Toronto · intersection · signal 886

Birchmount & Bertrand

Birchmount Rd & Bertrand Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Wexford/Maryvale · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

Birchmount & Bertrand is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Wexford/Maryvale. It has an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Birchmount Station (Line 5) 597 m away.

Traffic volume
23,882
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 19, 2024
460 pedestrians · 169 cyclists · #623 busiest
Collisions
96
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
17 with an injury · 71 property damage · #1156 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Birchmount Station 597 m · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,710 vehicles an hour, 1.48× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 52 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 9.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 4.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 9%, from 46 in 2016–2020 to 50 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Birchmount & Bertrand

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Birchmount Station (Line 5)597 m; Ionview Station (Line 5)737 m; Golden Mile Station (Line 5)948 m
TTC bus
17344368 nearest 19 m
Express
968
Blue Night
334343
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Bertrand Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Maida Vale Park 328 m · 11 docks · 7 stations, 85 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 (11)
  • Ionview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 510 m
  • Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 729 m
  • Centennial College School - Ashtonbee CampusCollege · 943 m
  • Khairul Ummah SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • A Plus Academy of AdvancementPrivate · 1.1 km
  • George Peck Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 5 more
Parks (11)
  • Maidavale Park291 m
  • Ionview Park565 m
  • Eglinton Ravine Park902 m
  • Treverton Park1 km
  • Mooregate Park1.1 km
  • Jack Goodlad Park1.1 km
  • and 5 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Kennedy/Eglinton branch828 m
  • Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1.4 km
Signal
0886, activated 1970 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 40 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything, 145 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2024.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything · 1110 Birchmount Rd, 14145 mPassed, Dec 2024
Vienna Meats and Delicatessen · 1050 Birchmount Rdgrocery176 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 6 infractions
Vienna Meats and Delicatessen · 1050 Birchmount Rdgrocery176 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 3 infractions
Aerosports Parks Scarborough · 1120 Birchmount Rd 3220 mPassed, Jun 2026
Kathy's Eatery · 30 Bertrand Ave 109405 mPassed, May 2026 · 4 infractions
The Birchmount Community Hub · 1021 Birchmount Rd427 mPassed, Jul 2026
Dahlak Wholesale Inc · 30 Bertrand Ave, Unit-C9442 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions
Goros · 30 Bertrand Ave, Unit-113b442 mPassed, Oct 2025

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

No City washroom within 1 km.

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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 166 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (317 m, 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km3 centres · 166 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc · 1117 Birchmount Rd
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    317 m
  • Isabella Walton Child Care (Scarborough) Inc. · 835 Birchmount Rd
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    685 m
  • Kenlinton Child Care Centre (Operator-Stonehill) Facility #16008 · 2283 Eglinton Ave E
    62 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    795 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 222 (1.7 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (539 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 222 · 1.7 km755 Warden Ave
Police41 Division · 539 m2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 21 · 1.6 km887 Pharmacy Ave

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

36 registered apartment buildings with 2,777 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1021 Birchmount Rd (428 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. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 97 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 2,777 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202697 across the 36
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1021 Birchmount RdToronto Community Housing · Del Management23611197288 · Sep 20250428 m
19 Rosemount Dr · Northview Apartment REIT717196089 · Sep 20246 · 1 fire527 m
15 Rosemount Dr727196990 · Oct 20251568 m
1 Rosemount Dr · Northview Apartment REIT1109197297 · Sep 20257630 m
2354 Eglinton Ave E · 2585276 Ontario Limited725196083 · Nov 20254650 m
2356 Eglinton Ave E · 2585276 Ontario Limited725196085 · Nov 20250669 m
2223 Eglinton Ave E · Greenwin Corp.756197190 · Jun 20264673 m
2225 Eglinton Ave E · Greenwin Corp.946197194 · Sep 20257682 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 lots440 lots · ≈89,530 spaces · 268.6 ha
Within 500 m21 lots · ≈4,430 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 987 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface1.3 km199 *
Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres · Surface1.4 km673 *
1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface1.9 km25 *
Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface1.9 km90 *

Nearest lots: 96 m away, ≈360 spaces; 133 m away, ≈151 spaces; 137 m away, ≈211 spaces; 169 m away, ≈163 spaces; 197 m away, ≈111 spaces; 260 m away, ≈114 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 — 14-hour, Oct 19, 2024 (a weekend day)

The north leg carries the load — 10,086 southbound vehicles, or 42% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,832. Most cyclists arrived from the north (71 of 169). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,257 vehicles in the hour from 2:45 p.m., 37% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,645). Heavy vehicles made up 1.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 23 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north10,086southbound · 71 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west5,667eastbound · 34 bikes · 0.6% heavy
Total vehicles23,882460 pedestrians · 169 cyclists · 1.2% heavy
From the east1,832westbound · 27 bikes · 0.1% heavy
From the south6,297northbound · 37 bikes · 1.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,645 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,257 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 19, 2024 · weekend

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 Birchmount Rd between Bertrand Ave and Ranstone Gdns (201 m away) recorded an average of 49 km/h in its 7-day count in May 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 55 km/h. That segment carries about 20,500 vehicles a day. Bertrand Ave between Mozart Ave and Reno Dr measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Apr 2019). 5 speed humps slow traffic on Bertrand Avenue between Kennedy Rd and Birchmount Rd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bertrand Ave · Mozart Ave – Reno Dr · 132 mApr 2019 · 2 days6,24742 km/h49 km/h54 km/h
Birchmount Rd · Bertrand Ave – Ranstone Gdns · 201 mMay 2023 · 7 days20,46449 km/h55 km/h60 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Bertrand Avenue · Kennedy Rd – Birchmount Rd
    5 speed humps

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

2024 was the peak year (19 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 19, 2026.

By year

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Exposure-adjusted: 4.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions96#1156 of 5,508
With an injury17#1024 of 4,660
Property damage only71
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian2#1575 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1606 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014125latest Jun 19, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 16, 2014.

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 13 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 46% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1320street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (5)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 18, 2024. 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 Wexford/Maryvale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Birchmount & Bertrand a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 96 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 & Bertrand?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #623 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.48× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Bertrand?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Bertrand Ave and Ranstone Gdns (May 2023), found an average of 49 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 55 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Birchmount & Bertrand?

The nearest Green P car park is Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East (1.3 km away, 199 spaces). The City's mapping shows 440 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 89,530 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Birchmount & Bertrand by transit?

Birchmount Station (Line 5) is 597 m away; bus routes 17, 34, 43, 68, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Bertrand Ave, 19 m).

What restaurants are near Birchmount & Bertrand?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 40 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything (145 m), Aerosports Parks Scarborough (220 m), Kathy's Eatery (405 m), The Birchmount Community Hub (427 m) and Dahlak Wholesale Inc (442 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Birchmount & Bertrand?

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 Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (317 m, 52 spaces), Isabella Walton Child Care (Scarborough) Inc. (685 m, 52 spaces) and Kenlinton Child Care Centre (Operator-Stonehill) Facility #16008 (795 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Bertrand?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,777 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1021 Birchmount Rd (428 m, 236 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 19 Rosemount Dr (527 m, 71 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 15 Rosemount Dr (568 m, 72 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 1 Rosemount Dr (630 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 is 90 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 Birchmount & Bertrand?

Toronto Police place 13 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 Wexford/Maryvale page.

What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Bertrand in?

Birchmount & Bertrand is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). 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