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Hallam & Shaw

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

Hallam & Shaw is a lightly travelled intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Dovercourt Village, in central Toronto. At the corner: a bike lane and a school within 250 m. Nearby: Ossington Station (Line 2) 679 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
657
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 20, 2022
697 pedestrians · 807 cyclists
Collisions
4
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 3 property damage · #5151 of 5,508 · +1 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
Ossington Station 679 m · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 80 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 7% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 122.8% of vehicle volume, about 159× the typical share. That comes with about 0.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Hallam & 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)679 m; Christie Station (Line 2)723 m
TTC bus
632612616194127 nearest 195 m
Blue Night
363300
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Shaw St installed 2013; Sharrows on Hallam St installed 2001
Bike Share
Shaw St / Essex St - SMART 160 m · 15 docks · 17 stations, 329 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)
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 138 m
  • Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 272 m
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 353 m
  • Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 538 m
  • St Bruno and St Raymond Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 544 m
  • West End Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 820 m
  • and 25 more
Parks (39)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch715 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.3 km
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.3 km

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 9 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 200 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Contra Cafe, 78 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés9 within 300 m · 200 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 32 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Contra Cafe · 1028 Shaw St78 mPassed, Aug 2026
Ecole Elementaire Catholique du Sacre-Coeur Snp · 98 Essex St142 mPassed, May 2024
Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St143 mPassed, Sep 2026
Paleta Kings Storage On Essex · 127 Essex St188 mPassed, Jun 2026
Actinolite Restaurant · 971 Ossington Ave202 mPassed, Apr 2026
Maison T · 1071 Shaw St236 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Maison T · 1071 Shaw St236 mPassed, Aug 2026
Casamiento · 787 Dupont St239 mPassed, Sep 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 Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom, 495 m away, View outdoor pool hours. A drinking fountain is 431 m away at Frankel - Lambert Park.

  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    495 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    571 m
  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    636 m
Drinking water
Frankel - Lambert Park drinking fountain · 431 m; Geary Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 477 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,027 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Les Bouts D'choux (138 m, 116 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,027 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 13
  • Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St
    116 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    138 m
  • Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 50 Essex St
    179 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    272 m
  • Odyssey Montessori School · 256 Christie St
    57 spaces · toddler, preschool
    421 m
  • Kids Korner Day Care · 180 Westmoreland Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    632 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 (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 822 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 1 km1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 1.9 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 822 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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 799 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 177 Pendrith St (322 m, 54 units, 3 storeys, built 1964), which scored 85 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 22 scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 2 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 799 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score83 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20262 across the 22
Open fire-code violations6
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
177 Pendrith StToronto Community Housing · TCH543196485 · Aug 20250322 m
740 Dupont St · Greystar Canada Property Management Services Ltd21092021100 · Dec 20250372 m
470 Melita CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation375198090 · Jun 20261430 m
161 Christie St · Canlight Management Inc.154196591 · Jul 20260488 m
2 Lambertlodge AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation645198391 · Nov 20250657 m
805 Bloor St Wsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes244198986 · Sep 20250 · 1 fire727 m
496 Montrose Ave · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc243193085 · Jul 20250727 m
220 Delaware Ave · Imtradex Corp164193079 · Jul 20250740 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 lots749 lots · ≈21,170 spaces · 63.5 ha
Within 500 m32 lots · ≈1,070 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 1,255 spaces
EV charging (City)273 Christie St · 453 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking20 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
745 Ossington Ave · Surface669 m4667% (Q1 2026)
376 Clinton St · Surface792 m3468% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface888 m4981% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface1 km3374% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface1 km3763% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 90 m away, ≈27 spaces; 264 m away, ≈15 spaces; 278 m away, ≈28 spaces; 284 m away, ≈262 spaces; 288 m away, ≈15 spaces; 294 m away, ≈44 spaces. More EV charging: 705 Shaw St (839 m, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (1 km, 2 ports); 580 Christie St (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 — 8-hour, Apr 20, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 458 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 70% of the total, against 199 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 120 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 119 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.9% 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 4 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 north0southbound · 306 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west199eastbound · 182 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles657697 pedestrians · 807 cyclists · 5.9% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south458northbound · 319 bikes · 8.5% heavy
AM peak hour120 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour119 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 20, 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

On Hallam St between Shaw St and Ossington Ave, 102 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2023 put the average speed at 30 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 38 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 42 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,000 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). At the school-zone speed sign on Garnet Ave (138 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Shaw St · Garnet Ave – Hallam St · 16 mJun 2022 · 24 h2,84219 km/h28 km/h33 km/h
Hallam St · Shaw St – Ossington Ave · 102 mMar 2023 · 3 days1,02230 km/h38 km/h42 km/h

School-zone speed sign 138 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.

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 2022, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (25%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (25%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions4#5151 of 5,508
With an injury1#4289 of 4,660
Property damage only3
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1909 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20146latest Jun 22, 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

Four thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle400street/outdoor (4)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 1, 2019. 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 Hallam & Shaw a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 4 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 Hallam & Shaw?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 20, 2022, 7% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Hallam & Shaw?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Hallam St between Shaw St and Ossington Ave (March 2023), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 38 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 138 m away (30 km/h), 0.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Hallam & Shaw?

The nearest Green P car park is 745 Ossington Ave (669 m away, 46 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 749 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,170 spaces — 32 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (453 m).

How do I get to Hallam & Shaw by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 679 m away; bus routes 63, 26, 126, 161, 94, 127 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Hallam & Shaw?

9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 200 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Contra Cafe (78 m), Ecole Elementaire Catholique du Sacre-Coeur Snp (142 m), Les Bouts D'choux (143 m), Paleta Kings Storage On Essex (188 m) and Actinolite Restaurant (202 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 Hallam & Shaw?

The nearest is Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom, 779 Crawford St, 495 m away (View outdoor pool hours). Next nearest: Christie Pits Park Washroom (571 m); Dovercourt Park Washroom (636 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 Hallam & Shaw?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,027 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Les Bouts D'choux (138 m, 116 spaces), Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care (272 m, 179 spaces) and Odyssey Montessori School (421 m, 57 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Hallam & Shaw?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 799 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 177 Pendrith St (322 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 740 Dupont St (372 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 470 Melita Cres (430 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 161 Christie St (488 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 83 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 Hallam & Shaw?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no 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 Hallam & Shaw in?

Hallam & Shaw 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