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Birchmount & Ellesmere

Birchmount Rd & Ellesmere Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Dorset Park · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

Birchmount & Ellesmere is a high-volume crossing. It sits in Dorset Park. It has a live City traffic camera and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 17 TTC routes within a kilometre. It is among the hundred Toronto intersections with the most reported collisions.

Traffic volume
25,792
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 17, 2022
692 pedestrians · 1 cyclists
Collisions
744
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
101 with an injury · 571 property damage · #42 of 5,508 · +32 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #531 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 3,220 vehicles, 2.8× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 37 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 74 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 24× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. The pace has been steady: 363 collisions in 2016–2020 and 381 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 744 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Birchmount & Ellesmere

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Ellesmere Rd & Birchmount Rd — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8120 · Ellesmere Rd & Birchmount Rd · 28 m from the node
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Birchmount & Ellesmere, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8120 · Ellesmere Rd & Birchmount Rd
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
1795684338129131133 nearest 27 m
Express
995996968903904938939
Blue Night
395343
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Ellesmere Rd; Ellesmere Rd at Birchmount 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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (8)
  • Ellesmere Statton Public SchoolEnglish Public · 305 m
  • Alif Canada Elementary SchoolPrivate · 319 m
  • Sathya Sai Elementary SchoolPrivate · 456 m
  • Bond Academy SchoolPrivate · 772 m
  • Um Al-Qura Islamic SchoolPrivate · 784 m
  • Glamorgan Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 887 m
  • and 2 more
Community centres
  • Ellesmere Community Recreation Centre709 m
Parks (7)
  • Mondeo Park376 m
  • Dorset Park604 m
  • Ellesmere Park687 m
  • Glamorgan Park1 km
  • Jolly Way Park1.1 km
  • Manhattan Park1.1 km
  • and 1 more
Signal
0695, activated 1961 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 54 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Hut, 24 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizza Hut · 592 Ellesmere Rd24 mPassed, Apr 2026
Subway · 1620 Birchmount Rd33 mPassed, Jun 2026
Burger King · 1607 Birchmount Rd44 mPassed, Aug 2026
Mexitaco · 1601 Birchmount Rd Bldg-146 mPassed, May 2026
Tim Hortons · 1621 Birchmount Rd64 mPassed, Aug 2026
Alexis Lodges · 707 Ellesmere Rd191 mPassed, Sep 2026
Fresh Choice Cafe · 520 Ellesmere Rd Unit-110271 mPassed, May 2026
Eggsmart · 477 Ellesmere Rd370 mPassed, Jun 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 Ellesmere Community Centre Washroom, 710 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 369 m away at Mondeo Park.

  • Ellesmere Community Centre Washroom · 20 Canadian Rd
    View centre hours
    710 m
Drinking water
Mondeo Park drinking fountain · 369 m

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 202 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kiddies Lodge Day Care Centre (388 m, 69 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 202 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • Kiddies Lodge Day Care Centre · 764 Ellesmere Rd
    69 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age
    388 m
  • Glamorgan School Age YMCA · 51 Antrim Cres
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    887 m
  • Progress Childcare (Scarborough Inc. #1 (3 Glamorgan) · 3 Glamorgan Ave
    90 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    896 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 245 (83 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (3.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.1 km away.

FireFire Station 245 · 83 m1600 Birchmount Rd
Police41 Division · 3.8 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 20 · 2.1 km2430 Lawrence Ave E

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

12 registered apartment buildings with 1,239 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1555 Birchmount Rd (339 m, 46 units, 6 storeys, built 1950), which scored 71 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 39 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings12 · 1,239 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score84 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202639 across the 12
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest14 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1555 Birchmount Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc466195071 · Sep 20255339 m
1545 Birchmount Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc374196076 · Jul 20263384 m
1535 Birchmount Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc374196083 · Jul 20263422 m
1525 Birchmount Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.524195689 · Sep 20252454 m
7 Glamorgan AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation19612197186 · Sep 20243735 m
1477 Birchmount Rd213196086 · Sep 20251765 m
1475 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc.285196782 · Aug 20261794 m
5 Glamorgan Ave · Firm Capital Properties Inc14010197487 · Sep 202415835 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 lots389 lots · ≈72,580 spaces · 217.7 ha
Within 500 m56 lots · ≈6,810 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 68 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 · Surface1.3 km68 *

