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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 volume14-hour count · Oct 19, 2024 · weekend
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 10,210 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 518 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (61 of 129). Evening rush dominates here: 2,065 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 1,370 in the morning peak from 9:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,370 vehicles in the hour from 9:15 a.m. and 2,065 from 4:00 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
The worst year was 2018, with 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 21 collisions (30%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 25, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Nov 5, 2018. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 71 | #1527 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 21 | #797 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 43 | |
| Fail to remain | 9 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 7 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #709 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #390 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 4 | latest Nov 5, 2018 |
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
On Birchmount Rd between Scarden Ave and Harleyford Gt, 162 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2026 put the average speed at 56 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 63 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 68 km/h or more. That segment carries about 25,100 vehicles a day. Scarden Ave between Corundum Cres and Tourmaline Dr measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Sep 2005). 8 speed humps slow traffic on Scarden Avenue between Arkona Dr and Birchmount Rd.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarden Ave · Corundum Cres – Tourmaline Dr · 161 m | Sep 2005 · 24 h | 1,860 | 33 km/h | 40 km/h | 44 km/h |
| Birchmount Rd · Scarden Ave – Harleyford Gt · 162 m | Aug 2026 · 3 days | 25,083 | 56 km/h | 63 km/h | 68 km/h |
- Traffic calming
- Scarden Avenue (Arkona Dr – Birchmount Rd): 8 speed humps
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
- Signal 1357, activated 1983 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 17 85 68 nearest 12 m
- Express
- 904 985
- Blue Night
- 385
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Scarden Ave; Birchmount Rd at Allanford Rd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 2 mapped lots within 500 m, 240 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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; 14 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Crown Paradise, 746 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 772 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Crown Paradise · 2258 Birchmount Rd746 m · 9 min
- Wingman's Last Call · 2260 Birchmount Rd751 m · 9 min
- Little Caesars · 3593 Sheppard Ave E805 m · 10 min
- Meet Sushi and Boil · 3595 Sheppard Ave E805 m · 10 min
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 3591 Sheppard Ave E809 m · 10 min
- Pharmacy
- Rexall 772 m · 9 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Good Shepherd Day Care Centre · 73 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day629 m · 7 min
- Lynngate Jr YMCA · 69 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day727 m · 9 min
- Glamorgan School Age YMCA · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day780 m · 9 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
- Inglewood Heights Park703 m · 8 min
- Lynngate Park706 m · 8 min
- Scarden Park1 km · 12 min
- Mondeo Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Schools (7)
- Lynngate Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 727 m · 9 min
- Glamorgan Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 780 m · 9 min
- Inglewood Heights Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 11 min
- Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Vradenburg Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 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 library, 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
Within a kilometre there are seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 590 rental units. The nearest is 2237 Birchmount Rd (660 m, 44 units, 5 storeys, built 1967), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2237 Birchmount Rd · Ulrich Properties Ltd. | 44 | 5 | 1967 | 91 · Jul 2026 | 660 m · 8 min |
| 2241 Birchmount Rd · Ulrich Properties Ltd. | 27 | 5 | 1974 | 93 · Jul 2026 | 705 m · 8 min |
| 2249 Birchmount Rd · Ulrich Properties Ltd. | 40 | 5 | 1979 | 94 · Jul 2026 | 745 m · 9 min |
| 3735 Sheppard Ave E · Agincourt Apartments | 52 | 4 | 1968 | 83 · Nov 2025 | 882 m · 11 min |
| 3747 Sheppard Ave E | 37 | 4 | 1969 | 81 · Nov 2025 | 1 km · 11 min |
| 20 Carabob Crt · Greenwin Corp. | 195 | 15 | 1970 | 93 · Aug 2026 | 1 km · 12 min |
7 registered buildings · 590 units · tallest 15 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 Birchmount & Allanford a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#709 of 1,505), out of 71 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Birchmount & Allanford?
A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #830 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.29× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Birchmount & Allanford a walkable intersection?
Birchmount & Allanford scores 27 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: 2 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.7 km · 4 licensed child cares within 1 km; nearest park 0.7 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · traffic calming.
How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Allanford?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Scarden Ave and Harleyford Gt (August 2026), found an average of 56 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 63 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Birchmount & Allanford?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 240 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,160 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Birchmount & Allanford by transit?
Bus routes 17, 85, 68, 904, 985 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Scarden Ave, 12 m).
What restaurants are near Birchmount & Allanford?
None within 300 m, and 14 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Crown Paradise (746 m), Wingman's Last Call (751 m), Little Caesars (805 m), Meet Sushi and Boil (805 m) and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (809 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Birchmount & Allanford?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 228 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Good Shepherd Day Care Centre (629 m, 73 spaces), Lynngate Jr YMCA (727 m, 69 spaces) and Glamorgan School Age YMCA (780 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Allanford?
Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 590 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2237 Birchmount Rd (660 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 2241 Birchmount Rd (705 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 2249 Birchmount Rd (745 m, 40 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 3735 Sheppard Ave E (882 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 89 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Allanford in?
Birchmount & Allanford is in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan (City of Toronto neighbourhood 118). It is in Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by Councillor Nick Mantas.
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 Oct 19, 2024.
- 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; Traffic Calming Database.
- 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 22 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: 43.77424, -79.29505 · centreline node 13446623.