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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
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 11,868 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 7 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (59 of 109). Evening rush dominates here: 2,775 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:30 p.m., against 1,403 in the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 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 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,403 vehicles in the hour from 9:00 a.m. and 2,775 from 3:30 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
The worst year was 2019, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 6 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 22, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Dec 1, 2017.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 33 | #2649 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 6 | |
| Property damage only | 18 | |
| Fail to remain | 8 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #1478 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 8 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #488 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | #43 of 319 |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #185 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Dec 1, 2017 |
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
On Birchmount Rd between Exford Dr and Laura Secord Walk, 384 m from the corner, a 7-day count in May 2023 put the average speed at 53 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 63 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 68 km/h or more. That segment carries about 19,600 vehicles a day. Merryfield Dr between Bergen Rd and Vauxhall Dr measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Oct 2025).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merryfield Dr · Bergen Rd – Vauxhall Dr · 142 m | Oct 2025 · 3 days | 1,077 | 32 km/h | 39 km/h | 43 km/h |
| Birchmount Rd · Exford Dr – Laura Secord Walk · 384 m | May 2023 · 7 days | 19,575 | 53 km/h | 63 km/h | 68 km/h |
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 2589, activated 2022 · 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 17 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Merryfield Dr
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Dulverton Rd / Birchmount Rd 448 m · 5 min · 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.
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
- 8 mapped lots within 500 m, 254 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 | 1.7 km | 25 * | — |
| Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface | 1.7 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
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Food Basics, 859 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 23. The nearest is Miders Kitchen and Bar, 299 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Extra Care Pharmacy, 637 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Miders Kitchen and Bar · 1370 Birchmount Rd Unit-1299 m · 4 min
- Scarborough Pizza & Kabob · 2157 Lawrence Ave E569 m · 7 min
- Craves Bites & Delights · 2171 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2171582 m · 7 min
- Wong's Asian Cuisine · 2173 Lawrence Ave E582 m · 7 min
- Master Butchers Shop · 2155 Lawrence Ave E607 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- Food Basics 859 m · 10 min
- Food shops
- Ani Bakery 1 km · 12 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Extra Care Pharmacy 637 m · 8 min · 3 within 1 km
- Washrooms
- McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed903 m · 11 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 Park896 m · 11 min
- Dorset Park1.4 km · 16 min
- Community centres
- McGregor Park Community Centre903 m · 11 min
- Schools
- Bond Academy SchoolPrivate · 708 m · 8 min
- Dorset Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 814 m · 10 min
- St Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch849 m · 10 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: licensed child care 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
Within a kilometre there are eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 813 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1475 Birchmount Rd (581 m, 28 units, 5 storeys, built 1967), which scored 82 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1475 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc. | 28 | 5 | 1967 | 82 · Aug 2026 | 581 m · 7 min |
| 1477 Birchmount Rd | 21 | 3 | 1960 | 86 · Sep 2025 | 603 m · 7 min |
| 2155 Lawrence Ave E social housing · Aldebrain Attendant Care Services of Toronto | 243 | 11 | 1993 | 92 · Nov 2025 | 608 m · 7 min |
| 1255 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc. | 70 | 6 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2026 | 652 m · 8 min |
| 1236 Birchmount Rd · Homes First Property Management Inc. | 220 | 15 | 2023 | — | 681 m · 8 min |
| 2185 Lawrence Ave E · Shelborne Property Management | 142 | 12 | 1968 | 90 · Dec 2025 | 737 m · 9 min |
8 registered buildings · 813 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
Four thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | commercial premises (3), street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 & Merryfield a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#488 of 1,505), out of 33 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Merryfield?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #689 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.42× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Birchmount & Merryfield a walkable intersection?
Birchmount & Merryfield scores 37 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: 3 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km; library 849 m away; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Merryfield?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Exford Dr and Laura Secord Walk (May 2023), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 63 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Birchmount & Merryfield?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.7 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 254 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 45,340 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Birchmount & Merryfield by transit?
Bus routes 17, 54, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Merryfield Dr, 17 m).
What restaurants are near Birchmount & Merryfield?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 23 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Miders Kitchen and Bar (299 m), Scarborough Pizza & Kabob (569 m), Craves Bites & Delights (582 m), Wong's Asian Cuisine (582 m) and Master Butchers Shop (607 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Birchmount & Merryfield?
The nearest is McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom, 2231 Lawrence Ave E, 903 m away.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Merryfield?
Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 813 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1475 Birchmount Rd (581 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 1477 Birchmount Rd (603 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 2155 Lawrence Ave E (608 m, 243 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 1255 Birchmount Rd (652 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 87 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Birchmount & Merryfield?
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts 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 & Merryfield in?
Birchmount & Merryfield 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.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; 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: 43.75194, -79.28664 · centreline node 13449811.