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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 · Jun 16, 2022
The north leg carries the load — 3,713 southbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 203. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,054 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,134 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 1,054 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,134 from 5:00 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 9 collisions. 28% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 21% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 8, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Dec 21, 2016.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 29 | |
| With an injury | 8 | #1997 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 17 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 4 | #875 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1023 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 6 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #710 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #391 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Dec 21, 2016 |
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 Birchmount Rd between Glendower Crct and Timberbank Blvd (220 m away) recorded an average of 61 km/h in its 24-hour count in October 2011; 85% of drivers were at or under 68 km/h. That segment carries about 18,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Glendower Circuit (283 m away, 40 km/h limit), 2.0% of the 7,836 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaldean St · Timberbank Blvd – Wakefield Cres · 202 m | Jun 2007 · 3 days | 783 | — | — | — |
| Birchmount Rd · Glendower Crct – Timberbank Blvd · 220 m | Oct 2011 · 24 h | 18,943 | 61 km/h | 68 km/h | 73 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Glendower Circuit (southbound), 283 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 29 km/h, 85th percentile 40 km/h; 2.0% at 50 km/h or more. 7,836 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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 2721, activated 2025 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 17 169 39 nearest 17 m
- Express
- 939
- Blue Night
- 339
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Chaldean St; Birchmount Rd at Glendower Circt (South)
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Silver Springs Blvd / Birchmount Rd 887 m · 11 min · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 8 mapped lots within 500 m, 187 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; 13 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Mr. Biryani, 355 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Careplus Drug Mart, 752 m away. The nearest hospital site is Birchmount Hospital, 1.0 km away. For seniors' housing: Bethseda Home, a retirement home 1.0 km away. Stephen Leacock Community Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 681 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Mr. Biryani · 2598 Birchmount Rd355 m · 4 min
- Tim Hortons · 2600 Birchmount Rd365 m · 4 min
- Mexico Lindo Express · 2586 Birchmount Rd383 m · 5 min
- Wei's Taiwanese Food · 2578 Birchmount Rd408 m · 5 min
- Hunter's Hut · 2574 Birchmount Rd420 m · 5 min
- Pharmacy
- Careplus Drug Mart 752 m · 9 min
- Child care
- Timothy Eaton Infant & Toddler Centre · 20 spaces, infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day329 m · 4 min
- Washrooms
- Stephen Leacock Seniors Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed688 m · 8 min
- Stephen Leacock Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed914 m · 11 min
- Health and care
- Birchmount Hospital · hospital site1 km · 12 min
- Bethseda Home · retirement home1 km · 12 min
- Stephen Leacock Community Centre · seniors' active living centre681 m · 8 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 (6)
- Highland Heights Park662 m · 8 min
- Timberbank Park765 m · 9 min
- Stephen Leacock Park833 m · 10 min
- Bridletowne Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Ron Watson Park1.4 km · 16 min
- Community centres
- Stephen Leacock Seniors' Community Centre683 m · 8 min
- Stephen Leacock Community Recreation Centre910 m · 11 min
- Schools (9)
- Highland Heights Jr Public School and Jean Augustine Girls AcademyEnglish Public · 329 m · 4 min
- Timberbank Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 532 m · 6 min
- St Aidan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- John Buchan Sr & Stephen Leacock C.i.English Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Yorkland High SchoolPrivate · 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 or a library.
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
Four registered apartment buildings with 611 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 2821 Birchmount Rd (644 m, 237 units, 12 storeys, built 1969), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2821 Birchmount Rd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 237 | 12 | 1969 | 91 · Jul 2026 | 644 m · 8 min |
| 75-85 Silver Springs Blvd · Metcap Living Management Inc. | 88 | 9 | 1978 | 91 · Oct 2024 | 939 m · 11 min |
| 75-85 Silver Springs Blvd · Metcap Living Management Inc. | 133 | 9 | 1978 | 87 · Oct 2024 | 939 m · 11 min |
| 75 Silver Springs Blvd · Metcap Living Management Inc. | 153 | 9 | 1978 | 92 · Oct 2025 | 939 m · 11 min |
4 registered buildings · 611 units · 1 social housing · tallest 12 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 & Chaldean a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#710 of 1,505), out of 29 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 & Chaldean?
An intersection of typical volume at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Jun 16, 2022, 80% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Birchmount & Chaldean a walkable intersection?
Birchmount & Chaldean scores 33 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; nearest park 0.7 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Chaldean?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Glendower Crct and Timberbank Blvd (October 2011), found an average of 61 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 68 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 283 m away (40 km/h), 2.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Birchmount & Chaldean?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 187 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,030 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Birchmount & Chaldean by transit?
Bus routes 17, 169, 39, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Chaldean St, 17 m).
What restaurants are near Birchmount & Chaldean?
None within 300 m, and 13 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Mr. Biryani (355 m), Tim Hortons (365 m), Mexico Lindo Express (383 m), Wei's Taiwanese Food (408 m) and Hunter's Hut (420 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Birchmount & Chaldean?
The nearest is Stephen Leacock Seniors Community Centre Washroom, 2520 Birchmount Rd, 688 m away. Next nearest: Stephen Leacock Community Recreation Centre Washroom (914 m); Tam O'shanter Golf Course Washroom (928 m).
Is there child care near Birchmount & Chaldean?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 20 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Timothy Eaton Infant & Toddler Centre (329 m, 20 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Chaldean?
Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 611 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2821 Birchmount Rd (644 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 75-85 Silver Springs Blvd (939 m, 88 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 75-85 Silver Springs Blvd (939 m, 133 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 75 Silver Springs Blvd (939 m, 153 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 90 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Chaldean in?
Birchmount & Chaldean is in East L'Amoreaux (City of Toronto neighbourhood 148). 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 Jun 16, 2022.
- 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; 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: 43.79334, -79.30353 · centreline node 13444221.