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Dupont & Ossington

Dupont St & Ossington Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Dovercourt Village · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In Dovercourt Village, in central Toronto, Dupont & Ossington is a mid-volume intersection. At the corner: a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: Ossington Station (Line 2) 886 m away.

Traffic volume
15,209
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 25, 2023
1,083 pedestrians · 135 cyclists · #1278 busiest
Collisions
270
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
35 with an injury · 208 property damage · #338 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #321 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Ossington Station 886 m · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,090 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 14 vehicles, close to the citywide median. On average 27 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 17.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.6× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 30%, from 159 in 2016–2020 to 111 in 2021–2025. About one in 135 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Dupont & 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)886 m
TTC bus
63261611271262994 nearest 15 m
Express
929
Blue Night
363329300
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Ossington Ave at Dupont St; Dupont St at Ossington Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Dupont St / Ossington Ave 65 m · 15 docks · 13 stations, 233 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 (28)
  • Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 243 m
  • St Bruno and St Raymond Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 389 m
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 455 m
  • Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 570 m
  • Dovercourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 657 m
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 661 m
  • and 22 more
Parks (37)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch508 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km
Signal
0842, activated 1952 · FT · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 140. The nearest is 915 Dupont Cafe, 69 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 140 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
915 Dupont Cafe · 915 Dupont St69 mPassed, Jul 2026
James Five · 1022 1022 Ossington Ave Ave96 mPassed, Feb 2026
Maison T · 1071 Shaw St214 mPassed, Aug 2026
Maison T · 1071 Shaw St215 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Casamiento · 787 Dupont St243 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Actinolite Restaurant · 971 Ossington Ave250 mPassed, Apr 2026
Contra Cafe · 1028 Shaw St262 mPassed, Aug 2026
Dark Horse Espresso Bar · 80 Geary Ave340 mPassed, Aug 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 Dovercourt Park Washroom, 572 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 165 m away at Geary Avenue Parkette.

  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    572 m
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    802 m
  • Hillcrest Park Washroom · 950 Davenport Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    828 m
Drinking water
Geary Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 165 m; Geary Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 235 m · off

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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,155 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Aspiring Academics Preschool - Somerset (413 m, 46 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,155 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 14
  • Aspiring Academics Preschool - Somerset · 56 Somerset Ave
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    413 m
  • Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St
    116 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    455 m
  • Kids Korner Day Care · 180 Westmoreland Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    556 m
  • Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 50 Essex St
    179 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    570 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (794 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 929 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 794 m1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 2.1 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 929 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

Within a kilometre there are 13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 714 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 470 Melita Cres (310 m, 37 units, 5 storeys, built 1980), which scored 90 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 8 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings13 · 714 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20268 across the 13
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
470 Melita CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation375198090 · Jun 20261310 m
740 Dupont St · Greystar Canada Property Management Services Ltd21092021100 · Dec 20250440 m
1060 Davenport Rdsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes104199282 · Nov 20250538 m
177 Pendrith StToronto Community Housing · TCH543196485 · Aug 20250567 m
11 Winona Drsocial housing · Hellenic Home For the Aged Inc.1507198797 · Jul 20260611 m
10 Mount Royal Ave · 741476 Ontario Inc123191382 · Jun 20250646 m
331 Bartlett Ave NToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation133190574 · Sep 20240652 m
2 Lambertlodge AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation645198391 · Nov 20250668 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 lots704 lots · ≈20,370 spaces · 61.1 ha
Within 500 m40 lots · ≈940 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 1,108 spaces
EV charging (City)273 Christie St · 641 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking35 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 14 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
745 Ossington Ave · Surface887 m4667% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface1 km3374% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface1.1 km3763% (Q1 2026)
376 Clinton St · Surface1.1 km3468% (Q1 2026)
789 St. Clair Avenue West · Surface1.2 km18 *

Nearest lots: 21 m away, ≈7 spaces; 78 m away, ≈22 spaces; 95 m away, ≈7 spaces; 148 m away, ≈5 spaces; 150 m away, ≈262 spaces; 165 m away, ≈42 spaces. More EV charging: 580 Christie St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.2 km, 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, Nov 25, 2023 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,822 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 32% of the total, against 2,888 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 2,276 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,339 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,888southbound · 33 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the west4,822eastbound · 42 bikes · 1.5% heavy
Total vehicles15,2091,083 pedestrians · 135 cyclists · 2.0% heavy
From the east4,388westbound · 46 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the south3,111northbound · 14 bikes · 2.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,339 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,276 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 25, 2023 · weekend

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 Ossington Ave between Manchester Ave and Lane S of Hallam and E of Ossington, 303 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2022 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 55 km/h or more. That segment carries about 11,300 vehicles a day. Dupont St between Shaw St and Ossington Ave measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 45 km/h (Jun 2022). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dupont St · Shaw St – Ossington Ave · 101 mJun 2022 · 7 days14,94838 km/h45 km/h50 km/h
Ossington Ave · Manchester Ave – Lane S of Hallam and E of Ossington · 303 mMay 2022 · 3 days11,28138 km/h48 km/h55 km/h

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 39 collisions; 2025 recorded 24. 35 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 32 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 12 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 17.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions270#338 of 5,508
With an injury35#401 of 4,660
Property damage only208
Fail to remain32
Involving a pedestrian6#554 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#322 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified27
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014357latest Jun 13, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. The most recent was on Aug 5, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#321 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20064latest Aug 5, 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

No thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft101street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 19, 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 Dovercourt Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dupont & Ossington a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#321 of 1,505), out of 270 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 Dupont & Ossington?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1278 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dupont & Ossington?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ossington Ave between Manchester Ave and Lane S of Hallam and E of Ossington (May 2022), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Dupont & Ossington?

The nearest Green P car park is 745 Ossington Ave (887 m away, 46 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 704 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,370 spaces — 40 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (641 m).

How do I get to Dupont & Ossington by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 886 m away; bus routes 63, 26, 161, 127, 126, 29, 94, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Ossington Ave at Dupont St, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Dupont & Ossington?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 140 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 915 Dupont Cafe (69 m), James Five (96 m), Maison T (214 m), Maison T (215 m) and Casamiento (243 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 Dupont & Ossington?

The nearest is Dovercourt Park Washroom, 155 Bartlett Ave, 572 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (802 m); Hillcrest Park Washroom (828 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 Dupont & Ossington?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,155 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Aspiring Academics Preschool - Somerset (413 m, 46 spaces), Les Bouts D'choux (455 m, 116 spaces) and Kids Korner Day Care (556 m, 24 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dupont & Ossington?

13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 714 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 470 Melita Cres (310 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 740 Dupont St (440 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 1060 Davenport Rd (538 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 177 Pendrith St (567 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 13 is 88 out of 100. 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 Dupont & Ossington?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 Dovercourt Village page.

What neighbourhood is Dupont & Ossington in?

Dupont & Ossington is in Dovercourt Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 172). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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