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Binswood & Dunkirk

Binswood Ave & Dunkirk Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Danforth East York · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Binswood & Dunkirk, in Danforth East York, is a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Coxwell Station (Line 2) 821 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
403
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jul 25, 2016
137 pedestrians · 26 cyclists
Collisions
4
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 1 property damage · #5131 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
Coxwell Station 821 m · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 50 vehicles, 4% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.9 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 6.5% of vehicle volume, about 8.3× the typical share. That comes with about 0.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Binswood & Dunkirk

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Coxwell Station (Line 2)821 m; Woodbine Station (Line 2)933 m
TTC bus
6240470879193822 nearest 80 m
Blue Night
322300
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Mortimer Ave at Dunkirk Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Cosburn Ave / Durant Ave 629 m · 15 docks · 11 stations, 161 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 (18)
  • East York Alternative Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 402 m
  • R H McGregor Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 417 m
  • East York Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 522 m
  • Earl Beatty Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 659 m
  • Cosburn Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 694 m
  • St Brigid Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 736 m
  • and 12 more
Community centres
Parks (21)
  • Les Anthony Parkette56 m
  • Memorial Gardens Park428 m
  • East York Civic Centre463 m
  • True Davidson Park606 m
  • Cosburn Park622 m
  • Stan Wadlow Park1 km
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch567 m
  • Toronto Public Library Danforth/Coxwell branch921 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 99 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Jk Pizza, 295 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés8 within 300 m · 99 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 25 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Jk Pizza · 825 Coxwell Ave Rm-Fc-3295 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Oriental Chopsticks · 825 Coxwell Ave Flr-Fc-2295 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Subway · 825 Coxwell Ave 5295 mPassed, Apr 2026
The General Store -Gift Shop · 825 Coxwell Ave295 mPassed, Feb 2026
Tim Hortons · 825 Coxwell Ave Flr-Main295 mPassed, Feb 2026
U-Naru Sushi · 825 Coxwell Ave Unit-G105295 mPassed, Jan 2026
Jugo Juice · 825 Coxwell Ave296 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pharmasave · 825 Coxwell Ave C114296 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction

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 East York Civic Centre, 449 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 402 m away at Memorial Gardens Park.

  • East York Civic Centre · 850 Coxwell Avenue
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    449 m
  • Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom · 455 Glebeholme Blvd
    View centre hours
    636 m
  • Kiwanis Outdoor Pool Washroom · 375 Cedarvale Ave
    View outdoor pool hours
    906 m
Drinking water
Memorial Gardens Park drinking fountain · 402 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 1,533 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) (398 m, 57 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,533 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 13
  • Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) · 550 Mortimer Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    398 m
  • McGregor Jr YMCA · 555 Mortimer Ave
    251 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    417 m
  • Beatty Buddies Daycare · 55 Woodington Ave
    240 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    659 m
  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge Milverton · 700 Milverton Blvd
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    702 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 224 (610 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 224 · 610 m1313 Woodbine Ave
Police55 Division · 2.6 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.1 km105 Cedarvale Ave

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

Nine registered apartment buildings with 705 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 611 Cosburn Ave (440 m, 12 units, 3 storeys, built 1951), which scored 85 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 30 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings9 · 705 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202630 across the 9
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
611 Cosburn Ave123195185 · Sep 20240440 m
831 Cosburn Ave113195081 · Sep 20240541 m
494 Mortimer Ave · Deborah Holmes123196574 · Jun 20240703 m
470 Mortimer Ave · Mortimer Rentals Inc424195790 · Jun 20240790 m
1430 Woodbine Avesocial housing616199296 · Aug 20260803 m
189 Cedarvale Ave · Forest Gate Group786195091 · Aug 20241908 m
1017 Woodbine Ave · Imperra General Managment596197097 · Nov 20250936 m
1501 Woodbine Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc30420196893 · Jul 202629 · 11 fire1 km

