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Dupont & Shaw

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

Dupont & Shaw is a moderately heavy crossing, with a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Dovercourt Village, in central Toronto. It has a bike lane and parks at the corner. Nearby: Ossington Station (Line 2) 915 m away.

Traffic volume
18,309
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 14, 2024
1,908 pedestrians · 2,105 cyclists · #1000 busiest
Collisions
152
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 122 property damage · #706 of 5,508 · +7 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Ossington Station 915 m · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Bike Lane
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,310 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 10 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Cyclists were 11.5% of vehicle volume, about 15× the typical share. On average 15 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 8.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.67× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 25%, from 87 in 2016–2020 to 65 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Dupont & 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)915 m; Christie Station (Line 2)941 m
TTC bus
266312612716194 nearest 14 m
Blue Night
363300
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Dupont St at Shaw St
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Shaw St installed 2013; Bike Lane on Shaw St installed 2013
Bike Share
Dupont St / Ossington Ave 138 m · 15 docks · 15 stations, 267 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 (31)
  • St Bruno and St Raymond Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 299 m
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 358 m
  • Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 429 m
  • Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 438 m
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 589 m
  • Winona Drive Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 793 m
  • and 25 more
Parks (38)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch468 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.1 km
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.5 km
Signal
0900, activated 1970 · SAP · 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

There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 124 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Maison T, 16 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés6 within 300 m · 124 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Maison T · 1071 Shaw St16 mPassed, Aug 2026
Maison T · 1071 Shaw St17 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Casamiento · 787 Dupont St43 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Contra Cafe · 1028 Shaw St169 mPassed, Aug 2026
James Five · 1022 1022 Ossington Ave Ave240 mPassed, Feb 2026
Farm Boy · 740 Dupont Stgrocery240 mPassed, Jun 2026
915 Dupont Cafe · 915 Dupont St269 mPassed, Jul 2026
Actinolite Restaurant · 971 Ossington Ave323 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 Hillcrest Park Washroom, 698 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 261 m away at Frankel - Lambert Park.

  • Hillcrest Park Washroom · 950 Davenport Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    698 m
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    730 m
  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    734 m
Drinking water
Frankel - Lambert Park drinking fountain · 261 m; Geary Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 306 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 1,180 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Les Bouts D'choux (358 m, 116 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,180 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 15
  • Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St
    116 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    358 m
  • Odyssey Montessori School · 256 Christie St
    57 spaces · toddler, preschool
    413 m
  • Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 50 Essex St
    179 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    429 m
  • Aspiring Academics Preschool - Somerset · 56 Somerset Ave
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    510 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 345 · 1 km1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 2.1 km350 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

16 registered apartment buildings with 778 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 470 Melita Cres (187 m, 37 units, 5 storeys, built 1980), which scored 90 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 16 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 8 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings16 · 778 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20268 across the 16
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
470 Melita CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation375198090 · Jun 20261187 m
740 Dupont St · Greystar Canada Property Management Services Ltd21092021100 · Dec 20250240 m
2 Lambertlodge AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation645198391 · Nov 20250489 m
1060 Davenport Rdsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes104199282 · Nov 20250519 m
177 Pendrith StToronto Community Housing · TCH543196485 · Aug 20250564 m
11 Winona Drsocial housing · Hellenic Home For the Aged Inc.1507198797 · Jul 20260614 m
161 Christie St · Canlight Management Inc.154196591 · Jul 20260638 m
10 Mount Royal Ave · 741476 Ontario Inc123191382 · Jun 20250719 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 lots727 lots · ≈20,450 spaces · 61.3 ha
Within 500 m39 lots · ≈1,050 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 1,254 spaces
EV charging (City)273 Christie St · 444 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking22 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
745 Ossington Ave · Surface909 m4667% (Q1 2026)
376 Clinton St · Surface1 km3468% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface1.1 km4981% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface1.1 km3374% (Q1 2026)
789 St. Clair Avenue West · Surface1.2 km18 *

Nearest lots: 43 m away, ≈15 spaces; 59 m away, ≈44 spaces; 64 m away, ≈262 spaces; 122 m away, ≈15 spaces; 135 m away, ≈31 spaces; 139 m away, ≈4 spaces. More EV charging: 580 Christie St (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, Aug 14, 2024

The west leg carries the load — 8,702 eastbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 765. Most cyclists arrived from the south (884 of 2,105). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,765 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 25% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,417). Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% 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 north765southbound · 796 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west8,702eastbound · 194 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles18,3091,908 pedestrians · 2,105 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east7,950westbound · 231 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south892northbound · 884 bikes · 1.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,417 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,765 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 14, 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 Dupont St between Shaw St and Ossington Ave (101 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 45 km/h. That segment carries about 14,900 vehicles a day. Shaw St between Garnet Ave and Hallam St measured slower: 19 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 28 km/h (Jun 2022). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Garnet Ave (311 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 21,135 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 9 speed humps slow traffic on Shaw Street between Dupont St and Bloor St W.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dupont St · Shaw St – Ossington Ave · 101 mJun 2022 · 7 days14,94838 km/h45 km/h50 km/h
Shaw St · Garnet Ave – Hallam St · 263 mJun 2022 · 24 h2,84219 km/h28 km/h33 km/h

School-zone speed sign 311 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct14 · 26 km/h
Over the limit2.2%
40 km/h or more0.4%

Garnet Ave (eastbound), 88 Garnet Avenue · 21,135 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Shaw Street · Dupont St – Bloor St W
    9 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

2016 was the peak year (22 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions152#706 of 5,508
With an injury11#1578 of 4,660
Property damage only122
Fail to remain22
Involving a pedestrian1#2441 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#253 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified19
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 2014190latest Jun 25, 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 Jun 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 six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.3 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle510street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft610house driveway/garage (2), apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 7, 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 Dovercourt Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dupont & Shaw a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 152 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 Dupont & Shaw?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1000 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dupont & Shaw?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dupont St between Shaw St and Ossington Ave (June 2022), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 311 m away (30 km/h), 0.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Dupont & Shaw?

The nearest Green P car park is 745 Ossington Ave (909 m away, 46 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 727 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,450 spaces — 39 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (444 m).

How do I get to Dupont & Shaw by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 915 m away; bus routes 26, 63, 126, 127, 161, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dupont St at Shaw St, 14 m).

What restaurants are near Dupont & Shaw?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 124 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Maison T (16 m), Maison T (17 m), Casamiento (43 m), Contra Cafe (169 m) and James Five (240 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 & Shaw?

The nearest is Hillcrest Park Washroom, 950 Davenport Rd, 698 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (730 m); Dovercourt Park Washroom (734 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 & Shaw?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,180 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Les Bouts D'choux (358 m, 116 spaces), Odyssey Montessori School (413 m, 57 spaces) and Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care (429 m, 179 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dupont & Shaw?

16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 778 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 470 Melita Cres (187 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 740 Dupont St (240 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 2 Lambertlodge Ave (489 m, 64 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 1060 Davenport Rd (519 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 16 is 87 out of 100; 1 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 Dupont & Shaw?

Toronto Police place five 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 Dovercourt Village page.

What neighbourhood is Dupont & Shaw in?

Dupont & Shaw 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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