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Coxwell & Sammon

Coxwell Ave & Sammon Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Danforth East York · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Coxwell & Sammon, in Danforth East York, is an intersection of typical volume, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Coxwell Station (Line 2) 533 m away.

Traffic volume
8,674
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 15, 2023
2,748 pedestrians · 174 cyclists · #1802 busiest
Collisions
64
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 44 property damage · #1694 of 5,508 · +3 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
3
TTC stops within 100 m
Coxwell Station 533 m · 9 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 14-hour count works out to close to 620 vehicles, 54% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.0% of vehicle volume, about 2.6× the typical share. That comes with about 6.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 7.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.49× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 6%, from 33 in 2016–2020 to 31 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Coxwell & Sammon

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)533 m; Greenwood Station (Line 2)738 m; Woodbine Station (Line 2)1 km
TTC bus
7040462228731919351 nearest 15 m
Blue Night
322300
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Coxwell Ave at Sammon Ave; Michael Garron Hospital
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
1612 Danforth Ave 621 m · 15 docks · 11 stations, 169 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 (23)
  • R H McGregor Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 170 m
  • Ecole Elementaire La MosaiqueFrench Public · 409 m
  • Earl Beatty Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 472 m
  • East York Alternative Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 692 m
  • East York Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 704 m
  • Cosburn Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 709 m
  • and 17 more
Community centres
Parks (28)
  • Memorial Gardens Park321 m
  • East York Civic Centre336 m
  • Les Anthony Parkette378 m
  • True Davidson Park510 m
  • Cosburn Park584 m
  • Coxwell Common666 m
  • and 22 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch488 m
  • Toronto Public Library Danforth/Coxwell branch670 m
Signal
0657, activated 1960 · FT · 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 11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 149 eating places within a kilometre — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pizza Depot, 29 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2025.

Restaurants & cafés11 within 300 m · 149 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Puwan Convenience Store · 551 Sammon Avegrocery25 mPassed, Oct 2025
Pizza Depot · 549 Sammon Ave29 mPassed, May 2025
Jugo Juice · 825 Coxwell Ave137 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pharmasave · 825 Coxwell Ave C114137 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Jk Pizza · 825 Coxwell Ave Rm-Fc-3138 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Oriental Chopsticks · 825 Coxwell Ave Flr-Fc-2138 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Subway · 825 Coxwell Ave 5138 mPassed, Apr 2026
The General Store -Gift Shop · 825 Coxwell Ave138 mPassed, Feb 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, 302 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 279 m away at Memorial Gardens Park.

