Toronto · intersection · signal 1705

Beecroft & Park Home

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

Beecroft & Park Home, in Willowdale West, is an above-average intersection for traffic. At the corner: parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: North York Centre Station (Line 1) 299 m away.

Traffic volume
17,893
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
3,831 pedestrians · 357 cyclists · #1034 busiest
Collisions
81
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
15 with an injury · 55 property damage · #1369 of 5,508 · +6 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 299 m · 4 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 1,280 vehicles, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 5 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Police have logged an average of 8.1 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 4.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 20%, from 45 in 2016–2020 to 36 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Beecroft & Park Home

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)299 m; Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4)880 m
GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York at Yonge St. @ Park Home Ave.278 m
TTC bus
979818584 nearest 279 m
Express
984
Blue Night
320385384
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Empress Ave / Yonge St 309 m · 19 docks · 6 stations, 142 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 (26)
  • Toronto District School Board - Head OfficeEnglish Public · 285 m
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 327 m
  • Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 357 m
  • Claude Watson School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 639 m
  • Elpis College Toronto (Temporarily Moved)Private · 705 m
  • Cardinal Carter Academy For the ArtsEnglish Separate · 721 m
  • and 20 more
Parks (37)
  • Beecroft Park91 m
  • Gibson Park108 m
  • North York Civic Centre198 m
  • Dempsey Park204 m
  • Mel Lastman Square247 m
  • North York Rose Garden259 m
  • and 31 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch151 m
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 167 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 206 m
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 290 m
Signal
1705, activated 1995 · SA1 · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 16 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 288 — 3.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Centre Cafe, 125 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés16 within 300 m · 288 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Centre Cafe · 5 Park Home Ave125 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Novotel Hotel · 3 Park Home Ave160 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Twilight Cafe · 16 Park Home Ave178 mPassed, Apr 2025
Twilight Cafe · 16 Park Home Ave178 mPassed, Aug 2026
Aroma Espresso Bar · 8 Park Home Ave None214 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
Aroma Espresso Bar · 8 Park Home Ave None215 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
California Thai · 5160 Yonge St Unit-F5221 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Procter & Gamble Bistro · 5160 Yonge St Flr-15221 mPassed, Nov 2025

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 North York Civic Centre, 181 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 222 m away at Mel Lastman Square.

  • North York Civic Centre · 5100 Yonge Street
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    181 m
  • Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · accessible
    198 m
  • Mel Lastman Square Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · closed — Planned Closure
    206 m
Drinking water
Mel Lastman Square drinking fountain · 222 m; Mel Lastman Square drinking fountain · 225 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,173 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre (235 m, 114 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 1,173 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 11
  • Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre · 5176 Yonge St
    114 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    235 m
  • Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 5350 Yonge St
    118 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    635 m
  • McKee McKids Enrichment Centre · 35 Church Ave
    166 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    751 m
  • Angus Valley Montessori · 4841 Yonge St
    141 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    814 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (464 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (370 m) and the nearest ambulance station 464 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 464 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 370 m30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 464 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 — 2,330 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 35 Park Home Ave (78 m, 283 units, 10 storeys, built 1974), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 8 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 2,330 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20268 across the 8
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest36 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation28310197492 · Aug 2025078 m
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 20250273 m
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 20242 · 1 fire318 m
151 Beecroft Rd30627200397 · Aug 20250436 m
35 Greenfield Ave · Rhapsody Property Management Services36136202098 · Jun 20243 · 1 fire755 m
2 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc36629197690 · Aug 20252 · 1 fire820 m
5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 20250832 m
4 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc27729197590 · Aug 20251 · 2 fire841 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 lots429 lots · ≈31,220 spaces · 93.7 ha
Within 500 m40 lots · ≈7,590 spaces
Green P (public)11 car parks · about 3,375 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 695 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking13 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
180 Beecroft Road · Surface107 m173 *
10 Empress Ave · Surface325 m6769% (Q1 2026)
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface365 m5344% (Q1 2026)
95 Beecroft Rd · Garage578 m38615% (Q1 2026)
10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface772 m112 *

Nearest lots: 54 m away, ≈14 spaces; 83 m away, ≈59 spaces; 106 m away, ≈50 spaces (Green P); 107 m away, ≈8 spaces; 125 m away, ≈13 spaces; 166 m away, ≈172 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (1.2 km, 2 ports); 19 Glendora Ave (1.2 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 south: 6,287 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 2,433 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,846 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,927 from 5:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% 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 north5,868southbound · 94 bikes · 1.9% heavy
From the west2,433eastbound · 63 bikes · 1.2% heavy
Total vehicles17,8933,831 pedestrians · 357 cyclists · 1.6% heavy
From the east3,305westbound · 97 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the south6,287northbound · 103 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,846 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,927 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 North York Blvd and Park Home Ave, 25 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in January 2014 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,900 vehicles a day. Park Home Ave between Tamworth Rd and Blenheim St measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 50 km/h (Aug 2022). The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Beecroft Rd · North York Blvd – Park Home Ave · 25 mJan 2014 · 24 h14,86645 km/h54 km/h59 km/h
Park Home Ave · Tamworth Rd – Blenheim St · 364 mAug 2022 · 3 days2,15942 km/h50 km/h55 km/h

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 2016, with 15 collisions; 2025 recorded 11. 15 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions81#1369 of 5,508
With an injury15#1156 of 4,660
Property damage only55
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian2#1573 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#724 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified11
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014108latest Jun 3, 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.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Five thefts from vehicles and ten bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle510street/outdoor (4), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft1000commercial premises (4), apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 22, 2024. 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 Willowdale West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Beecroft & Park Home a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 81 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 & Park Home?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #1034 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #483 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Beecroft & Park Home?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Beecroft Rd between North York Blvd and Park Home Ave (January 2014), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Beecroft & Park Home?

The nearest Green P car park is 180 Beecroft Road (107 m away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 429 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,220 spaces — 40 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (695 m).

How do I get to Beecroft & Park Home by transit?

North York Centre Station (Line 1) is 299 m away; bus routes 97, 98, 185, 84, 984 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Beecroft & Park Home?

16 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 288 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Centre Cafe (125 m), Novotel Hotel (160 m), Twilight Cafe (178 m), Twilight Cafe (178 m) and Aroma Espresso Bar (214 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 & Park Home?

The nearest is North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street, 181 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom (198 m); Mel Lastman Square Washroom (206 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 & Park Home?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,173 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre (235 m, 114 spaces), Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (635 m, 118 spaces) and McKee McKids Enrichment Centre (751 m, 166 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Beecroft & Park Home?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,330 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 35 Park Home Ave (78 m, 283 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 65 Ellerslie Ave (273 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 55 Ellerslie Ave (318 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 151 Beecroft Rd (436 m, 306 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 95 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 Beecroft & Park Home?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and ten 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 Willowdale West page.

What neighbourhood is Beecroft & Park Home in?

Beecroft & Park Home 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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