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College & Ossington

College St & Ossington Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Trinity-Bellwoods · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · College Promenade BIA

College & Ossington, in Trinity-Bellwoods, in central Toronto, is a busier-than-typical intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a bike lane, 2 schools within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Ossington Station (Line 2) 927 m away.

Traffic volume
19,789
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 15, 2025
9,065 pedestrians · 2,305 cyclists · #905 busiest
Collisions
199
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
30 with an injury · 149 property damage · #507 of 5,508 · +11 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
3
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 2 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #64 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Ossington Station 927 m · 2 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Arterial
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,410 vehicles, 1.22× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.2 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 11.6% of vehicle volume, about 15× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 20 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 10.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.0× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 9%, from 104 in 2016–2020 to 95 in 2021–2025. About one in 66 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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College & Ossington

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)927 m
Streetcar
506505 nearest 14 m
TTC bus
639429161 nearest 13 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306305363329300
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Ossington Ave at College St; College St at Ossington Ave
Cycling
Sharrows - Arterial on College St installed 2010
Bike Share
Ossington Ave / College St 12 m · 11 docks · 23 stations, 438 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 (25)
  • Dewson Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 181 m
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 187 m
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 305 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 335 m
  • Central Toronto Academy & Horizon Alternative SrEnglish Public · 403 m
  • Montrose Jr & Delta Alternative SrEnglish Public · 568 m
  • and 19 more
Community centres
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre910 m
  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre1.1 km
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre1.1 km
  • McCormick Arena1.2 km
  • Native Youth Resource Centre1.2 km
Parks (26)
  • Fred Hamilton Playground253 m
  • George Ben Park259 m
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette469 m
  • Roxton Road Parkette481 m
  • Lakeview Avenue Parkette533 m
  • Art Eggleton Park649 m
  • and 20 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch217 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.4 km
Signal
0829, activated 1948 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 46 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 358 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, 15 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés46 within 300 m · 358 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 42 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts · 830 College St15 mPassed, May 2026
Kibo Sushi Izakaya · 836 College St16 mPassed, Sep 2026
Mannat · 839 College St21 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Ins Market 5569 · 834 College Stgrocery24 mPassed, May 2026
A & W · 832 College St25 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Conejo Negro · 838 College St25 mPassed, Jul 2026
Disco Ice Cream and Cookies · 454 Ossington Ave34 mPassed, Mar 2026
The Night Baker · 825 College St37 mPassed, Jul 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 Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom, 261 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 235 m away at Fred Hamilton Playground.

  • Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom · 155 Roxton Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    261 m
  • Bickford Park Washroom · 400 Grace St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    762 m
  • Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    821 m
Drinking water
Fred Hamilton Playground drinking fountain · 235 m; Fred Hamilton Playground drinking fountain · 324 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,446 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lullaboo Childcare Center (College) (95 m, 149 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,446 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 16
  • Lullaboo Childcare Center (College) · 860 College St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    95 m
  • Dewson Street YMCA · 65 Concord Ave
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    181 m
  • West End Parents Day Care Satellite · 380 Ossington Ave
    112 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    187 m
  • West End Jr YMCA · 931 College St
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    278 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (434 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 1.3 km33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 434 m350 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

34 registered apartment buildings with 2,105 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 805 College St (86 m, 72 units, 4 storeys, built 1929), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 34 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 50 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 2,105 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202650 across the 34
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
805 College St · Aykler Real Estate Inc.724192992 · Aug 2026186 m
11 Churchill Ave · Admp Property Management Inc.173195889 · Jul 20260293 m
46 Delaware Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes143200783 · Jul 20251307 m
410 Dovercourt Rd133193090 · Jul 20260336 m
394 Dovercourt Rd · McCor Management (East) Inc203192453 · Jul 20260364 m
382 Dovercourt Rd · McCor Management (East) Inc183196074 · Jul 20250378 m
34 Heydon Park Rd · Cogir Real Estate313192594 · Jul 20265384 m
677 College St323191288 · Sep 20241434 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 lots701 lots · ≈17,770 spaces · 53.3 ha
Within 500 m35 lots · ≈750 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 1,679 spaces
EV charging (City)283 Ossington Ave · 452 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking110 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
146 Harrison St · Surface462 m7968% (Q1 2026)
157 Beatrice St · Surface505 m1864% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface605 m3786% (Q1 2026)
74 Clinton Street · Garage688 m79 *
80 Clinton Street · Surface689 m25 *

