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Woodbine & Norway

Woodbine Ave & Norway Ave · Toronto, Ontario · The Beaches · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Woodbine & Norway, in The Beaches, is an intersection of typical volume. It has a bike lane and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
6,935
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 9, 2022
270 pedestrians · 21 cyclists
Collisions
18
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 11 property damage · #3586 of 5,508 · +3 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
3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane, Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 870 vehicles an hour, 75% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 26 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 1.8 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Woodbine & Norway

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
503501506 nearest 177 m
TTC bus
92312264 nearest 15 m
Blue Night
301306322
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Woodbine Ave at Norway Ave; Woodbine Ave at Columbine Ave
Cycling
Bike Lane on Woodbine Ave installed 2017; Sharrows on Norway Ave installed 2019
Bike Share
Heyworth Cres / Kingston Rd 320 m · 19 docks · 12 stations, 311 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 (18)
  • Norway Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 470 m
  • Academy of Thought and Industry TorontoPrivate · 522 m
  • Kew Beach Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 551 m
  • Boardwalk Montessori SchoolPrivate · 610 m
  • Bowmore Road Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 725 m
  • Glen Ames Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 738 m
  • and 12 more
Parks (30)
  • Jeff Sloan Playground287 m
  • Edgewood Parkette538 m
  • Cairns Avenue Parkette667 m
  • Orchard Park678 m
  • Pantry Park691 m
  • Maughan Crescent Parkette760 m
  • and 24 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch740 m
  • Toronto Public Library Gerrard/Ashdale branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 834 m
  • Woodbine BeachNature/ Park · 1.2 km
  • Ashbridges Bay ParkNature/ Park · 1.4 km
Signal
2378, activated 2015 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 120 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Jugo Juice, 386 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2025.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 120 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bruno's Fine Foods · 1880 Queen St Egrocery378 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 3 infractions
Jugo Juice · 1886b Queen St E None386 mPassed, Jan 2025
Ichiban Sushi · 1864 Queen St E387 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 2 infractions
Breakwall BBQ · 1910 Queen St E391 mPassed, May 2025 · 1 infraction
Sauvignon · 1862 Queen St E394 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Sauvignon · 1862 Queen St E395 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Gong Cha · 1918 Queen St E407 mPassed, Apr 2024 · 1 infraction
Toastology Toastology · 1918 Queen St E407 mPassed, Nov 2024

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 Kew Gardens Playground Washroom, 669 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Kew Gardens Playground Washroom · 2075 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    669 m
  • Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom · 6 Williamson Rd
    View centre hours
    707 m
  • Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 70 Kewbeach Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    771 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 794 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brightpath Academy - the Beach (443 m, 111 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 794 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 9
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach · 1925 Queen St E
    111 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    443 m
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone · 1921 Queen St E
    72 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    444 m
  • Norway School Age YMCA · 390 Kingston Rd
    99 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    470 m
  • Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. · 101 Kippendavie Ave
    182 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    551 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 227 (382 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (878 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 227 · 382 m1904 Queen St E
Police55 Division · 878 m101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.7 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

50 registered apartment buildings with 1,947 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 15 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 98 Elmer Ave (166 m, 36 units, 4 storeys, built 1955), which scored 92 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 64 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings50 · 1,947 units · 15 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202664 across the 50
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
98 Elmer AveToronto Community Housing · TCH364195592 · Jun 20240166 m
419 Woodbine Ave113196093 · Nov 20250170 m
204 Kingston Rd · 204 Kingston Birch Properties Inc153193492 · Jul 20250248 m
320 Kingston RdToronto Community Housing · TCH363195495 · Jul 20251286 m
223 Woodbine Ave484192088 · Oct 20240331 m
158 Kingston Rd444196087 · Aug 20263339 m
191 Kenilworth Ave · Kings College Management Ltd.314196194 · Jul 20251352 m
156 Kingston Rd · Firm Capital624195071 · Aug 20265358 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 lots414 lots · ≈16,360 spaces · 49.1 ha
Within 500 m37 lots · ≈3,370 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 1,157 spaces
EV charging (City)1856 Queen St E. · 419 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking2 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
166 Woodbine Ave · Surface447 m2146% (Q1 2026)
192 Boardwalk Dr · Surface468 m2445% (Q1 2026)
116 Joseph Duggan Rd · Surface510 m2441% (Q1 2026)
118 Sarah Ashbridge Ave · Surface561 m2440% (Q1 2026)
116 Winners Crcl · Surface634 m1052% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 136 m away, ≈13 spaces; 157 m away, ≈23 spaces; 245 m away, ≈7 spaces; 245 m away, ≈17 spaces; 265 m away, ≈2 spaces; 300 m away, ≈15 spaces. More EV charging: 166 Woodbine Ave (445 m, 6 ports); 1834 Queen St E (451 m, 2 ports); 29 Bowmore Rd (560 m, 1 ports).

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, Feb 9, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 3,853 northbound vehicles, or 56% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 398. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,185 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 21% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (983). Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north2,684southbound · 12 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles6,935270 pedestrians · 21 cyclists · 4.0% heavy
From the east398westbound · 3 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the south3,853northbound · 6 bikes · 2.9% heavy
AM peak hour983 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,185 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 9, 2022

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 most recent midblock count on Woodbine Ave between Queen St E and Lane N of Queen and W of Woodbine (379 m away, Feb 2016) recorded volume only — about 9,798 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Kingston Rd (326 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 18,270 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Norway Avenue between Elmer Ave and Woodbine Ave (installed 2003).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Woodbine Ave · Queen St E – Lane N of Queen and W of Woodbine · 379 mFeb 2016 · 7 days9,798

School-zone speed sign 326 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct27 · 38 km/h
Over the limit1.6%
50 km/h or more0.2%

Kingston Rd (eastbound), 347 Kingston Rd · 18,270 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Norway Avenue · Elmer Ave – Woodbine Ave
    2 speed humps
    installed 2003

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 (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 33% of collisions here involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions18#3586 of 5,508
With an injury6#2573 of 4,660
Property damage only11
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2536 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201423latest May 21, 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 two thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200other (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft500house driveway/garage (3), other (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 21, 2021. 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 The Beaches.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Woodbine & Norway a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 18 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 Woodbine & Norway?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Feb 9, 2022, 75% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Woodbine & Norway?

The nearest Green P car park is 166 Woodbine Ave (447 m away, 21 spaces, 46% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 414 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,360 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1856 Queen St E. (419 m).

How do I get to Woodbine & Norway by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 501, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 177 m away; bus routes 92, 31, 22, 64 within 1 km (nearest stop: Woodbine Ave at Norway Ave, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Woodbine & Norway?

None within 300 m, and 120 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Jugo Juice (386 m), Ichiban Sushi (387 m), Breakwall BBQ (391 m), Sauvignon (394 m) and Sauvignon (395 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 Woodbine & Norway?

The nearest is Kew Gardens Playground Washroom, 2075 Queen St E, 669 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom (707 m); Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom (771 m). 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 Woodbine & Norway?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 794 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - the Beach (443 m, 111 spaces), Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone (444 m, 72 spaces) and Norway School Age YMCA (470 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Woodbine & Norway?

50 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,947 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 98 Elmer Ave (166 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 419 Woodbine Ave (170 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 204 Kingston Rd (248 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 320 Kingston Rd (286 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 50 is 91 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 Woodbine & Norway?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and five 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 The Beaches page.

What neighbourhood is Woodbine & Norway in?

Woodbine & Norway is in The Beaches (City of Toronto neighbourhood 063). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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