Toronto · intersection · signal 1138 · red-light camera

Birchmount & Finch

Birchmount Rd & Finch Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · East L'Amoreaux · Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt

Birchmount & Finch is a high-volume crossing. It sits in East L'Amoreaux. It has a red-light camera in place since 2017 that issued 149 tickets in 2025 and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
38,858
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 19, 2024
2,137 pedestrians · 150 cyclists · #133 busiest
Collisions
373
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
67 with an injury · 280 property damage · #207 of 5,508 · +20 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
149
tickets in 2025
since 2017 · 69 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
5 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 2,780 vehicles an hour, 2.4× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 18 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. On average 37 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 9.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.94× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 31%, from 221 in 2016–2020 to 152 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Birchmount & Finch

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
17394368169 nearest 25 m
Express
939968
Blue Night
339343324
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Finch Ave East; Finch Ave East at Birchmount Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Silver Springs Blvd / Birchmount Rd 202 m · 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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (14)
  • St Aidan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 309 m
  • Yorkland High SchoolPrivate · 413 m
  • Silver Springs Public SchoolEnglish Public · 670 m
  • Highland Heights Jr Public School and Jean Augustine Girls AcademyEnglish Public · 685 m
  • Finch at Warden Adult Education CentreEnglish Separate · 709 m
  • Brookmill Boulevard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 755 m
  • and 8 more
Community centres
  • L'amoreaux Tennis Centre860 m
  • Stephen Leacock Seniors' Community Centre1.3 km
  • Stephen Leacock Community Recreation Centre1.4 km
Parks (11)
  • Bridletowne Park581 m
  • Timberbank Park607 m
  • L'amoreaux Sports Complex639 m
  • Highland Heights Park640 m
  • Kennedy Parkette841 m
  • Knott Park1.2 km
  • and 5 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bridlewood branch1 km
Signal
1138, activated 1975 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 21 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 71 within a kilometre. The nearest is 6ix Wings, 93 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés6 within 300 m · 21 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Fresh Start Food Supplemental Program · 2821 Birchmount Rd Apt-111grocery83 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
6ix Wings · 2950 Birchmount Rd Unit-6a93 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Delicious Shawarma and Falafel · 2950 Birchmount Rd 1093 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Long Gui BBQ House · 2950 Birchmount Rd Unit-7a93 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Pizza 21 · 2950 Birchmount Rd Unit-1-293 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Sunkris Dessert Palace · 2950 Birchmount Rd Unit-5d93 mPassed, Aug 2026
Suvaiyakam Restaurant · 2950 Birchmount Rd Unit-393 mPassed, Mar 2026
Aisle 24 Market · 85 Silver Springs Blvdgrocery223 mPassed, Sep 2024

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 L'amoreaux Sports Centre Washroom, 497 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 487 m away at L'amoreaux Sports Complex (currently off).

  • L'amoreaux Sports Centre Washroom · 100 Silver Springs Blvd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    497 m
  • L'amoreaux Tennis Centre Washroom · 300 Silver Springs Blvd
    View centre hours
    860 m
Drinking water
L'amoreaux Sports Complex drinking fountain · 487 m · off; L'amoreaux Sports Complex bottle filling station · 487 m · off

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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 263 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - St. Aidan Early Learning Centre (309 m, 69 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 263 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • Network Child Care Services - St. Aidan Early Learning Centre · 3521 Finch Ave E
    69 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    309 m
  • Agincourt Temple Day Care(Governing Council of the Salvation Army) · 3080 Birchmount Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    565 m
  • Silver Springs Extended Day & School Age Program · 222 Silver Springs Blvd
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    670 m
  • Timothy Eaton Infant & Toddler Centre · 35 Glendower Circt
    20 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    685 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 244 (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 457 m away.

FireFire Station 244 · 2 km2340 Birchmount Rd
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 24 · 457 m3061 Birchmount Rd

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

Eight registered apartment buildings with 1,403 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 22. The nearest is 2821 Birchmount Rd (84 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. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 31 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 1,403 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202631 across the 8
Open fire-code violations7
Tallest14 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2821 Birchmount RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23712196991 · Jul 2026084 m
75-85 Silver Springs Blvd · Metcap Living Management Inc.889197891 · Oct 20240 · 2 fire220 m
75-85 Silver Springs Blvd · Metcap Living Management Inc.1339197887 · Oct 20240 · 2 fire220 m
75 Silver Springs Blvd · Metcap Living Management Inc.1539197892 · Oct 202522 · 2 fire220 m
20 Stonehill Crt · Preston Group - Toronto, On15313197791 · Sep 20245 · 1 fire777 m
40 Aurora Crt · Park Property Management Inc16713197492 · Oct 20251910 m
3333 Finch Ave Esocial housing · St. Paul's L'amoreaux Centre2976197586 · Oct 20251928 m
50 Aurora Crt · Park Property Management Inc17514197492 · Oct 202521 km

