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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · Apr 20, 2022
The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 22 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 69% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (13). Trucks and buses were 7.8% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. 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.
Peak hours: 13 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 22 from 5:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).
Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m
2016 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 17% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Dec 5, 2024.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 6 | |
| With an injury | 1 | |
| Property damage only | 4 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Essex St between Shaw St and Lane E of Ossington and S of Essex (70 m away) recorded an average of 23 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 34 km/h. That segment carries about 200 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 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). At the school-zone speed sign on Garnet Ave (184 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 21,793 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex St · Shaw St – Lane E of Ossington and S of Essex · 70 m | Sep 2021 · 3 days | 239 | 23 km/h | 34 km/h | 39 km/h |
| Shaw St · Garnet Ave – Hallam St · 146 m | Jun 2022 · 24 h | 2,842 | 19 km/h | 28 km/h | 33 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Garnet Ave (eastbound), 184 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 12 km/h, 85th percentile 25 km/h; 0.4% at 40 km/h or more. 21,793 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Ossington Station (Line 2)700 m · 8 min; Christie Station (Line 2)802 m · 10 min
- TTC bus
- 63 26 126 161 94 127 nearest 226 m
- Blue Night
- 363 300
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- Bike Lane - Contraflow on Shaw St installed 2013
- Bike Share
- Shaw St / Essex St - SMART 3 m · 15 docks · 10 stations, 177 docks within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 14 car parks · about 615 spaces
- EV charging
- 705 Shaw St · 677 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 273 Christie St (721 m), 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.2 km)
- Bike parking
- 3 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 454 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 745 Ossington Ave · Surface | 664 m | 46 | 67% (Q1 2026) |
| 376 Clinton St · Surface | 949 m | 34 | 68% (Q1 2026) |
| 675 Manning Ave · Surface | 1.1 km | 49 | 81% (Q1 2026) |
| 9 Salem Ave · Surface | 1.2 km | 33 | 74% (Q1 2026) |
| 7 Bartlett Ave · Surface | 1.3 km | 37 | 63% (Q1 2026) |
Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
The nearest grocery store is Fiesta Farms Supermarket, 420 m away; 5 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 95 eating places within a kilometre — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Contra Cafe, 242 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Ossington Medical Pharmacy, 550 m away; 8 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: The O'neill Centre, a long-term care home 796 m away; Christie Gardens, a retirement home 1.0 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Contra Cafe · 1028 Shaw St242 m
- My Dad's Kitchen · 133 Yarmouth Rd347 m · 4 min
- Actinolite Restaurant · 971 Ossington Ave362 m · 4 min
- Maison T · 1071 Shaw St411 m · 5 min
- Casamiento · 787 Dupont St439 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Fiesta Farms Supermarket 420 m · 5 min · 5 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Bakeshop 535 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Ossington Medical Pharmacy 550 m · 7 min · 8 within 1 km
- Child care
- Les Bouts D'choux · 116 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day139 m
- Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 179 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day294 m · 4 min
- Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day654 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · hours not listed549 m · 7 min
- Christie Pits Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs653 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- The O'neill Centre · long-term care home796 m · 9 min
- Christie Gardens · retirement home1 km · 12 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks (23)
- Irene Avenue Parkette506 m · 6 min
- Dupont-Shaw Parkette584 m · 7 min
- Christie Pits Park635 m · 8 min
- Northumberland Playground643 m · 8 min
- Garrison Creek Park656 m · 8 min
- Community centres
- Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre776 m · 9 min
- William H. Bolton Arena1.1 km · 14 min
- Native Youth Resource Centre1.1 km · 14 min
- Schools (18)
- Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 139 m
- Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 294 m · 4 min
- St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 337 m · 4 min
- St Bruno and St Raymond Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 782 m · 9 min
- Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 865 m · 10 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Davenport branch882 m · 11 min
- Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.2 km · 15 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
11 registered apartment buildings with 437 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 177 Pendrith St (247 m, 54 units, 3 storeys, built 1964), which scored 85 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 11 scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 Pendrith St Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 54 | 3 | 1964 | 85 · Aug 2025 | 247 m |
| 161 Christie St · Canlight Management Inc. | 15 | 4 | 1965 | 91 · Jul 2026 | 527 m · 6 min |
| 470 Melita Cres Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 37 | 5 | 1980 | 90 · Jun 2026 | 683 m · 8 min |
| 805 Bloor St W social housing · Neighbours Community Homes | 24 | 4 | 1989 | 86 · Sep 2025 | 686 m · 8 min |
| 740 Dupont St · Greystar Canada Property Management Services Ltd | 210 | 9 | 2021 | 100 · Dec 2025 | 688 m · 8 min |
| 496 Montrose Ave · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc | 24 | 3 | 1930 | 85 · Jul 2025 | 707 m · 8 min |
11 registered buildings · 437 units · 4 social housing · tallest 9 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1) |
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 Essex & Shaw (South) a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Essex & Shaw (South)?
A quiet local crossing at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Apr 20, 2022, 1% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Essex & Shaw (South) a walkable intersection?
Essex & Shaw (South) scores 48 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; Ossington Station 0.7 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.5 km · 1 community centre within 800 m.
How fast do cars go at Essex & Shaw (South)?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Essex St between Shaw St and Lane E of Ossington and S of Essex (September 2021), found an average of 23 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 184 m away (30 km/h), 0.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Essex & Shaw (South)?
The nearest Green P car park is 745 Ossington Ave (664 m away, 46 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 454 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,300 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 705 Shaw St (677 m).
How do I get to Essex & Shaw (South) by transit?
Ossington Station (Line 2) is 700 m away; bus routes 63, 26, 126, 161, 94, 127 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Essex & Shaw (South)?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 95 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Contra Cafe (242 m), My Dad's Kitchen (347 m), Actinolite Restaurant (362 m), Maison T (411 m) and Casamiento (439 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Essex & Shaw (South)?
The nearest is Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom, 779 Crawford St, 549 m away. Next nearest: Christie Pits Park Washroom (653 m); Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom (776 m).
Is there child care near Essex & Shaw (South)?
Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 626 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Les Bouts D'choux (139 m, 116 spaces), Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care (294 m, 179 spaces) and Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North (654 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Essex & Shaw (South)?
11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 437 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 177 Pendrith St (247 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 161 Christie St (527 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 470 Melita Cres (683 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 805 Bloor St W (686 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 11 is 83 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.
How many thefts are reported at Essex & Shaw (South)?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Dovercourt Village page.
What neighbourhood is Essex & Shaw (South) in?
Essex & Shaw (South) is in Dovercourt Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 172). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 20, 2022.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 11 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.66705, -79.42514 · centreline node 13464077.