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Sammon & Frankdale

Sammon Ave & Frankdale Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Danforth East York · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Sammon & Frankdale, in Danforth East York, was a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it — that was the City's last count here, in 2020. Nearby is Greenwood Station (Line 2) 712 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
679
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 29, 2020
362 pedestrians · 164 cyclists
Collisions
3
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Greenwood Station 712 m · 11 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
38/100
city median 48
48 places to eat within 1 km · grocery 549 m

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Sammon & Frankdale

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Sep 29, 2020

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 330 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 121. Most cyclists arrived from the east (94 of 164). Morning rush is the busier period: 116 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 92 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 6 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, 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 · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west228eastbound · 55 bikes · 1.8% heavy
Total vehicles679362 pedestrians · 164 cyclists · 1.0% heavy
From the east330westbound · 94 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the south121northbound · 14 bikes · 0.0% heavy

Peak hours: 116 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 92 from 4:00 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

2021 was the peak year (1 collision), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Nov 15, 2021.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions3
With an injury0
Property damage only3
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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 Sammon Ave between Marlow Ave and Wiley Ave (201 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 35 km/h. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Glebeholme Blvd (377 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 19,866 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sammon Ave · Marlow Ave – Wiley Ave · 201 mAug 2020 · 3 days1,02328 km/h35 km/h39 km/h
Speed sign
Glebeholme Blvd (westbound), 377 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 20 km/h, 85th percentile 29 km/h; 0.2% at 40 km/h or more. 19,866 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Greenwood Station (Line 2)712 m · 8 min; Donlands Station (Line 2)873 m · 10 min
TTC bus
62 51 87 31 70 404 83 nearest 287 m · 3 min
Blue Night
300 322
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Greenwood Ave / Sammon Ave 91 m · 11 docks · 6 stations, 94 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
14 car parks · about 515 spaces
EV charging
132 Chatham Ave · 1.1 km · 2 Level 2 ports; also 124 Mount Joy Ave (1.3 km), 1612 Danforth Ave. (1.5 km)
Bike parking
1 post-and-ring within 300 m
Other lots
13 mapped lots within 500 m, 353 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface1 km1862% (Q1 2026)
31 Langford Ave · Surface1.1 km2761% (Q1 2026)
1439 Danforth Ave · Surface1.2 km1895% (Q1 2026)
12 Woodycrest Ave · Surface1.2 km3543% (Q1 2026)
17 Eaton Ave · Surface1.3 km3065% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

The nearest grocery store is Alberto Grocery, 549 m away; 4 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 48 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Eskimo Breeze, 571 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Danforth Central Pharmacy, 707 m away; 7 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Michael Garron Hospital, 919 m away. Woodgreen Community Centre - Outreach Programs runs a seniors' active living programme 804 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Eskimo Breeze · 263 Donlands Ave571 m · 7 min
  • North of Brooklyn Pizzeria · 663 Greenwood Ave Bldg-Main Floor684 m · 8 min
  • A & W · 1190 Danforth Ave696 m · 8 min
  • Shopping Basket · 299 Donlands Ave709 m · 8 min
  • Kababia · 1202 Danforth Ave710 m · 8 min
0 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Grocery
Alberto Grocery 549 m · 7 min · 4 within 1 km
Food shops
North Pole Bakery 735 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Danforth Central Pharmacy 707 m · 8 min · 7 within 1 km
Child care
  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Queensdale · 278 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day447 m · 5 min
  • Network Childcare Services - Holy Cross · 99 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day730 m · 9 min
  • Dandylion Childcare Centre · 280 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day800 m · 10 min
9 licensed centres · 905 spaces within 1 km · 5 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Dieppe Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible797 m · 9 min
  • Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Closed for the Season860 m · 10 min
Drinking water: Aldwych Park 582 m · 7 min
Health and care
  • Michael Garron Hospital · hospital site919 m · 11 min
  • Woodgreen Community Centre - Outreach Programs · seniors' active living centre804 m · 10 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (14)
  • Aldwych Park551 m · 7 min
  • Dieppe Park844 m · 10 min
  • East York Civic Centre1 km · 12 min
  • 24 Dewhurst Boulevard Park1 km · 12 min
  • True Davidson Park1 km · 12 min
and 9 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (15)
  • Ecole Elementaire La MosaiqueFrench Public · 447 m · 5 min
  • Danforth Collegiate & Greenwood Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 615 m · 7 min
  • Holy Cross Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 730 m · 9 min
  • The Three Hierarchs AcademyPrivate · 772 m · 9 min
  • Wilkinson Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 800 m · 10 min
and 10 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch1.1 km · 13 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

38of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food9/30

    4 grocery stores within 1 km · 48 within 1 km

  • Transit18/28

    Greenwood Station 0.7 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go2/14

    library 1.1 km away

  • Parks and recreation3/10

    nearest park 0.6 km · nearest centre 1.5 km

  • Schools and child care6/8

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

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

11 registered apartment buildings with 880 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 325 Sammon Ave (87 m, 26 units, 3 storeys, built 1950), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
325 Sammon Ave · Brayden Irwin263195094 · Jul 202587 m
280 Sammon Ave344195571 · Sep 2024117 m
135 Sammon Ave · Town & Country Property Managers113195694 · Dec 2025592 m · 7 min
470 Mortimer Ave · Mortimer Rentals Inc424195790 · Jun 2024624 m · 7 min
494 Mortimer Ave · Deborah Holmes123196574 · Jun 2024687 m · 8 min
145 Strathmore Blvd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation35014197489 · Aug 2026784 m · 9 min

11 registered buildings · 880 units · 4 social housing · tallest 14 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.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310other (2), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft300other (2), street/outdoor (1)

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 Danforth East York.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Sammon & Frankdale a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 3 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 Sammon & Frankdale?

A lightly travelled intersection at the City's last count here, in 2020. Its latest count is from Sep 29, 2020, 7% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Sammon & Frankdale a walkable intersection?

Sammon & Frankdale scores 38 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; Greenwood Station 0.7 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km; 4 grocery stores within 1 km · 48 within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Sammon & Frankdale?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sammon Ave between Marlow Ave and Wiley Ave (August 2020), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 35 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 377 m away (30 km/h), 0.2% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Sammon & Frankdale?

The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (1.0 km away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 353 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 8,230 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 132 Chatham Ave (1.1 km).

How do I get to Sammon & Frankdale by transit?

Greenwood Station (Line 2) is 712 m away; bus routes 62, 51, 87, 31, 70, 404, 83 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Sammon & Frankdale?

None within 300 m, and 48 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Eskimo Breeze (571 m), North of Brooklyn Pizzeria (684 m), A & W (696 m), Shopping Basket (709 m) and Kababia (710 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Sammon & Frankdale?

The nearest is Dieppe Park Washroom, 455 Cosburn Ave, 797 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (860 m).

Is there child care near Sammon & Frankdale?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 905 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Queensdale (447 m, 278 spaces), Network Childcare Services - Holy Cross (730 m, 99 spaces) and Dandylion Childcare Centre (800 m, 280 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sammon & Frankdale?

11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 880 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 325 Sammon Ave (87 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 280 Sammon Ave (117 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 71), 135 Sammon Ave (592 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 470 Mortimer Ave (624 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 11 is 87 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Sammon & Frankdale?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Danforth East York page.

What neighbourhood is Sammon & Frankdale in?

Sammon & Frankdale is in Danforth East York (City of Toronto neighbourhood 059). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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