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Westview & Gardens (South)

Westview Blvd & Gardens Cres (South) · Toronto, Ontario · O'Connor-Parkview · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Westview & Gardens (South) is a quiet local crossing. It sits in O'Connor-Parkview. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
773
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 1, 2020
105 pedestrians · 19 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 1 property damage · #4945 of 5,508
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
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 14 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 100 vehicles an hour, 8% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 2.5% of vehicle volume, about 3.2× the typical share. That comes with about 0.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Westview & Gardens (South)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
709182393 nearest 91 m
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — O'connor Dr at Gardens Cres
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
O'Connor Dr / Curity Ave 140 m · 14 docks · 4 stations, 62 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)
  • Abacus MontessoriPrivate · 224 m
  • Selwyn Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 283 m
  • Gordon A Brown Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 350 m
  • Presteign Heights Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 649 m
  • Parkside Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • O'connor Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 7 more
Parks (16)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Dawes Road branch1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 9 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 44. The nearest is Tzatzki/Sweet Greek Pie, 89 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés9 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
7stars Fresh Grocery Express · 943 O'connor Drgrocery78 mPassed, Aug 2024 · 2 infractions
Tzatzki/Sweet Greek Pie · 971 O'connor Dr89 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Kebab & Co · 977 O'connor Dr95 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Momozone · 979 O'connor Dr98 mPassed, Jul 2026
Sisaket Thai Kitchen · 977 O'connor Dr98 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tw Variety Store · 989 O'connor Drgrocery111 mPassed, Dec 2024
Domino's · 871 O'connor Dr155 mPassed, Feb 2026
Nostalgia Coffee · 855 O'connor Dr184 mPassed, Jun 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

The nearest public washroom is Topham Park Community Centre and Clubhouse Washroom, 406 m away — currently listed as closed (technical issues); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 310 m away at Topham Park.

  • Topham Park Community Centre and Clubhouse Washroom · 181 Westview Blvd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Technical Issues
    406 m
Drinking water
Topham Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 310 m; Topham Park drinking fountain · 383 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 248 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Abacus Montessori Learning Centre (224 m, 37 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 248 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 5
  • Abacus Montessori Learning Centre · 2723 St Clair Ave E
    37 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    224 m
  • Selwyn Community Child Care Centre · 1 Selwyn Ave
    92 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    283 m
  • Bright Minds Childcare & Montessori School · 1450 O Connor Dr
    29 spaces · toddler, preschool
    698 m
  • Precious Ones Bilingual Preschool Corp. · 233 Westview Blvd
    33 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    714 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 224 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (3.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.3 km away.

FireFire Station 224 · 1.5 km1313 Woodbine Ave
Police41 Division · 3.7 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 2.3 km105 Cedarvale 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 44 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,293 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 991 O'Connor Dr (116 m, 12 units, 3 storeys, built 1950), which scored 93 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 32 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 24 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings44 · 1,293 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202632 across the 44
Open fire-code violations24
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
991 O'Connor Dr · Radar Property Management Inc123195093 · Nov 20250116 m
993 O'Connor Dr · Radar Property Management Inc123195193 · Nov 20250135 m
970 O'Connor Dr · Panthera Building Corp566196086 · Jul 20260139 m
990 O'Connor Dr · Tera Ditta Holdings Inc.183196086 · Jun 20260155 m
995 O'Connor Dr · Radar Property Management Inc123195193 · Nov 20250160 m
994 O'Connor Dr · O'connor Apts Ltd183196597 · Jul 20261163 m
996 O'Connor Dr · Prudence Management Inc.183195493 · Nov 20252172 m
1000 O'Connor Dr123195199 · Jul 20263178 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 lots438 lots · ≈36,910 spaces · 110.7 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈4,220 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parking9 post-and-rings within 300 m

Nearest lots: 62 m away, ≈32 spaces; 74 m away, ≈30 spaces; 112 m away, ≈3 spaces; 151 m away, ≈107 spaces; 160 m away, ≈65 spaces; 170 m away, ≈69 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, Oct 1, 2020

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 302 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 139 from the east. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 132 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 28% above the afternoon peak from 2:00 p.m. (103). Trucks and buses were 10.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north140southbound · 7 bikes · 15.0% heavy
From the west302eastbound · 6 bikes · 5.6% heavy
Total vehicles773105 pedestrians · 19 cyclists · 10.7% heavy
From the east139westbound · 1 bikes · 7.9% heavy
From the south192northbound · 5 bikes · 17.7% heavy
AM peak hour132 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour103 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 1, 2020

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 Westview Blvd between Dalecrest Dr and Barrett Rd, 180 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2007 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 19 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on St Clair Avenue East (395 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 1,004 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Westview Blvd · Dalecrest Dr – Barrett Rd · 180 mMar 2007 · 3 days1,21239 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

School-zone speed sign 395 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 0 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
50 km/h or more0.0%

St Clair Avenue East (westbound) · 1,004 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 worst year was 2019, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (33%) involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 50% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (17%). The most recent report on file is from Feb 3, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4945 of 5,508
With an injury2#4022 of 4,660
Property damage only1
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#3136 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 20146latest Feb 3, 2025

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 11, 2017. 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 O'Connor-Parkview.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Westview & Gardens (South) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Westview & Gardens (South)?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Oct 1, 2020, 8% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Westview & Gardens (South)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Westview Blvd between Dalecrest Dr and Barrett Rd (March 2007), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 395 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Westview & Gardens (South)?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 438 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 36,910 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Westview & Gardens (South) by transit?

Bus routes 70, 91, 8, 23, 93 within 1 km (nearest stop: O'connor Dr at Gardens Cres, 91 m).

What restaurants are near Westview & Gardens (South)?

9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 44 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tzatzki/Sweet Greek Pie (89 m), Kebab & Co (95 m), Momozone (98 m), Sisaket Thai Kitchen (98 m) and Domino's (155 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 Westview & Gardens (South)?

The nearest is Topham Park Community Centre and Clubhouse Washroom, 181 Westview Blvd, 406 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: technical issues. 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 Westview & Gardens (South)?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 248 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Abacus Montessori Learning Centre (224 m, 37 spaces), Selwyn Community Child Care Centre (283 m, 92 spaces) and Bright Minds Childcare & Montessori School (698 m, 29 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Westview & Gardens (South)?

44 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,293 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 991 O'Connor Dr (116 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 993 O'Connor Dr (135 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 970 O'Connor Dr (139 m, 56 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 990 O'Connor Dr (155 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 44 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 Westview & Gardens (South)?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 O'Connor-Parkview page.

What neighbourhood is Westview & Gardens (South) in?

Westview & Gardens (South) is in O'Connor-Parkview (City of Toronto neighbourhood 054). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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