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Linsmore & Sammon (West)

Linsmore Cres & Sammon Ave (West) · Toronto, Ontario · Danforth East York · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

In Danforth East York, Linsmore & Sammon (West) is a lightly travelled intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: Greenwood Station (Line 2) 538 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
962
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 22, 2020
426 pedestrians · 153 cyclists
Collisions
7
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 5 property damage · #4751 of 5,508 · +1 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Greenwood Station 538 m · 8 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 8-hour count works out to close to 120 vehicles, 10% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.3 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 15.9% of vehicle volume, about 21× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 0.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Linsmore & Sammon (West)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Greenwood Station (Line 2)538 m; Coxwell Station (Line 2)765 m; Donlands Station (Line 2)821 m
TTC bus
62704043151872283 nearest 197 m
Blue Night
322300
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Greenwood Ave / Sammon Ave 219 m · 11 docks · 13 stations, 207 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)
  • Ecole Elementaire La MosaiqueFrench Public · 129 m
  • R H McGregor Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 493 m
  • Danforth Collegiate & Greenwood Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 534 m
  • Wilkinson Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 738 m
  • The Three Hierarchs AcademyPrivate · 739 m
  • Holy Cross Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 744 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (26)
  • East York Civic Centre518 m
  • Dieppe Park537 m
  • Memorial Gardens Park543 m
  • True Davidson Park543 m
  • Cosburn Park631 m
  • Aldwych Park779 m
  • and 20 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch562 m
  • Toronto Public Library Danforth/Coxwell branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 125. The nearest is Ecole Elementaire La Mosaique, 128 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in October 2025.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 125 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Ecole Elementaire La Mosaique · 80 Queensdale Ave128 mPassed, Oct 2025
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge · 80 Queensdale Ave128 mPassed, Jul 2026
Alberto Grocery · 472 Sammon Avegrocery229 mPassed, Oct 2025
Sammon Convenience · 346 Sammon Avegrocery229 mPassed, Oct 2025
Yanu's Convenience · 471 Sammon Avegrocery245 mPassed, Oct 2025
McGregor Junior Y ( YMCA) · 555 Mortimer Ave493 mPassed, Jul 2026
Pizza Depot · 549 Sammon Ave504 mPassed, May 2025
Abdul Rassul · 850 Coxwell Ave509 mPassed, Jun 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, 509 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 530 m away at Dieppe Park.

  • East York Civic Centre · 850 Coxwell Avenue
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    509 m
  • Dieppe Park Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    538 m
  • Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    608 m
Drinking water
Dieppe Park bottle filling station · 530 m; Memorial Gardens Park drinking fountain · 543 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

15 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,705 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Queensdale (128 m, 278 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,705 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 15
  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Queensdale · 80 Queensdale Ave
    278 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    128 m
  • Monarch Park Montessori Inc. · 201 Monarch Park Ave
    55 spaces · toddler, preschool
    408 m
  • McGregor Jr YMCA · 555 Mortimer Ave
    251 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    493 m
  • Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) · 550 Mortimer Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    527 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 323 (900 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 900 m away.

FireFire Station 323 · 900 m153 Chatham Ave
Police55 Division · 2.4 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceEMS TRAINING/TFD Stn 323 · 900 m153 Chatham 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

