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Benbow & Saskatoon (West)

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

Benbow & Saskatoon (West) sits in Kingsview Village-The Westway. At the City's last count here, in 2021, it was a low-volume local intersection. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
625
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 28, 2021
50 pedestrians · 9 cyclists
Collisions
3
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
9 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
24/100
city median 48
8 places to eat within 1 km · grocery 761 m

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Benbow & Saskatoon (West)

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Oct 28, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 298 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 152 from the south. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 152 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m., 18% above the afternoon peak from 2:00 p.m. (129). Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west175eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.0% heavy
Total vehicles62550 pedestrians · 9 cyclists · 4.0% heavy
From the east298westbound · 5 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the south152northbound · 4 bikes · 7.9% heavy

Peak hours: 152 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 129 from 2:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2022, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from May 15, 2022.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions3
With an injury0
Property damage only3
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

On Saskatoon Dr between Sun Row Dr and Winnipeg Rd, 370 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2020 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 400 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Benbow Rd between Winnipeg Rd and Saskatoon Dr measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 36 km/h (May 2018). At the school-zone speed sign on Saskatoon Dr (43 m away, 30 km/h limit), 30% of the 9,528 vehicles logged in August 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 · 44 mMay 2018 · 3 days1,25931 km/h36 km/h40 km/h
Saskatoon Dr · Sun Row Dr – Winnipeg Rd · 370 mNov 2020 · 3 days41441 km/h49 km/h54 km/h
Speed sign
Saskatoon Dr (eastbound), 43 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 27 km/h, 85th percentile 42 km/h; 30% at 40 km/h or more. 9,528 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
52 37 405 73 nearest 446 m · 5 min
Express
937 952
Blue Night
337 373 352
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.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
none within 2 km
EV charging
2000 Weston Rd · 1.9 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
2 mapped lots within 500 m, 128 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Al Haram Halal Meat & Grocers, 761 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 8 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Hut, 613 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Westown Pharmacy, 796 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Pizza Hut · 1564 Royal York Rd613 m · 7 min
  • Starbucks Coffee · 1564 Royal York Rd613 m · 7 min
  • Learning Jungle Briarcrest · 1982 Islington Ave688 m · 8 min
  • 241 Pizza · 235 Dixon Rd Unit-8761 m · 9 min
  • Istar Restaurant · 235 Dixon Rd Unit-13761 m · 9 min
0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Grocery
Al Haram Halal Meat & Grocers 761 m · 9 min · 3 within 1 km
Pharmacy
Westown Pharmacy 796 m · 9 min · 2 within 1 km
Child care
  • Macaulay - Valleyfield Child Care Centre · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day91 m
  • PLASP St Eugene Catholic School · 116 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day626 m · 7 min
  • Learning Jungle Briarcrest · 45 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day744 m · 9 min
4 licensed centres · 280 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Closed for the Season443 m · 5 min
  • Westway Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed913 m · 11 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (8)
  • Alex Marchetti Park339 m · 4 min
  • Valleyfield Park566 m · 7 min
  • Dixington Parkette573 m · 7 min
  • Westway Park1 km · 12 min
  • St. Phillips Road Parkette1 km · 12 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Schools (7)
  • Valleyfield Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 91 m
  • St Eugene Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 626 m · 7 min
  • Acacia International High SchoolPrivate · 761 m · 9 min
  • Hilltop Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 11 min
  • Westway Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
and 2 more within 1.5 km

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a community centre, a library or a care or retirement home.

24of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food8/30

    3 grocery stores within 1 km · 8 within 1 km

  • Transit6/28

    9 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation4/10

    1 park within 500 m

  • Schools and child care6/8

    1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 289 rental units. The nearest is 34 Dixington Cres (545 m, 60 units, 5 storeys, built 1970), which scored 88 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
34 Dixington Cres · Equity Builders605197088 · Nov 2025545 m · 6 min
38 Dixington Cres · Drake Property Management11110196379 · Aug 2026551 m · 7 min
40 Dixington Cres · H&r Property Management556196492 · Aug 2026652 m · 8 min
24 Dixington Cres636196294 · Sep 2026692 m · 8 min

4 registered buildings · 289 units · tallest 10 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

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.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft000—

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 (West) 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 (West)?

A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Oct 28, 2021, 7% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Benbow & Saskatoon (West) a walkable intersection?

Benbow & Saskatoon (West) scores 24 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m; 3 grocery stores within 1 km · 8 within 1 km.

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

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Saskatoon Dr between Sun Row Dr and Winnipeg Rd (November 2020), 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. At the school-zone speed sign 43 m away (30 km/h), 30% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.

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

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 128 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,130 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2000 Weston Rd (1.9 km).

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

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

What restaurants are near Benbow & Saskatoon (West)?

None within 300 m, and 8 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pizza Hut (613 m), Starbucks Coffee (613 m), Learning Jungle Briarcrest (688 m), 241 Pizza (761 m) and Istar Restaurant (761 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Benbow & Saskatoon (West)?

The nearest is Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 35 The Westway, 443 m away. The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. Next nearest: Westway Outdoor Rink Washroom (913 m).

Is there child care near Benbow & Saskatoon (West)?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 280 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Macaulay - Valleyfield Child Care Centre (91 m, 56 spaces), PLASP St Eugene Catholic School (626 m, 116 spaces) and Learning Jungle Briarcrest (744 m, 45 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

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

Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 289 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 34 Dixington Cres (545 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 38 Dixington Cres (551 m, 111 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 40 Dixington Cres (652 m, 55 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 24 Dixington Cres (692 m, 63 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 88 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Benbow & Saskatoon (West)?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Kingsview Village-The Westway page.

What neighbourhood is Benbow & Saskatoon (West) in?

Benbow & Saskatoon (West) 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

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