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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 · Sep 23, 2020
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 699 westbound vehicles, or 58% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 251. Most cyclists arrived from the west (48 of 112). Morning rush is the busier period: 229 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 157 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 6 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, 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: 229 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 157 from 4:15 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
2017 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Feb 7, 2025.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 7 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 7 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| 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
The City's counter on Sammon Ave between Linsmore Cres and Bonnie Brae Blvd (309 m away) recorded an average of 35 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2008; 85% of drivers were at or under 43 km/h. That segment carries about 2,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Durant Ave (101 m away, 30 km/h limit), 4.3% of the 7,951 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durant Ave · Sammon Ave – Mortimer Ave · 104 m | Feb 2002 · 24 h | 620 | — | — | — |
| Sammon Ave · Linsmore Cres – Bonnie Brae Blvd · 309 m | Apr 2008 · 3 days | 2,100 | 35 km/h | 43 km/h | 47 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Durant Ave (northbound), 101 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 23 km/h, 85th percentile 34 km/h; 4.3% at 40 km/h or more. 7,951 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)711 m · 8 min; Greenwood Station (Line 2)884 m · 11 min
- TTC bus
- 70 404 62 87 22 31 51 nearest 163 m
- Blue Night
- 322 300
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Greenwood Ave / Sammon Ave 598 m · 7 min · 11 docks · 8 stations, 124 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
- 9 car parks · about 259 spaces
- EV charging
- 1612 Danforth Ave. · 818 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 124 Mount Joy Ave (1 km), 543 Strathmore Blvd (1.5 km)
- Bike parking
- 4 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 18 mapped lots within 500 m, 287 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 | 322 m | 18 | 62% (Q1 2026) |
| 1612 Danforth Ave · Surface | 824 m | 22 | 75% (Q1 2026) |
| 1439 Danforth Ave · Surface | 850 m | 18 | 95% (Q1 2026) |
| 737 Rhodes Ave · Surface | 888 m | 24 | 50% (Q1 2026) |
| 31 Langford Ave · Surface | 1.8 km | 27 | 61% (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
You can do a shop on foot from here: Alberto Grocery is 166 m away. For everything else there are two convenience stores and gas bars within 300 m. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 65 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Depot, 153 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rumball Drug Mart, 187 m away, one of two within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is Michael Garron Hospital, 253 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Pizza Depot · 549 Sammon Ave153 m
- Abdul Rassul · 850 Coxwell Ave341 m · 4 min
- Didi Grill · 850 Coxwell Ave341 m · 4 min
- Get Your Own Taters · 850 Coxwell Ave341 m · 4 min
- Get Your Own Taters · 850 Coxwell Ave341 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Alberto Grocery 166 m · 4 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Cheese Headz 341 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Rumball Drug Mart 187 m · 8 within 1 km
- Child care
- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Queensdale · 278 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day295 m · 4 min
- Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) · 57 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day340 m · 4 min
- McGregor Jr YMCA · 251 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day360 m · 4 min
- Washrooms
- East York Civic Centre · Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible341 m · 4 min
- Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed783 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- Michael Garron Hospital · hospital site253 m · 3 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 (13)
- East York Civic Centre362 m · 4 min
- Memorial Gardens Park392 m · 5 min
- True Davidson Park505 m · 6 min
- Cosburn Park592 m · 7 min
- Les Anthony Parkette688 m · 8 min
- Community centres
- Earl Beatty Community Centre826 m · 10 min
- Schools (17)
- Ecole Elementaire La MosaiqueFrench Public · 296 m · 4 min
- R H McGregor Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 360 m · 4 min
- Cosburn Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 701 m · 8 min
- Earl Beatty Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 789 m · 9 min
- East York Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 919 m · 11 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch477 m · 6 min
- Toronto Public Library Danforth/Coxwell branch1 km · 12 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. This corner is #1,747 of 5,672. 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
Seven registered apartment buildings with 264 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 494 Mortimer Ave (410 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.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494 Mortimer Ave · Deborah Holmes | 12 | 3 | 1965 | 74 · Jun 2024 | 410 m · 5 min |
| 470 Mortimer Ave · Mortimer Rentals Inc | 42 | 4 | 1957 | 90 · Jun 2024 | 517 m · 6 min |
| 325 Sammon Ave · Brayden Irwin | 26 | 3 | 1950 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 616 m · 7 min |
| 280 Sammon Ave | 34 | 4 | 1955 | 71 · Sep 2024 | 783 m · 9 min |
| 1577 Danforth Ave social housing · Aykler Real Estate Inc | 126 | 6 | 1991 | 96 · Nov 2025 | 836 m · 10 min |
| 1435 Danforth Ave · 1239798 Ontario Ltd | 12 | 3 | 1950 | 85 · Sep 2024 | 840 m · 10 min |
7 registered buildings · 264 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
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 6, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 1 | 1 | house driveway/garage (3), street/outdoor (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | other (1) |
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 Durant & Sammon a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 7 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 Durant & Sammon?
A quiet local crossing at the City's last count here, in 2020. Its latest count is from Sep 23, 2020, 13% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Durant & Sammon a walkable intersection?
Durant & Sammon scores 59 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,747 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: 2 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m; Coxwell Station 0.7 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 1 place to eat within 300 m.
How fast do cars go at Durant & Sammon?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sammon Ave between Linsmore Cres and Bonnie Brae Blvd (April 2008), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 101 m away (30 km/h), 4.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Durant & Sammon?
The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (322 m away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 287 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 7,070 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1612 Danforth Ave. (818 m).
How do I get to Durant & Sammon by transit?
Coxwell Station (Line 2) is 711 m away; bus routes 70, 404, 62, 87, 22, 31, 51 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Durant & Sammon?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 65 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pizza Depot (153 m), Abdul Rassul (341 m), Didi Grill (341 m), Get Your Own Taters (341 m) and Get Your Own Taters (341 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Durant & Sammon?
The nearest is East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, 341 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom (783 m); Dieppe Park Washroom (1.0 km).
Is there child care near Durant & Sammon?
Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,114 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Queensdale (295 m, 278 spaces), Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) (340 m, 57 spaces) and McGregor Jr YMCA (360 m, 251 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Durant & Sammon?
Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 264 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 494 Mortimer Ave (410 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 470 Mortimer Ave (517 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 325 Sammon Ave (616 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 280 Sammon Ave (783 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 71). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 85 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Durant & Sammon?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Danforth East York page.
What neighbourhood is Durant & Sammon in?
Durant & Sammon is in Danforth East York (City of Toronto neighbourhood 059). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.
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 Sep 23, 2020.
- 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 14 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: 43.68839, -79.32773 · centreline node 13460058.