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Hepbourne & Dovercourt

Hepbourne St & Dovercourt Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Palmerston-Little Italy · Ward 9, Davenport

In Palmerston-Little Italy, in central Toronto, Hepbourne & Dovercourt is a mid-volume intersection, with a well-used cycling route through it. Nearby is Ossington Station (Line 2) 346 m away.

Traffic volume
6,818
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 20, 2010
1,574 pedestrians · 864 cyclists
Collisions
40
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 27 property damage · #2383 of 5,508 · +3 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 346 m · 1 streetcar route · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 850 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 74% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 12.7% of vehicle volume, about 16× the typical share. On average 4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 67%, from 15 in 2016–2020 to 25 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Hepbourne & Dovercourt

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)346 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)482 m; Christie Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
506 nearest 614 m
TTC bus
639416129402126 nearest 307 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306300363329
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Havelock St / Dufferin Park 278 m · 19 docks · 24 stations, 453 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 (29)
  • St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 322 m
  • Dewson Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 512 m
  • Central Toronto Academy & Horizon Alternative SrEnglish Public · 534 m
  • Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii AlternativeEnglish Public · 640 m
  • St Anthony Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 730 m
  • Montrose Jr & Delta Alternative SrEnglish Public · 777 m
  • and 23 more
Parks (28)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch454 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch793 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.4 km
Signal
1929, activated 2002 · SAP · 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

There are 21 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 277 eating places within a kilometre — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Lido Softee, 125 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés21 within 300 m · 277 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Lido Softee · 305 Rusholme Rd125 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
St. Michael's House · 277 Rusholme Rd133 mPassed, Aug 2026
Flouring Ideas Bakery & Cafe · 725 Dovercourt Rdgrocery201 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Billy's Souvlaki Place · 748 Dovercourt Rd210 mPassed, Apr 2026
Taqueria Vegana · 975 Bloor St W230 mPassed, May 2026
The Saj Wraps · 975 Bloor St W230 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 4 infractions
Gold City Fruit Market · 1001 Bloor St Wgrocery236 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Dum Spot · 995 Bloor St W240 mPassed, Sep 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 Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom, 366 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 328 m away at Salem Parkette.

  • Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    366 m
  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    463 m
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 485 Montrose Ave
    View centre hours
    760 m
Drinking water
Salem Parkette bottle filling station · 328 m; Dufferin Grove Park drinking fountain · 368 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 1,182 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South (373 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,182 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 15
  • Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South · 720 Ossington Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    373 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North · 756 Ossington Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    445 m
  • Bloorcourt Village Early Learning Centre · 823 Dovercourt Rd
    106 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    473 m
  • Dewson Street YMCA · 65 Concord Ave
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    512 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (876 m) and the nearest ambulance station 325 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 1.2 km1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 876 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 325 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

31 registered apartment buildings with 1,657 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 675 Dovercourt Rd (29 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1940), which scored 45 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 31 scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 43 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings31 · 1,657 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score83 average · 4 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202643 across the 31
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
675 Dovercourt Rd113194045 · Jul 2026029 m
730 Dovercourt Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management35620196797 · Jul 202514104 m
323 Rusholme Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management22620196887 · Jun 202511124 m
357 Rusholme Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management26716196995 · Jul 202610188 m
1019 Bloor St W · Donros Developments Limited263192863 · Jul 20260263 m
767 Dovercourt Rd · Jdc Property Management Inc.193200894 · Jul 20250326 m
220 Delaware Ave · Imtradex Corp164193079 · Jul 20250349 m
46 Delaware Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes143200783 · Jul 20251423 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 lots712 lots · ≈20,520 spaces · 61.6 ha
Within 500 m53 lots · ≈900 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 951 spaces
EV charging (City)685 Dovercourt Rd · 74 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking56 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 54 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Salem Ave · Surface341 m3374% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface422 m3763% (Q1 2026)
745 Ossington Ave · Surface448 m4667% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface811 m3471% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface938 m4963% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈28 spaces; 84 m away, ≈8 spaces; 86 m away, ≈17 spaces; 91 m away, ≈8 spaces; 197 m away, ≈49 spaces; 218 m away, ≈32 spaces. More EV charging: 705 Shaw St (527 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (1.1 km, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1.2 km, 4 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, May 20, 2010

The north leg carries the load — 3,025 southbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 612. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,024 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (930). Trucks and buses were 6.3% 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 16,183 vehicles. The count is 16 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2010, 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 north3,025southbound · 336 bikes · 8.4% heavy
From the west749eastbound · 198 bikes · 0.4% heavy
Total vehicles6,8181,574 pedestrians · 864 cyclists · 6.3% heavy
From the east612westbound · 121 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south2,432northbound · 209 bikes · 6.7% heavy
AM peak hour930 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,024 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 20, 2010

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 Dovercourt Rd between Dewson St and Hepbourne St (162 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 7-day count in September 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 9,800 vehicles a day. Hepbourne St between Rusholme Rd and Havelock St measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 36 km/h (Jan 2023). 3 speed humps slow traffic on Hepbourne Street between Ossington Ave and Dovercourt Rd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dovercourt Rd · Dewson St – Hepbourne St · 162 mSep 2025 · 7 days9,81937 km/h44 km/h49 km/h
Hepbourne St · Rusholme Rd – Havelock St · 203 mJan 2023 · 3 days92328 km/h36 km/h40 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Hepbourne Street · Ossington Ave – Dovercourt Rd
    3 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

2021 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions40#2383 of 5,508
With an injury4#2922 of 4,660
Property damage only27
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian2#1664 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1747 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201448latest Jun 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and ten bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.6 a year. 69% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 70% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1620street/outdoor (11), apartment parking (4)
Bicycle theft1050apartment parking (7), other (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 2, 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 Palmerston-Little Italy.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Hepbourne & Dovercourt a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 40 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 Hepbourne & Dovercourt?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from May 20, 2010, 74% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Hepbourne & Dovercourt?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dovercourt Rd between Dewson St and Hepbourne St (September 2025), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Hepbourne & Dovercourt?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Salem Ave (341 m away, 33 spaces, 74% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 712 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,520 spaces — 53 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 685 Dovercourt Rd (74 m).

How do I get to Hepbourne & Dovercourt by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 346 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 614 m away; bus routes 63, 94, 161, 29, 402, 126, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Hepbourne & Dovercourt?

21 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 277 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Lido Softee (125 m), St. Michael's House (133 m), Billy's Souvlaki Place (210 m), Taqueria Vegana (230 m) and The Saj Wraps (230 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 Hepbourne & Dovercourt?

The nearest is Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom, 875 Dufferin St, 366 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (463 m); Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom (760 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 Hepbourne & Dovercourt?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,182 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South (373 m, 39 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North (445 m, 49 spaces) and Bloorcourt Village Early Learning Centre (473 m, 106 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Hepbourne & Dovercourt?

31 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,657 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 675 Dovercourt Rd (29 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 45), 730 Dovercourt Rd (104 m, 356 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 323 Rusholme Rd (124 m, 226 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 357 Rusholme Rd (188 m, 267 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 31 is 83 out of 100; 4 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 Hepbourne & Dovercourt?

Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and ten 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 Palmerston-Little Italy page.

What neighbourhood is Hepbourne & Dovercourt in?

Hepbourne & Dovercourt is in Palmerston-Little Italy (City of Toronto neighbourhood 080). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined