Greenwood & Cosburn

Traffic volume8-hour count · Aug 12, 2019

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 2,558 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 32% of the total, against 1,243 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (88 of 163). Evening rush dominates here: 1,335 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 963 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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: 963 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,335 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

The worst year was 2020, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 8 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 3% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (12%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 12, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jun 20, 2009.

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 Greenwood Ave between Plains Rd and O'connor Dr, 316 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2022 put the average speed at 37 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Lesmount Ave (273 m away, 30 km/h limit), 2.5% of the 13,818 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Greenwood Avenue between Plains Rd and Cosburn Ave.

Speed sign

Lesmount Ave (southbound), 273 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 17 km/h, 85th percentile 31 km/h; 2.5% at 40 km/h or more. 13,818 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Greenwood Avenue (Plains Rd – Cosburn Ave): 3 speed humps

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 0667, activated 1959 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a grocery store or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food3/30

  24 within 1 km

• Transit12/28

  3 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 774 m away

• Parks and recreation3/10

  nearest park 0.6 km · nearest centre 1.1 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · traffic calming

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.

Within a kilometre there are 34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,752 rental units, 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 250 Cosburn Ave (423 m, 40 units, 6 storeys, built 1927), which scored 81 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

34 registered buildings · 1,752 units · 3 social housing · tallest 15 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.

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 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 Danforth East York.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Aug 12, 2019.
• 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); Traffic Calming Database.
• 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: 43.69203, -79.33776 · centreline node 13459436.