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Ossington & Manchester

Ossington Ave & Manchester Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Dovercourt Village · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In Dovercourt Village, in central Toronto, Ossington & Manchester is a mid-volume intersection. Nearby is Ossington Station (Line 2) 560 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
7,915
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 1, 2012
259 pedestrians · 126 cyclists
Collisions
11
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 7 property damage · #4204 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Ossington Station 560 m · 7 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 990 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 31 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 1.1 collisions a year were reported here in 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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Ossington & Manchester

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)560 m; Christie Station (Line 2)791 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)859 m
TTC bus
63161269412629127 nearest 63 m
Express
929
Blue Night
363300329
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Ossington Ave at Hallam St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Shaw St / Essex St - SMART 221 m · 15 docks · 19 stations, 333 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)
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 302 m
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 414 m
  • Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 456 m
  • Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 463 m
  • Dovercourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 639 m
  • St Bruno and St Raymond Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 672 m
  • and 23 more
Parks (35)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch819 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch0.9 km
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.4 km
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.4 km
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.5 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 5 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 207 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Actinolite Restaurant, 76 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés5 within 300 m · 207 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 33 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Actinolite Restaurant · 971 Ossington Ave76 mPassed, Apr 2026
Paleta Kings Storage On Essex · 127 Essex St188 mPassed, Jun 2026
James Five · 1022 1022 Ossington Ave Ave232 mPassed, Feb 2026
Contra Cafe · 1028 Shaw St259 mPassed, Aug 2026
Masa Deli · 985 Dovercourt Rdgrocery286 mPassed, Jun 2026
Better Days Coffe & Donuts · 963 Dovercourt Rd297 mPassed, Jun 2026
Mel's Bakery · 996 Dovercourt Rdgrocery305 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ecole Elementaire Catholique du Sacre-Coeur Snp · 98 Essex St308 mPassed, May 2024

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, 420 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 481 m away at Geary Avenue Parkette.

  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    420 m
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    538 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    634 m
Drinking water
Geary Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 481 m; Dovercourt Park drinking fountain · 484 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 819 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Les Bouts D'choux (302 m, 116 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km11 centres · 819 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 11
  • Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St
    116 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    302 m
  • Kids Korner Day Care · 180 Westmoreland Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    419 m
  • Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 50 Essex St
    179 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    456 m
  • Bloorcourt Village Early Learning Centre · 823 Dovercourt Rd
    106 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    480 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (826 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 635 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 826 m1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 1.8 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 635 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 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,579 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 177 Pendrith St (257 m, 54 units, 3 storeys, built 1964), which scored 85 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 21 scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 36 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 1,579 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score83 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202636 across the 21
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
177 Pendrith StToronto Community Housing · TCH543196485 · Aug 20250257 m
470 Melita CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation375198090 · Jun 20261568 m
220 Delaware Ave · Imtradex Corp164193079 · Jul 20250571 m
740 Dupont St · Greystar Canada Property Management Services Ltd21092021100 · Dec 20250574 m
767 Dovercourt Rd · Jdc Property Management Inc.193200894 · Jul 20250609 m
161 Christie St · Canlight Management Inc.154196591 · Jul 20260655 m
805 Bloor St Wsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes244198986 · Sep 20250 · 1 fire720 m
496 Montrose Ave · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc243193085 · Jul 20250732 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 lots729 lots · ≈21,090 spaces · 63.3 ha
Within 500 m21 lots · ≈670 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 1,281 spaces
EV charging (City)273 Christie St · 672 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking22 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
745 Ossington Ave · Surface562 m4667% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface755 m3374% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface816 m3763% (Q1 2026)
376 Clinton St · Surface883 m3468% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface1 km4981% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 266 m away, ≈14 spaces; 270 m away, ≈27 spaces; 275 m away, ≈13 spaces; 287 m away, ≈9 spaces; 305 m away, ≈21 spaces; 322 m away, ≈45 spaces. More EV charging: 705 Shaw St (785 m, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (849 m, 2 ports); 580 Christie St (1.4 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, Mar 1, 2012

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 4,491 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 57% of the total, against 3,424 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the north (63 of 126). Evening rush dominates here: 1,308 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,075 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.2% 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 15 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2012, 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 north3,424southbound · 63 bikes · 5.9% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles7,915259 pedestrians · 126 cyclists · 5.2% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south4,491northbound · 63 bikes · 4.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,075 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,308 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 1, 2012

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 Manchester Ave and Lane S of Hallam and E of Ossington, 24 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2022 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 55 km/h or more. That segment carries about 11,300 vehicles a day. Manchester Ave between Shaw St and Ossington Ave measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Sep 2021). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Garnet Ave (340 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
Ossington Ave · Manchester Ave – Lane S of Hallam and E of Ossington · 24 mMay 2022 · 3 days11,28138 km/h48 km/h55 km/h
Manchester Ave · Shaw St – Ossington Ave · 102 mSep 2021 · 3 days29126 km/h35 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 340 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 2023, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (18%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from May 10, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions11#4204 of 5,508
With an injury2#3881 of 4,660
Property damage only7
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201415latest May 10, 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

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 one bike theft 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 theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 29, 2020. 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 & Manchester a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 11 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 & Manchester?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 1, 2012, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Ossington & Manchester?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ossington Ave between Manchester Ave and Lane S of Hallam and E of Ossington (May 2022), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 340 m away (30 km/h), 0.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Ossington & Manchester?

The nearest Green P car park is 745 Ossington Ave (562 m away, 46 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 729 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,090 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (672 m).

How do I get to Ossington & Manchester by transit?

Ossington Station (Line 2) is 560 m away; bus routes 63, 161, 26, 94, 126, 29, 127, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Ossington Ave at Hallam St, 63 m).

What restaurants are near Ossington & Manchester?

5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 207 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Actinolite Restaurant (76 m), Paleta Kings Storage On Essex (188 m), James Five (232 m), Contra Cafe (259 m) and Better Days Coffe & Donuts (297 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 & Manchester?

The nearest is Dovercourt Park Washroom, 155 Bartlett Ave, 420 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (538 m); Christie Pits Park Washroom (634 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 & Manchester?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 819 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Les Bouts D'choux (302 m, 116 spaces), Kids Korner Day Care (419 m, 24 spaces) and Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care (456 m, 179 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ossington & Manchester?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,579 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 177 Pendrith St (257 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 470 Melita Cres (568 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 220 Delaware Ave (571 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 740 Dupont St (574 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 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 Ossington & Manchester?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 & Manchester in?

Ossington & Manchester is in Dovercourt Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 172). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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