Toronto · intersection · signal 2100

Birchmount & Modern

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

In Dorset Park, Birchmount & Modern is a busier-than-typical intersection. At the corner: an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 17 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
19,305
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 19, 2024
504 pedestrians · 123 cyclists · #934 busiest
Collisions
39
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 28 property damage · #2412 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
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

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,380 vehicles an hour, 1.19× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 38 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 3.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 56%, from 27 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Birchmount & Modern

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
1754436838129131133154 nearest 23 m
Express
954968903904938939
Blue Night
354343
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Modern Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Dulverton Rd / Birchmount Rd 500 m · 11 docks · 3 stations, 41 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 (9)
  • Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 332 m
  • General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 358 m
  • Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 603 m
  • St Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 645 m
  • Dorset Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 741 m
  • Ionview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 3 more
Community centres
Parks (10)
  • McGregor Park426 m
  • Ionview Park861 m
  • Kennedy - Lawrence Parkette909 m
  • Jack Goodlad Park1.1 km
  • Wayne Parkette1.2 km
  • Mooregate Park1.2 km
  • and 4 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch476 m
Signal
2100, activated 2007 · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 57. The nearest is Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar, 102 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 57 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Back's Convenience · 1199 Birchmount Rdgrocery90 mPassed, Apr 2026
Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar · 1197 Birchmount Rd102 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Social Brew Cafe and Market Place · 1236 Birchmount Rdgrocery293 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Scarborough Pizza & Kabob · 2157 Lawrence Ave E351 mPassed, Aug 2025
Scarborough Pizza & Kabob · 2157 Lawrence Ave E351 mPassed, Jul 2026
Craves Bites & Delights · 2171 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2171353 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Wong's Asian Cuisine · 2173 Lawrence Ave E353 mPassed, Mar 2026
Finger Licking Caribbean Kitchen · 2179 Lawrence Ave E359 mPassed, Aug 2025

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, 468 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 446 m away at McGregor Park (currently off).

  • McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom · 2231 Lawrence Ave E
    View centre hours
    468 m
Drinking water
McGregor Park bottle filling station · 446 m · off; McGregor Park drinking fountain · 446 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 129 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. (645 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 129 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. · 2216 Lawrence Ave E
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    645 m
  • Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc · 1117 Birchmount Rd
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    713 m
  • Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 2021 Lawrence Ave E
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    934 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 232 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 232 · 1.8 km1550 Midland Ave
Police41 Division · 1.6 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 20 · 1.2 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

Within a kilometre there are 11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,035 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1191 Birchmount Rd (141 m, 41 units, 4 storeys, built 1955), which scored 88 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 15 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings11 · 1,035 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202615 across the 11
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1191 Birchmount Rd414195588 · Aug 20261141 m
1169 Birchmount Rd · Kovacs Investments Ltd184196086 · Aug 20260279 m
1236 Birchmount Rd · Homes First Property Management Inc.2201520231 · 2 fire292 m
1255 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc.706196089 · Aug 20269297 m
1165 Birchmount Rd · Paul Thornton204196593 · Jul 20240304 m
2155 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing · Aldebrain Attendant Care Services of Toronto24311199392 · Nov 20251367 m
2185 Lawrence Ave E · Shelborne Property Management14212196890 · Dec 20253391 m
2230 Lawrence Ave E · Comer Group Limited647196272 · Aug 20240670 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 lots384 lots · ≈81,290 spaces · 243.9 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈5,970 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 314 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface1.3 km25 *
Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface1.3 km90 *
Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface1.9 km199 *

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈14 spaces; 93 m away, ≈32 spaces; 101 m away, ≈384 spaces; 104 m away, ≈46 spaces; 145 m away, ≈18 spaces; 154 m away, ≈57 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 east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 9,852 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 268 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (74 of 123). Evening rush dominates here: 1,813 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 1,387 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.0% 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 north9,852southbound · 74 bikes · 1.1% heavy
From the west268eastbound · 6 bikes · 2.6% heavy
Total vehicles19,305504 pedestrians · 123 cyclists · 1.0% heavy
From the east0westbound · 4 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south9,185northbound · 39 bikes · 0.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,387 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,813 vehicles from 2:00 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 Birchmount Rd between Crouse Rd and Flora Dr, 308 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in March 2009 put the average speed at 66 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 74 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 80 km/h or more. 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. At the school-zone speed sign on McGregor Rd (213 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 · 308 mMar 2009 · 24 h20,07166 km/h74 km/h80 km/h

School-zone speed sign 213 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

The worst year was 2016, with 8 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 8 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions39#2412 of 5,508
With an injury8#1998 of 4,660
Property damage only28
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist2#1025 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201446latest May 21, 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jun 28, 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 vehicle200street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 4, 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 Dorset Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Birchmount & Modern a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 39 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 & Modern?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #934 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.19× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Modern?

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 213 m away (30 km/h), 12% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Birchmount & Modern?

The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.3 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 384 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 81,290 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Birchmount & Modern by transit?

Bus routes 17, 54, 43, 68, 38, 129, 131, 133 and 7 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Modern Rd, 23 m).

What restaurants are near Birchmount & Modern?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 57 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar (102 m), Scarborough Pizza & Kabob (351 m), Scarborough Pizza & Kabob (351 m), Craves Bites & Delights (353 m) and Wong's Asian Cuisine (353 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 & Modern?

The nearest is McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom, 2231 Lawrence Ave E, 468 m away (View centre hours). 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 & Modern?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 129 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. (645 m, 28 spaces), Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (713 m, 52 spaces) and Scarborough Citadel Child Care (934 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Modern?

11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,035 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1191 Birchmount Rd (141 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1169 Birchmount Rd (279 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 1236 Birchmount Rd (292 m, 220 units) and 1255 Birchmount Rd (297 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 89). 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 & Modern?

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 Dorset Park page.

What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Modern in?

Birchmount & Modern 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