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O'Connor & Linsmore

O'Connor Dr & Linsmore Cres · Toronto, Ontario · Old East York · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

O'Connor & Linsmore, in Old East York, is a busier-than-typical intersection. At the corner: a park. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
15,298
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 4, 2002
26 pedestrians · 9 cyclists
Collisions
52
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 41 property damage · #2010 of 5,508 · +2 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
9 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 1,910 vehicles, 1.65× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 588 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 5.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 36%, from 22 in 2016–2020 to 30 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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O'Connor & Linsmore

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
8877051627288156403 nearest 79 m
Blue Night
322325
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — O'connor Dr at Derwyn Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Cosburn Ave / Durant Ave 563 m · 15 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 (13)
  • Diefenbaker Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 379 m
  • The Three Hierarchs AcademyPrivate · 475 m
  • Cosburn Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 490 m
  • East York Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 693 m
  • Holy Cross Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 803 m
  • East York Alternative Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 873 m
  • and 7 more
Parks (16)
  • Four Oaks Gate Park138 m
  • Coxwell Ravine Park337 m
  • Dieppe Park530 m
  • Cosburn Park595 m
  • True Davidson Park662 m
  • Cullen Bryant Park777 m
  • and 10 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch686 m
  • Toronto Public Library Thorncliffe branch903 m
  • Toronto Public Library Todmorden Room branch1.2 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; 45 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Sophie`s Sports Bar & Grill, 397 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Sophie`s Sports Bar & Grill · 466 Cosburn Ave397 mPassed, Feb 2026
Cosburn Variety · 468 Cosburn Avegrocery401 mPassed, Sep 2025
Boca Brunch · 488 Cosburn Ave407 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Karlovo European Meats and Deli · 469 Cosburn Avegrocery442 mPassed, Jan 2026
Nino's Convenience Store · 467 Cosburn Avegrocery450 mPassed, Feb 2024
Mr. Sub · 1068 Coxwell Ave520 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Skara · 1050 Coxwell Ave524 mPassed, Mar 2026
Wayne's Supermarket · 1054 Coxwell Avegrocery525 mPassed, Jul 2025

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 Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 475 m away — currently listed as closed (closed for the season); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 446 m away at Dieppe Park.

  • Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    475 m
  • Dieppe Park Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    508 m
  • East York Civic Centre · 850 Coxwell Avenue
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    873 m
Drinking water
Dieppe Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 446 m; Dieppe Park bottle filling station · 516 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 450 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Centennial College East York Day Care (Plains Rd) (379 m, 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 450 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 8
  • Centennial College East York Day Care (Plains Rd) · 175 Plains Rd
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    379 m
  • East York Montessori School · 486 Cosburn Ave
    31 spaces · toddler, preschool
    410 m
  • Lily's House Inc. · 1032 Coxwell Ave
    15 spaces · toddler · $10-a-day
    535 m
  • Network Childcare Services - Holy Cross · 299a Donlands Ave
    99 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    803 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 322 (787 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 322 · 787 m256 Cosburn Ave
Police55 Division · 3.4 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 1.2 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

Within a kilometre there are 32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,910 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 9 Elmsdale Rd (658 m, 38 units, 4 storeys, built 1945), which scored 86 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 82 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 90 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings32 · 3,910 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202682 across the 32
Open fire-code violations90
Tallest25 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
9 Elmsdale Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.384194586 · Jul 20241658 m
338-342 Donlands Ave · Greenwin Corp.363194997 · Aug 20241665 m
47 Thorncliffe Park Dr · Morguard Nar Canada L.p47425196689 · Sep 20249 · 20 fire729 m
260 Gamble Ave · Greenwin Corp.243195098 · Jul 20253747 m
611 Cosburn Ave123195185 · Sep 20240748 m
257 Torrens Ave173195094 · Jul 20250 · 5 fire759 m
470 Mortimer Ave · Mortimer Rentals Inc424195790 · Jun 20240800 m
49 Thorncliffe Park Dr · Morguard Nar Canada L.p40020196881 · Jul 20245 · 20 fire804 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 lots454 lots · ≈27,550 spaces · 82.6 ha
Within 500 m6 lots · ≈260 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 318 spaces
EV charging (City)1612 Danforth Ave. · 1.8 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface936 m1862% (Q1 2026)
1439 Danforth Ave · Surface1.7 km1895% (Q1 2026)
737 Rhodes Ave · Surface1.8 km2450% (Q1 2026)
1612 Danforth Ave · Surface1.8 km2275% (Q1 2026)
31 Langford Ave · Surface1.8 km2761% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 282 m away, ≈13 spaces; 327 m away, ≈28 spaces; 392 m away, ≈50 spaces; 447 m away, ≈55 spaces; 453 m away, ≈79 spaces; 486 m away, ≈33 spaces. More EV charging: 132 Chatham Ave (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 — 8-hour, Feb 4, 2002

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 8,129 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 62 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 2,505 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 1,806 in the morning peak from 7:30 a.m. 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 25 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2002, 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 west7,107eastbound · 2 bikes · 3.3% heavy
Total vehicles15,29826 pedestrians · 9 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east8,129westbound · 7 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the south62northbound · 0 bikes · 6.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,806 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,505 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 4, 2002

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 O'Connor Dr between Milton Rd and Lankin Blvd, 387 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2025 put the average speed at 43 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 51 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 57 km/h or more. That segment carries about 36,700 vehicles a day. Linsmore Cres between Plains Rd and O'connor Dr measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Aug 2007). At the school-zone speed sign on Plains Rd (312 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 42,016 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Linsmore Cres · Plains Rd – O'connor Dr · 105 mAug 2007 · 2 days58238 km/h48 km/h53 km/h
O'Connor Dr · Milton Rd – Lankin Blvd · 387 mDec 2025 · 3 days36,66143 km/h51 km/h57 km/h

School-zone speed sign 312 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct21 · 28 km/h
Over the limit2.6%
40 km/h or more0.6%

Plains Rd (eastbound) · 42,016 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 9 collisions. 8 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions52#2010 of 5,508
With an injury8#2101 of 4,660
Property damage only41
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#2840 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1283 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201462latest Jun 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle101street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 11, 2026. 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 & Linsmore a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 52 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 & Linsmore?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 4, 2002, 1.65× the median for a counted intersection.

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

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 312 m away (30 km/h), 0.6% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near O'Connor & Linsmore?

The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (936 m away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 454 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,550 spaces — 6 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1612 Danforth Ave. (1.8 km).

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

Bus routes 8, 87, 70, 51, 62, 72, 88, 156 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: O'connor Dr at Derwyn Rd, 79 m).

What restaurants are near O'Connor & Linsmore?

None within 300 m, and 45 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Sophie`s Sports Bar & Grill (397 m), Boca Brunch (407 m), Mr. Sub (520 m) and Skara (524 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 & Linsmore?

The nearest is Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 455 Cosburn Ave, 475 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. Next nearest: Dieppe Park Washroom (508 m); East York Civic Centre (873 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 & Linsmore?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 450 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Centennial College East York Day Care (Plains Rd) (379 m, 56 spaces), East York Montessori School (410 m, 31 spaces) and Lily's House Inc. (535 m, 15 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near O'Connor & Linsmore?

32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,910 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 9 Elmsdale Rd (658 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 338-342 Donlands Ave (665 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 47 Thorncliffe Park Dr (729 m, 474 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 260 Gamble Ave (747 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 32 is 90 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 & Linsmore?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 & Linsmore in?

O'Connor & Linsmore is in Old East York (City of Toronto neighbourhood 058). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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