Toronto · intersection · signal 2430

College & Shaw

College St & Shaw St · Toronto, Ontario · Trinity-Bellwoods · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Little Italy BIA

College & Shaw is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Trinity-Bellwoods, in central Toronto. At the corner: a bike lane, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Ossington Station (Line 2) 0.9 km away.

Traffic volume
6,854
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 15, 2021
3,669 pedestrians · 2,284 cyclists
Collisions
96
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
13 with an injury · 68 property damage · #1158 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 3 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Ossington Station 0.9 km · 2 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Sharrows - Arterial
Bike Share: 30 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 860 vehicles, 74% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.9 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 33.3% of vehicle volume, about 43× the typical share. That comes with about 9.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 43%, from 61 in 2016–2020 to 35 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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College & 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)0.9 km
Streetcar
506505 nearest 92 m
TTC bus
6394161 nearest 196 m
Blue Night
306305363300
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — College St at Crawford St
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Shaw St installed 2001; Sharrows - Arterial on College St installed 2010
Bike Share
Shaw St / College St 25 m · 11 docks · 23 stations, 439 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 (29)
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 308 m
  • Dewson Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 316 m
  • Central Toronto Academy & Horizon Alternative SrEnglish Public · 368 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 370 m
  • Montrose Jr & Delta Alternative SrEnglish Public · 435 m
  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 476 m
  • and 23 more
Parks (31)
  • Fred Hamilton Playground216 m
  • George Ben Park300 m
  • Roxton Road Parkette473 m
  • Art Eggleton Park514 m
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette613 m
  • Lakeview Avenue Parkette628 m
  • and 25 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch25 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
Signal
2430, activated 2017 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/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

Toronto Public Health inspects 56 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 356 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Revival, 24 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025.

Restaurants & cafés56 within 300 m · 356 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Revival · 783 College St24 mPassed, Dec 2025
Wow Wings House · 772 College St28 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Casa Tropical Cafe · 774 College St32 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Tim Hortons · 745 College St42 mPassed, Jun 2026
Regina Pizzeria & Trattoria · 782 College St Unit-148 mPassed, Mar 2026
Bar Isabel · 797 College St51 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 3 infractions
Bento Nouveau · 735 College St53 mPassed, Nov 2025
Metro (Store #442) · 735 College St Unit-2grocery53 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction

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, 244 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 141 m away at Fred Hamilton Playground.

  • Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom · 155 Roxton Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    244 m
  • Bickford Park Washroom · 400 Grace St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    632 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    798 m
Drinking water
Fred Hamilton Playground drinking fountain · 141 m; Fred Hamilton Playground drinking fountain · 316 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,502 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lullaboo Childcare Center (College) (292 m, 149 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,502 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 17
  • Lullaboo Childcare Center (College) · 860 College St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    292 m
  • West End Parents Day Care Satellite · 380 Ossington Ave
    112 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    308 m
  • Dewson Street YMCA · 65 Concord Ave
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    316 m
  • Pope Francis (North York Little Prints Daycare) · 319 Ossington Ave
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    370 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (610 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 1.2 km33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 610 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 1.1 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 35 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,853 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 805 College St (122 m, 72 units, 4 storeys, built 1929), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 35 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 45 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings35 · 1,853 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202645 across the 35
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
805 College St · Aykler Real Estate Inc.724192992 · Aug 20261122 m
677 College St323191288 · Sep 20241237 m
11 Churchill Ave · Admp Property Management Inc.173195889 · Jul 20260395 m
72 Clinton StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1577198991 · Oct 20252 · 2 fire436 m
46 Delaware Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes143200783 · Jul 20251477 m
300 Shaw Stsocial housing323196690 · Jul 20260507 m
333 Harbord St · 1569625 Ontario Limited103191389 · Jun 20260514 m
410 Dovercourt Rd133193090 · Jul 20260535 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 lots850 lots · ≈21,100 spaces · 63.3 ha
Within 500 m35 lots · ≈620 spaces
Green P (public)32 car parks · about 2,702 spaces
EV charging (City)283 Ossington Ave · 496 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking118 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
157 Beatrice St · Surface312 m1864% (Q1 2026)
74 Clinton Street · Garage486 m79 *
80 Clinton Street · Surface487 m25 *
146 Harrison St · Surface600 m7968% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface628 m3786% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 66 m away, ≈126 spaces; 118 m away, ≈8 spaces; 119 m away, ≈22 spaces; 156 m away, ≈3 spaces; 179 m away, ≈26 spaces; 245 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 74 Clinton Street (501 m, 4 ports); 248 Shaw St (642 m, 2 ports); 705 Shaw St (729 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 — 8-hour, Sep 15, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,212 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 612 from the north. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 959 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,025 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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 north612southbound · 676 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the west3,212eastbound · 534 bikes · 5.1% heavy
Total vehicles6,8543,669 pedestrians · 2,284 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east3,030westbound · 551 bikes · 5.2% heavy
From the south0northbound · 523 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour959 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,025 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 15, 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 Shaw St between Harrison St and Fred Hamilton Playground Trl, 318 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 33 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 38 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Concord Ave (319 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
Shaw St · Harrison St – Fred Hamilton Playground Trl · 318 mJun 2022 · 7 days2,35826 km/h33 km/h38 km/h

School-zone speed sign 319 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

The worst year was 2018, with 16 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 13 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 12 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions96#1158 of 5,508
With an injury13#1342 of 4,660
Property damage only68
Fail to remain19
Involving a pedestrian1#2339 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist11#108 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014129latest Jun 9, 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. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Sep 29, 2014.

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

Seven thefts from vehicles and eight 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. 43% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle711street/outdoor (3), other (2)
Bicycle theft830street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 16, 2026. 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 & Shaw a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 96 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 College & Shaw?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Sep 15, 2021, 74% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at College & Shaw?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Shaw St between Harrison St and Fred Hamilton Playground Trl (June 2022), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 33 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 319 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 & Shaw?

The nearest Green P car park is 157 Beatrice St (312 m away, 18 spaces, 64% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 850 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,100 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 283 Ossington Ave (496 m).

How do I get to College & Shaw by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 0.9 km away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 92 m away; bus routes 63, 94, 161 within 1 km (nearest stop: College St at Crawford St, 196 m).

What restaurants are near College & Shaw?

56 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 356 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Revival (24 m), Wow Wings House (28 m), Casa Tropical Cafe (32 m), Tim Hortons (42 m) and Regina Pizzeria & Trattoria (48 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 & Shaw?

The nearest is Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom, 155 Roxton Rd, 244 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Bickford Park Washroom (632 m); Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom (798 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 & Shaw?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,502 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) (292 m, 149 spaces), West End Parents Day Care Satellite (308 m, 112 spaces) and Dewson Street YMCA (316 m, 127 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near College & Shaw?

35 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,853 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 805 College St (122 m, 72 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 677 College St (237 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 11 Churchill Ave (395 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 72 Clinton St (436 m, 157 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 35 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 & Shaw?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 & Shaw in?

College & Shaw 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 Little Italy Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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