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 lots372 lots · ≈12,660 spaces · 38 ha
Within 500 m19 lots · ≈670 spaces
Green P (public)7 car parks · about 194 spaces
EV charging (City)1612 Danforth Ave. · 905 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface415 m1862% (Q1 2026)
1612 Danforth Ave · Surface927 m2275% (Q1 2026)
737 Rhodes Ave · Surface1 km2450% (Q1 2026)
1439 Danforth Ave · Surface1.1 km1895% (Q1 2026)
101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface1.1 km3550% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 214 m away, ≈28 spaces; 235 m away, ≈52 spaces; 289 m away, ≈33 spaces; 301 m away, ≈6 spaces; 322 m away, ≈2 spaces; 345 m away, ≈33 spaces. More EV charging: 543 Strathmore Blvd (935 m, 2 ports); 31 Roseheath Ave (1.2 km, 2 ports); 124 Mount Joy Ave (1.3 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, Jul 25, 2016

The east leg carries the load — 108 westbound vehicles, or 27% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 86. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 64 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 62 from 2:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 14.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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 north104southbound · 7 bikes · 12.5% heavy
From the west105eastbound · 5 bikes · 12.4% heavy
Total vehicles403137 pedestrians · 26 cyclists · 14.1% heavy
From the east108westbound · 5 bikes · 13.0% heavy
From the south86northbound · 9 bikes · 19.8% heavy
AM peak hour64 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour62 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jul 25, 2016

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

The City's counter on Dunkirk Rd between Glebemount Ave and Woodmount Ave (244 m away) recorded an average of 36 km/h in its 24-hour count in February 2002; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 400 vehicles a day. Binswood Ave between Frater Ave and Mortimer Ave measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 45 km/h (Nov 2003). The reading is 24 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Coxwell Ave (348 m away, 40 km/h limit), 7.9% of the 139,151 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Binswood Ave · Frater Ave – Mortimer Ave · 130 mNov 2003 · 3 days46134 km/h45 km/h52 km/h
Dunkirk Rd · Glebemount Ave – Woodmount Ave · 244 mFeb 2002 · 24 h35036 km/h47 km/h53 km/h

School-zone speed sign 348 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct39 · 47 km/h
Over the limit24%
50 km/h or more7.9%

Coxwell Ave (southbound), 845 Coxwell Avenue · 139,151 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 1 collision. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 75% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Oct 14, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions4#5131 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only1
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 20144latest Oct 14, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 6, 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 Danforth East York.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Binswood & Dunkirk a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 4 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 Binswood & Dunkirk?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Jul 25, 2016, 4% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Binswood & Dunkirk?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dunkirk Rd between Glebemount Ave and Woodmount Ave (February 2002), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 348 m away (40 km/h), 7.9% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Binswood & Dunkirk?

The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (415 m away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 372 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,660 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1612 Danforth Ave. (905 m).

How do I get to Binswood & Dunkirk by transit?

Coxwell Station (Line 2) is 821 m away; bus routes 62, 404, 70, 87, 91, 93, 8, 22 within 1 km (nearest stop: Mortimer Ave at Dunkirk Rd, 80 m).

What restaurants are near Binswood & Dunkirk?

8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 99 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Jk Pizza (295 m), Oriental Chopsticks (295 m), Subway (295 m), The General Store -Gift Shop (295 m) and Tim Hortons (295 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 Binswood & Dunkirk?

The nearest is East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, 449 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom (636 m); Kiwanis Outdoor Pool Washroom (906 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 Binswood & Dunkirk?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,533 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) (398 m, 57 spaces), McGregor Jr YMCA (417 m, 251 spaces) and Beatty Buddies Daycare (659 m, 240 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Binswood & Dunkirk?

Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 705 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 611 Cosburn Ave (440 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 831 Cosburn Ave (541 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 494 Mortimer Ave (703 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 74) and 470 Mortimer Ave (790 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 is 89 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 Binswood & Dunkirk?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Danforth East York page.

What neighbourhood is Binswood & Dunkirk in?

Binswood & Dunkirk is in Danforth East York (City of Toronto neighbourhood 059). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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