Toronto · intersection · signal 1744

Coxwell & Plains

Coxwell Ave & Plains Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Old East York · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Coxwell & Plains is an intersection of typical volume. It sits in Old East York. It has a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
8,553
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 15, 2023
1,816 pedestrians · 80 cyclists · #1816 busiest
Collisions
86
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 56 property damage · #1295 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 610 vehicles an hour, 53% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). On average 8.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 10.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.0× the median rate for counted intersections. The pace has been steady: 42 collisions in 2016–2020 and 44 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Coxwell & Plains

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
70887624049391 nearest 19 m
Blue Night
322
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m — Coxwell Ave at Plains Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Coxwell Ave / Plains Rd 17 m · 19 docks · 5 stations, 83 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 (14)
  • East York Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 141 m
  • Diefenbaker Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 253 m
  • Cosburn Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 264 m
  • East York Alternative Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 297 m
  • R H McGregor Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 674 m
  • Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 797 m
  • and 8 more
Parks (15)
  • Cosburn Park355 m
  • True Davidson Park441 m
  • Cullen Bryant Park507 m
  • Memorial Gardens Park526 m
  • East York Civic Centre528 m
  • Coxwell Ravine Park537 m
  • and 9 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch427 m
  • Toronto Public Library Thorncliffe branch1.4 km
  • Toronto Public Library Danforth/Coxwell branch1.5 km
Signal
1744, activated 1996 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 42 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Little Coxwell Restaurant, 31 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés18 within 300 m · 42 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Little Coxwell Restaurant · 986 Coxwell Ave31 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Lickadee Split Ice Cream Shoppe · 980 Coxwell Ave36 mPassed, Aug 2026
Lickadee Split Ice Cream Shoppe · 980 Coxwell Ave36 mPassed, Jul 2025
Starbucks Coffee · 976 Coxwell Ave37 mPassed, Aug 2026
Knuckle Sandwiches · 969 Coxwell Ave40 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 5 infractions
Pizza Hut · 985 Coxwell Ave56 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Revitasize · 1012 Coxwell Ave80 mPassed, Aug 2026
Sushi Bay · 1028 Coxwell Ave102 mPassed, Mar 2026

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, 556 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 344 m away at Cosburn Park.

  • East York Civic Centre · 850 Coxwell Avenue
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    556 m
  • Dieppe Park Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    658 m
  • Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    728 m
Drinking water
Cosburn Park drinking fountain · 344 m; Cosburn Park drinking fountain · 364 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 862 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lily's House Inc. (106 m, 15 spaces, toddler).

Within 1 km7 centres · 862 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 7
  • Lily's House Inc. · 1032 Coxwell Ave
    15 spaces · toddler · $10-a-day
    106 m
  • Centennial College East York Day Care (Plains Rd) · 175 Plains Rd
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    253 m
  • East York Montessori School · 486 Cosburn Ave
    31 spaces · toddler, preschool
    511 m
  • Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) · 550 Mortimer Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    600 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 224 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 224 · 1 km1313 Woodbine Ave
Police55 Division · 3.1 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.8 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

Six registered apartment buildings with 442 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 611 Cosburn Ave (236 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 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 29 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings6 · 442 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202629 across the 6
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
611 Cosburn Ave123195185 · Sep 20240236 m
494 Mortimer Ave · Deborah Holmes123196574 · Jun 20240700 m
470 Mortimer Ave · Mortimer Rentals Inc424195790 · Jun 20240737 m
831 Cosburn Ave113195081 · Sep 20240800 m
1430 Woodbine Avesocial housing616199296 · Aug 20260852 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 lots452 lots · ≈22,460 spaces · 67.4 ha
Within 500 m22 lots · ≈600 spaces
Green P (public)7 car parks · about 194 spaces
EV charging (City)1612 Danforth Ave. · 1.4 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking17 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface603 m1862% (Q1 2026)
1612 Danforth Ave · Surface1.4 km2275% (Q1 2026)
737 Rhodes Ave · Surface1.5 km2450% (Q1 2026)
1439 Danforth Ave · Surface1.5 km1895% (Q1 2026)
101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface1.8 km3550% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈10 spaces; 56 m away, ≈15 spaces; 80 m away, ≈18 spaces; 88 m away, ≈5 spaces; 90 m away, ≈16 spaces; 98 m away, ≈25 spaces. More EV charging: 543 Strathmore Blvd (1.6 km, 2 ports); 124 Mount Joy Ave (1.7 km, 2 ports); 31 Roseheath Ave (1.8 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 — 14-hour, Nov 15, 2023

