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The West Mall & Paxman

The West Mall & Paxman Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Etobicoke City Centre · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

The West Mall & Paxman, in Etobicoke City Centre, is a busier-than-typical intersection.

Traffic volume
11,619
vehicles · 8-hour count, Aug 31, 1999
130 pedestrians · 32 cyclists
Collisions
64
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 42 property damage · #1708 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,450 vehicles an hour, 1.26× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 89 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 6.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 51%, from 43 in 2016–2020 to 21 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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The West Mall & Paxman

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
123112 nearest 20 m
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — The West Mall at Paxman Rd; The West Mall at Paxman Rd South Side
Regional
MiWay 1 Dundas11 Westwood20 Rathburn35 Eglinton70 Keaton at Dundas St at West Mall Cres426 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station 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 (4)
  • St Elizabeth Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
  • Etobicoke Secondary Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • Quo Vadis Elementary SchoolPrivate · 1.4 km
  • St Clement Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.5 km
Parks (5)
  • Snowellen Avenue Parkette627 m
  • Seville Avenue Parkette890 m
  • Neilson Park - Etobicoke1 km
  • Leavenworth Parkette1.1 km
  • Silverhill Park1.3 km
Places of interest
  • CF Sherway GardensLandmark · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 29 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Jave Joe's, 145 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Jave Joe's · 185 the West Mall145 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Metro Distribution Centre · 170 the West Mallgrocery190 mPassed, Nov 2025
Ciao Bella Cafe · 195 the West Mall338 mPassed, Jul 2026
Karachixpress · 133 the West Mall508 mPassed, May 2026
Freshii · 150 North Queen St Unit-7635 mPassed, Aug 2026
Nando's · 150 North Queen St Unit-1635 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Sunset Grill · 150 North Queen St635 mPassed, Jul 2026
Tim Hortons · 150 North Queen St635 mPassed, Aug 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

No City washroom within 1 km.

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

One licensed child care centre within a kilometre offers 74 spaces; it does not accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sunshine Kids (672 m, 74 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km1 centre · 74 spaces
Fee subsidynone
  • Sunshine Kids · 1 Westside Dr
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age
    672 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 432 (825 m), the nearest police station 22 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 825 m away.

FireFire Station 432 · 825 m155 the East Mall
Police22 Division · 3.2 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 39 · 825 m155 the East Mall

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots335 lots · ≈81,810 spaces · 245.4 ha
Within 500 m10 lots · ≈10,610 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 130 m away, ≈382 spaces; 190 m away, ≈1,606 spaces; 192 m away, ≈2,291 spaces; 259 m away, ≈123 spaces; 351 m away, ≈5,389 spaces; 384 m away, ≈17 spaces.

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, Aug 31, 1999

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 5,192 northbound vehicles, or 45% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,671. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,940 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 36% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,422). Trucks and buses were 5.7% 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 16,183 vehicles. The count is 27 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1999, 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 north4,756southbound · 16 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,619130 pedestrians · 32 cyclists · 5.7% heavy
From the east1,671westbound · 1 bikes · 5.2% heavy
From the south5,192northbound · 15 bikes · 7.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,422 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,940 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Aug 31, 1999

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 The West Mall between Waulron St and Paxman Rd (293 m away) recorded an average of 74 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 79 km/h. That segment carries about 13,900 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
The West Mall · Waulron St – Paxman Rd · 293 mSep 2023 · 3 days13,85674 km/h79 km/h126 km/h

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

2019 was the peak year (18 collisions), and 2025 closed with 8. 8% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 21 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions64#1708 of 5,508
With an injury5#2771 of 4,660
Property damage only42
Fail to remain21
Involving a pedestrian1#2876 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1297 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified17
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201477latest Jun 24, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place 20 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on May 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2043street/outdoor (16), commercial premises (4)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 15, 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 Etobicoke City Centre.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is The West Mall & Paxman a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 64 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 The West Mall & Paxman?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Aug 31, 1999, 1.26× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at The West Mall & Paxman?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on The West Mall between Waulron St and Paxman Rd (September 2023), found an average of 74 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 79 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near The West Mall & Paxman?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 335 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 81,810 spaces — 10 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to The West Mall & Paxman by transit?

Bus routes 123, 112 within 1 km (nearest stop: The West Mall at Paxman Rd, 20 m); MiWay routes 1 Dundas, 11 Westwood, 20 Rathburn, 35 Eglinton at Dundas St at West Mall Cres.

What restaurants are near The West Mall & Paxman?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 29 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Jave Joe's (145 m), Ciao Bella Cafe (338 m), Karachixpress (508 m), Freshii (635 m) and Nando's (635 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near The West Mall & Paxman?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 74 spaces in total; it does not accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sunshine Kids (672 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at The West Mall & Paxman?

Toronto Police place 20 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 3 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 Etobicoke City Centre page.

What neighbourhood is The West Mall & Paxman in?

The West Mall & Paxman is in Etobicoke City Centre (City of Toronto neighbourhood 159). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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