Nearest lots: 81 m away, ≈28 spaces; 96 m away, ≈8 spaces; 121 m away, ≈15 spaces; 125 m away, ≈10 spaces; 158 m away, ≈29 spaces; 215 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 248 Shaw St (670 m, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (702 m, 4 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (759 m, 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 — 14-hour, Oct 15, 2025

The north leg carries the load — 6,126 southbound vehicles, or 31% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 4,093. Most cyclists arrived from the east (1,038 of 2,305). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,728 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,770 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% 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 north6,126southbound · 148 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the west4,746eastbound · 943 bikes · 2.7% heavy
Total vehicles19,7899,065 pedestrians · 2,305 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east4,824westbound · 1,038 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the south4,093northbound · 176 bikes · 5.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,728 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,770 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 15, 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 Ossington Ave between Lane 2 N of College and W of Ossington and Dewson St (207 m away) recorded an average of 45 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 15,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Concord Ave (146 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 32,260 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Ossington Ave · Lane 2 N of College and W of Ossington – Dewson St · 207 mOct 2021 · 3 days15,66945 km/h54 km/h59 km/h

School-zone speed sign 146 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct18 · 26 km/h
Over the limit1.4%
40 km/h or more0.3%

Concord Ave (northbound), 31 Concord Avenue · 32,260 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

2024 was the peak year (26 collisions), and 2025 closed with 21. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 23 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 13% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 11 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions199#507 of 5,508
With an injury30#497 of 4,660
Property damage only149
Fail to remain23
Involving a pedestrian12#138 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist13#70 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality1
Severity not classified19
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11
All since 2014249latest Jun 28, 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

Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 2 pedestrians and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. All happened in daylight or lit conditions (citywide, 39% of KSI collisions occur in darkness). The most recent was on Mar 4, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions3#64 of 1,505
Fatal1#77 of 319
Involving a pedestrian2#62 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#22 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness00% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20064latest Mar 4, 2024

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 no thefts from vehicles and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 50% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft620apartment parking (3), commercial premises (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 30, 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 Trinity-Bellwoods.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is College & Ossington a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #64 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 College & Ossington?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #905 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.22× the median for a counted intersection, and #230 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at College & Ossington?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ossington Ave between Lane 2 N of College and W of Ossington and Dewson St (October 2021), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 146 m away (30 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near College & Ossington?

The nearest Green P car park is 146 Harrison St (462 m away, 79 spaces, 68% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 701 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,770 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 283 Ossington Ave (452 m).

How do I get to College & Ossington by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 927 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 14 m away; bus routes 63, 94, 29, 161, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Ossington Ave at College St, 13 m).

What restaurants are near College & Ossington?

46 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 358 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (15 m), Kibo Sushi Izakaya (16 m), Mannat (21 m), A & W (25 m) and Conejo Negro (25 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 College & Ossington?

The nearest is Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom, 155 Roxton Rd, 261 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Bickford Park Washroom (762 m); Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom (821 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 College & Ossington?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,446 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lullaboo Childcare Center (College) (95 m, 149 spaces), Dewson Street YMCA (181 m, 127 spaces) and West End Parents Day Care Satellite (187 m, 112 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near College & Ossington?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,105 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 805 College St (86 m, 72 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 11 Churchill Ave (293 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 46 Delaware Ave (307 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 410 Dovercourt Rd (336 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 85 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 College & Ossington?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and six 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 College & Ossington in?

College & Ossington is in Trinity-Bellwoods (City of Toronto neighbourhood 081). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the College Promenade Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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