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Birchmount & Highview

Birchmount Rd & Highview Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Birchcliffe-Cliffside · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

Birchmount & Highview is an intersection of typical volume. It sits in Birchcliffe-Cliffside. Nearby is 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,329
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 12, 2020
31 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
20
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 14 property damage · #3382 of 5,508 · +4 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
3
TTC stops within 100 m
9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 790 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 68% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 204 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 22%, from 9 in 2016–2020 to 11 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Birchmount & Highview

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
117201269113161768135 nearest 19 m
Blue Night
300316
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Highview Ave South Side; Birchmount Rd at Highview Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Birchmount Rd / Kingston Rd 691 m · 15 docks · 6 stations, 90 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 (10)
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 475 m
  • Birch Cliff Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 477 m
  • Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 521 m
  • J G Workman Public SchoolEnglish Public · 822 m
  • Birch Cliff Public SchoolEnglish Public · 883 m
  • Taylor Creek Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (23)
  • Birchcliff Woods302 m
  • Danforth - Birchmount Parkette510 m
  • Birchmount Park569 m
  • Highview Park658 m
  • Woodrow Park681 m
  • Scotia Parkette773 m
  • and 17 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Albert Campbell branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Rosetta McClain GardensNature/ Park · 833 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 22 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Foodsup Inc, 342 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Foodsup Inc · 55 Milne Ave342 mPassed, Sep 2026
Mr. Nice Cream Inc. · 63 Mack Ave383 mPassed, May 2026
Peter Bougadis Master Soft & Delight Dairy Products Inc-110 8ak · 58 Raleigh Ave484 mConditional pass, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Peter Bougadis Master Soft & Delight Dairy Products Inc. Kx1 424 · 58 Raleigh Ave484 mConditional pass, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 415 Danforth Rd735 mPassed, Jan 2026
Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza · 1736 Kingston Rd Bldg-1787 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant · 1728 Kingston Rd788 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Ume Fashion Sushi · 1732 Kingston Rd793 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions

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 Birchmount Community Centre Washroom, 549 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 600 m away at Birchmount Park (currently off).

  • Birchmount Community Centre Washroom · 93 Birchmount Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    549 m
  • Highview Park Washroom · 150 Highview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    585 m
  • Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom · 75 Birchmount Rd.
    hours not listed · accessible
    640 m
Drinking water
Birchmount Park bottle filling station · 600 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 230 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Birch Cliff Heights Licensed Before and After School Program (477 m, 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 230 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 5
  • Birch Cliff Heights Licensed Before and After School Program · 120 Highview Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    477 m
  • Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School · 93 Birchmount Rd
    20 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    552 m
  • Follow the Child · 462 Birchmount Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    902 m
  • Scarborough Day Nursery School · 51 Eastwood Ave
    71 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    903 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (519 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (3.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 225 · 519 m3600 Danforth Ave
Police41 Division · 3.6 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 1.2 km1535 Kingston 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

Within a kilometre there are 13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 705 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Parkette Pl (432 m, 61 units, 5 storeys, built 1959), which scored 93 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 9 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings13 · 705 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score83 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20269 across the 13
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Parkette Pl · Parkette Place Apts Inc.615195993 · Oct 20250432 m
186 Danforth Rd154196289 · Aug 20240691 m
160 Pinegrove Ave · 1192918 Ontario Ltd113196394 · Jul 20240702 m
10 Glen Everest RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation35017197091 · Jul 20267840 m
1711 Kingston Rd · Cogir Real Estate183196089 · Aug 20251864 m
50 Burn Hill Rd · Greenwin Corp.16324197496 · Jul 20250929 m
23 Glen Everest Rd · Mint Asset Management Ltd.113197179 · Aug 202501 km
25 Glen Everest Rd · Mint Asset Management Ltd113197176 · Aug 202501 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 lots360 lots · ≈24,940 spaces · 74.8 ha
Within 500 m44 lots · ≈4,360 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 151 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.6 km151 *

Nearest lots: 19 m away, ≈3 spaces; 44 m away, ≈44 spaces; 46 m away, ≈19 spaces; 76 m away, ≈20 spaces; 100 m away, ≈6 spaces; 153 m away, ≈84 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, Feb 12, 2020

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 2,907 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 1,015 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 922 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 980 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 15.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, 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 north2,407southbound · 0 bikes · 16.2% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles6,32931 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 15.5% heavy
From the east1,015westbound · 0 bikes · 14.9% heavy
From the south2,907northbound · 0 bikes · 15.1% heavy
AM peak hour922 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour980 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 12, 2020

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

On Birchmount Rd between Pinegrove Ave and Highview Ave, 102 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2024 put the average speed at 52 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,400 vehicles a day. Highview Ave between Aylesworth Ave and Lillington Ave measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Oct 2018). At the school-zone speed sign on Birchmount Rd (225 m away, 40 km/h limit), 25% of the 128,938 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Birchmount Rd · Pinegrove Ave – Highview Ave · 102 mNov 2024 · 3 days12,37452 km/h59 km/h64 km/h
Highview Ave · Aylesworth Ave – Lillington Ave · 129 mOct 2018 · 2 days3,00840 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

School-zone speed sign 225 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct44 · 52 km/h
Over the limit49%
50 km/h or more25%

Birchmount Rd (southbound) · 128,938 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

The worst year was 2016, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 5 collisions (25%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 5% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 4 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 collisions20#3382 of 5,508
With an injury5#2627 of 4,660
Property damage only14
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#2229 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201432latest 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 19, 2025. 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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Birchmount & Highview a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 20 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 & Highview?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Feb 12, 2020, 68% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Highview?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Pinegrove Ave and Highview Ave (November 2024), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 225 m away (40 km/h), 25% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Birchmount & Highview?

The nearest Green P car park is Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave (1.6 km away, 151 spaces). The City's mapping shows 360 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,940 spaces — 44 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Birchmount & Highview by transit?

Bus routes 117, 20, 12, 69, 113, 16, 17, 68 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Highview Ave South Side, 19 m).

What restaurants are near Birchmount & Highview?

None within 300 m, and 22 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Foodsup Inc (342 m), Mr. Nice Cream Inc. (383 m), Peter Bougadis Master Soft & Delight Dairy Products Inc-110 8ak (484 m), Peter Bougadis Master Soft & Delight Dairy Products Inc. Kx1 424 (484 m) and Tim Hortons (735 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 & Highview?

The nearest is Birchmount Community Centre Washroom, 93 Birchmount Rd, 549 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Highview Park Washroom (585 m); Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom (640 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 & Highview?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 230 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Birch Cliff Heights Licensed Before and After School Program (477 m, 56 spaces), Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School (552 m, 20 spaces) and Follow the Child (902 m, 39 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Highview?

13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 705 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Parkette Pl (432 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 186 Danforth Rd (691 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 160 Pinegrove Ave (702 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 10 Glen Everest Rd (840 m, 350 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 13 is 83 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 & Highview?

Toronto Police place two 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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.

What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Highview in?

Birchmount & Highview is in Birchcliffe-Cliffside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 122). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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