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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 volume14-hour count · Oct 19, 2024 · weekend
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 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,344 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,784 from 2:45 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
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, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 19, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 28 | 1.5 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 6 | |
| Property damage only | 18 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 5 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 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. The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 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). At the school-zone speed sign on McGregor Rd (321 m away, 30 km/h limit), 14% of the 14,378 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchmount Rd · Crouse Rd – Flora Dr · 84 m | Mar 2009 · 24 h | 20,071 | 66 km/h | 74 km/h | 80 km/h |
| Flora Dr · Tripp Cres – Axum Pl · 205 m | Sep 2008 · 24 h | 414 | 37 km/h | 48 km/h | 54 km/h |
- Speed sign
- McGregor Rd (eastbound), 321 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 28 km/h, 85th percentile 38 km/h; 14% at 40 km/h or more. 14,378 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 2260, activated 2010 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 17 54 nearest 16 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354
- 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 391 m · 5 min · 15 docks · 2 stations, 26 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
- 2 car parks · about 115 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 18 mapped lots within 500 m, 218 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface | 1.8 km | 25 * | — |
| Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface | 1.8 km | 90 * | — |
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
The nearest grocery store is Food Basics, 872 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 16 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar, 168 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Extra Care Pharmacy, 745 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar · 1197 Birchmount Rd168 m
- The Social Brew Cafe and Market Place · 1236 Birchmount Rd569 m · 7 min
- Scarborough Pizza & Kabob · 2157 Lawrence Ave E605 m · 7 min
- Craves Bites & Delights · 2171 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2171625 m · 7 min
- Wong's Asian Cuisine · 2173 Lawrence Ave E625 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- Food Basics 872 m · 10 min
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Extra Care Pharmacy 745 m · 9 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day520 m · 6 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
- McGregor Park1 km · 12 min
- Ionview Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Maidavale Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Kennedy - Lawrence Parkette1.4 km · 17 min
- Jack Goodlad Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Community centres
- McGregor Park Community Centre1 km · 12 min
- Schools (6)
- Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 372 m · 4 min
- General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 661 m · 8 min
- St Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 14 min
- Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Ionview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1 km · 11 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 public washroom or a care or retirement home.
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
Seven registered apartment buildings with 754 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 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1169 Birchmount Rd · Kovacs Investments Ltd | 18 | 4 | 1960 | 86 · Aug 2026 | 64 m |
| 1165 Birchmount Rd · Paul Thornton | 20 | 4 | 1965 | 93 · Jul 2024 | 117 m |
| 1191 Birchmount Rd | 41 | 4 | 1955 | 88 · Aug 2026 | 132 m |
| 1255 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc. | 70 | 6 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2026 | 556 m · 7 min |
| 1236 Birchmount Rd · Homes First Property Management Inc. | 220 | 15 | 2023 | — | 568 m · 7 min |
| 2155 Lawrence Ave E social housing · Aldebrain Attendant Care Services of Toronto | 243 | 11 | 1993 | 92 · Nov 2025 | 648 m · 8 min |
7 registered buildings · 754 units · 1 social housing · tallest 15 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.
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.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 2 | 0 | commercial premises (1), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (1) |
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 #969 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.18× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Birchmount & Flora a walkable intersection?
Birchmount & Flora scores 43 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 1 km; 6 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km; library 1 km away. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
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), 14% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Birchmount & Flora?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.8 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 218 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 45,730 spaces — 18 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, 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 16 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar (168 m), The Social Brew Cafe and Market Place (569 m), Scarborough Pizza & Kabob (605 m), Craves Bites & Delights (625 m) and Wong's Asian Cuisine (625 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Birchmount & Flora?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 52 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (520 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Flora?
Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 754 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1169 Birchmount Rd (64 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 1165 Birchmount Rd (117 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1191 Birchmount Rd (132 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 1255 Birchmount Rd (556 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 90 out of 100.
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. 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 19, 2024.
- 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; 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).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 21 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: 43.74216, -79.28266 · centreline node 13451335.