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Benbow & Saskatoon (East)

Benbow Rd & Saskatoon Dr (East) · Toronto, Ontario · Kingsview Village-The Westway · Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre

Benbow & Saskatoon (East) is a quiet local crossing. It sits in Kingsview Village-The Westway. At the corner: a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
583
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 5, 2021
138 pedestrians · 10 cyclists
Collisions
3
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 3 property damage · #5229 of 5,508 · +1 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
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 70 vehicles, 6% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Police have logged an average of 0.3 collisions a year here over 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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Benbow & Saskatoon (East)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
524053773 nearest 326 m
Express
952937
Blue Night
352337373
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station 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 (12)
  • Valleyfield Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 49 m
  • St Eugene Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 258 m
  • Acacia International High SchoolPrivate · 465 m
  • Hilltop Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 734 m
  • Westway Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 902 m
  • Father Serra Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • and 6 more
Parks (18)
  • Alex Marchetti Park191 m
  • Dixington Parkette315 m
  • Valleyfield Park447 m
  • St. Phillips Road Parkette710 m
  • Douglas B. Ford Park772 m
  • Westway Park775 m
  • and 12 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Richview branch1.2 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 15 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Istar Restaurant, 466 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Al Haram Halal Meat & Grocers · 235 Dixon Rd Bldg-6grocery466 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Istar Restaurant · 235 Dixon Rd Unit-13466 mPassed, Apr 2026
Khalifa Kabab & Karahi · 235 Dixon Rd Unit-1466 mPassed, Jun 2026
241 Pizza · 235 Dixon Rd Unit-8466 mPassed, Aug 2026
241 Pizza · 235 Dixon Rd, Unit-8466 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 2 infractions
People's Convenience · 235 Dixon Rd, Unit-4grocery466 mPassed, May 2024
Starbucks Coffee · 1564 Royal York Rd491 mPassed, Apr 2025
Pizza Hut · 1564 Royal York Rd491 mPassed, Jun 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 Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 370 m away — currently listed as closed (closed for the season); in season it is View outdoor rink hours.

  • Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 35 The Westway
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    370 m
  • Westway Outdoor Rink Washroom · 175 The Westway
    View outdoor rink hours
    718 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 550 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Macaulay - Valleyfield Child Care Centre (49 m, 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 550 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 7
  • Macaulay - Valleyfield Child Care Centre · 35 Saskatoon Dr
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    49 m
  • Plasp St Eugene Catholic School · 30 Westroyal Rd
    116 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    258 m
  • Learning Jungle Briarcrest · 1982 Islington Ave
    45 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    649 m
  • Jolly Juniors · 1500 Royal York Rd
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    657 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 443 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 12 Division (4.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.2 km away.

FireFire Station 443 · 1.8 km1724 Islington Ave
Police12 Division · 4.2 km200 Trethewey Drive
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 10 · 2.2 km2015 Lawrence Ave W

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 eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 813 rental units. The nearest is 38 Dixington Cres (265 m, 111 units, 10 storeys, built 1963), which scored 79 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 41 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 813 units
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202641 across the 8
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest16 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
38 Dixington Cres · Drake Property Management11110196379 · Aug 202615265 m
40 Dixington Cres · H&r Property Management556196492 · Aug 20262312 m
34 Dixington Cres · Equity Builders605197088 · Nov 20256319 m
24 Dixington Cres636196294 · Sep 20260384 m
263 Dixon Rd · Akelius17115196495 · Nov 20251 · 12 fire715 m
236 Dixon Rd · CAPREIT12313196394 · Sep 202613732 m
265 Dixon Rd · Akelius18116196795 · Nov 20253791 m
290 Dixon Rd · Eiwo Canadian Management496196894 · Nov 20251913 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 lots280 lots · ≈32,010 spaces · 96 ha
Within 500 m15 lots · ≈2,670 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)2000 Weston Rd · 1.7 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 131 m away, ≈61 spaces; 269 m away, ≈157 spaces; 287 m away, ≈71 spaces; 322 m away, ≈74 spaces; 323 m away, ≈4 spaces; 333 m away, ≈50 spaces.

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, Oct 5, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 268 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 53 from the north. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 142 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m., 15% above the afternoon peak from 2:00 p.m. (124). Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north53southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west262eastbound · 6 bikes · 5.0% heavy
Total vehicles583138 pedestrians · 10 cyclists · 3.1% heavy
From the east268westbound · 4 bikes · 1.9% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour142 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour124 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 5, 2021

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 Benbow Rd between Winnipeg Rd and Saskatoon Dr, 61 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2018 put the average speed at 31 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 36 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 40 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Saskatoon Dr (83 m away, 30 km/h limit), 34% of the 10,964 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Benbow Rd · Winnipeg Rd – Saskatoon Dr · 61 mMay 2018 · 3 days1,25931 km/h36 km/h40 km/h

School-zone speed sign 83 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct29 · 43 km/h
Over the limit54%
40 km/h or more34%

Saskatoon Dr (eastbound), 55 Saskatoon Drive · 10,964 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 2024, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions3#5229 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only3
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20144latest Feb 15, 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

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

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 26, 2021. 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 Kingsview Village-The Westway.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Benbow & Saskatoon (East) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 3 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 Benbow & Saskatoon (East)?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Oct 5, 2021, 6% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Benbow & Saskatoon (East)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Benbow Rd between Winnipeg Rd and Saskatoon Dr (May 2018), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 36 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 83 m away (30 km/h), 34% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Benbow & Saskatoon (East)?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 280 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,010 spaces — 15 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2000 Weston Rd (1.7 km).

How do I get to Benbow & Saskatoon (East) by transit?

Bus routes 52, 405, 37, 73, 952, 937 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Benbow & Saskatoon (East)?

None within 300 m, and 15 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Istar Restaurant (466 m), Khalifa Kabab & Karahi (466 m), 241 Pizza (466 m), 241 Pizza (466 m) and Starbucks Coffee (491 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 Benbow & Saskatoon (East)?

The nearest is Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 35 The Westway, 370 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. Next nearest: Westway Outdoor Rink Washroom (718 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 Benbow & Saskatoon (East)?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 550 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Macaulay - Valleyfield Child Care Centre (49 m, 56 spaces), Plasp St Eugene Catholic School (258 m, 116 spaces) and Learning Jungle Briarcrest (649 m, 45 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Benbow & Saskatoon (East)?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 813 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 38 Dixington Cres (265 m, 111 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 40 Dixington Cres (312 m, 55 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 34 Dixington Cres (319 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 24 Dixington Cres (384 m, 63 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 91 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 Benbow & Saskatoon (East)?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no 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 Kingsview Village-The Westway page.

What neighbourhood is Benbow & Saskatoon (East) in?

Benbow & Saskatoon (East) is in Kingsview Village-The Westway (City of Toronto neighbourhood 006), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, represented by Councillor Stephen Holyday.

Sources

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