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Halton & Ossington

Halton St & Ossington Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Trinity-Bellwoods · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Ossington Avenue BIA

In Trinity-Bellwoods, in central Toronto, Halton & Ossington is a lightly travelled intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a park. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
4,458
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 20, 2021
2,190 pedestrians · 267 cyclists
Collisions
64
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 44 property damage · #1706 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
5 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 560 vehicles an hour, 48% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.0 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 6.0% of vehicle volume, about 7.7× the typical share. On average 6.4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 32%, from 38 in 2016–2020 to 26 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Halton & Ossington

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
505501506504508 nearest 116 m
TTC bus
6329 nearest 131 m
Express
929
Blue Night
305301306304363329
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Osler Playground (Argyle St) 248 m · 15 docks · 34 stations, 662 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 (21)
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 318 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 372 m
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 520 m
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 592 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Pierre Elliott TrudeauFrench Public · 649 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 729 m
  • and 15 more
Parks (38)
  • Lakeview Avenue Parkette250 m
  • Roxton Road Parkette271 m
  • Osler Playground296 m
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette424 m
  • George Ben Park449 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Park491 m
  • and 32 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch758 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 636 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 1.4 km
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.4 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 93 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 348 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bobbie Sue's Mac + Cheese, 1 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés93 within 300 m · 348 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 52 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bobbie Sue's Mac + Cheese · 162 Ossington Ave1 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
I Deal Coffee · 162 Ossington Ave1 mPassed, Mar 2026
The Shozan Room · 164 Ossington Ave1 mPassed, Jul 2026
Bambú · 180 Ossington Ave20 mPassed, Jun 2026
Bowie · 180 Ossington Ave Bsmt-R20 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Monkey Sushi · 182 Ossington Ave21 mPassed, Sep 2026
Idk Social Bar · 172 Ossington Ave27 mPassed, May 2025
Linny's · 174 Ossington Ave32 mPassed, May 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 Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom, 490 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 308 m away at Osler Playground.

  • Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom · 155 Roxton Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    490 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    490 m
  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    497 m
Drinking water
Osler Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 308 m; Fred Hamilton Playground drinking fountain · 417 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,514 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (318 m, 121 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,514 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 18
  • Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care · 49 Givins St
    121 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    318 m
  • Pope Francis (North York Little Prints Daycare) · 319 Ossington Ave
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    372 m
  • Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. · 1275 Dundas St W
    28 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    392 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) · 155 Crawford St
    35 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    478 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (859 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (561 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 859 m33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 561 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1 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 38 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,660 rental units — 12 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 300 Shaw St (266 m, 32 units, 3 storeys, built 1966), which scored 90 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 38 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 62 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings38 · 3,660 units · 12 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202662 across the 38
Open fire-code violations7
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
300 Shaw Stsocial housing323196690 · Jul 20260266 m
255 Dovercourt Rd · 2153244 Ontario Inc163191285 · Aug 20250294 m
1289 Dundas St Wsocial housing · Villa Luso Non Profit Housing Corp1497198698 · Aug 20260418 m
11 Churchill Ave · Admp Property Management Inc.173195889 · Jul 20260421 m
100 Lower Ossington Ave · Killam Apartment REIT1798201391 · Aug 20240513 m
900 Queen St Wsocial housing · Artscape Non-Profit Housing Inc.223199681 · Jul 20241527 m
19-21 Rusholme Rd · Lvov113194082 · Jul 20240553 m
382 Dovercourt Rd · McCor Management (East) Inc183196074 · Jul 20250619 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 lots816 lots · ≈26,710 spaces · 80.1 ha
Within 500 m37 lots · ≈730 spaces
Green P (public)30 car parks · about 2,615 spaces
EV charging (City)248 Shaw St · 216 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking135 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 62 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1117 Dundas St W · Surface107 m3786% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface400 m7968% (Q1 2026)
18 Ossington Ave · Surface416 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface534 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage767 m12460% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 30 m away, ≈10 spaces; 72 m away, ≈9 spaces; 101 m away, ≈7 spaces; 111 m away, ≈40 spaces (Green P); 117 m away, ≈21 spaces; 123 m away, ≈5 spaces. More EV charging: 283 Ossington Ave (248 m, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (501 m, 2 ports); 45 Abell St (795 m, 16 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, Oct 20, 2021

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 2,135 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 26 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (120 of 267). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 632 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 663 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 7.1% 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 2021, 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 north2,135southbound · 120 bikes · 7.2% heavy
From the west26eastbound · 9 bikes · 7.7% heavy
Total vehicles4,4582,190 pedestrians · 267 cyclists · 7.1% heavy
From the east286westbound · 45 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the south2,011northbound · 93 bikes · 7.4% heavy
AM peak hour632 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour663 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 20, 2021

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 Foxley St and Lane N of Foxley and W of Ossington, 31 m from the corner, a 7-day count in September 2025 put the average speed at 25 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 8,800 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Ossington Ave (275 m away, 30 km/h limit), 22% of the 138,457 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Ossington Ave · Foxley St – Lane N of Foxley and W of Ossington · 31 mSep 2025 · 7 days8,83925 km/h34 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 275 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 42 km/h
Over the limit48%
40 km/h or more22%

Ossington Ave (northbound), 293 Ossington Avenue · 138,457 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 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 4 collisions (6%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 21 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions64#1706 of 5,508
With an injury4#3047 of 4,660
Property damage only44
Fail to remain21
Involving a pedestrian2#1914 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2206 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201468latest Feb 20, 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 eight 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 slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 50% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle411street/outdoor (4)
Bicycle theft810street/outdoor (4), apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 31, 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 Trinity-Bellwoods.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Halton & Ossington a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 64 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 Halton & Ossington?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 20, 2021, 48% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Halton & Ossington?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ossington Ave between Foxley St and Lane N of Foxley and W of Ossington (September 2025), found an average of 25 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 275 m away (30 km/h), 22% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Halton & Ossington?

The nearest Green P car park is 1117 Dundas St W (107 m away, 37 spaces, 86% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 816 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,710 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 248 Shaw St (216 m).

How do I get to Halton & Ossington by transit?

Streetcar routes 505, 501, 506, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 116 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Halton & Ossington?

93 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 348 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bobbie Sue's Mac + Cheese (1 m), I Deal Coffee (1 m), The Shozan Room (1 m), Bambú (20 m) and Bowie (20 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 Halton & Ossington?

The nearest is Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom, 155 Roxton Rd, 490 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (490 m); Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom (497 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 Halton & Ossington?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,514 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (318 m, 121 spaces), Pope Francis (North York Little Prints Daycare) (372 m, 71 spaces) and Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. (392 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Halton & Ossington?

38 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,660 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 300 Shaw St (266 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 255 Dovercourt Rd (294 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 1289 Dundas St W (418 m, 149 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 11 Churchill Ave (421 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 38 is 85 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 Halton & Ossington?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts 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 Trinity-Bellwoods page.

What neighbourhood is Halton & Ossington in?

Halton & Ossington is in Trinity-Bellwoods (City of Toronto neighbourhood 081). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Ossington Avenue Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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