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Woodbine & Sammon

Woodbine Ave & Sammon Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Woodbine-Lumsden · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Woodbine & Sammon is an intersection of typical volume. It sits in Woodbine-Lumsden. At the corner: a protected bikeway. Nearby: Woodbine Station (Line 2) 602 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
13,541
vehicles · 14-hour count, Feb 4, 2026
845 pedestrians · 53 cyclists
Collisions
23
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Woodbine Station 602 m · 10 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
53/100
city median 48 · #2,364 of 5,672
3 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 88 m

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Woodbine & Sammon

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 · Feb 4, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,303 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 288 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,214 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,240 from 5:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north6,303southbound · 25 bikes · 4.1% heavy
From the west671eastbound · 7 bikes · 1.5% heavy
Total vehicles13,541845 pedestrians · 53 cyclists · 3.9% heavy
From the east288westbound · 4 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the south6,279northbound · 17 bikes · 4.1% heavy

Peak hours: 1,214 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,240 from 5:15 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

The worst year was 2021, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 3 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 26% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 4, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions231.7 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles
With an injury3
Property damage only15
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2015

On Sammon Ave between Glebemount Ave and Woodmount Ave, 304 m from the corner, a 2-day count in September 2015 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 45 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day. The reading is 11 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Sammon Avenue between Woodbine Ave and Woodmount Ave.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Woodbine Ave · Lane N of Mortimer and W of Woodbine – Dunkirk Rd · 236 mDec 2014 · 3 days10,762———
Sammon Ave · Glebemount Ave – Woodmount Ave · 304 mSep 2015 · 2 days50438 km/h45 km/h49 km/h
Traffic calming
Sammon Avenue (Woodbine Ave – Woodmount Ave): 2 speed humps

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
Woodbine Station (Line 2)602 m · 7 min
TTC bus
91 93 62 404 92 87 70 nearest 17 m
Blue Night
300 322
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Woodbine Ave at Sammon Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Woodbine Ave installed 2017
Bike Share
Lumsden Ave / Cedarvale Ave 340 m · 4 min · 11 docks · 8 stations, 133 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
6 car parks · about 167 spaces
EV charging
543 Strathmore Blvd · 612 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 31 Roseheath Ave (1.3 km), 1612 Danforth Ave. (1.5 km)
Bike parking
8 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 40 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
18 mapped lots within 500 m, 242 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface738 m3550% (Q1 2026)
72 Amroth Ave · Surface754 m5050% (Q1 2026)
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface1.2 km1862% (Q1 2026)
1612 Danforth Ave · Surface1.5 km2275% (Q1 2026)
737 Rhodes Ave · Surface1.6 km2450% (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

A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Tienda Movil Latin Supermarket, 88 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 3 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 45. The nearest is Family Bakery Cafe, 178 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Drugstore Pharmacy, 617 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Michael Garron Hospital, 1.0 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Family Bakery Cafe · 1220 Woodbine Ave178 m
  • Pho Hieu · 1235 Woodbine Ave231 m
  • Tienda Movil · 1237 Woodbine Ave, Unit-C241 m
  • Edie's Place Bar & Cafe · 2100 Danforth Ave656 m · 8 min
  • Pizza Pizza · 2077 Danforth Ave661 m · 8 min
3 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Grocery
Tienda Movil Latin Supermarket 88 m · 4 within 1 km
Food shops
Oak Park Deli 685 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
The Drugstore Pharmacy 617 m · 7 min · 5 within 1 km
Child care
  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge Milverton · 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day326 m · 4 min
  • Victoria Education Centre, Montessori & Child Care · 57 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day442 m · 5 min
  • Childspace Day Care Corporation # 1 (50 Woodmount) · 129 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day737 m · 9 min
4 licensed centres · 404 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Kiwanis Outdoor Pool Washroom · hours not listed1 km · 12 min
  • Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed1 km · 12 min
Health and care
  • Michael Garron Hospital · hospital site1 km · 12 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 (10)
and 5 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (11)
  • St Brigid Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 737 m · 9 min
  • D A Morrison Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 779 m · 9 min
  • Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 943 m · 11 min
  • Earl Beatty Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
  • Parkside Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
and 6 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Danforth/Coxwell branch1.4 km · 16 min
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch1.5 km · 18 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.

53of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,364 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food20/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 3 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit21/28

    Woodbine Station 0.6 km · 8 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go2/14

    library 1.4 km away

  • Parks and recreation3/10

    nearest park 0.8 km · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care5/8

    nearest school 0.7 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot2/10

    traffic calming

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

Within a kilometre there are five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 251 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 189 Cedarvale Ave (430 m, 78 units, 6 storeys, built 1950), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
189 Cedarvale Ave · Forest Gate Group786195091 · Aug 2024430 m · 5 min
1017 Woodbine Ave · Imperra General Managment596197097 · Nov 2025478 m · 6 min
831 Cosburn Ave113195081 · Sep 2024722 m · 9 min
1430 Woodbine Ave social housing616199296 · Aug 2026909 m · 11 min
133 Merrill Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation423196096 · Jun 2025942 m · 11 min

5 registered buildings · 251 units · 2 social housing · tallest 6 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

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (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 Woodbine-Lumsden.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Woodbine & Sammon a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 23 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 & Sammon?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Feb 4, 2026, 84% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Woodbine & Sammon a walkable intersection?

Woodbine & Sammon scores 53 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,364 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: Woodbine Station 0.6 km · 8 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 3 places to eat within 300 m; nearest school 0.7 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic calming.

How fast do cars go at Woodbine & Sammon?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sammon Ave between Glebemount Ave and Woodmount Ave (September 2015), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Woodbine & Sammon?

The nearest Green P car park is 101 Cedarvale Ave (738 m away, 35 spaces, 50% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 242 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 7,390 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 543 Strathmore Blvd (612 m).

How do I get to Woodbine & Sammon by transit?

Woodbine Station (Line 2) is 602 m away; bus routes 91, 93, 62, 404, 92, 87, 70 within 1 km (nearest stop: Woodbine Ave at Sammon Ave, 17 m).

What restaurants are near Woodbine & Sammon?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 45 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Family Bakery Cafe (178 m), Pho Hieu (231 m), Tienda Movil (241 m), Edie's Place Bar & Cafe (656 m) and Pizza Pizza (661 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Woodbine & Sammon?

The nearest is Kiwanis Outdoor Pool Washroom, 375 Cedarvale Ave, 1.0 km away. Next nearest: Earl Beatty Community Centre Washroom (1.0 km).

Is there child care near Woodbine & Sammon?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 404 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge Milverton (326 m, 44 spaces), Victoria Education Centre, Montessori & Child Care (442 m, 57 spaces) and Childspace Day Care Corporation # 1 (50 Woodmount) (737 m, 129 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Woodbine & Sammon?

Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 251 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 189 Cedarvale Ave (430 m, 78 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 1017 Woodbine Ave (478 m, 59 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 831 Cosburn Ave (722 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 1430 Woodbine Ave (909 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 92 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Woodbine & Sammon?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Woodbine-Lumsden page.

What neighbourhood is Woodbine & Sammon in?

Woodbine & Sammon is in Woodbine-Lumsden (City of Toronto neighbourhood 060). 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