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Bloor & Shaw

Bloor St W & Shaw St · Toronto, Ontario · Dovercourt Village · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloorcourt Village BIA

Bloor & Shaw, in Dovercourt Village, in central Toronto, is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Ossington Station, a protected bikeway and parks at the corner.

Traffic volume
13,337
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
6,659 pedestrians · 7,687 cyclists · #1450 busiest
Collisions
61
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 40 property damage · #1759 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #734 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Ossington Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Cycle Track
Bike Share: 34 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 950 vehicles, 82% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.0 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 57.6% of vehicle volume, about 74× the typical share. On average 6.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 4.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 9%, from 32 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 61 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Bloor & Shaw

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)229 m; Christie Station (Line 2)388 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)876 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)948 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 883 m
TTC bus
631619412626 nearest 193 m
Blue Night
306300363
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Shaw St
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Shaw St installed 2013; Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2020
Bike Share
Bloor St W / Shaw St - SMART 17 m · 34 docks · 26 stations, 450 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 (32)
  • West End Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 275 m
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 383 m
  • Central Toronto Academy & Horizon Alternative SrEnglish Public · 514 m
  • Montrose Jr & Delta Alternative SrEnglish Public · 554 m
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 599 m
  • Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 640 m
  • and 26 more
Parks (33)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch788 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch857 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch911 m
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1 km
Signal
0323, activated 1929 · FT · leading pedestrian interval East/West · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 50 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 290 eating places within a kilometre — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is A & L Mini Mart, 6 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025.

Restaurants & cafés50 within 300 m · 290 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
A & L Mini Mart · 839 Bloor St W6 mPassed, Dec 2025
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Bakeshop · 830 Bloor St Wgrocery23 mPassed, Jun 2026
Paradise Grapevine · 841 Bloor St W24 mPassed, Jun 2026
Gluten Free By L' Artisan Inc · 835 Bloor St W24 mPassed, Jul 2026
Riki Sushi · 833 Bloor St W25 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Freta Food Store · 831 Bloor St Wgrocery26 mPassed, Apr 2026
Shrinking Violet · 828 Bloor St W28 mPassed, Apr 2026
Christie Pits Pub · 814 Bloor St W44 mPassed, 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 Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 237 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 58 m away at Irene Avenue Parkette.

  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 485 Montrose Ave
    View centre hours
    237 m
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    287 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    328 m
Drinking water
Irene Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 58 m; Northumberland Playground drinking fountain · 249 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 1,332 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South (216 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,332 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 13
  • Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South · 720 Ossington Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    216 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North · 756 Ossington Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    239 m
  • Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie · 703 Bloor St W
    56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    465 m
  • Bloorcourt Village Early Learning Centre · 823 Dovercourt Rd
    106 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    527 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 544 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 1.3 km1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 1.3 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 544 m760 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

27 registered apartment buildings with 1,445 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 805 Bloor St W (144 m, 24 units, 4 storeys, built 1989), which scored 86 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 27 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 40 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings27 · 1,445 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score84 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202640 across the 27
Open fire-code violations6
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
805 Bloor St Wsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes244198986 · Sep 20250 · 1 fire144 m
496 Montrose Ave · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc243193085 · Jul 20250180 m
177 Pendrith StToronto Community Housing · TCH543196485 · Aug 20250389 m
723 Bloor St W · Cogir Real Estate1641920100 · Jul 20260412 m
220 Delaware Ave · Imtradex Corp164193079 · Jul 20250429 m
711 Bloor St W123192023 · Jul 20260451 m
336 Clinton St173199295 · Oct 20250471 m
333 Harbord St · 1569625 Ontario Limited103191389 · Jun 20260483 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 lots780 lots · ≈21,230 spaces · 63.7 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈750 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 1,049 spaces
EV charging (City)705 Shaw St · 150 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking83 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 33 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
745 Ossington Ave · Surface193 m4667% (Q1 2026)
376 Clinton St · Surface504 m3468% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface629 m4981% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface697 m3374% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface806 m3763% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 30 m away, ≈4 spaces; 52 m away, ≈3 spaces; 56 m away, ≈15 spaces; 57 m away, ≈29 spaces; 79 m away, ≈17 spaces; 101 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 685 Dovercourt Rd (548 m, 2 ports); 273 Christie St (933 m, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1 km, 4 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, Jun 25, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 6,346 eastbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 754. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,108 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 13% above the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. (978). 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 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,056southbound · 1,329 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the west6,346eastbound · 2,766 bikes · 3.8% heavy
Total vehicles13,3376,659 pedestrians · 7,687 cyclists · 3.4% heavy
From the east5,181westbound · 2,428 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south754northbound · 1,164 bikes · 2.3% heavy
AM peak hour978 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,108 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 25, 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 Shaw St between Irene Ave and Lane W of Shaw and S of Leeds (122 m away) recorded an average of 25 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 33 km/h. That segment carries about 900 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 9 speed humps slow traffic on Shaw Street between Dupont St and Bloor St W, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Shaw St · Irene Ave – Lane W of Shaw and S of Leeds · 122 mSep 2021 · 3 days89525 km/h33 km/h37 km/h
Bloor St W · Carling Ave – Ossington Ave · 158 mSep 2019 · 7 days7,798

Traffic calming

  • Shaw Street · Dupont St – Bloor St W
    9 speed humps
  • Shaw Street · Bloor St W – Dundas St W
    19 speed humps

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

2017 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 16% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions61#1759 of 5,508
With an injury10#1680 of 4,660
Property damage only40
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian2#1592 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#190 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified11
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201477latest Jan 31, 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 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jun 14, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#734 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#405 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#85 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Jun 14, 2022

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 two thefts from vehicles and ten bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 0.9 a year before that. 40% of the bike thefts were from other premises.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft1050other (4), apartment parking (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 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 Dovercourt Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Shaw a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#734 of 1,505), out of 61 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 Bloor & Shaw?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1450 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 82% of the median for a counted intersection, and #320 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Shaw?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Shaw St between Irene Ave and Lane W of Shaw and S of Leeds (September 2021), found an average of 25 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 33 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bloor & Shaw?

The nearest Green P car park is 745 Ossington Ave (193 m away, 46 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 780 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,230 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 705 Shaw St (150 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Shaw by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 229 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 883 m away; bus routes 63, 161, 94, 126, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Shaw St, 193 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Shaw?

50 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 290 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are A & L Mini Mart (6 m), Paradise Grapevine (24 m), Gluten Free By L' Artisan Inc (24 m), Riki Sushi (25 m) and Shrinking Violet (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 Bloor & Shaw?

The nearest is Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 485 Montrose Ave, 237 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (287 m); Christie Pits Park Washroom (328 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 Bloor & Shaw?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,332 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South (216 m, 39 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North (239 m, 49 spaces) and Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie (465 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Shaw?

27 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,445 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 805 Bloor St W (144 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 496 Montrose Ave (180 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 177 Pendrith St (389 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 723 Bloor St W (412 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 27 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 Bloor & Shaw?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and ten 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 Bloor & Shaw in?

Bloor & Shaw is in Dovercourt Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 172). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Bloorcourt Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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