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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 · Jun 6, 2018
Traffic is heaviest from the west: 763 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 54% of the total, against 2 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (52 of 72). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 266 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 42% above the afternoon peak from 4:30 p.m. (187). Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 266 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 187 from 4:30 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 2019, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from May 27, 2025.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 6 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 5 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 Binswood Ave between Frater Ave and Mortimer Ave, 134 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. The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Glebeholme Blvd (344 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 7,876 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binswood Ave · Frater Ave – Mortimer Ave · 134 m | Nov 2003 · 3 days | 461 | 34 km/h | 45 km/h | 52 km/h |
| Sammon Ave · Coxwell Ave – Knight St · 212 m | Apr 2010 · 3 days | 2,912 | — | — | — |
- Speed sign
- Glebeholme Blvd (westbound), 344 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 12 km/h, 85th percentile 26 km/h; 0.2% at 40 km/h or more. 7,876 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
- Subway
- Coxwell Station (Line 2)694 m · 8 min
- TTC bus
- 62 404 70 91 93 87 22 nearest 230 m
- Blue Night
- 322 300
- Nearest stops
- 1 surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- 1612 Danforth Ave 874 m · 10 min · 15 docks · 4 stations, 52 docks 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
- 6 car parks · about 167 spaces
- EV charging
- 1612 Danforth Ave. · 899 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 543 Strathmore Blvd (1 km), 31 Roseheath Ave (1.2 km)
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 9 mapped lots within 500 m, 235 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 850 Coxwell Ave · Surface | 597 m | 18 | 62% (Q1 2026) |
| 1612 Danforth Ave · Surface | 901 m | 22 | 75% (Q1 2026) |
| 737 Rhodes Ave · Surface | 1 km | 24 | 50% (Q1 2026) |
| 1439 Danforth Ave · Surface | 1.2 km | 18 | 95% (Q1 2026) |
| 101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface | 1.3 km | 35 | 50% (Q1 2026) |
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 Alberto Grocery, 640 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 43 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Jugo Juice, 303 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Toronto East Pharmasave, 281 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Michael Garron Hospital, 413 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Jugo Juice · 825 Coxwell Ave303 m · 4 min
- Jk Pizza · 825 Coxwell Ave Rm-Fc-3304 m · 4 min
- Oriental Chopsticks · 825 Coxwell Ave Flr-Fc-2304 m · 4 min
- Subway · 825 Coxwell Ave 5304 m · 4 min
- Tim Hortons · 825 Coxwell Ave Flr-Main304 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Alberto Grocery 640 m · 8 min · 4 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Cheese Headz 685 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Toronto East Pharmasave 281 m · 3 min · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Beatty Buddies Daycare · 240 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day493 m · 6 min
- McGregor Jr YMCA · 251 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day538 m · 6 min
- Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) · 57 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day582 m · 7 min
- Washrooms
- Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed487 m · 6 min
- East York Civic Centre · Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible685 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- Michael Garron Hospital · hospital site413 m · 5 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 (12)
- Les Anthony Parkette230 m
- East York Civic Centre822 m · 10 min
- Memorial Gardens Park852 m · 10 min
- Hillingdon - Woodrow Parkette893 m · 11 min
- True Davidson Park1 km · 11 min
- Community centres
- Earl Beatty Community Centre530 m · 6 min
- East York Sports Centre1.4 km · 16 min
- East York Memorial Arena1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools (12)
- Earl Beatty Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 493 m · 6 min
- R H McGregor Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 538 m · 6 min
- East York Alternative Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 755 m · 9 min
- Ecole Elementaire La MosaiqueFrench Public · 770 m · 9 min
- St Brigid Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 773 m · 9 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Danforth/Coxwell branch771 m · 9 min
- Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch934 m · 11 min
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 care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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 five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 203 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 611 Cosburn Ave (829 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 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 Cosburn Ave | 12 | 3 | 1951 | 85 · Sep 2024 | 829 m · 10 min |
| 494 Mortimer Ave · Deborah Holmes | 12 | 3 | 1965 | 74 · Jun 2024 | 871 m · 10 min |
| 1577 Danforth Ave social housing · Aykler Real Estate Inc | 126 | 6 | 1991 | 96 · Nov 2025 | 940 m · 11 min |
| 470 Mortimer Ave · Mortimer Rentals Inc | 42 | 4 | 1957 | 90 · Jun 2024 | 1 km · 12 min |
| 831 Cosburn Ave | 11 | 3 | 1950 | 81 · Sep 2024 | 1 km · 12 min |
5 registered buildings · 203 units · 1 social housing · tallest 6 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
One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 & Sammon a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 & Sammon?
A quiet local crossing at the City's last count here, in 2018. Its latest count is from Jun 6, 2018, 15% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Binswood & Sammon a walkable intersection?
Binswood & Sammon scores 43 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 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; Coxwell Station 0.7 km · 1 stop within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Binswood & Sammon?
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 344 m away (30 km/h), 0.2% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Binswood & Sammon?
The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (597 m away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 235 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 5,970 spaces — 9 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1612 Danforth Ave. (899 m).
How do I get to Binswood & Sammon by transit?
Coxwell Station (Line 2) is 694 m away; bus routes 62, 404, 70, 91, 93, 87, 22 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Binswood & Sammon?
None within 300 m, and 43 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Jugo Juice (303 m), Jk Pizza (304 m), Oriental Chopsticks (304 m), Subway (304 m) and Tim Hortons (304 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Binswood & Sammon?
The nearest is Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom, 455 Glebeholme Blvd, 487 m away. Next nearest: East York Civic Centre (685 m).
Is there child care near Binswood & Sammon?
Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,054 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Beatty Buddies Daycare (493 m, 240 spaces), McGregor Jr YMCA (538 m, 251 spaces) and Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) (582 m, 57 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Binswood & Sammon?
Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 203 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 611 Cosburn Ave (829 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 494 Mortimer Ave (871 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 1577 Danforth Ave (940 m, 126 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 470 Mortimer Ave (1.0 km, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 85 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Binswood & Sammon?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Danforth East York page.
What neighbourhood is Binswood & Sammon in?
Binswood & Sammon 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 6, 2018.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 19 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.68959, -79.32208 · centreline node 13459842.