Toronto · intersection · signal 2260

Birchmount & Flora

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

Birchmount & Flora is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Dorset Park. It has a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
19,064
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 19, 2024
332 pedestrians · 140 cyclists · #949 busiest
Collisions
28
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 18 property damage · #2890 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,360 vehicles, 1.18× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 57 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 2.8 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 1.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 25%, from 16 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Birchmount & Flora

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
17546843 nearest 16 m
Express
954
Blue Night
354343
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Flora Dr
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Birchmount Rd / The Meadoway 378 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 52 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 (8)
  • Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 149 m
  • General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 464 m
  • Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 744 m
  • St Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 825 m
  • Ionview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 850 m
  • Dorset Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 923 m
  • and 2 more
Community centres
Parks (11)
  • McGregor Park596 m
  • Ionview Park684 m
  • Kennedy - Lawrence Parkette1 km
  • Jack Goodlad Park1 km
  • Maidavale Park1.1 km
  • Mooregate Park1.1 km
  • and 5 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch659 m
  • Toronto Public Library Kennedy/Eglinton branch1.5 km
Signal
2260, activated 2010 · SA2 · 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 is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 51 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar, 135 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 51 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar · 1197 Birchmount Rd135 mPassed, Aug 2026
Back's Convenience · 1199 Birchmount Rdgrocery141 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Social Brew Cafe and Market Place · 1236 Birchmount Rdgrocery515 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Mad Mexican Food Products · 64 Crockford Blvdgrocery565 mPassed, Jul 2024
Ties Cofee · 74 Crockford Blvd, Unit-4569 mPassed, Dec 2024
Amelie's Chocolate & Patisserie · 74 Crockford Blvd Unit-3570 mPassed, May 2026
Scarborough Pizza & Kabob · 2157 Lawrence Ave E575 mPassed, Aug 2025
Scarborough Pizza & Kabob · 2157 Lawrence Ave E575 mPassed, Jul 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 McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom, 638 m away, View centre hours.

  • McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom · 2231 Lawrence Ave E
    View centre hours
    638 m
  • Jack Goodlad Community Centre Washroom · 929 Kennedy Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    936 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 201 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (489 m, 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 201 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 4
  • Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc · 1117 Birchmount Rd
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    489 m
  • Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. · 2216 Lawrence Ave E
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    825 m
  • Wexford Community Childcare Centre · 1 Wayne Ave
    97 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km
  • Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. (Scarborough Site) · 1 Wayne Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 232 (1.9 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 232 · 1.9 km1550 Midland Ave
Police41 Division · 1.3 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 20 · 1.3 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

11 registered apartment buildings with 954 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1169 Birchmount Rd (64 m, 18 units, 4 storeys, built 1960), which scored 86 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 26 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings11 · 954 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202626 across the 11
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1169 Birchmount Rd · Kovacs Investments Ltd184196086 · Aug 2026064 m
1165 Birchmount Rd · Paul Thornton204196593 · Jul 2024086 m
1191 Birchmount Rd414195588 · Aug 2026198 m
1236 Birchmount Rd · Homes First Property Management Inc.2201520231 · 2 fire514 m
1255 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc.706196089 · Aug 20269520 m
2155 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing · Aldebrain Attendant Care Services of Toronto24311199392 · Nov 20251590 m
2185 Lawrence Ave E · Shelborne Property Management14212196890 · Dec 20253599 m
2230 Lawrence Ave E · Comer Group Limited647196272 · Aug 20240834 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 · ≈83,180 spaces · 249.6 ha
Within 500 m27 lots · ≈4,370 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
1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface1.4 km25 *
Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface1.4 km90 *
Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface1.7 km199 *
Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres · Surface1.9 km673 *

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈16 spaces; 76 m away, ≈74 spaces; 86 m away, ≈57 spaces; 135 m away, ≈36 spaces; 136 m away, ≈32 spaces; 139 m away, ≈283 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)

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 9,754 southbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 352. Most cyclists arrived from the south (71 of 140). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,784 vehicles in the hour from 2:45 p.m., 33% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,344). Heavy vehicles made up 1.3% 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 north9,754southbound · 67 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles19,064332 pedestrians · 140 cyclists · 1.3% heavy
From the east352westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south8,958northbound · 71 bikes · 1.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,344 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,784 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 Crouse Rd and Flora Dr (84 m away) recorded an average of 66 km/h in its 24-hour count in March 2009; 85% of drivers were at or under 74 km/h. That segment carries about 20,100 vehicles a day. Flora Dr between Tripp Cres and Axum Pl measured slower: 37 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Sep 2008). The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on McGregor Rd (321 m away, 30 km/h limit), 12% of the 16,846 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Birchmount Rd · Crouse Rd – Flora Dr · 84 mMar 2009 · 24 h20,07166 km/h74 km/h80 km/h
Flora Dr · Tripp Cres – Axum Pl · 205 mSep 2008 · 24 h41437 km/h48 km/h54 km/h

School-zone speed sign 321 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct28 · 38 km/h
Over the limit30%
40 km/h or more12%

McGregor Rd (eastbound), South Side of McGregor Rd Fronting No.27/29 · 16,846 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

2021 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 21% 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 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions28#2890 of 5,508
With an injury6#2387 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#2226 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201442latest Jun 15, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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 one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle320commercial premises (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 20, 2023. 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 & Flora a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 28 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 & Flora?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #949 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.18× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Flora?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Crouse Rd and Flora Dr (March 2009), found an average of 66 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 74 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 321 m away (30 km/h), 12% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Birchmount & Flora?

The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.4 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 389 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 83,180 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Birchmount & Flora by transit?

Bus routes 17, 54, 68, 43, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Flora Dr, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Birchmount & Flora?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 51 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar (135 m), Ties Cofee (569 m), Amelie's Chocolate & Patisserie (570 m), Scarborough Pizza & Kabob (575 m) and Scarborough Pizza & Kabob (575 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 & Flora?

The nearest is McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom, 2231 Lawrence Ave E, 638 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Jack Goodlad Community Centre Washroom (936 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 & Flora?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 201 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 (489 m, 52 spaces), Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. (825 m, 28 spaces) and Wexford Community Childcare Centre (1.0 km, 97 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Flora?

11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 954 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1169 Birchmount Rd (64 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 1165 Birchmount Rd (86 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1191 Birchmount Rd (98 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 1236 Birchmount Rd (514 m, 220 units). The average RentSafeTO score across the 11 is 89 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 & Flora?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 & Flora in?

Birchmount & Flora is in Dorset Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 126). 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