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Ossington & Bloor

Ossington Ave & Bloor St W · Toronto, Ontario · Dovercourt Village · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloorcourt Village BIA

Ossington & Bloor is an above-average intersection for traffic, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Dovercourt Village, in central Toronto. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2011 that issued 310 tickets in 2025, Ossington Station and a protected bikeway. It is among the fifty worst in the city for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions.

Traffic volume
21,550
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
13,062 pedestrians · 5,609 cyclists · #769 busiest
Collisions
318
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
38 with an injury · 240 property damage · #264 of 5,508 · +12 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
4
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 2 cyclist · #21 of 1,505
Red-light camera
310
tickets in 2025
since 2011 · 222 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
Ossington Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 26 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,540 vehicles an hour, 1.33× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 26.0% of vehicle volume, about 34× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 32 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 14.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.0× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 6%, from 154 in 2016–2020 to 164 in 2021–2025. About one in 80 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Ossington & Bloor

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)54 m; Christie Station (Line 2)587 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)675 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 872 m
TTC bus
63161941262940226 nearest 13 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306363300329
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — Ossington Ave at Bloor St West; Bloor St West at Ossington Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2020
Bike Share
Ossington Ave / Bloor St W 31 m · 11 docks · 25 stations, 449 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 (32)
  • West End Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 470 m
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 489 m
  • Central Toronto Academy & Horizon Alternative SrEnglish Public · 534 m
  • Montrose Jr & Delta Alternative SrEnglish Public · 659 m
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 663 m
  • St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 701 m
  • and 26 more
Community centres
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre432 m
  • Native Youth Resource Centre854 m
  • Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre1.3 km
  • William H. Bolton Arena1.3 km
Parks (31)
  • Northumberland Playground105 m
  • Irene Avenue Parkette168 m
  • Westmoreland Avenue Parkette379 m
  • Salem Parkette460 m
  • Christie Pits Park491 m
  • Bickford Park563 m
  • and 25 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch709 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch880 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.2 km
Signal
0341, activated 1928 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West

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 59 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 273 — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Network Satellite Centre, 16 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés59 within 300 m · 273 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Network Satellite Centre · 720 Ossington Ave16 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tahini's · 890 Bloor St W28 mPassed, Apr 2026
Mc Donalds · 883 Bloor St W30 mPassed, May 2026
Monica Bar · 881 Bloor St W32 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Oh So Sweet Ice Cream · 737 Ossington Ave34 mPassed, Aug 2026
Yowhana Convenience Store · 898 Bloor St Wgrocery36 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 1 infraction
Souvlaki Station · 739 Ossington Ave38 mPassed, Jun 2026
Civil Liberties · 878 Bloor St W44 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 Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 432 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 107 m away at Northumberland Playground.

  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 485 Montrose Ave
    View centre hours
    432 m
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    441 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    507 m
Drinking water
Northumberland Playground drinking fountain · 107 m; Irene Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 189 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 1,194 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South (42 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,194 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 13
  • Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South · 720 Ossington Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    42 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North · 756 Ossington Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    84 m
  • Bloorcourt Village Early Learning Centre · 823 Dovercourt Rd
    106 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    353 m
  • Montrose Child Care Centre Inc. · 301 Montrose Ave
    117 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    659 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 (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 346 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 1.2 km1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 1.2 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 346 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 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,315 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 220 Delaware Ave (234 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1930), which scored 79 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 20 scored below 70; the average is 82, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 38 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings20 · 1,315 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score82 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202638 across the 20
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
220 Delaware Ave · Imtradex Corp164193079 · Jul 20250234 m
767 Dovercourt Rd · Jdc Property Management Inc.193200894 · Jul 20250295 m
805 Bloor St Wsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes244198986 · Sep 20250 · 1 fire344 m
675 Dovercourt Rd113194045 · Jul 20260377 m
496 Montrose Ave · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc243193085 · Jul 20250381 m
730 Dovercourt Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management35620196797 · Jul 202514387 m
177 Pendrith StToronto Community Housing · TCH543196485 · Aug 20250396 m
357 Rusholme Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management26716196995 · Jul 202610444 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 lots674 lots · ≈19,570 spaces · 58.7 ha
Within 500 m50 lots · ≈810 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 809 spaces
EV charging (City)705 Shaw St · 250 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking111 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 30 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
745 Ossington Ave · Surface49 m4667% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface496 m3374% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface605 m3763% (Q1 2026)
376 Clinton St · Surface704 m3468% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface830 m4981% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 38 m away, ≈6 spaces (Green P); 53 m away, ≈22 spaces (Green P); 64 m away, ≈19 spaces (Green P); 75 m away, ≈50 spaces; 92 m away, ≈5 spaces; 94 m away, ≈19 spaces. More EV charging: 685 Dovercourt Rd (364 m, 2 ports); 273 Christie St (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 — 14-hour, Jun 25, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 6,361 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 30% of the total, against 4,895 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (2,790 of 5,609). Evening rush dominates here: 1,798 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,605 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north5,080southbound · 218 bikes · 5.4% heavy
From the west6,361eastbound · 2,790 bikes · 3.8% heavy
Total vehicles21,55013,062 pedestrians · 5,609 cyclists · 4.5% heavy
From the east5,214westbound · 2,462 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the south4,895northbound · 139 bikes · 5.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,605 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,798 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 25, 2025

