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Binswood & Mortimer

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

In Danforth East York, Binswood & Mortimer is an intersection of typical volume. At the corner: a park. Nearby: Coxwell Station (Line 2) 740 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
5,856
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 2, 2018
161 pedestrians · 12 cyclists
Collisions
4
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 4 property damage · #5122 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Coxwell Station 740 m · 9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 730 vehicles an hour, 63% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 36 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 0.4 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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Binswood & Mortimer

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)740 m; Woodbine Station (Line 2)887 m
TTC bus
624047087919322892 nearest 37 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 651 m · 15 docks · 12 stations, 180 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 (19)
  • R H McGregor Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 376 m
  • East York Alternative Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 470 m
  • East York Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 574 m
  • Earl Beatty Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 580 m
  • St Brigid Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 679 m
  • Cosburn Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 720 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (23)
  • Les Anthony Parkette33 m
  • Memorial Gardens Park416 m
  • East York Civic Centre450 m
  • True Davidson Park608 m
  • Cosburn Park636 m
  • Coxwell Common922 m
  • and 17 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch570 m
  • Toronto Public Library Danforth/Coxwell branch841 m

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 8 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 107. The nearest is Jk Pizza, 232 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés8 within 300 m · 107 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 28 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Jk Pizza · 825 Coxwell Ave Rm-Fc-3232 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Oriental Chopsticks · 825 Coxwell Ave Flr-Fc-2232 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Subway · 825 Coxwell Ave 5232 mPassed, Apr 2026
The General Store -Gift Shop · 825 Coxwell Ave232 mPassed, Feb 2026
Tim Hortons · 825 Coxwell Ave Flr-Main232 mPassed, Feb 2026
U-Naru Sushi · 825 Coxwell Ave Unit-G105232 mPassed, Jan 2026
Jugo Juice · 825 Coxwell Ave232 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pharmasave · 825 Coxwell Ave C114232 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, 431 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 383 m away at Memorial Gardens Park.

  • East York Civic Centre · 850 Coxwell Avenue
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    431 m
  • Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom · 455 Glebeholme Blvd
    View centre hours
    557 m
  • Dieppe Park Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km
Drinking water
Memorial Gardens Park drinking fountain · 383 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) (371 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
    371 m
  • McGregor Jr YMCA · 555 Mortimer Ave
    251 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    376 m
  • Beatty Buddies Daycare · 55 Woodington Ave
    240 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    580 m
  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge Milverton · 700 Milverton Blvd
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    673 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 224 (666 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 224 · 666 m1313 Woodbine Ave
Police55 Division · 2.5 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

Within a kilometre there are eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 401 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 611 Cosburn Ave (485 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 1 final order naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings8 · 401 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20261 across the 8
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest6 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
611 Cosburn Ave123195185 · Sep 20240485 m
831 Cosburn Ave113195081 · Sep 20240612 m
494 Mortimer Ave · Deborah Holmes123196574 · Jun 20240674 m
470 Mortimer Ave · Mortimer Rentals Inc424195790 · Jun 20240763 m
1430 Woodbine Avesocial housing616199296 · Aug 20260881 m
1577 Danforth Avesocial housing · Aykler Real Estate Inc1266199196 · Nov 20250891 m
189 Cedarvale Ave · Forest Gate Group786195091 · Aug 20241893 m
1017 Woodbine Ave · Imperra General Managment596197097 · Nov 20250898 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 lots374 lots · ≈11,660 spaces · 35 ha
Within 500 m17 lots · ≈500 spaces
Green P (public)8 car parks · about 229 spaces
EV charging (City)1612 Danforth Ave. · 823 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface387 m1862% (Q1 2026)
1612 Danforth Ave · Surface846 m2275% (Q1 2026)
737 Rhodes Ave · Surface929 m2450% (Q1 2026)
1439 Danforth Ave · Surface1 km1895% (Q1 2026)
101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface1.1 km3550% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 160 m away, ≈52 spaces; 174 m away, ≈28 spaces; 222 m away, ≈6 spaces; 251 m away, ≈33 spaces; 252 m away, ≈2 spaces; 284 m away, ≈33 spaces. More EV charging: 543 Strathmore Blvd (887 m, 2 ports); 31 Roseheath Ave (1.1 km, 2 ports); 124 Mount Joy Ave (1.2 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, Oct 2, 2018

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 2,976 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 377 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 878 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 937 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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 west2,503eastbound · 5 bikes · 2.8% heavy
Total vehicles5,856161 pedestrians · 12 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east2,976westbound · 6 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the south377northbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour878 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour937 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 2, 2018

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 Binswood Ave between Frater Ave and Mortimer Ave, 51 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2003 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 45 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day. Mortimer Ave between Durant Ave and Coxwell Ave measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Nov 2023). The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Coxwell Ave (336 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 · 51 mNov 2003 · 3 days46134 km/h45 km/h52 km/h
Mortimer Ave · Durant Ave – Coxwell Ave · 396 mNov 2023 · 3 days11,71435 km/h44 km/h48 km/h

School-zone speed sign 336 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 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 Aug 8, 2022.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions4#5122 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only4
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
All since 20147latest Aug 8, 2022

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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Dec 6, 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

Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200house driveway/garage (1), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 22, 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 & Mortimer 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 & Mortimer?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Oct 2, 2018, 63% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Binswood & Mortimer?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Binswood Ave between Frater Ave and Mortimer Ave (November 2003), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 336 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 & Mortimer?

The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (387 m away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 374 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,660 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1612 Danforth Ave. (823 m).

How do I get to Binswood & Mortimer by transit?

Coxwell Station (Line 2) is 740 m away; bus routes 62, 404, 70, 87, 91, 93, 22, 8 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Mortimer Ave at Dunkirk Rd, 37 m).

What restaurants are near Binswood & Mortimer?

8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 107 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Jk Pizza (232 m), Oriental Chopsticks (232 m), Subway (232 m), The General Store -Gift Shop (232 m) and Tim Hortons (232 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 & Mortimer?

The nearest is East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, 431 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom (557 m); Dieppe Park Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Mortimer?

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) (371 m, 57 spaces), McGregor Jr YMCA (376 m, 251 spaces) and Beatty Buddies Daycare (580 m, 240 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Binswood & Mortimer?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 401 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 611 Cosburn Ave (485 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 831 Cosburn Ave (612 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 494 Mortimer Ave (674 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 74) and 470 Mortimer Ave (763 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 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 & Mortimer?

Toronto Police place two 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 Danforth East York page.

What neighbourhood is Binswood & Mortimer in?

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

Sources

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