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O'Connor & Beechwood

O'Connor Dr & Beechwood Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Broadview North · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

O'Connor & Beechwood is an intersection of typical volume. It sits in Broadview North. It has a protected bikeway and a park at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
9,103
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 23, 2025
319 pedestrians · 328 cyclists · #1772 busiest
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4798 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 650 vehicles an hour, 56% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 29 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Cyclists were 3.6% of vehicle volume, about 4.7× the typical share. On average 0.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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O'Connor & Beechwood

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
82572100875162 nearest 29 m
Express
925
Blue Night
325322
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — O'connor Dr at Beechwood Dr East Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on O'Connor Dr installed 2024
Bike Share
Pape Ave / Gamble Ave 368 m · 19 docks · 7 stations, 126 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 (10)
  • William Burgess Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 415 m
  • Chester Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 577 m
  • Westwood Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 710 m
  • Centennial College School - Carlaw CampusCollege · 1 km
  • Holy Cross Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • The Three Hierarchs AcademyPrivate · 1.2 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (20)
  • Livingstone Park168 m
  • Lower Don Parklands408 m
  • Arthur Dyson Parkette476 m
  • Gamble Playground528 m
  • Kiwanis Parkette565 m
  • Westwood Park669 m
  • and 14 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Todmorden Room branch326 m
  • Toronto Public Library Thorncliffe branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage SiteLandmark · 892 m
  • Evergreen Brick WorksAttraction · 1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 50 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Sisters of St Joseph, 220 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 50 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Sisters of St Joseph · 2 O'connor Dr220 mPassed, Jul 2026
Greek Grill · 128 O'connor Dr267 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Hidden Gemm Variety · 1229 Broadview Avegrocery282 mPassed, May 2026
Hidden Gemm Variety · 1223 Broadview Avegrocery291 mPassed, Jun 2025
Royal Can. Legion Br. 10 · 1083 Pape Ave293 mPassed, Jun 2026
Viva Pizzeria & Pasta · 158 O'connor Dr309 mPassed, Mar 2026
Neon Mini Mart · 162 O'connor Dr315 mPassed, Jul 2024
Golden Pizza Geo · 1201 Broadview Ave360 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions

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 Community Centre Washroom, 334 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 155 m away at Livingstone Park.

  • East York Community Centre Washroom · 1081 Pape Ave
    View centre hours
    334 m
Drinking water
Livingstone Park drinking fountain · 155 m; Gamble Playground drinking fountain · 535 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 609 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Petite Maison Montessori (218 m, 63 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 609 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 7
  • Petite Maison Montessori · 126 O Connor Dr
    63 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    218 m
  • William Burgess Jr YMCA · 100 Torrens Ave
    166 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    415 m
  • Chester Jr YMCA · 115 Gowan Ave
    161 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    577 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Child's Nest Early Learning Centre · 121 Cosburn Ave
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    587 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 322 (894 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 218 m away.

FireFire Station 322 · 894 m256 Cosburn Ave
Police55 Division · 3.9 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 218 m1300 Pape 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

70 registered apartment buildings with 4,680 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1 Fernwood Gdns (254 m, 12 units, 3 storeys, built 1965), which scored 72 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 70 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 127 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 58 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings70 · 4,680 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026127 across the 70
Open fire-code violations58
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1 Fernwood Gdns · 1202074 Ontario Inc123196572 · Jul 20260254 m
1243 Broadview Ave · Apartments R Us Property Mgmt Ltd384195596 · Nov 20250255 m
39 Torrens Ave · 1455522 Ontario Ltd283195493 · Jun 20250257 m
5 Fernwood Gdns · 1202074 Ontario Inc123196567 · Aug 20260284 m
72 Gamble Ave · Ranee Management21212196488 · Aug 20265297 m
11 Fernwood Gdns · 1202074 Ontario Inc123196581 · Jul 20260315 m
20 Gamble Ave · Ranee Management21312196488 · Jul 20255 · 3 fire322 m
1311 Pape Ave · Yasmin Piroozan10318701323 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 lots479 lots · ≈27,180 spaces · 81.5 ha
Within 500 m53 lots · ≈1,080 spaces
Green P (public)13 car parks · about 557 spaces
EV charging (City)41 FULTON AVE · 1.2 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
18 Ferrier Ave · Surface1.6 km2358% (Q1 2026)
25 Ferrier Ave · Surface1.6 km4682% (Q1 2026)
77 Gough Ave · Surface1.6 km1783% (Q1 2026)
716 Pape Ave · Surface1.6 km7475% (Q1 2026)
14 Arundel Ave · Surface1.6 km3763% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 190 m away, ≈6 spaces; 191 m away, ≈10 spaces; 217 m away, ≈46 spaces; 221 m away, ≈5 spaces; 236 m away, ≈11 spaces; 246 m away, ≈18 spaces. More EV charging: 14 Arundel Ave. (1.6 km, 8 ports); 35 Erindale Ave (1.7 km, 10 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, Sep 23, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 4,598 westbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 208. Most cyclists arrived from the east (176 of 328). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 869 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 20% above the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. (725). Trucks and buses were 10.3% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north208southbound · 22 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the west4,297eastbound · 127 bikes · 10.9% heavy
Total vehicles9,103319 pedestrians · 328 cyclists · 10.3% heavy
From the east4,598westbound · 176 bikes · 10.1% heavy
From the south0northbound · 3 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour725 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour869 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 23, 2025

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 O'Connor Dr between Beechwood Cres and Beechwood Dr (73 m away) recorded an average of 43 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 49 km/h. That segment carries about 11,100 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
O'Connor Dr · Beechwood Cres – Beechwood Dr · 73 mSep 2025 · 3 days11,05743 km/h49 km/h54 km/h

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 (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. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4798 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only6
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20147latest Feb 13, 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is O'Connor & Beechwood a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 O'Connor & Beechwood?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1772 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 56% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at O'Connor & Beechwood?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on O'Connor Dr between Beechwood Cres and Beechwood Dr (September 2025), found an average of 43 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near O'Connor & Beechwood?

The nearest Green P car park is 18 Ferrier Ave (1.6 km away, 23 spaces, 58% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 479 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,180 spaces — 53 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 41 FULTON AVE (1.2 km).

How do I get to O'Connor & Beechwood by transit?

Bus routes 8, 25, 72, 100, 87, 51, 62, 925 within 1 km (nearest stop: O'connor Dr at Beechwood Dr East Side, 29 m).

What restaurants are near O'Connor & Beechwood?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 50 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Sisters of St Joseph (220 m), Greek Grill (267 m), Royal Can. Legion Br. 10 (293 m), Viva Pizzeria & Pasta (309 m) and Neon Mini Mart (315 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 O'Connor & Beechwood?

The nearest is East York Community Centre Washroom, 1081 Pape Ave, 334 m away (View centre hours). 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 O'Connor & Beechwood?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 609 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Petite Maison Montessori (218 m, 63 spaces), William Burgess Jr YMCA (415 m, 166 spaces) and Chester Jr YMCA (577 m, 161 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near O'Connor & Beechwood?

70 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,680 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1 Fernwood Gdns (254 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 72), 1243 Broadview Ave (255 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 39 Torrens Ave (257 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 5 Fernwood Gdns (284 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 67). The average RentSafeTO score across the 70 is 90 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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.

What neighbourhood is O'Connor & Beechwood in?

O'Connor & Beechwood is in Broadview North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 057). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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