  • East York Civic Centre · 850 Coxwell Avenue
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    302 m
  • Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom · 455 Glebeholme Blvd
    View centre hours
    460 m
  • Dieppe Park Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    792 m
Drinking water
Memorial Gardens Park drinking fountain · 279 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 1,625 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is McGregor Jr YMCA (170 m, 251 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,625 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 13
  • McGregor Jr YMCA · 555 Mortimer Ave
    251 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    170 m
  • Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) · 550 Mortimer Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    238 m
  • Monarch Park Montessori Inc. · 201 Monarch Park Ave
    55 spaces · toddler, preschool
    407 m
  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Queensdale · 80 Queensdale Ave
    278 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    409 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 (2.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 224 · 1 km1313 Woodbine Ave
Police55 Division · 2.3 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.2 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 384 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 494 Mortimer Ave (426 m, 12 units, 3 storeys, built 1965), which scored 74 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 4 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings9 · 384 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20264 across the 9
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest6 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
494 Mortimer Ave · Deborah Holmes123196574 · Jun 20240426 m
470 Mortimer Ave · Mortimer Rentals Inc424195790 · Jun 20240509 m
611 Cosburn Ave123195185 · Sep 20240605 m
1577 Danforth Avesocial housing · Aykler Real Estate Inc1266199196 · Nov 20250664 m
1435 Danforth Ave · 1239798 Ontario Ltd123195085 · Sep 20240706 m
325 Sammon Ave · Brayden Irwin263195094 · Jul 20252760 m
1275 Danforth AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1094198887 · Jun 20242902 m
280 Sammon Ave344195571 · Sep 20240928 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 lots453 lots · ≈11,400 spaces · 34.2 ha
Within 500 m20 lots · ≈550 spaces
Green P (public)15 car parks · about 583 spaces
EV charging (City)1612 Danforth Ave. · 607 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking9 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface241 m1862% (Q1 2026)
1612 Danforth Ave · Surface623 m2275% (Q1 2026)
737 Rhodes Ave · Surface660 m2450% (Q1 2026)
1439 Danforth Ave · Surface683 m1895% (Q1 2026)
72 Amroth Ave · Surface1.2 km5050% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 35 m away, ≈7 spaces; 56 m away, ≈60 spaces; 92 m away, ≈33 spaces; 115 m away, ≈2 spaces; 116 m away, ≈14 spaces; 182 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 124 Mount Joy Ave (883 m, 2 ports); 543 Strathmore Blvd (1 km, 2 ports); 31 Roseheath Ave (1.1 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 — 3,318 northbound vehicles, or 38% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 804. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,288 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 14% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,125). Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% 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 north3,222southbound · 44 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the west804eastbound · 22 bikes · 1.2% heavy
Total vehicles8,6742,748 pedestrians · 174 cyclists · 2.0% heavy
From the east1,330westbound · 59 bikes · 0.6% heavy
From the south3,318northbound · 49 bikes · 2.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,125 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,288 vehicles from 4:45 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 Sammon Ave between Roosevelt Rd and Durant Ave (196 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 24-hour count in May 2002; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 4,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 24 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Durant Ave (183 m away, 30 km/h limit), 5.2% of the 9,959 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Sammon Avenue between Greenwood Ave and Coxwell Ave (installed 2003), and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Coxwell Ave · Queensdale Ave – Sammon Ave · 42 mDec 2011 · 3 days7,989
Sammon Ave · Roosevelt Rd – Durant Ave · 196 mMay 2002 · 24 h4,35328 km/h38 km/h43 km/h

School-zone speed sign 183 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct25 · 34 km/h
Over the limit20%
40 km/h or more5.2%

Durant Ave (northbound), 555 Mortimer Avenue · 9,959 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Sammon Avenue · Greenwood Ave – Coxwell Ave
    6 speed humps
    installed 2003
  • Sammon Avenue · Woodington Ave – Coxwell Ave
    3 speed humps

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

2019 was the peak year (12 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 11% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 6, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions64#1694 of 5,508
With an injury11#1569 of 4,660
Property damage only44
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian6#541 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1697 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201481latest Apr 6, 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 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 vehicle110house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 28, 2023. 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 Coxwell & Sammon a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 64 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 & Sammon?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1802 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 54% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Coxwell & Sammon?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sammon Ave between Roosevelt Rd and Durant Ave (May 2002), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 38 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 183 m away (30 km/h), 5.2% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Coxwell & Sammon?

The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (241 m away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 453 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,400 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1612 Danforth Ave. (607 m).

How do I get to Coxwell & Sammon by transit?

Coxwell Station (Line 2) is 533 m away; bus routes 70, 404, 62, 22, 87, 31, 91, 93 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Coxwell Ave at Sammon Ave, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Coxwell & Sammon?

11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 149 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Depot (29 m), Jugo Juice (137 m), Pharmasave (137 m), Jk Pizza (138 m) and Oriental Chopsticks (138 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 & Sammon?

The nearest is East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, 302 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom (460 m); Dieppe Park Washroom (792 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 & Sammon?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,625 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are McGregor Jr YMCA (170 m, 251 spaces), Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) (238 m, 57 spaces) and Monarch Park Montessori Inc. (407 m, 55 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Coxwell & Sammon?

Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 384 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 494 Mortimer Ave (426 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 470 Mortimer Ave (509 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 611 Cosburn Ave (605 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 1577 Danforth Ave (664 m, 126 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 is 85 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 & Sammon?

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 Coxwell & Sammon in?

Coxwell & 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

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