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Beecroft & Poyntz

Beecroft Rd & Poyntz Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Lansing-Westgate · Ward 18, Willowdale

Beecroft & Poyntz, in Lansing-Westgate, is a mid-volume intersection. At the corner: Sheppard-Yonge Station, 2 schools within 250 m and a park.

Traffic volume
13,916
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 25, 2026
1,545 pedestrians · 33 cyclists · #1393 busiest
Collisions
35
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 30 property damage · #2570 of 5,508 · +4 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
Sheppard-Yonge Station
subway station within 250 m
5 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 990 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. Police have logged an average of 3.5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions rose 118%, from 11 in 2016–2020 to 24 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Beecroft & Poyntz

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4)143 m; North York Centre Station (Line 1)860 m
GO Transit
GO bus 94 Pickering / Square One27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York at Yonge St. @ Poyntz Ave.122 m
TTC bus
84979818578 nearest 201 m
Express
984
Blue Night
384320385
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
19 Glendora Ave 209 m · 11 docks · 4 stations, 84 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 (24)
  • Crown Academic International SchoolPrivate · 134 m
  • Rutherford Private School and DaycarePrivate · 249 m
  • Apollo High SchoolPrivate · 271 m
  • Wise Owl Private SchoolPrivate · 318 m
  • Don Valley Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 423 m
  • Duke Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 423 m
  • and 18 more
Community centres
Parks (32)
  • Albert Standing Park125 m
  • Avondale Park442 m
  • Avonshire Parkette526 m
  • Franklin Park608 m
  • Avonshire Park656 m
  • Stuart Greenbelt687 m
  • and 26 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 778 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 894 m
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
Signal
1821, activated 1999 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/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 53 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 157 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 104 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés53 within 300 m · 157 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Food Basics · 22 Poyntz Ave Flr-2 Nonegrocery56 mPassed, Jun 2026
Shell Select/Freshii · 4722 Yonge Stgrocery98 mPassed, Jun 2024
Shell Select/Freshii · 4722 Yonge Stgrocery98 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tim Hortons · 9 Bogert Ave None104 mPassed, Jul 2026
Super Chicken · 4716 Yonge St113 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Super Chicken · 4716 Yonge St117 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 4 infractions
Momo Coffee · 4714 Yonge St Flr-2117 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Burrito Boyz · 4712 Yonge St119 mPassed, Aug 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 Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom, 803 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 124 m away at Albert Standing Park.

  • Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom · 75 Hollywood Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    803 m
  • Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · accessible
    867 m
  • Mel Lastman Square Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · closed — Planned Closure
    877 m
Drinking water
Albert Standing Park drinking fountain · 124 m; Avondale Park drinking fountain · 480 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 816 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network - Lansing Child Care Centre (76 m, 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 816 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 10
  • Network - Lansing Child Care Centre · 49 Bogert Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    76 m
  • The Learning Nest Academy · 95 Sheppard Ave W
    87 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    299 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre · 30 Sheppard Ave E
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    321 m
  • Angus Valley Montessori · 4841 Yonge St
    141 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    328 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 121 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 121 · 1.3 km10 William Carson Cres
Police32 Division · 1.4 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 1.5 km12 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 15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,155 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 4 Forest Laneway (387 m, 277 units, 29 storeys, built 1975), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 13 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings15 · 2,155 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score96 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202613 across the 15
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest36 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
4 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc27729197590 · Aug 20251 · 2 fire387 m
35 Greenfield Ave · Rhapsody Property Management Services36136202098 · Jun 20243 · 1 fire450 m
2 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc36629197690 · Aug 20252 · 1 fire468 m
2 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Aug 20250552 m
4 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194597 · Jun 20240576 m
6 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Jun 20240601 m
151 Beecroft Rd30627200397 · Aug 20250615 m
105 Harrison Garden Blvd · Kg Group33222201099 · Jun 20243620 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 lots379 lots · ≈27,320 spaces · 82 ha
Within 500 m68 lots · ≈1,850 spaces
Green P (public)7 car parks · about 838 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Glendora Ave · 192 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking34 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
68 Sheppard Ave W · Surface242 m3063% (Q1 2026)
10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface285 m112 *
4576 Yonge Street · Surface423 m17 *
95 Beecroft Rd · Garage468 m38615% (Q1 2026)
180 Beecroft Road · Surface941 m173 *

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈12 spaces; 54 m away, ≈16 spaces; 61 m away, ≈12 spaces; 80 m away, ≈5 spaces; 85 m away, ≈6 spaces; 100 m away, ≈35 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (215 m, 2 ports); 33 Elmhurst Ave (360 m, 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, Mar 25, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 7,784 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 56% of the total, against 1,167 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,505 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,456 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% 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 north7,784southbound · 7 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west1,167eastbound · 8 bikes · 2.1% heavy
Total vehicles13,9161,545 pedestrians · 33 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east4,965westbound · 18 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,505 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,456 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Mar 25, 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 Poyntz Ave and Bogert Ave, 43 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in January 2014 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,400 vehicles a day. Poyntz Ave between Beecroft Rd and Frizzell Rd measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Mar 2006). The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Poyntz Ave · Beecroft Rd – Frizzell Rd · 41 mMar 2006 · 24 h1,70035 km/h42 km/h44 km/h
Beecroft Rd · Poyntz Ave – Bogert Ave · 43 mJan 2014 · 24 h9,37835 km/h44 km/h48 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 2024, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 9. 3 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions35#2570 of 5,508
With an injury3#3190 of 4,660
Property damage only30
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201441latest Apr 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.

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 one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 14, 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 Lansing-Westgate.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Beecroft & Poyntz a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 35 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 & Poyntz?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1393 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Beecroft & Poyntz?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Beecroft Rd between Poyntz Ave and Bogert Ave (January 2014), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Beecroft & Poyntz?

The nearest Green P car park is 68 Sheppard Ave W (242 m away, 30 spaces, 63% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 379 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,320 spaces — 68 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Glendora Ave (192 m).

How do I get to Beecroft & Poyntz by transit?

Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4) is 143 m away; bus routes 84, 97, 98, 185, 78, 984 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Beecroft & Poyntz?

53 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 157 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (104 m), Super Chicken (113 m), Super Chicken (117 m), Momo Coffee (117 m) and Burrito Boyz (119 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 & Poyntz?

The nearest is Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom, 75 Hollywood Ave, 803 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom (867 m); Mel Lastman Square Washroom (877 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 & Poyntz?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 816 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network - Lansing Child Care Centre (76 m, 72 spaces), The Learning Nest Academy (299 m, 87 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre (321 m, 72 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Beecroft & Poyntz?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,155 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 4 Forest Laneway (387 m, 277 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 35 Greenfield Ave (450 m, 361 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 2 Forest Laneway (468 m, 366 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 2 Oakburn Cres (552 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 96 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 & Poyntz?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft 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 Lansing-Westgate page.

What neighbourhood is Beecroft & Poyntz in?

Beecroft & Poyntz is in Lansing-Westgate (City of Toronto neighbourhood 038). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.

Sources

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