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Dewson & Dovercourt

Dewson St & Dovercourt Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Palmerston-Little Italy · Ward 9, Davenport

Dewson & Dovercourt is an intersection of typical volume, with a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Palmerston-Little Italy, in central Toronto. It has a bike lane and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Ossington Station (Line 2) 653 m away.

Traffic volume
8,339
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2024
2,109 pedestrians · 1,171 cyclists · #1828 busiest
Collisions
41
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 24 property damage · #2346 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Ossington Station 653 m · 2 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 600 vehicles an hour, 52% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 14.0% of vehicle volume, about 18× the typical share. On average 4.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 4.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 54%, from 28 in 2016–2020 to 13 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Dewson & Dovercourt

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)653 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)736 m
Streetcar
506505 nearest 292 m
TTC bus
639429402161 nearest 305 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306305363329300
Nearest stops
1 surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Dewson St installed 2015
Bike Share
Concord Ave / Dewson St 217 m · 17 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 (27)
  • Dewson Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 274 m
  • St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 423 m
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 463 m
  • Central Toronto Academy & Horizon Alternative SrEnglish Public · 478 m
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 546 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 721 m
  • and 21 more
Parks (26)
  • Dufferin Grove Park410 m
  • Westmoreland Avenue Parkette643 m
  • Salem Parkette653 m
  • George Ben Park657 m
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette673 m
  • Fred Hamilton Playground678 m
  • and 20 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch591 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch674 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.4 km
Signal
1642, activated 1992 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 346 eating places within a kilometre — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Finch Store, 212 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés9 within 300 m · 346 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Finch Store · 42 Dewson St212 mPassed, Jul 2026
Dewson Street YMCA · 65 Concord Ave230 mPassed, Feb 2026
Trillium Investment Group of Companies Inc · 137 Havelock St259 mPassed, Mar 2026
Cono Gelato · 932 College St267 mPassed, Aug 2026
Plus 84 Cafe · 954 College St282 mPassed, May 2026
Smart Convenience · 958 College Stgrocery284 mPassed, Apr 2026
Sunshine Wholesome Market · 942 College Stgrocery286 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Oroshi Fish · 962 College Stgrocery287 mPassed, Apr 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 Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom, 398 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 356 m away at Dufferin Grove Park.

  • Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    398 m
  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    507 m
  • Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom · 155 Roxton Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    682 m
Drinking water
Dufferin Grove Park drinking fountain · 356 m; Dufferin Grove Park drinking fountain · 405 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

15 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,229 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Dewson Street YMCA (274 m, 127 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,229 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 15
  • Dewson Street YMCA · 65 Concord Ave
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    274 m
  • West End Jr YMCA · 931 College St
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    326 m
  • Lullaboo Childcare Center (College) · 860 College St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    343 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 57 Sylvan Ave
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    456 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (554 m) and the nearest ambulance station 647 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 1.5 km1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 554 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 647 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

37 registered apartment buildings with 2,106 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 46 Delaware Ave (122 m, 14 units, 3 storeys, built 2007), which scored 83 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 37 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 49 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings37 · 2,106 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202649 across the 37
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
46 Delaware Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes143200783 · Jul 20251122 m
675 Dovercourt Rd113194045 · Jul 20260343 m
34 Heydon Park Rd · Cogir Real Estate313192594 · Jul 20265359 m
1 Havelock St · Havelock Apartments183190581 · Jul 20250366 m
410 Dovercourt Rd133193090 · Jul 20260367 m
323 Rusholme Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management22620196887 · Jun 202511378 m
1044 College St · Hannah Property Management Ltd.433193083 · Sep 20260405 m
730 Dovercourt Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management35620196797 · Jul 202514421 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 lots739 lots · ≈21,040 spaces · 63.1 ha
Within 500 m31 lots · ≈510 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 1,316 spaces
EV charging (City)685 Dovercourt Rd · 397 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking22 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Salem Ave · Surface638 m3374% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface641 m3471% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface684 m7968% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface692 m3763% (Q1 2026)
745 Ossington Ave · Surface709 m4667% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 134 m away, ≈10 spaces; 154 m away, ≈23 spaces; 209 m away, ≈10 spaces; 214 m away, ≈7 spaces; 226 m away, ≈18 spaces; 240 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 705 Shaw St (674 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (812 m, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1.1 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, 2024

The south leg carries the load — 4,194 northbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 318. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 721 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 777 from 5:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,971southbound · 261 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west318eastbound · 321 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles8,3392,109 pedestrians · 1,171 cyclists · 1.6% heavy
From the east856westbound · 289 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the south4,194northbound · 300 bikes · 1.7% heavy
AM peak hour721 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour777 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 25, 2024

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 Dovercourt Rd between Dewson St and Hepbourne St (161 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 7-day count in September 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 9,800 vehicles a day. Dewson St between Bill Cameron Lane and Rusholme Rd measured slower: 23 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 32 km/h (Sep 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Concord Ave (283 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. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Dewson Street between Dovercourt Rd and Ossington Ave, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dewson St · Bill Cameron Lane – Rusholme Rd · 110 mSep 2025 · 3 days1,18323 km/h32 km/h35 km/h
Dovercourt Rd · Dewson St – Hepbourne St · 161 mSep 2025 · 7 days9,81937 km/h44 km/h49 km/h

School-zone speed sign 283 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.

Traffic calming

  • Dewson Street · Dovercourt Rd – Ossington Ave
    3 speed humps
  • Dewson Street · Havelock St – Dovercourt Rd
    3 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 (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 39% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 15% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions41#2346 of 5,508
With an injury5#2658 of 4,660
Property damage only24
Fail to remain16
Involving a pedestrian4#913 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1083 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201446latest Jan 8, 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 13, 2009.

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 five thefts from vehicles and 13 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 31% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle520street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft1320apartment parking (4), house driveway/garage (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 8, 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 Palmerston-Little Italy.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dewson & Dovercourt a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 41 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 Dewson & Dovercourt?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1828 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 52% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dewson & Dovercourt?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dovercourt Rd between Dewson St and Hepbourne St (September 2025), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 283 m away (30 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Dewson & Dovercourt?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Salem Ave (638 m away, 33 spaces, 74% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 739 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,040 spaces — 31 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 685 Dovercourt Rd (397 m).

How do I get to Dewson & Dovercourt by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 653 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 292 m away; bus routes 63, 94, 29, 402, 161, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Dewson & Dovercourt?

9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 346 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Finch Store (212 m), Dewson Street YMCA (230 m), Trillium Investment Group of Companies Inc (259 m), Cono Gelato (267 m) and Plus 84 Cafe (282 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 Dewson & Dovercourt?

The nearest is Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom, 875 Dufferin St, 398 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (507 m); Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom (682 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 Dewson & Dovercourt?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,229 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Dewson Street YMCA (274 m, 127 spaces), West End Jr YMCA (326 m, 85 spaces) and Lullaboo Childcare Center (College) (343 m, 149 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dewson & Dovercourt?

37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,106 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 46 Delaware Ave (122 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 675 Dovercourt Rd (343 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 45), 34 Heydon Park Rd (359 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 1 Havelock St (366 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 37 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 Dewson & Dovercourt?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and 13 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 Palmerston-Little Italy page.

What neighbourhood is Dewson & Dovercourt in?

Dewson & Dovercourt is in Palmerston-Little Italy (City of Toronto neighbourhood 080). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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