
How do I get to Barton & Shaw by transit?
Ossington Station (Line 2) is 362 m away; bus routes 63, 94, 161, 126, 26 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Barton & Shaw?
3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 221 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Paleta Kings Storage On Essex (179 m), Ecole Elementaire Catholique du Sacre-Coeur Snp (279 m), Les Bouts D'choux (279 m), Ba Noi (308 m) and Shrinking Violet (308 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 Barton & Shaw?
The nearest is Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom, 779 Crawford St, 207 m away (View outdoor pool hours). Next nearest: Christie Pits Park Washroom (308 m); Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom (471 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 Barton & Shaw?
13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,098 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Les Bouts D'choux (276 m, 116 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North (337 m, 49 spaces) and Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care (360 m, 179 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Barton & Shaw?
23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,497 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 177 Pendrith St (98 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 805 Bloor St W (384 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 496 Montrose Ave (393 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 161 Christie St (458 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 23 is 84 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 Barton & Shaw?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no 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 Dovercourt Village page.
What neighbourhood is Barton & Shaw in?
Barton & Shaw is in Dovercourt Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 172). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Sep 16, 2021.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Aug 6, 2019.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 11 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.66538, -79.42446 · centreline node 13464362.