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Underhill & Cassandra (South)

Underhill Dr & Cassandra Blvd (South) · Toronto, Ontario · Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills · Ward 16, Don Valley East

In Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills, Underhill & Cassandra (South) is a lightly travelled intersection. It has 2 schools within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
8,031
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 8, 2024
311 pedestrians · 29 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
30/100
city median 48
4 places to eat within 1 km

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Underhill & Cassandra (South)

Traffic and safety

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

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 8, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 3,899 southbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 769. Morning rush is the busier period: 1,013 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 783 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north3,899southbound · 17 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the west769eastbound · 2 bikes · 3.5% heavy
Total vehicles8,031311 pedestrians · 29 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,363northbound · 10 bikes · 4.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,013 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 783 from 5:00 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

2016 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 21% of collisions here involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 12, 2026.

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

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions141.7 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles
With an injury3
Property damage only7
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
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 Cassandra Blvd between Dr. Daniel Hill Park Trl and Redwillow Dr (145 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 24-hour count in October 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 1,500 vehicles a day. Underhill Dr between Royal Doulton Dr and Beveridge Dr measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 45 km/h (Nov 2020).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Underhill Dr · Royal Doulton Dr – Beveridge Dr · 139 mNov 2020 · 3 days7,49238 km/h45 km/h50 km/h
Cassandra Blvd · Dr. Daniel Hill Park Trl – Redwillow Dr · 145 mOct 2023 · 24 h1,52937 km/h47 km/h52 km/h

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

TTC bus
91 191 54 nearest 49 m
Express
954
Blue Night
354
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Underhill Dr at Beveridge Dr; Underhill Dr at Beveridge Dr North Side
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.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
none within 2 km
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
8 mapped lots within 500 m, 187 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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

No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 4 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is High Street Fish & Chips, 374 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 459 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • High Street Fish & Chips · 55 Underhill Dr374 m · 4 min
  • Pizzaiolo · 51 Underhill Dr Unit-3374 m · 4 min
  • Cookiemaniac · 25 Fairhill Cres744 m · 9 min
  • Tim Hortons · 1309 Lawrence Ave E1 km · 12 min
0 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Food shops
Sugar & Season Bakehouse 352 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 459 m · 5 min
Child care
  • Muppets Too Preschool Centre · 130 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day236 m
  • Little Acorns Montessori School (Cathie Mahoney) · 16 spaces, preschool · $10-a-day537 m · 6 min
2 licensed centres · 146 spaces within 1 km · 1 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Broadlands Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed526 m · 6 min
Drinking water: Dr. Daniel Hill Park 164 m

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 (6)
  • Dr. Daniel Hill Park169 m
  • Cassandra Greenbelt445 m · 5 min
  • Ranchdale Park516 m · 6 min
  • Broadlands Park650 m · 8 min
  • Brookbanks Park1 km · 12 min
and 1 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (8)
  • Milne Valley Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 166 m
  • Cassandra Public SchoolEnglish Public · 236 m
  • St Catherine Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 774 m · 9 min
  • Annunciation Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
  • Ranchdale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km

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 grocery store, a library or a care or retirement home.

30of 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 food2/30

    4 within 1 km

  • Transit12/28

    4 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation9/10

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

  • Schools and child care7/8

    2 schools 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

Five registered apartment buildings with 402 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 60 Underhill Dr (393 m, 57 units, 4 storeys, built 1961), which scored 96 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
60 Underhill Dr · Three R Property Management Corporation574196196 · Jun 2025393 m · 5 min
50 Underhill Dr · Three R Property Management Corporation644196194 · Aug 2024496 m · 6 min
5 Brookbanks Dr · Realstar12415196894 · Jul 2025900 m · 11 min
17 Brookbanks Dr · Realstar448200198 · Aug 20261 km · 12 min
9 Roanoke Rd · CAPREIT1139196395 · Sep 20241 km · 12 min

5 registered buildings · 402 units · tallest 15 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 one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Underhill & Cassandra (South) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 Underhill & Cassandra (South)?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 8, 2024, 50% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Underhill & Cassandra (South) a walkable intersection?

Underhill & Cassandra (South) scores 30 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: 2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Underhill & Cassandra (South)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Cassandra Blvd between Dr. Daniel Hill Park Trl and Redwillow Dr (October 2023), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Underhill & Cassandra (South)?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 187 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,140 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Underhill & Cassandra (South) by transit?

Bus routes 91, 191, 54, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Underhill Dr at Beveridge Dr, 49 m).

What restaurants are near Underhill & Cassandra (South)?

None within 300 m, and 4 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are High Street Fish & Chips (374 m), Pizzaiolo (374 m), Cookiemaniac (744 m) and Tim Hortons (1.0 km). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Underhill & Cassandra (South)?

The nearest is Broadlands Community Centre Washroom, 19 Castlegrove Blvd, 526 m away.

Is there child care near Underhill & Cassandra (South)?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 146 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Muppets Too Preschool Centre (236 m, 130 spaces) and Little Acorns Montessori School (Cathie Mahoney) (537 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Underhill & Cassandra (South)?

Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 402 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 60 Underhill Dr (393 m, 57 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 50 Underhill Dr (496 m, 64 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 5 Brookbanks Dr (900 m, 124 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 17 Brookbanks Dr (1.0 km, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 95 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Underhill & Cassandra (South)?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills page.

What neighbourhood is Underhill & Cassandra (South) in?

Underhill & Cassandra (South) is in Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills (City of Toronto neighbourhood 149). It is in Ward 16, Don Valley East, represented by Councillor Jon Burnside.

Sources

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