Toronto · intersection · signal 1781

Dundas & Montrose

Dundas St W & Montrose Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Trinity-Bellwoods · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

Dundas & Montrose is a mid-volume intersection, with significant cycling traffic. It sits in Trinity-Bellwoods, in central Toronto. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,883
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 2, 2022
1,902 pedestrians · 368 cyclists
Collisions
30
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 18 property damage · #2782 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 47 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 860 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 74% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 5.3% of vehicle volume, about 6.9× the typical share. On average 3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 33%, from 18 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Dundas & Montrose

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
505506501511504508 nearest 144 m
TTC bus
63 nearest 394 m
Blue Night
305306301304363307
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Dundas St W / Crawford St 101 m · 47 docks · 28 stations, 599 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 (23)
  • Ecole Elementaire Pierre Elliott TrudeauFrench Public · 241 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 434 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 473 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 556 m
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 598 m
  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 666 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (39)
  • Roxton Road Parkette295 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Park307 m
  • Fred Hamilton Playground455 m
  • George Ben Park481 m
  • Lakeview Avenue Parkette565 m
  • Osler Playground692 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch637 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch865 m
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 1.4 km
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 1.5 km
Signal
1781, activated 1998 · SAP · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

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 15 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 359 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Saudade, 22 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés15 within 300 m · 359 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Super 4 Variety & Grocery · 1014 Dundas St Wgrocery17 mPassed, Jun 2026
Saudade · 1006 Dundas St W22 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Morning Parade Coffee Bar · 256 Crawford St92 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Gelato Stop · 256 Crawford St116 mPassed, Jun 2026
John Gibson House · 229 Crawford St168 mPassed, Jul 2026
Sonndr Cafe · 1068 Dundas St W183 mPassed, Aug 2026
Cocktail Bar · 923 Dundas St W215 mPassed, Aug 2026
Hot Pork · 932 Dundas St W218 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 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 Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom, 200 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 11 m away at Trinity Bellwoods Park.

  • Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    200 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    420 m
  • Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom · 155 Roxton Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    448 m
Drinking water
Trinity Bellwoods Park drinking fountain · 11 m; Trinity Bellwoods Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 122 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 1,616 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Garderie La Farandole Sur Grace (329 m, 161 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,616 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 15
  • Garderie La Farandole Sur Grace · 77 Grace St
    161 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    329 m
  • Pope Francis (North York Little Prints Daycare) · 319 Ossington Ave
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    434 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) · 155 Crawford St
    35 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    436 m
  • Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care · 49 Givins St
    121 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    473 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (596 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (814 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 596 m33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 814 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.5 km1288 Queen St W

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 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,649 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 300 Shaw St (237 m, 32 units, 3 storeys, built 1966), which scored 90 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 21 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 18 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 1,649 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202618 across the 21
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest13 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
300 Shaw Stsocial housing323196690 · Jul 20260237 m
138 Claremont Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes183199490 · Aug 20250360 m
677 College St323191288 · Sep 20241528 m
15 Gore Vale Ave · Terrance Goldthorpe103192645 · Aug 20260543 m
11 Churchill Ave · Admp Property Management Inc.173195889 · Jul 20260555 m
900 Queen St Wsocial housing · Artscape Non-Profit Housing Inc.223199681 · Jul 20241581 m
115 Euclid Ave163193088 · Jul 20260602 m
72 Clinton StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1577198991 · Oct 20252 · 2 fire606 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 lots876 lots · ≈24,300 spaces · 72.9 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈550 spaces
Green P (public)33 car parks · about 2,764 spaces
EV charging (City)248 Shaw St · 201 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking64 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1117 Dundas St W · Surface355 m3786% (Q1 2026)
201 Claremont St · Surface408 m4361% (Q1 2026)
157 Beatrice St · Surface489 m1864% (Q1 2026)
74 Clinton Street · Garage664 m79 *
146 Harrison St · Surface680 m7968% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 186 m away, ≈16 spaces; 192 m away, ≈43 spaces; 209 m away, ≈6 spaces; 219 m away, ≈4 spaces; 227 m away, ≈5 spaces; 235 m away, ≈12 spaces. More EV charging: 283 Ossington Ave (412 m, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (629 m, 4 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (807 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, Mar 2, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,481 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 353 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (194 of 368). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 975 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,036 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. 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 2022, 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 north353southbound · 17 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west3,049eastbound · 194 bikes · 5.2% heavy
Total vehicles6,8831,902 pedestrians · 368 cyclists · 5.0% heavy
From the east3,481westbound · 154 bikes · 5.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 3 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour975 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,036 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 2, 2022

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 most recent midblock count on Montrose Ave between Lane N of Dundas and W of Beatrice and Cinder Ave (226 m away, Sep 2020) recorded volume only — about 739 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Bellwoods Ave (285 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 3,927 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Montrose Ave · Lane N of Dundas and W of Beatrice – Cinder Ave · 226 mSep 2020 · 3 days739
Dundas St W · Lane E of Ossington and S of Dundas – Ossington Ave · 379 mJan 2016 · 6 days9,224

School-zone speed sign 285 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 18 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Bellwoods Ave (northbound), 203/207 Bellwoods Ave · 3,927 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 2019, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 7 collisions (23%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 7 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (23%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions30#2782 of 5,508
With an injury7#2224 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian3#1218 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#577 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201438latest Feb 7, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Seven thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.2 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 80% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle730street/outdoor (7)
Bicycle theft500apartment parking (4), house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 29, 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 Dundas & Montrose a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 30 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 Dundas & Montrose?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 2, 2022, 74% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Dundas & Montrose?

The nearest Green P car park is 1117 Dundas St W (355 m away, 37 spaces, 86% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 876 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,300 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 248 Shaw St (201 m).

How do I get to Dundas & Montrose by transit?

Streetcar routes 505, 506, 501, 511 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 144 m away; bus route 63 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Dundas & Montrose?

15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 359 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Saudade (22 m), Morning Parade Coffee Bar (92 m), Gelato Stop (116 m), John Gibson House (168 m) and Sonndr Cafe (183 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 Dundas & Montrose?

The nearest is Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom, 790 Queen St W, 200 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (420 m); Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom (448 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 Dundas & Montrose?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,616 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garderie La Farandole Sur Grace (329 m, 161 spaces), Pope Francis (North York Little Prints Daycare) (434 m, 71 spaces) and Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) (436 m, 35 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dundas & Montrose?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,649 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 300 Shaw St (237 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 138 Claremont St (360 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 677 College St (528 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 15 Gore Vale Ave (543 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 45). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 85 out of 100; 2 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 Dundas & Montrose?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and five 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 Dundas & Montrose in?

Dundas & Montrose is in Trinity-Bellwoods (City of Toronto neighbourhood 081). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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