The south leg carries the load — 3,984 northbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 759. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,210 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,162 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north3,018southbound · 19 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the west759eastbound · 28 bikes · 0.7% heavy
Total vehicles8,5531,816 pedestrians · 80 cyclists · 2.3% heavy
From the east792westbound · 20 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the south3,984northbound · 13 bikes · 2.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,210 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,162 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 15, 2023

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 Coxwell Blvd between Barbara Cres and Taylor Dr (339 m away) recorded an average of 40 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2002; 85% of drivers were at or under 49 km/h. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. Coxwell Ave between Cosburn Ave and Plains Rd measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Apr 2025). 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 (132 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 25,244 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 10 speed humps slow traffic on Plains Road between Coxwell Ave and Woodbine Ave (installed 2006).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Coxwell Ave · Cosburn Ave – Plains Rd · 104 mApr 2025 · 3 days16,39640 km/h48 km/h53 km/h
Plains Rd · Milton Rd – Durant Ave · 227 mDec 2025 · 3 days1,70930 km/h37 km/h42 km/h
Coxwell Blvd · Barbara Cres – Taylor Dr · 339 mSep 2002 · 3 days55240 km/h49 km/h54 km/h

School-zone speed sign 132 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct35 · 41 km/h
Over the limit5.4%
50 km/h or more0.6%

Coxwell Ave (southbound), 940/942 Coxwell Ave · 25,244 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Plains Road · Coxwell Ave – Woodbine Ave
    10 speed humps
    installed 2006

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

2024 was the peak year (13 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 9% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 23 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 27% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions86#1295 of 5,508
With an injury8#2108 of 4,660
Property damage only56
Fail to remain23
Involving a pedestrian4#1009 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2243 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified22
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 2014109latest May 20, 2026

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 six thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle620street/outdoor (4), other (1)
Bicycle theft210other (1), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 30, 2024. 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 Old East York.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Coxwell & Plains a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 86 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 Coxwell & Plains?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1816 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 53% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Coxwell & Plains?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Coxwell Blvd between Barbara Cres and Taylor Dr (September 2002), found an average of 40 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 132 m away (40 km/h), 0.6% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Coxwell & Plains?

The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (603 m away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 452 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,460 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1612 Danforth Ave. (1.4 km).

How do I get to Coxwell & Plains by transit?

Bus routes 70, 8, 87, 62, 404, 93, 91 within 1 km (nearest stop: Coxwell Ave at Plains Rd, 19 m).

What restaurants are near Coxwell & Plains?

18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 42 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Little Coxwell Restaurant (31 m), Lickadee Split Ice Cream Shoppe (36 m), Lickadee Split Ice Cream Shoppe (36 m), Starbucks Coffee (37 m) and Knuckle Sandwiches (40 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 Coxwell & Plains?

The nearest is East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, 556 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Dieppe Park Washroom (658 m); Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (728 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 Coxwell & Plains?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 862 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lily's House Inc. (106 m, 15 spaces), Centennial College East York Day Care (Plains Rd) (253 m, 56 spaces) and East York Montessori School (511 m, 31 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Coxwell & Plains?

Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 442 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 611 Cosburn Ave (236 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 494 Mortimer Ave (700 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 470 Mortimer Ave (737 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 831 Cosburn Ave (800 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 87 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 Coxwell & Plains?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and two 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 Old East York page.

What neighbourhood is Coxwell & Plains in?

Coxwell & Plains is in Old East York (City of Toronto neighbourhood 058). 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