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Birchcliff & Hollis

Birchcliff Ave & Hollis Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Birchcliffe-Cliffside · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

Birchcliff & Hollis is a quiet local crossing. It sits in Birchcliffe-Cliffside. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
2,080
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 2, 2022
161 pedestrians · 7 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 7 property damage · #4509 of 5,508
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
9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 260 vehicles an hour, 22% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. On average 0.8 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Birchcliff & Hollis

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
126911720135681131617 nearest 236 m
Blue Night
316300
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Birchmount Rd / Kingston Rd 284 m · 15 docks · 6 stations, 90 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 (10)
  • Birch Cliff Public SchoolEnglish Public · 273 m
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 347 m
  • Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 648 m
  • Birch Cliff Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Toronto Islamic Academy SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • Taylor Creek Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (21)
  • Danforth - Birchmount Parkette140 m
  • Avalon Parkette297 m
  • Hollis Kalmar Park450 m
  • Birchmount Park468 m
  • Scotia Parkette479 m
  • Birchcliff Woods482 m
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch840 m
Places of interest
  • Rosetta McClain GardensNature/ Park · 870 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 25 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant, 302 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 25 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant · 1728 Kingston Rd302 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Bodega By City Cottage · 1680 Kingston Rd308 mPassed, Apr 2026
Grayson's Rustic Bakery · 1672 Kingston Rdgrocery309 mPassed, Jun 2026
City Cottage Market · 1666 Kingston Rdgrocery314 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ume Fashion Sushi · 1732 Kingston Rd315 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza · 1736 Kingston Rd Bldg-1317 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Mon Petit Univers · 1578 Kingston Rd437 mPassed, Sep 2026
Foodsup Inc · 55 Milne Ave484 mPassed, Sep 2026

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 Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom, 330 m away; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 308 m away at Avalon Parkette.

  • Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom · 75 Birchmount Rd.
    hours not listed · accessible
    330 m
  • Birchmount Community Centre Washroom · 93 Birchmount Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    334 m
  • Rosetta McClain Gardens Washroom · 5 Glen Everest Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    832 m
Drinking water
Avalon Parkette drinking fountain · 308 m; Birchmount Park bottle filling station · 404 m · off

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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 205 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Scarborough Day Nursery School (296 m, 71 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 205 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 5
  • Scarborough Day Nursery School · 51 Eastwood Ave
    71 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    296 m
  • Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School · 93 Birchmount Rd
    20 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    320 m
  • Mon Petit Univers · 1578 Kingston Rd
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    438 m
  • Little Bugs Nursery Corporation · 1448 Kingston Rd
    28 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    797 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (257 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (4.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 639 m away.

FireFire Station 225 · 257 m3600 Danforth Ave
Police41 Division · 4.1 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 639 m1535 Kingston Rd

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

14 registered apartment buildings with 263 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 25 Parkette Pl (217 m, 61 units, 5 storeys, built 1959), which scored 93 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 14 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 12 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings14 · 263 units
RentSafeTO score85 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202612 across the 14
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest5 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Parkette Pl · Parkette Place Apts Inc.615195993 · Oct 20250217 m
1711 Kingston Rd · Cogir Real Estate183196089 · Aug 20251340 m
1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis10319500402 m
1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis11319500402 m
1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis11319500402 m
1481 Kingston Rd · 1034523 Ontario Ltd153194074 · Aug 20261722 m
1475 Kingston Rd · 1034523 Ontario Ltd143194088 · Aug 20255746 m
1469 Kingston Rd · 1034523 Ontario Ltd153194086 · Aug 20260752 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 lots325 lots · ≈23,520 spaces · 70.6 ha
Within 500 m26 lots · ≈1,870 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 256 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.9 km173 *
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface1.9 km8329% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 211 m away, ≈41 spaces; 219 m away, ≈21 spaces; 237 m away, ≈11 spaces; 247 m away, ≈35 spaces; 255 m away, ≈48 spaces; 291 m away, ≈12 spaces.

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 — 8-hour, Nov 2, 2022

The west leg carries the load — 1,018 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 45. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 381 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 14% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (334). Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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.

From the north45southbound · 0 bikes · 6.7% heavy
From the west1,018eastbound · 3 bikes · 2.1% heavy
Total vehicles2,080161 pedestrians · 7 cyclists · 2.0% heavy
From the east789westbound · 3 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the south228northbound · 1 bikes · 2.6% heavy
AM peak hour334 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour381 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 2, 2022

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

The City's counter on Birchcliff Ave between Freeman St and Hollis Ave (93 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. Hollis Ave between Phenix Dr and Birchcliff Ave measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Jun 2025). The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Hollis Ave · Phenix Dr – Birchcliff Ave · 59 mJun 2025 · 3 days3,90336 km/h42 km/h45 km/h
Birchcliff Ave · Freeman St – Hollis Ave · 93 mOct 2018 · 3 days81037 km/h44 km/h49 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 2 collisions. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Dec 2, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4509 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only7
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201410latest Dec 2, 2025

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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 20, 2025. 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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Birchcliff & Hollis a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 8 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 Birchcliff & Hollis?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 2, 2022, 22% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Birchcliff & Hollis?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchcliff Ave between Freeman St and Hollis Ave (October 2018), found an average of 37 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 Birchcliff & Hollis?

The nearest Green P car park is Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue (1.9 km away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 325 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,520 spaces — 26 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Birchcliff & Hollis by transit?

Bus routes 12, 69, 117, 20, 135, 68, 113, 16 and 1 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Birchcliff & Hollis?

None within 300 m, and 25 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant (302 m), Bodega By City Cottage (308 m), Ume Fashion Sushi (315 m), Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza (317 m) and Mon Petit Univers (437 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 Birchcliff & Hollis?

The nearest is Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom, 75 Birchmount Rd., 330 m away, with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Birchmount Community Centre Washroom (334 m); Rosetta McClain Gardens Washroom (832 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 Birchcliff & Hollis?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 205 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Scarborough Day Nursery School (296 m, 71 spaces), Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School (320 m, 20 spaces) and Mon Petit Univers (438 m, 30 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Birchcliff & Hollis?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 263 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Parkette Pl (217 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1711 Kingston Rd (340 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (402 m, 10 units) and 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (402 m, 11 units). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 85 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 Birchcliff & Hollis?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no 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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.

What neighbourhood is Birchcliff & Hollis in?

Birchcliff & Hollis is in Birchcliffe-Cliffside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 122). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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