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Ossington & Acores

Ossington Ave & Acores Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Wychwood · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Ossington & Acores is an intersection of typical volume. It sits in Wychwood, in central Toronto. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
5,904
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 23, 2007
304 pedestrians · 48 cyclists
Collisions
9
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4443 of 5,508
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
2
TTC stops within 100 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 740 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 64% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 19 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. That comes with about 0.9 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Ossington & Acores

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
512 nearest 1 km
TTC bus
632616112712629 nearest 39 m
Express
929
Blue Night
312363329340
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Ossington Ave at Salvador Allende Crt South Side; Ossington Ave at Salvador Allende Crt
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Dupont St / Ossington Ave 185 m · 15 docks · 12 stations, 203 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 (23)
  • Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 252 m
  • St Bruno and St Raymond Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 277 m
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 604 m
  • Winona Drive Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 608 m
  • Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 696 m
  • McMurrich Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 729 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (33)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch347 m
  • Toronto Public Library Dufferin/St. Clair branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1 km
  • Tarragon 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

There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 86 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is 915 Dupont Cafe, 179 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés6 within 300 m · 86 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
915 Dupont Cafe · 915 Dupont St179 mPassed, Jul 2026
Aspiring Academics Preschool · 56 Somerset Ave246 mPassed, Aug 2026
James Five · 1022 1022 Ossington Ave Ave277 mPassed, Feb 2026
Dark Horse Espresso Bar · 80 Geary Ave283 mPassed, Aug 2026
Maison T · 1071 Shaw St288 mPassed, Aug 2026
Maison T · 1071 Shaw St288 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Casamiento · 787 Dupont St310 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Super Coffee · 1085 Davenport Rd357 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 Dovercourt Park Washroom, 709 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 71 m away at Geary Avenue Parkette.

  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    709 m
  • Hillcrest Park Washroom · 950 Davenport Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    713 m
  • Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 1260 Dufferin St
    View centre hours
    910 m
Drinking water
Geary Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 71 m; Geary Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 181 m · off

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 1,103 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Aspiring Academics Preschool - Somerset (245 m, 46 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,103 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 13
  • Aspiring Academics Preschool - Somerset · 56 Somerset Ave
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    245 m
  • Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St
    116 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    604 m
  • Odyssey Montessori School · 256 Christie St
    57 spaces · toddler, preschool
    668 m
  • Kids Korner Day Care · 180 Westmoreland Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    689 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (830 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 345 · 830 m1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 2.3 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 1.1 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

19 registered apartment buildings with 855 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 470 Melita Cres (253 m, 37 units, 5 storeys, built 1980), which scored 90 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 12 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings19 · 855 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202612 across the 19
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
470 Melita CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation375198090 · Jun 20261253 m
1060 Davenport Rdsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes104199282 · Nov 20250367 m
11 Winona Drsocial housing · Hellenic Home For the Aged Inc.1507198797 · Jul 20260432 m
740 Dupont St · Greystar Canada Property Management Services Ltd21092021100 · Dec 20250461 m
10 Mount Royal Ave · 741476 Ontario Inc123191382 · Jun 20250471 m
2 Regal Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management1048195595 · Jul 20257539 m
331 Bartlett Ave NToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation133190574 · Sep 20240591 m
2 Lambertlodge AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation645198391 · Nov 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 lots689 lots · ≈19,920 spaces · 59.7 ha
Within 500 m50 lots · ≈1,060 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 969 spaces
EV charging (City)273 Christie St · 696 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking24 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 14 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
789 St. Clair Avenue West · Surface1 km18 *
745 Ossington Ave · Surface1.1 km4667% (Q1 2026)
94 Northcliffe Blvd · Surface1.1 km1380% (Q1 2026)
287 RUSHTON RD. · Surface1.1 km1737% (Q1 2026)
700 St. Clair Ave West · Surface1.2 km18 *

Nearest lots: 10 m away, ≈3 spaces; 50 m away, ≈20 spaces; 88 m away, ≈37 spaces; 104 m away, ≈5 spaces; 108 m away, ≈22 spaces; 112 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 580 Christie St (942 m, 2 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.3 km, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.3 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 23, 2007

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 2,940 northbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 208. Morning rush is the busier period: 963 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:30 a.m., compared with 865 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 17.4% 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 19 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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 north2,756southbound · 17 bikes · 17.3% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles5,904304 pedestrians · 48 cyclists · 17.4% heavy
From the east208westbound · 4 bikes · 18.3% heavy
From the south2,940northbound · 27 bikes · 17.5% heavy
AM peak hour963 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour865 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 23, 2007

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 Ossington Ave between Carus Ave and Marchmount Rd (218 m away) recorded an average of 45 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 14,500 vehicles a day. Acores Ave between Minho Blvd and Lane E of Ossington and S of Acores measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Nov 2003). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Acores Avenue between Shaw St and Ossington Ave (installed 2005).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Acores Ave · Minho Blvd – Lane E of Ossington and S of Acores · 85 mNov 2003 · 24 h66434 km/h44 km/h49 km/h
Ossington Ave · Carus Ave – Marchmount Rd · 218 mOct 2021 · 3 days14,49045 km/h54 km/h60 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Acores Avenue · Shaw St – Ossington Ave
    3 speed humps
    installed 2005

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 2 collisions. 33% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Jul 27, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions9#4443 of 5,508
With an injury3#3407 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201412latest Jul 27, 2025

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 one theft from a vehicle and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 100% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft500apartment parking (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 24, 2023. 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 Wychwood.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Ossington & Acores a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 9 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 Ossington & Acores?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Apr 23, 2007, 64% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Ossington & Acores?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ossington Ave between Carus Ave and Marchmount Rd (October 2021), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Ossington & Acores?

The nearest Green P car park is 789 St. Clair Avenue West (1.0 km away, 18 spaces). The City's mapping shows 689 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,920 spaces — 50 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (696 m).

How do I get to Ossington & Acores by transit?

Streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 1.0 km away; bus routes 63, 26, 161, 127, 126, 29, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Ossington Ave at Salvador Allende Crt South Side, 39 m).

What restaurants are near Ossington & Acores?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 86 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 915 Dupont Cafe (179 m), Aspiring Academics Preschool (246 m), James Five (277 m), Dark Horse Espresso Bar (283 m) and Maison T (288 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 Ossington & Acores?

The nearest is Dovercourt Park Washroom, 155 Bartlett Ave, 709 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Hillcrest Park Washroom (713 m); Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom (910 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 Ossington & Acores?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,103 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Aspiring Academics Preschool - Somerset (245 m, 46 spaces), Les Bouts D'choux (604 m, 116 spaces) and Odyssey Montessori School (668 m, 57 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ossington & Acores?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 855 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 470 Melita Cres (253 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 1060 Davenport Rd (367 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 11 Winona Dr (432 m, 150 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 740 Dupont St (461 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 89 out of 100. 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 Ossington & Acores?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and five 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 Wychwood page.

What neighbourhood is Ossington & Acores in?

Ossington & Acores is in Wychwood (City of Toronto neighbourhood 094). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow.

Sources

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