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 Northumberland St and Leeds St, 181 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 41 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St W · Carling Ave – Ossington Ave · 43 mSep 2019 · 7 days7,798
Ossington Ave · Northumberland St – Leeds St · 181 mJun 2022 · 7 days12,07841 km/h49 km/h54 km/h

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 2017, with 45 collisions; 2025 recorded 32. 38 collisions (12%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 45 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 27 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 12 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 14.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions318#264 of 5,508
With an injury38#356 of 4,660
Property damage only240
Fail to remain45
Involving a pedestrian9#256 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist18#27 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality1
Severity not classified39
Since January 2026 (outside the window)12
All since 2014382latest Jun 23, 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

Of the four serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian, 2 cyclists and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. 2 of the 4 happened in darkness — 50%, about the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Dec 10, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 7.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions4#21 of 1,505
Fatal1#55 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#190 of 879
Involving a cyclist2#4 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness250% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20067latest Dec 10, 2024

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

13 thefts from vehicles and 12 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 3.1 a year before that. 85% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 42% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1310street/outdoor (11), other (1)
Bicycle theft1220street/outdoor (5), commercial premises (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 20, 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 Dovercourt Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Ossington & Bloor a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #21 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 & Bloor?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #769 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.33× the median for a counted intersection, and #158 for pedestrians.

Is there a red-light camera at Ossington & Bloor?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Ossington & Bloor since 2011, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 310 tickets in 2025 (586 in 2024) and 222 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 6,111 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Ossington & Bloor?

310 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 586 in 2024, and 222 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 6,111 tickets since 2011. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

How fast do cars go at Ossington & Bloor?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ossington Ave between Northumberland St and Leeds St (June 2022), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Ossington & Bloor?

The nearest Green P car park is 745 Ossington Ave (49 m away, 46 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 674 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,570 spaces — 50 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 705 Shaw St (250 m).

How do I get to Ossington & Bloor by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 54 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 872 m away; bus routes 63, 161, 94, 126, 29, 402, 26, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Ossington Ave at Bloor St West, 13 m).

What restaurants are near Ossington & Bloor?

59 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 273 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Network Satellite Centre (16 m), Tahini's (28 m), Mc Donalds (30 m), Monica Bar (32 m) and Oh So Sweet Ice Cream (34 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 & Bloor?

The nearest is Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 485 Montrose Ave, 432 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (441 m); Christie Pits Park Washroom (507 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 & Bloor?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,194 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South (42 m, 39 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North (84 m, 49 spaces) and Bloorcourt Village Early Learning Centre (353 m, 106 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ossington & Bloor?

20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,315 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 220 Delaware Ave (234 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 767 Dovercourt Rd (295 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 805 Bloor St W (344 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 675 Dovercourt Rd (377 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 45). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 is 82 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 Ossington & Bloor?

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and 12 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 Ossington & Bloor in?

Ossington & Bloor is in Dovercourt Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 172). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Bloorcourt Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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