Nearest lots: 56 m away, ≈107 spaces; 56 m away, ≈34 spaces; 71 m away, ≈74 spaces; 72 m away, ≈9 spaces; 79 m away, ≈26 spaces; 93 m away, ≈144 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, Dec 17, 2022 (a weekend day)

The east leg carries the load — 8,614 westbound vehicles, or 33% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 4,712. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 4,522 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 131% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,955). Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% 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 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 north4,712southbound · 0 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west7,063eastbound · 0 bikes · 1.7% heavy
Total vehicles25,792692 pedestrians · 1 cyclists · 1.6% heavy
From the east8,614westbound · 1 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the south5,403northbound · 0 bikes · 1.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,955 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour4,522 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 17, 2022 · 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 Burcana Rd and Canadian Rd (346 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 56 km/h. That segment carries about 35,400 vehicles a day. Ellesmere Rd between Birchmount Rd and Mondeo Dr measured slower: 45 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 54 km/h (Aug 2024).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Ellesmere Rd · Birchmount Rd – Mondeo Dr · 117 mAug 2024 · 3 days38,55245 km/h54 km/h59 km/h
Birchmount Rd · Burcana Rd – Canadian Rd · 346 mMar 2024 · 3 days35,37647 km/h56 km/h60 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

2024 was the peak year (103 collisions), and 2025 closed with 74. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 79 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 32 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions744#42 of 5,508
With an injury101#51 of 4,660
Property damage only571
Fail to remain79
Involving a pedestrian12#141 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#953 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
With a fatality1
Severity not classified71
Since January 2026 (outside the window)32
All since 2014912latest Jun 28, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Nov 9, 2018. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#531 of 1,505
Fatal1#127 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#230 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20063latest Nov 9, 2018

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 three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300street/outdoor (3)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 6, 2022. 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 Dorset Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Birchmount & Ellesmere a dangerous intersection?

By collision count, yes: it ranks #42 of 5,508 Toronto intersections for police-reported collisions in 2016–2025, and 1 of those left someone killed or seriously injured. 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 & Ellesmere?

A high-volume crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 17, 2022, 2.8× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Ellesmere?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Burcana Rd and Canadian Rd (March 2024), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 56 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Birchmount & Ellesmere?

The nearest Green P car park is Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 (1.3 km away, 68 spaces). The City's mapping shows 389 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 72,580 spaces — 56 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Birchmount & Ellesmere by transit?

Bus routes 17, 95, 68, 43, 38, 129, 131, 133 and 7 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Ellesmere Rd, 27 m).

What restaurants are near Birchmount & Ellesmere?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 54 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Hut (24 m), Subway (33 m), Burger King (44 m), Mexitaco (46 m) and Tim Hortons (64 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 Birchmount & Ellesmere?

The nearest is Ellesmere Community Centre Washroom, 20 Canadian Rd, 710 m away (View centre hours). 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 Birchmount & Ellesmere?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 202 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kiddies Lodge Day Care Centre (388 m, 69 spaces), Glamorgan School Age YMCA (887 m, 43 spaces) and Progress Childcare (Scarborough Inc. #1 (3 Glamorgan) (896 m, 90 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Ellesmere?

12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,239 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1555 Birchmount Rd (339 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 71), 1545 Birchmount Rd (384 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 1535 Birchmount Rd (422 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 1525 Birchmount Rd (454 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 12 is 84 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 & Ellesmere?

Toronto Police place three 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 Dorset Park page.

What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Ellesmere in?

Birchmount & Ellesmere is in Dorset Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 126). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.

Sources

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