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 lots263 lots · ≈38,380 spaces · 115.1 ha
Within 500 m22 lots · ≈2,540 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 84 m away, ≈228 spaces; 85 m away, ≈11 spaces; 147 m away, ≈84 spaces; 173 m away, ≈7 spaces; 177 m away, ≈80 spaces; 194 m away, ≈4 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 east leg carries the load — 11,337 westbound vehicles, or 29% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 7,804. Most cyclists arrived from the north (75 of 150). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,587 vehicles in the hour from 2:30 p.m., 39% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (2,588). Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% 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 north7,804southbound · 75 bikes · 0.8% heavy
From the west11,086eastbound · 22 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles38,8582,137 pedestrians · 150 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east11,337westbound · 38 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the south8,631northbound · 15 bikes · 1.1% heavy
AM peak hour2,588 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour3,587 vehicles from 2:30 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 Finch Ave E between West Highland Creek Trl and Birchmount Rd (88 m away) recorded an average of 53 km/h in its 2-day count in October 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 62 km/h. That segment carries about 13,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Finch Ave E (247 m away, 50 km/h limit), 3.3% of the 53,804 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Finch Ave E · West Highland Creek Trl – Birchmount Rd · 88 mOct 2019 · 2 days13,29253 km/h62 km/h67 km/h
Birchmount Rd · Finch Ave E – L'amoreaux Sports Complex Trl · 106 mApr 2015 · 3 days20,916

School-zone speed sign 247 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct49 · 55 km/h
Over the limit16%
60 km/h or more3.3%

Finch Ave E (westbound), Finch, 225m W/O Birchmount Rd · 53,804 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2019 was the peak year (56 collisions), and 2025 closed with 37. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 33 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 20 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 9.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions373#207 of 5,508
With an injury67#138 of 4,660
Property damage only280
Fail to remain33
Involving a pedestrian8#323 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#727 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified26
Since January 2026 (outside the window)20
All since 2014491latest Jun 5, 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Aug 9, 2015.

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 34 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 4.1 a year before that. 74% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle3461street/outdoor (25), apartment parking (6)
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 5, 2026. 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 East L'Amoreaux.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Birchmount & Finch a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 373 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 & Finch?

A high-volume crossing. It ranks #133 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.4× the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Birchmount & Finch?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Birchmount & Finch since 2017, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 149 tickets in 2025 (158 in 2024) and 69 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 1,253 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Birchmount & Finch?

149 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — about the same as 158 in 2024, and 69 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 1,253 tickets since 2017. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Finch?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Finch Ave E between West Highland Creek Trl and Birchmount Rd (October 2019), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 62 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 247 m away (50 km/h), 3.3% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Birchmount & Finch?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 263 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 38,380 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Birchmount & Finch by transit?

Bus routes 17, 39, 43, 68, 169, 939, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Finch Ave East, 25 m).

What restaurants are near Birchmount & Finch?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 21 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 6ix Wings (93 m), Delicious Shawarma and Falafel (93 m), Long Gui BBQ House (93 m), Pizza 21 (93 m) and Sunkris Dessert Palace (93 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 & Finch?

The nearest is L'amoreaux Sports Centre Washroom, 100 Silver Springs Blvd, 497 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: L'amoreaux Tennis Centre Washroom (860 m). 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 & Finch?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 263 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - St. Aidan Early Learning Centre (309 m, 69 spaces), Agincourt Temple Day Care(Governing Council of the Salvation Army) (565 m, 49 spaces) and Silver Springs Extended Day & School Age Program (670 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Finch?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,403 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2821 Birchmount Rd (84 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 75-85 Silver Springs Blvd (220 m, 88 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 75-85 Silver Springs Blvd (220 m, 133 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 75 Silver Springs Blvd (220 m, 153 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 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 & Finch?

Toronto Police place 34 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 East L'Amoreaux page.

What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Finch in?

Birchmount & Finch is in East L'Amoreaux (City of Toronto neighbourhood 148). It is in Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by Councillor Nick Mantas.

Sources

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