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Shanly & Dufferin

Shanly St & Dufferin St · Toronto, Ontario · Dovercourt Village · Ward 9, Davenport

Shanly & Dufferin, in Dovercourt Village, in central Toronto, is a busier-than-typical intersection. At the corner: 2 schools within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Dufferin Station (Line 2) 280 m away.

Traffic volume
16,301
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 20, 2025
2,873 pedestrians · 602 cyclists · #1187 busiest
Collisions
64
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
18 with an injury · 37 property damage · #1696 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Dufferin Station 280 m · 1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,160 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 3.7% of vehicle volume, about 4.8× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 6.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 6%, from 31 in 2016–2020 to 33 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Shanly & Dufferin

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dufferin Station (Line 2)280 m; Lansdowne Station (Line 2)618 m; Ossington Station (Line 2)714 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 603 m
TTC bus
2940216147269463 nearest 16 m
Express
929
Blue Night
329300363
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Dufferin St at Shanly St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Wallace Ave / Pauline Ave 245 m · 17 docks · 19 stations, 335 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 (24)
  • St Anthony Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 158 m
  • Pauline Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 205 m
  • St Sebastian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 262 m
  • Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii AlternativeEnglish Public · 413 m
  • Dovercourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 425 m
  • St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 681 m
  • and 18 more
Parks (32)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch402 m
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.2 km
Signal
1093, activated 1975 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

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 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 225 — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Laundry & Lattes, 72 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 225 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mellaci Variety Shop · 1117a Dufferin Stgrocery7 mPassed, Jun 2025
Laundry & Lattes · 1152 Dufferin St72 mPassed, Jun 2026
San Wich · 616 Gladstone Ave106 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Panchos Bakery · 1017 Dufferin Stgrocery317 mPassed, Aug 2026
Stop BBQ Chicken & Stuff · 1216 Dufferin St331 mPassed, Jun 2026
Osmows · 1106 Bloor St W336 mPassed, Jul 2026
Creamland By Sj Kitchen · 1216 Dufferin St A341 mPassed, Jun 2026
Taqueria El Pastorcito · 1160 Bloor St W347 mPassed, Jun 2025

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, 440 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 365 m away at Dovercourt Park.

  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    440 m
  • Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 1260 Dufferin St
    View centre hours
    530 m
  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    706 m
Drinking water
Dovercourt Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 365 m; Dovercourt Park drinking fountain · 371 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 432 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (205 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 432 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 8
  • Plasp Pauline Junior Public School · 100 Pauline Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    205 m
  • Dover Gardens Nursery School · 228 Bartlett Ave
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    425 m
  • Macaulay - Dovercourt Child Care Centre · 228 Bartlett Ave
    131 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    425 m
  • Kids Korner Day Care · 180 Westmoreland Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    450 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (499 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 561 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 499 m1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 1.6 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 561 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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,619 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1121 Bloor St W (385 m, 11 units, 4 storeys, built 1926), which scored 90 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 22 scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 82 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 2,619 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score83 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202682 across the 22
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1121 Bloor St W · Charles Dieu114192690 · Jul 20250385 m
1212 Bloor St W163192379 · Jul 20250445 m
1019 Bloor St W · Donros Developments Limited263192863 · Jul 20260538 m
767 Dovercourt Rd · Jdc Property Management Inc.193200894 · Jul 20250605 m
357 Rusholme Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management26716196995 · Jul 202610606 m
919 Dufferin St · CLV Group11315197191 · Jul 20251639 m
685 Lansdowne Ave · Gbs Properties Ltd.303198580 · Jul 20250658 m
220 Delaware Ave · Imtradex Corp164193079 · Jul 20250661 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 lots668 lots · ≈20,560 spaces · 61.7 ha
Within 500 m32 lots · ≈540 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 1,063 spaces
EV charging (City)685 Dovercourt Rd · 738 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking8 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 34 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface374 m3763% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface458 m3374% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface484 m4963% (Q1 2026)
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface660 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
745 Ossington Ave · Surface889 m4667% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 26 m away, ≈9 spaces; 32 m away, ≈19 spaces; 37 m away, ≈6 spaces; 154 m away, ≈26 spaces; 165 m away, ≈7 spaces; 259 m away, ≈4 spaces. More EV charging: 705 Shaw St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.5 km, 2 ports); 273 Christie St (1.5 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 — 14-hour, Sep 20, 2025 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 7,967 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 1,706 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (346 of 602). Evening rush dominates here: 1,569 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:00 p.m., against 1,110 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north7,967southbound · 346 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 5 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles16,3012,873 pedestrians · 602 cyclists · 3.4% heavy
From the east1,706westbound · 108 bikes · 1.1% heavy
From the south6,628northbound · 143 bikes · 3.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,110 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,569 vehicles from 3:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 20, 2025 · weekend

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 Dufferin St between Lane N of Bloor and W of Dufferin and Shanly St, 157 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2021 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 60 km/h or more. That segment carries about 20,600 vehicles a day. Shanly St between Gladstone Ave and Dufferin St measured slower: 23 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Sep 2025). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Shanly Street between Dufferin St and Dovercourt Rd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Shanly St · Gladstone Ave – Dufferin St · 53 mSep 2025 · 7 days2,61023 km/h30 km/h34 km/h
Dufferin St · Lane N of Bloor and W of Dufferin – Shanly St · 157 mSep 2021 · 3 days20,58045 km/h54 km/h60 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Shanly Street · Dufferin St – Dovercourt Rd
    5 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

The worst year was 2023, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 18 collisions (28%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (9%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Nov 1, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions64#1696 of 5,508
With an injury18#967 of 4,660
Property damage only37
Fail to remain11
Involving a pedestrian6#548 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
All since 201474latest Nov 1, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jun 19, 2013.

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

14 thefts from vehicles and 11 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: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 3.3 a year before that. 64% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 55% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1400street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft1120house driveway/garage (6), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 24, 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 Shanly & Dufferin 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 Shanly & Dufferin?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #1187 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Shanly & Dufferin?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dufferin St between Lane N of Bloor and W of Dufferin and Shanly St (September 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 Shanly & Dufferin?

The nearest Green P car park is 7 Bartlett Ave (374 m away, 37 spaces, 63% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 668 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,560 spaces — 32 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 685 Dovercourt Rd (738 m).

How do I get to Shanly & Dufferin by transit?

Dufferin Station (Line 2) is 280 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 603 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 161, 47, 26, 94, 63, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dufferin St at Shanly St, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Shanly & Dufferin?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 225 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Laundry & Lattes (72 m), San Wich (106 m), Stop BBQ Chicken & Stuff (331 m), Osmows (336 m) and Creamland By Sj Kitchen (341 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 Shanly & Dufferin?

The nearest is Dovercourt Park Washroom, 155 Bartlett Ave, 440 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom (530 m); Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (706 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 Shanly & Dufferin?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 432 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (205 m, 28 spaces), Dover Gardens Nursery School (425 m, 16 spaces) and Macaulay - Dovercourt Child Care Centre (425 m, 131 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Shanly & Dufferin?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,619 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1121 Bloor St W (385 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 1212 Bloor St W (445 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 1019 Bloor St W (538 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 63) and 767 Dovercourt Rd (605 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 83 out of 100; 2 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 Shanly & Dufferin?

Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and 11 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 Shanly & Dufferin in?

Shanly & Dufferin is in Dovercourt Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 172). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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