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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 14, 2021
The west leg carries the load — 227 eastbound vehicles, or 37% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 50. Morning rush is the busier period: 160 vehicles in the peak hour from 7:30 a.m., compared with 78 from 2:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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.
Peak hours: 160 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 78 from 2:00 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
2023 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 36% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Dec 30, 2025.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 14 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 9 | |
| Fail to remain | 5 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 5 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Benshire Dr between Bellechasse St and Jarwick Dr (107 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 46 km/h. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benshire Dr · Bellechasse St – Jarwick Dr · 107 m | Oct 2024 · 3 days | 633 | 37 km/h | 46 km/h | 50 km/h |
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.
- The crossing
- pedestrian crossover
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 16 406 9 54 154 nearest 207 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 316 354
- Nearest stops
- 1 surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Benshire Dr / The Meadoway 67 m · 11 docks · 4 stations, 52 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
- 3 car parks · about 486 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 2 mapped lots within 500 m, 110 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Bushby Dr · Surface | 1.8 km | 215 | 32% (Q1 2026) |
| 158 Borough Drive · Surface | 1.9 km | 16 * | — |
| 101 Grangeway Ave · Surface | 2 km | 255 | 7% (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
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 5 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Bendale Wings & Breakfast, 886 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Scarb. Hosp.gen.cam.outp.p, 1.0 km away. The nearest hospital site is Scarborough General Hospital, 1.0 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Bendale Wings & Breakfast · 3264 Lawrence Ave E886 m · 11 min
- Bendale Daymoon Restaurant · 3264 Lawrence Ave E886 m · 11 min
- 90s Lounge Hot and Dessert Bar · 3260 Lawrence Ave E927 m · 11 min
- Charcoal Kebab House · 3256 Lawrence Ave E927 m · 11 min
- Kerala Kitchen & Cafe · 3258 Lawrence Ave E Unit-B927 m · 11 min
- Pharmacy
- The Scarb. Hosp.gen.cam.outp.p 1 km · 12 min
- Child care
- Bendale Licensed Before and After School Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day64 m
- St. Rose of Lima YMCA Child Care · 112 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km · 12 min
- Health and care
- Scarborough General 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 (9)
- Bendale Park761 m · 9 min
- Amberdale Ravine Park1 km · 11 min
- Woodsworth Park1 km · 12 min
- Thomson Memorial Park1 km · 12 min
- North Bendale Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Schools (7)
- Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 63 m
- St Rose of Lima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- St Richard Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- St Andrews & Alternative ScarboroughEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
- North Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Bendale branch1.4 km · 16 min
- Places of interest
- Scarborough MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km · 13 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 grocery store, a community centre, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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
Two registered apartment buildings with 158 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 3210 Lawrence Ave E (1.0 km, 48 units, 6 storeys, built 1960), which scored 79 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3210 Lawrence Ave E · Mpm Inc. | 48 | 6 | 1960 | 79 · Jul 2024 | 1 km · 12 min |
| 3125 Lawrence Ave E · G & S Regal Management Limited | 110 | 7 | 1964 | 84 · Nov 2025 | 1 km · 12 min |
2 registered buildings · 158 units · tallest 7 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Bellechasse & Benshire a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 Bellechasse & Benshire?
A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Dec 14, 2021, 7% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Bellechasse & Benshire a walkable intersection?
Bellechasse & Benshire scores 25 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 stop within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; library 1.4 km away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km. The crossing itself: pedestrian crossover.
How fast do cars go at Bellechasse & Benshire?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Benshire Dr between Bellechasse St and Jarwick Dr (October 2024), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 46 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Bellechasse & Benshire?
The nearest Green P car park is 40 Bushby Dr (1.8 km away, 215 spaces, 32% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 110 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,580 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Bellechasse & Benshire by transit?
Bus routes 16, 406, 9, 54, 154, 954 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Bellechasse & Benshire?
None within 300 m, and 5 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bendale Wings & Breakfast (886 m), Bendale Daymoon Restaurant (886 m), 90s Lounge Hot and Dessert Bar (927 m), Charcoal Kebab House (927 m) and Kerala Kitchen & Cafe (927 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Bellechasse & Benshire?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 155 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bendale Licensed Before and After School Program (64 m, 43 spaces) and St. Rose of Lima YMCA Child Care (1.0 km, 112 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Bellechasse & Benshire?
Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 158 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3210 Lawrence Ave E (1.0 km, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 3125 Lawrence Ave E (1.0 km, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 82 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Bellechasse & Benshire in?
Bellechasse & Benshire is in Woburn North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 142), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 14, 2021.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 24 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.76209, -79.24531 · centreline node 13448283.