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O'Connor & Coxwell

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

O'Connor & Coxwell is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Old East York. Nearby is 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
19,942
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 18, 2023
464 pedestrians · 42 cyclists · #887 busiest
Collisions
324
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
42 with an injury · 258 property damage · #254 of 5,508 · +14 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
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

The latest City count averages about 1,420 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.23× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 43 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 32 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 16.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.3× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 14%, from 174 in 2016–2020 to 150 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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O'Connor & Coxwell

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
87087936240491 nearest 15 m
Blue Night
322
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — O'connor Dr at Coxwell Ave; Coxwell Ave at O'connor Dr
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Coxwell Ave / Plains Rd 216 m · 19 docks · 6 stations, 106 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 (17)
  • East York Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 345 m
  • Diefenbaker Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 349 m
  • Cosburn Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 424 m
  • East York Alternative Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 457 m
  • Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 818 m
  • R H McGregor Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 885 m
  • and 11 more
Parks (14)
  • Cullen Bryant Park320 m
  • Coxwell Ravine Park381 m
  • Cosburn Park540 m
  • True Davidson Park631 m
  • Four Oaks Gate Park657 m
  • East York Civic Centre736 m
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch623 m
  • Toronto Public Library Thorncliffe branch1.2 km
Signal
0445, activated 1958 · SA1 · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 39 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 42 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2024.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 39 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 10 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Circle K · 561 O'connor Drgrocery42 mPassed, Sep 2025
Tim Hortons · 561 O'connor Dr42 mPassed, Jul 2024
Butter Chicken Roti · 1041 Coxwell Ave56 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 3 infractions
Mr. Sub · 1068 Coxwell Ave58 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Yaya's · 1027 Coxwell Ave72 mPassed, Feb 2026
Wayne's Supermarket · 1054 Coxwell Avegrocery74 mPassed, Jul 2025
New Eden Chinese Food · 1025 Coxwell Avegrocery75 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Skara · 1050 Coxwell Ave82 mPassed, Mar 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, 765 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 526 m away at Cosburn Park.

  • East York Civic Centre · 850 Coxwell Avenue
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    765 m
  • Dieppe Park Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    777 m
  • Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    823 m
Drinking water
Cosburn Park drinking fountain · 526 m; Cosburn Park drinking fountain · 542 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. (109 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
    109 m
  • Centennial College East York Day Care (Plains Rd) · 175 Plains Rd
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    349 m
  • East York Montessori School · 486 Cosburn Ave
    31 spaces · toddler, preschool
    623 m
  • Centennial College Early Childhood Education Centre(550 Mortimer) · 550 Mortimer Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    811 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 224 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 224 · 1.1 km1313 Woodbine Ave
Police55 Division · 3.3 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 1.8 km1300 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

Six registered apartment buildings with 442 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 611 Cosburn Ave (444 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 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. 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 buildings6 · 442 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202629 across the 6
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
611 Cosburn Ave123195185 · Sep 20240444 m
1430 Woodbine Avesocial housing616199296 · Aug 20260865 m
831 Cosburn Ave113195081 · Sep 20240885 m
494 Mortimer Ave · Deborah Holmes123196574 · Jun 20240888 m
470 Mortimer Ave · Mortimer Rentals Inc424195790 · Jun 20240914 m
1501 Woodbine Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc30420196893 · Jul 202629 · 11 fire1 km

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 lots432 lots · ≈25,580 spaces · 76.7 ha
Within 500 m18 lots · ≈500 spaces
Green P (public)6 car parks · about 167 spaces
EV charging (City)1612 Danforth Ave. · 1.6 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking9 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface814 m1862% (Q1 2026)
1612 Danforth Ave · Surface1.7 km2275% (Q1 2026)
737 Rhodes Ave · Surface1.7 km2450% (Q1 2026)
1439 Danforth Ave · Surface1.7 km1895% (Q1 2026)
101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface1.9 km3550% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 38 m away, ≈28 spaces; 40 m away, ≈32 spaces; 74 m away, ≈22 spaces; 89 m away, ≈25 spaces; 122 m away, ≈25 spaces; 122 m away, ≈16 spaces. More EV charging: 543 Strathmore Blvd (1.8 km, 2 ports); 124 Mount Joy Ave (1.9 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 — 14-hour, Nov 18, 2023 (a weekend day)

The east leg carries the load — 8,290 westbound vehicles, or 42% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 287. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,761 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 21% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (2,277). Heavy vehicles made up 0.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north287southbound · 9 bikes · 0.3% heavy
From the west6,915eastbound · 8 bikes · 0.6% heavy
Total vehicles19,942464 pedestrians · 42 cyclists · 0.8% heavy
From the east8,290westbound · 14 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the south4,450northbound · 11 bikes · 0.9% heavy
AM peak hour2,277 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,761 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 18, 2023 · weekend

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 Milton Rd and Lankin Blvd (158 m away) recorded an average of 43 km/h in its 3-day count in December 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 51 km/h. That segment carries about 36,700 vehicles a day. Coxwell Blvd between Barbara Cres and Taylor Dr measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Sep 2002). At the school-zone speed sign on Plains Ave (333 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.6% of the 29,478 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Coxwell Blvd · Barbara Cres – Taylor Dr · 141 mSep 2002 · 3 days55240 km/h49 km/h54 km/h
O'Connor Dr · Milton Rd – Lankin Blvd · 158 mDec 2025 · 3 days36,66143 km/h51 km/h57 km/h
Coxwell Ave · Cosburn Ave – Plains Rd · 316 mApr 2025 · 3 days16,39640 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

School-zone speed sign 333 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct25 · 32 km/h
Over the limit8.1%
40 km/h or more1.6%

Plains Ave (westbound), 36 Plains Road · 29,478 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

2017 was the peak year (44 collisions), and 2025 closed with 34. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 31 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 14 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 16.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions324#254 of 5,508
With an injury42#321 of 4,660
Property damage only258
Fail to remain31
Involving a pedestrian6#596 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#632 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified24
Since January 2026 (outside the window)14
All since 2014403latest Jun 16, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Sep 25, 2009.

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

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 43% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle700house driveway/garage (3), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 24, 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 & Coxwell a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 324 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 & Coxwell?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #887 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.23× the median for a counted intersection.

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

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on O'Connor Dr between Milton Rd and Lankin Blvd (December 2025), found an average of 43 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 51 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 333 m away (30 km/h), 1.6% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near O'Connor & Coxwell?

The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (814 m away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 432 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,580 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1612 Danforth Ave. (1.6 km).

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

Bus routes 8, 70, 87, 93, 62, 404, 91 within 1 km (nearest stop: O'connor Dr at Coxwell Ave, 15 m).

What restaurants are near O'Connor & Coxwell?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 39 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (42 m), Butter Chicken Roti (56 m), Mr. Sub (58 m), Yaya's (72 m) and Skara (82 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 & Coxwell?

The nearest is East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, 765 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Dieppe Park Washroom (777 m); Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (823 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 & Coxwell?

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. (109 m, 15 spaces), Centennial College East York Day Care (Plains Rd) (349 m, 56 spaces) and East York Montessori School (623 m, 31 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near O'Connor & Coxwell?

Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 442 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 611 Cosburn Ave (444 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 1430 Woodbine Ave (865 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 831 Cosburn Ave (885 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 494 Mortimer Ave (888 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 74). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 87 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 & Coxwell?

Toronto Police place seven 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 Old East York page.

What neighbourhood is O'Connor & Coxwell in?

O'Connor & Coxwell 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