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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: 7,724 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 56% of the total, against 6,173 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the north (50 of 103). Evening rush dominates here: 1,281 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:15 p.m., against 954 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.7% 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: 954 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,281 from 3:15 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 2019, with 23 collisions; 2025 recorded 12. 28 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 10 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 26, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 118 | #925 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 28 | #551 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 82 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 7 | #412 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #726 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 8 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 9 | |
| 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.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on Birchmount Rd between Maidavale Park Trl and Bertrand Ave (137 m away, Apr 2015) recorded volume only — about 13,689 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchmount Rd · Maidavale Park Trl – Bertrand Ave · 137 m | Apr 2015 · 3 days | 13,689 | — | — | — |
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 1996, activated 2005 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Birchmount Station (Line 5)358 m · 4 min; Ionview Station (Line 5)744 m · 9 min
- TTC bus
- 17 34 68 nearest 23 m
- Express
- 968
- Blue Night
- 334
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Ashtonbee Rd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Maida Vale Park 191 m · 11 docks · 4 stations, 48 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
- 2 car parks · about 872 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 14 mapped lots within 500 m, 274 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres · Surface | 1.6 km | 673 * | — |
| Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface | 1.6 km | 199 * | — |
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 within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Costco, 370 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Vienna Meats and Delicatessen, 153 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 30. The nearest is The Birchmount Community Hub, 194 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Scarborough Pharmacy, 573 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- The Birchmount Community Hub · 1021 Birchmount Rd194 m
- Mandarin · 2206 Eglinton Ave E Unit-107362 m · 4 min
- Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything · 1110 Birchmount Rd, 14443 m · 5 min
- Suave Korner Kafe · 2200 Eglinton Ave E Unit-103541 m · 6 min
- Aerosports Parks Scarborough · 1120 Birchmount Rd 3563 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- Costco 370 m · 4 min · 3 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Vienna Meats and Delicatessen 153 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Scarborough Pharmacy 573 m · 7 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Isabella Walton Child Care (Scarborough) Inc. · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day428 m · 5 min
- Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day621 m · 7 min
- Kenlinton Child Care Centre (Operator-Stonehill) Facility #16008 · 62 spaces, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day792 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
- Maidavale Park139 m
- Ionview Park1 km · 12 min
- Eglinton Ravine Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Ashtonbee Reservoir Park1.5 km · 18 min
- Schools (6)
- Centennial College School - Ashtonbee CampusCollege · 930 m · 11 min
- Ionview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Khairul Ummah SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- A Plus Academy of AdvancementPrivate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Kennedy/Eglinton branch888 m · 11 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 community centre, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,611 of 5,672. 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 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,095 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1021 Birchmount Rd (195 m, 236 units, 11 storeys, built 1972), which scored 88 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1021 Birchmount Rd Toronto Community Housing · Del Management | 236 | 11 | 1972 | 88 · Sep 2025 | 195 m |
| 835-841 Birchmount Rd social housing | 102 | 6 | 1992 | 94 · Sep 2025 | 428 m · 5 min |
| 19 Rosemount Dr · Northview Apartment REIT | 71 | 7 | 1960 | 89 · Sep 2024 | 468 m · 6 min |
| 2223 Eglinton Ave E · Greenwin Corp. | 75 | 6 | 1971 | 90 · Jun 2026 | 474 m · 6 min |
| 829 Birchmount Rd · Rydel Management Inc. | 65 | 6 | 1961 | 90 · Oct 2025 | 502 m · 6 min |
| 2225 Eglinton Ave E · Greenwin Corp. | 94 | 6 | 1971 | 94 · Sep 2025 | 519 m · 6 min |
21 registered buildings · 2,095 units · 2 social housing · tallest 11 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Seven thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.0 a year. 43% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 21, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 7 | 3 | 1 | street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (1) |
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 Ionview.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Birchmount & Ashtonbee a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 118 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 Birchmount & Ashtonbee?
A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 19, 2024, about the median for a counted intersection.
Is Birchmount & Ashtonbee a walkable intersection?
Birchmount & Ashtonbee scores 50 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,611 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: Birchmount Station 0.4 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.9 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
Where can I park near Birchmount & Ashtonbee?
The nearest Green P car park is Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres (1.6 km away, 673 spaces). The City's mapping shows 274 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 66,730 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Birchmount & Ashtonbee by transit?
Birchmount Station (Line 5) is 358 m away; bus routes 17, 34, 68, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Ashtonbee Rd, 23 m).
What restaurants are near Birchmount & Ashtonbee?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 30 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are The Birchmount Community Hub (194 m), Mandarin (362 m), Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything (443 m), Suave Korner Kafe (541 m) and Aerosports Parks Scarborough (563 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Birchmount & Ashtonbee?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 166 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Isabella Walton Child Care (Scarborough) Inc. (428 m, 52 spaces), Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (621 m, 52 spaces) and Kenlinton Child Care Centre (Operator-Stonehill) Facility #16008 (792 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Ashtonbee?
21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,095 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1021 Birchmount Rd (195 m, 236 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 835-841 Birchmount Rd (428 m, 102 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 19 Rosemount Dr (468 m, 71 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 2223 Eglinton Ave E (474 m, 75 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 90 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Birchmount & Ashtonbee?
Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Ionview page.
What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Ashtonbee in?
Birchmount & Ashtonbee is in Ionview (City of Toronto neighbourhood 125), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.
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.
- 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).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 21 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: 43.73286, -79.27890 · centreline node 13452801.