Coxwell & Gerrard

Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 18, 2023 · weekend

The south leg carries the load — 2,952 northbound vehicles, or 32% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 863. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,350 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 49% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (908). Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 908 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,350 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

2016 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 8. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 3% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 1, 2026.

Of the five serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 3 pedestrians were among those hurt; 2 collisions involved vehicle occupants only. 2 of the 5 happened in darkness — 40%, about the citywide 39%. 2016 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on Oct 5, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 6.

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

The City's counter on Coxwell Ave between Coxwell Avenue Playground Trl and Coxwell Avenue Parkette Trl (278 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 13,200 vehicles a day. Fairford Ave between Hiawatha Rd and Ashdale Ave measured slower: 29 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (May 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Gerrard St E (331 m away, 40 km/h limit), 1.1% of the 85,641 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

Gerrard St E (eastbound), 331 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 37 km/h, 85th percentile 42 km/h; 1.1% at 50 km/h or more. 85,641 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.

The crossing

Signal 0367, activated 1959 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food26/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 10 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit13/28

  7 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 462 m away

• Parks and recreation10/10

  4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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.

24 registered apartment buildings with 1,058 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 15 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1636 Gerrard St E (87 m, 48 units, 6 storeys, built 1960), which scored 92 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

24 registered buildings · 1,058 units · 15 social housing · tallest 7 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.

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

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 Woodbine Corridor.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 18, 2023.
• 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: 43.67534, -79.32030 · centreline node 13462427.