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O'Connor & Binswood

O'Connor Dr & Binswood Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Old East York · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

O'Connor & Binswood, in Old East York, is a busier-than-typical intersection. Nearby is 8 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
16,802
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 4, 2021
107 pedestrians · 30 cyclists
Collisions
12
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 10 property damage · #4085 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,100 vehicles an hour, 1.82× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 157 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 1.2 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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O'Connor & Binswood

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
87087919340462 nearest 14 m
Blue Night
322
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — O'connor Dr at Binswood Ave West Side; O'connor Dr at Binswood Ave East Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Coxwell Ave / Plains Rd 381 m · 19 docks · 5 stations, 87 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 (15)
  • East York Alternative Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 401 m
  • East York Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 433 m
  • Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 499 m
  • Diefenbaker Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 631 m
  • Cosburn Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 657 m
  • Parkside Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 746 m
  • and 9 more
Parks (15)
  • Cullen Bryant Park300 m
  • Coxwell Ravine Park676 m
  • Cosburn Park735 m
  • Duncan C. Little Park757 m
  • True Davidson Park813 m
  • Les Anthony Parkette821 m
  • and 9 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch790 m
  • Toronto Public Library Thorncliffe branch1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 43 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 306 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2024.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 43 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 10 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Circle K · 561 O'connor Drgrocery306 mPassed, Sep 2025
Tim Hortons · 561 O'connor Dr306 mPassed, Jul 2024
Butter Chicken Roti · 1041 Coxwell Ave307 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 3 infractions
Yaya's · 1027 Coxwell Ave310 mPassed, Feb 2026
Lucky Elinext Mart · 1021 Coxwell Ave315 mPassed, Jul 2024
Free Topping Pizza · 1015 Coxwell Ave317 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 3 infractions
Coxwell Milk Convenience · 1011 Coxwell Avegrocery317 mPassed, Mar 2025
New Eden Chinese Food · 1025 Coxwell Avegrocery320 mPassed, Jun 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 Kiwanis Outdoor Pool Washroom, 760 m away, View outdoor pool hours.

  • Kiwanis Outdoor Pool Washroom · 375 Cedarvale Ave
    View outdoor pool hours
    760 m
  • Stan Wadlow Park Washroom · 888 Cosburn Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    843 m
  • East York Civic Centre · 850 Coxwell Avenue
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    874 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 584 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lily's House Inc. (368 m, 15 spaces, toddler).

Within 1 km6 centres · 584 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 6
  • Lily's House Inc. · 1032 Coxwell Ave
    15 spaces · toddler · $10-a-day
    368 m
  • Plains Road Child Care Inc. · 520 Plains Rd
    174 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    499 m
  • Centennial College East York Day Care (Plains Rd) · 175 Plains Rd
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    631 m
  • Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) · 550 Mortimer Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    896 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 224 (812 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 224 · 812 m1313 Woodbine Ave
Police55 Division · 3.3 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.7 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

Within a kilometre there are four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 388 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 611 Cosburn Ave (515 m, 12 units, 3 storeys, built 1951), which scored 85 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 29 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings4 · 388 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202629 across the 4
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
611 Cosburn Ave123195185 · Sep 20240515 m
1430 Woodbine Avesocial housing616199296 · Aug 20260541 m
831 Cosburn Ave113195081 · Sep 20240619 m
1501 Woodbine Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc30420196893 · Jul 202629 · 11 fire620 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 lots398 lots · ≈24,880 spaces · 74.6 ha
Within 500 m13 lots · ≈410 spaces
Green P (public)6 car parks · about 167 spaces
EV charging (City)543 Strathmore Blvd · 1.7 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface904 m1862% (Q1 2026)
1612 Danforth Ave · Surface1.7 km2275% (Q1 2026)
737 Rhodes Ave · Surface1.7 km2450% (Q1 2026)
1439 Danforth Ave · Surface1.8 km1895% (Q1 2026)
101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface1.8 km3550% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 301 m away, ≈22 spaces; 308 m away, ≈28 spaces; 324 m away, ≈25 spaces; 348 m away, ≈18 spaces; 351 m away, ≈10 spaces; 361 m away, ≈16 spaces. More EV charging: 1612 Danforth Ave. (1.7 km, 2 ports); 124 Mount Joy Ave (2 km, 2 ports); 31 Roseheath Ave (2 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, Nov 4, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 8,858 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 208 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,123 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,288 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west7,736eastbound · 11 bikes · 4.8% heavy
Total vehicles16,802107 pedestrians · 30 cyclists · 4.4% heavy
From the east8,858westbound · 18 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south208northbound · 1 bikes · 5.3% heavy
AM peak hour2,123 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,288 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 4, 2021

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 Binswood Ave between Plains Rd and O'connor Dr, 105 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2003 put the average speed at 40 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Binswood Avenue between O'Connor Dr and Cosburn Ave.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Binswood Ave · Plains Rd – O'connor Dr · 105 mNov 2003 · 3 days60440 km/h48 km/h53 km/h
O'Connor Dr · Taylor Dr – Glebemount Ave · 167 mDec 2011 · 3 days16,597

Traffic calming

  • Binswood Avenue · O'Connor Dr – Cosburn Ave
    4 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

The worst year was 2024, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 1 collision (8%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 8% 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 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions12#4085 of 5,508
With an injury1#4425 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201414latest May 19, 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

Two thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200other (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft200house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 16, 2022. 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 Old East York.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is O'Connor & Binswood a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 12 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 & Binswood?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 4, 2021, 1.82× the median for a counted intersection.

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

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Binswood Ave between Plains Rd and O'connor Dr (November 2003), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near O'Connor & Binswood?

The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (904 m away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 398 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,880 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 543 Strathmore Blvd (1.7 km).

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

Bus routes 8, 70, 87, 91, 93, 404, 62 within 1 km (nearest stop: O'connor Dr at Binswood Ave West Side, 14 m).

What restaurants are near O'Connor & Binswood?

None within 300 m, and 43 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (306 m), Butter Chicken Roti (307 m), Yaya's (310 m), Lucky Elinext Mart (315 m) and Free Topping Pizza (317 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 & Binswood?

The nearest is Kiwanis Outdoor Pool Washroom, 375 Cedarvale Ave, 760 m away (View outdoor pool hours). Next nearest: Stan Wadlow Park Washroom (843 m); East York Civic Centre (874 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 O'Connor & Binswood?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 584 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lily's House Inc. (368 m, 15 spaces), Plains Road Child Care Inc. (499 m, 174 spaces) and Centennial College East York Day Care (Plains Rd) (631 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near O'Connor & Binswood?

Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 388 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 611 Cosburn Ave (515 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 1430 Woodbine Ave (541 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 831 Cosburn Ave (619 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 1501 Woodbine Ave (620 m, 304 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 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 O'Connor & Binswood?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two 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 Old East York page.

What neighbourhood is O'Connor & Binswood in?

O'Connor & Binswood is in Old East York (City of Toronto neighbourhood 058). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined