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Birchmount & McNicoll

Birchmount Rd & McNicoll Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Steeles · Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt

Birchmount & McNicoll is a high-volume crossing. It sits in Steeles. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2017 that issued 318 tickets in 2025 and a multi-use trail. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
32,929
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 19, 2024
505 pedestrians · 237 cyclists · #252 busiest
Collisions
212
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
49 with an injury · 147 property damage · #468 of 5,508 · +18 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0 +1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016 · 1 since Jan 2026 (Jul 17, 2026)
Red-light camera
318
tickets in 2025
since 2017 · 54 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail - Entrance
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,350 vehicles an hour, 2.0× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 65 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 21 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 12%, from 100 in 2016–2020 to 112 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them. Since January 2026, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here.

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Birchmount & McNicoll

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
17426843 nearest 20 m
Express
968
Blue Night
324343
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at McNicoll Ave; McNicoll Ave at Birchmount Rd
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail - Entrance on West Highland Creek Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Kennedy Rd / Finch Recreational Trail 817 m · 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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (15)
  • TCDSB Program and Specials Services - East BuildingEnglish Separate · 443 m
  • David Lewis Public SchoolEnglish Public · 543 m
  • Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 770 m
  • St Sylvester Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 804 m
  • L'amoreaux Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 844 m
  • Silver Springs Public SchoolEnglish Public · 847 m
  • and 9 more
Community centres
  • L'amoreaux Tennis Centre539 m
  • L'amoreaux Community Recreation Centre660 m
Parks (10)
  • L'amoreaux North Park579 m
  • L'amoreaux Sports Complex581 m
  • Fundy Bay Park622 m
  • Warden Park712 m
  • Bridletowne Park934 m
  • Shepton Way Park1 km
  • and 4 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bridlewood branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Steeles branch1.2 km
Signal
1413, activated 1982 · SA1 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 22 — well below the median of 71 within a kilometre. The nearest is Zain's, 219 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 1 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Zain's · 11 Ivy Bush Ave 4-5219 mPassed, Jul 2026
David Lewis Junior YMCA · 130 Fundy Bay Blvd543 mPassed, Jul 2026
Tim Hortons · 3030 Birchmount Rd768 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Co-Phew! · 1883 McNicoll Ave 14769 mPassed, Jun 2026
Dr. Norman Bethune C.i. - Snp · 200 Fundy Bay Blvd771 mPassed, Apr 2026
1001 Xinjiang Cuisine · 1883 McNicoll Ave Unit-1-6784 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
90c Bakery Cafe · 1883 McNicoll Ave Unit-14grocery784 mPassed, Jan 2026
Coco Fresh Tea & Juice · 1883 McNicoll Ave Unit-12-13784 mPassed, Apr 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 L'amoreaux Tennis Centre Washroom, 539 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 216 m away at Kidstown Water Park (currently off).

  • L'amoreaux Tennis Centre Washroom · 300 Silver Springs Blvd
    View centre hours
    539 m
  • L'amoreaux North Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 1900 Mcnicoll Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    566 m
  • L'amoreaux Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 2000 Mcnicoll Ave
    View centre hours
    660 m
Drinking water
Kidstown Water Park bottle filling station · 216 m · off; L'amoreaux Sports Complex bottle filling station · 237 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 310 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is David Lewis Jr YMCA (543 m, 87 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 310 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • David Lewis Jr YMCA · 130 Fundy Bay Blvd
    87 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    543 m
  • Agincourt Temple Day Care(Governing Council of the Salvation Army) · 3080 Birchmount Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    595 m
  • St. Sylvester Child Care Centre · 260 Silver Springs Blvd
    69 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    804 m
  • Silver Springs Extended Day & School Age Program · 222 Silver Springs Blvd
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    847 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 241 (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 693 m away.

FireFire Station 241 · 1.2 km3325 Warden Ave
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 24 · 693 m3061 Birchmount Rd

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots262 lots · ≈46,630 spaces · 139.9 ha
Within 500 m9 lots · ≈420 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 108 m away, ≈4 spaces; 178 m away, ≈5 spaces; 231 m away, ≈268 spaces; 248 m away, ≈35 spaces; 316 m away, ≈2 spaces; 324 m away, ≈2 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)

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 9,851 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 30% of the total, against 6,548 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 3,104 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:15 p.m., against 2,245 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north6,728southbound · 82 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the west9,851eastbound · 20 bikes · 1.2% heavy
Total vehicles32,929505 pedestrians · 237 cyclists · 1.2% heavy
From the east9,802westbound · 75 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the south6,548northbound · 60 bikes · 1.1% heavy
AM peak hour2,245 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour3,104 vehicles from 2:15 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

On McNicoll Ave between Morbank Dr and Silver Springs Blvd, 282 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2025 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 25,100 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Fundy Bay Blvd (383 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.1% of the 30,664 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Birchmount Rd · L'amoreaux Sports Complex Trl – McNicoll Ave · 46 mApr 2015 · 3 days10,625
McNicoll Ave · Morbank Dr – Silver Springs Blvd · 282 mNov 2025 · 3 days25,08045 km/h54 km/h59 km/h

School-zone speed sign 383 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct26 · 32 km/h
Over the limit6.8%
40 km/h or more1.1%

Fundy Bay Blvd (westbound), 82 Fundy Bay Boulevard · 30,664 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 2023, with 29 collisions; 2025 recorded 25. 49 collisions (23%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 18 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions212#468 of 5,508
With an injury49#241 of 4,660
Property damage only147
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist5#405 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)18
All since 2014289latest Jun 24, 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. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here, the latest on Jul 17, 2026. 1 older KSI collision is on file from before 2016.

2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions0
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1latest Jul 17, 2026
All KSI since 20062latest Jul 17, 2026

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

One theft from a vehicle 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 vehicle100other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 27, 2021. 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 Steeles.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Birchmount & McNicoll a dangerous intersection?

Not by the ten-year ranking: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 212 lesser collisions. 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded since January 2026, after the ranking window closed. 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 & McNicoll?

A high-volume crossing. It ranks #252 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.0× the median for a counted intersection.

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

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Birchmount & McNicoll since 2017, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 318 tickets in 2025 (564 in 2024) and 54 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 3,738 since it was switched on.

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

318 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 564 in 2024, and 54 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 3,738 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 & McNicoll?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on McNicoll Ave between Morbank Dr and Silver Springs Blvd (November 2025), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 383 m away (30 km/h), 1.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Birchmount & McNicoll?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 262 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 46,630 spaces — 9 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Birchmount & McNicoll by transit?

Bus routes 17, 42, 68, 43, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at McNicoll Ave, 20 m).

What restaurants are near Birchmount & McNicoll?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 22 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Zain's (219 m), David Lewis Junior YMCA (543 m), Tim Hortons (768 m), Co-Phew! (769 m) and Dr. Norman Bethune C.i. - Snp (771 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 & McNicoll?

The nearest is L'amoreaux Tennis Centre Washroom, 300 Silver Springs Blvd, 539 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: L'amoreaux North Park Fieldhouse Washroom (566 m); L'amoreaux Community Recreation Centre Washroom (660 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 & McNicoll?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 310 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are David Lewis Jr YMCA (543 m, 87 spaces), Agincourt Temple Day Care(Governing Council of the Salvation Army) (595 m, 49 spaces) and St. Sylvester Child Care Centre (804 m, 69 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Birchmount & McNicoll?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Steeles page.

What neighbourhood is Birchmount & McNicoll in?

Birchmount & McNicoll is in Steeles (City of Toronto neighbourhood 116). It is in Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by Councillor Nick Mantas.

Sources

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