O'Connor & Pape

Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 30, 2025

Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 4,471 vehicles entering from the north to 5,077 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the north (237 of 561). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,785 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 26% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,421). Trucks and buses were 8.1% 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 16,177 vehicles. The count is 13 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,421 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,785 from 4:15 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

2019 was the peak year (21 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 29% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 28, 2026.

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 3 pedestrians were among those hurt. 2 of the 3 happened in darkness — 67%, above the citywide 39%. 2024 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on May 19, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on O'Connor Dr between Beechwood Cres and Beechwood Dr (316 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.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Red-light camera

In operation since 2022; 356 tickets in 2025, 207 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Toronto and East York.

The crossing

Signal 0442, activated 1958 · leading pedestrian interval North/East/West

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food12/30

  1 grocery store within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  10 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 208 m away

• Parks and recreation10/10

  3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care7/8

  1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

65 registered apartment buildings with 4,257 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1311 Pape Ave (207 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1870). One building of the 65 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

65 registered buildings · 4,257 units · 2 social housing · tallest 22 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Sep 30, 2025.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 14 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.69324, -79.35029 · centreline node 13459249.