Toronto · intersection · signal 2299

Beecroft & Churchill

Beecroft Rd & Churchill Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Willowdale West · Ward 18, Willowdale

In Willowdale West, Beecroft & Churchill is a moderately travelled crossing. At the corner: a school within 250 m, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: North York Centre Station (Line 1) 604 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
14,265
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
1,575 pedestrians · 207 cyclists · #1359 busiest
Collisions
27
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 22 property damage · #2943 of 5,508 · +1 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
North York Centre Station 604 m · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,020 vehicles, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 9 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. That comes with about 2.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 1.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 41%, from 17 in 2016–2020 to 10 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Beecroft & Churchill

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
North York Centre Station (Line 1)604 m; Finch Station (Line 1)761 m
GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York at Yonge St. @ Churchill Ave.178 m
TTC bus
97363942605312598 nearest 167 m
Express
939960953
Blue Night
320336339
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Regional
York Region Transit 091 Bayview391 Bayview Expressblue B Viva Blue Bblue Viva Blue at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 21 km
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kempford Blvd / Yonge St 404 m · 19 docks · 5 stations, 111 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 (21)
  • Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 177 m
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 355 m
  • St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 406 m
  • McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 422 m
  • Daryk HighPrivate · 515 m
  • Toronto District School Board - Head OfficeEnglish Public · 731 m
  • and 15 more
Parks (35)
  • Kempford Parkette47 m
  • Beecroft Linear Park69 m
  • Basswood Parkette277 m
  • McKee Parkette284 m
  • Doris - Norton Park301 m
  • Dempsey Park385 m
  • and 29 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch588 m
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 424 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 664 m
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 780 m
Signal
2299, activated 2012 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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 67 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 241 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bao House, 147 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés67 within 300 m · 241 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bao House · 5336 Yonge St147 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Don't Yell at Me · 5336 Yonge St147 mPassed, Feb 2026
Owl of Minerva Meat Shop · 5334 Yonge Stgrocery151 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Lee Yakiniku · 5330 Yonge St151 mPassed, Aug 2026
Owl of Minerva Meat Shop · 5334 Yonge Stgrocery151 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Owl of Minerva · 5324 Yonge St157 mPassed, Jun 2026
Bone Soup Malatang · 5320 Yonge St, Bldg-1157 mPassed, Jan 2025 · 1 infraction
Kim's Table · 5320 Yonge St Main Fl163 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 619 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 563 m away at Holmes Park.

  • Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · 89 Church Ave
    View centre hours · accessible
    619 m
  • North York Civic Centre · 5100 Yonge Street
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    680 m
  • Mel Lastman Square Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · closed — Planned Closure
    681 m
Drinking water
Holmes Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 563 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 866 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (154 m, 118 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 866 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 8
  • Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 5350 Yonge St
    118 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    154 m
  • Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre · 5176 Yonge St
    114 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    390 m
  • St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme · 18 Kempford Blvd
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    406 m
  • McKee McKids Enrichment Centre · 35 Church Ave
    166 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    422 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (101 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (197 m) and the nearest ambulance station 101 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 101 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 197 m30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 101 m12 Canterbury Pl

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 eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,845 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 55 Ellerslie Ave (267 m, 391 units, 17 storeys, built 1966), which scored 99 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 97, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 32 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 1,845 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score97 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202632 across the 8
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest27 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 20242 · 1 fire267 m
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 20250268 m
5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 20250305 m
35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation28310197492 · Aug 20250579 m
77 Finch Ave E · Quadreal Residential Properties G.p. Inc.438211985100 · Jun 202429867 m
151 Beecroft Rd30627200397 · Aug 20250943 m
414 Willowdale Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.653195897 · Aug 20251949 m
422 Willowdale Avesocial housing · Canadian Helen Keller Centre164199298 · Jun 202401 km

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 lots436 lots · ≈33,160 spaces · 99.5 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈2,600 spaces
Green P (public)11 car parks · about 3,375 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.2 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking29 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface438 m5344% (Q1 2026)
10 Empress Ave · Surface522 m6769% (Q1 2026)
180 Beecroft Road · Surface639 m173 *
11 Finch Ave W · Surface669 m6267% (Q1 2026)
5667 Yonge Street · Surface909 m23 *

Nearest lots: 77 m away, ≈19 spaces; 80 m away, ≈6 spaces; 85 m away, ≈26 spaces; 89 m away, ≈77 spaces; 118 m away, ≈41 spaces; 132 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (1.6 km, 2 ports); 19 Glendora Ave (1.6 km, 2 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 — 14-hour, May 26, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 5,630 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 1,606 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,526 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,585 from 5:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north5,630southbound · 75 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the west1,606eastbound · 38 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles14,2651,575 pedestrians · 207 cyclists · 1.7% heavy
From the east1,901westbound · 29 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the south5,128northbound · 65 bikes · 1.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,526 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,585 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 26, 2026

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 Beecroft Rd between Dempsey Park Trl and Basil Hall Crt, 336 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in January 2014 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,200 vehicles a day. Churchill Ave between Flax Field Lane and Basswood Rd measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 41 km/h (Nov 2020). The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Beecroft (271 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 7,598 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Churchill Ave · Flax Field Lane – Basswood Rd · 121 mNov 2020 · 3 days1,56531 km/h41 km/h47 km/h
Beecroft Rd · Dempsey Park Trl – Basil Hall Crt · 336 mJan 2014 · 24 h12,23551 km/h59 km/h64 km/h

School-zone speed sign 271 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct32 · 41 km/h
Over the limit5.6%
50 km/h or more0.5%

Beecroft, 50 Hounslow Avenue · 7,598 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 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions27#2943 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only22
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian1#2212 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201428latest Mar 30, 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

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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Beecroft & Churchill a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 27 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 Beecroft & Churchill?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1359 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Beecroft & Churchill?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Beecroft Rd between Dempsey Park Trl and Basil Hall Crt (January 2014), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 271 m away (40 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Beecroft & Churchill?

The nearest Green P car park is 10 Kingsdale Ave (438 m away, 53 spaces, 44% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 436 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 33,160 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.2 km).

How do I get to Beecroft & Churchill by transit?

North York Centre Station (Line 1) is 604 m away; bus routes 97, 36, 39, 42, 60, 53, 125, 98 and 3 more within 1 km; York Region Transit routes 091 Bayview, 391 Bayview Express, blue B Viva Blue B, blue Viva Blue at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 2.

What restaurants are near Beecroft & Churchill?

67 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 241 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bao House (147 m), Don't Yell at Me (147 m), Lee Yakiniku (151 m), Owl of Minerva (157 m) and Bone Soup Malatang (157 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 Beecroft & Churchill?

The nearest is Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 89 Church Ave, 619 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: North York Civic Centre (680 m); Mel Lastman Square Washroom (681 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 Beecroft & Churchill?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 866 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (154 m, 118 spaces), Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre (390 m, 114 spaces) and St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (406 m, 142 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Beecroft & Churchill?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,845 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 55 Ellerslie Ave (267 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 65 Ellerslie Ave (268 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 5430 Yonge St (305 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 35 Park Home Ave (579 m, 283 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 97 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.

What neighbourhood is Beecroft & Churchill in?

Beecroft & Churchill is in Willowdale West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 037). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.

Sources

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