Within a kilometre there are 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,544 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 325 Sammon Ave (235 m, 26 units, 3 storeys, built 1950), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 25 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 1,544 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202625 across the 21
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest14 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
325 Sammon Ave · Brayden Irwin263195094 · Jul 20252235 m
470 Mortimer Ave · Mortimer Rentals Inc424195790 · Jun 20240259 m
494 Mortimer Ave · Deborah Holmes123196574 · Jun 20240286 m
280 Sammon Ave344195571 · Sep 20240402 m
145 Strathmore BlvdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation35014197489 · Aug 20266 · 4 fire667 m
1435 Danforth Ave · 1239798 Ontario Ltd123195085 · Sep 20240712 m
1275 Danforth AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1094198887 · Jun 20242712 m
1169 Danforth Ave · New Star Holdings Inc303192686 · Aug 20261713 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 lots508 lots · ≈13,460 spaces · 40.4 ha
Within 500 m22 lots · ≈500 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 689 spaces
EV charging (City)124 Mount Joy Ave · 832 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking7 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 36 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface512 m1862% (Q1 2026)
1439 Danforth Ave · Surface708 m1895% (Q1 2026)
737 Rhodes Ave · Surface793 m2450% (Q1 2026)
1612 Danforth Ave · Surface850 m2275% (Q1 2026)
31 Langford Ave · Surface1 km2761% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 71 m away, ≈3 spaces; 118 m away, ≈26 spaces; 193 m away, ≈27 spaces; 211 m away, ≈40 spaces; 222 m away, ≈13 spaces; 232 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 1612 Danforth Ave. (851 m, 2 ports); 132 Chatham Ave (893 m, 2 ports); 503 Jones Ave (1.3 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 — 8-hour, Sep 22, 2020

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 367 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 38% of the total, against 170 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (66 of 153). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 190 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 40% above the afternoon peak from 5:00 p.m. (136). Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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.

From the north210southbound · 6 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west215eastbound · 56 bikes · 3.3% heavy
Total vehicles962426 pedestrians · 153 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east367westbound · 66 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south170northbound · 25 bikes · 5.3% heavy
AM peak hour190 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour136 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 22, 2020

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

On Linsmore Cres between Sammon Ave and Mortimer Ave, 105 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2007 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 400 vehicles a day. Sammon Ave between Leroy Ave and Kimbourne Ave measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Apr 2017). The reading is 19 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Glebeholme Blvd (366 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 21,277 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sammon Ave · Leroy Ave – Kimbourne Ave · 97 mApr 2017 · 3 days2,40026 km/h34 km/h39 km/h
Linsmore Cres · Sammon Ave – Mortimer Ave · 105 mSep 2007 · 3 days44434 km/h44 km/h49 km/h

School-zone speed sign 366 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct20 · 29 km/h
Over the limit2.2%
40 km/h or more0.1%

Glebeholme Blvd (westbound), 140 Glebeholme Boulevard · 21,277 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

The worst year was 2017, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions7#4751 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only5
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201410latest 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Five thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle540house driveway/garage (3), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 15, 2025. 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 Linsmore & Sammon (West) 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 Linsmore & Sammon (West)?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Sep 22, 2020, 10% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Linsmore & Sammon (West)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Linsmore Cres between Sammon Ave and Mortimer Ave (September 2007), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 366 m away (30 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Linsmore & Sammon (West)?

The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (512 m away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 508 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,460 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 124 Mount Joy Ave (832 m).

How do I get to Linsmore & Sammon (West) by transit?

Greenwood Station (Line 2) is 538 m away; bus routes 62, 70, 404, 31, 51, 87, 22, 83 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Linsmore & Sammon (West)?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 125 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Ecole Elementaire La Mosaique (128 m), Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (128 m), McGregor Junior Y ( YMCA) (493 m), Pizza Depot (504 m) and Abdul Rassul (509 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 Linsmore & Sammon (West)?

The nearest is East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, 509 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Dieppe Park Washroom (538 m); Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (608 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 Linsmore & Sammon (West)?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,705 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Queensdale (128 m, 278 spaces), Monarch Park Montessori Inc. (408 m, 55 spaces) and McGregor Jr YMCA (493 m, 251 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Linsmore & Sammon (West)?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,544 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 325 Sammon Ave (235 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 470 Mortimer Ave (259 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 494 Mortimer Ave (286 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 74) and 280 Sammon Ave (402 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 71). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 89 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 Linsmore & Sammon (West)?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles 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 Linsmore & Sammon (West) in?

Linsmore & Sammon (West) is in Danforth East York (City of Toronto neighbourhood 059). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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