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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 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 16,177 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: 1,387 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,813 from 2:00 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 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.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jun 28, 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 39 | #2412 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 8 | #1998 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 28 | |
| Fail to remain | 3 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1025 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Jun 28, 2006 |
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 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), 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 · 308 m | Mar 2009 · 24 h | 20,071 | 66 km/h | 74 km/h | 80 km/h |
- Speed sign
- McGregor Rd (eastbound), 213 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 2100, activated 2007 · 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 43 nearest 23 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354 343
- 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 541 m · 6 min · 11 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
- 24 mapped lots within 500 m, 220 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 | 1.6 km | 25 * | — |
| Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface | 1.6 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, 646 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 18. The nearest is Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar, 113 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Extra Care Pharmacy, 519 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 Rd113 m
- The Social Brew Cafe and Market Place · 1236 Birchmount Rd343 m · 4 min
- Scarborough Pizza & Kabob · 2157 Lawrence Ave E379 m · 5 min
- Craves Bites & Delights · 2171 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2171399 m · 5 min
- Wong's Asian Cuisine · 2173 Lawrence Ave E399 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Food Basics 646 m · 8 min
- Food shops
- Ani Bakery 859 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Extra Care Pharmacy 519 m · 6 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day746 m · 9 min
- PLASP St. Lawrence C.S. · 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day915 m · 11 min
- Washrooms
- McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed788 m · 9 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 Park778 m · 9 min
- Kennedy - Lawrence Parkette1.2 km · 14 min
- Ionview Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Maidavale Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Community centres
- McGregor Park Community Centre788 m · 9 min
- Schools
- General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 435 m · 5 min
- Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 598 m · 7 min
- St Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 915 m · 11 min
- Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Dorset Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch734 m · 9 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 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 — 818 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1191 Birchmount Rd (175 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 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1191 Birchmount Rd | 41 | 4 | 1955 | 88 · Aug 2026 | 175 m |
| 1169 Birchmount Rd · Kovacs Investments Ltd | 18 | 4 | 1960 | 86 · Aug 2026 | 290 m · 3 min |
| 1255 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc. | 70 | 6 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2026 | 330 m · 4 min |
| 1236 Birchmount Rd · Homes First Property Management Inc. | 220 | 15 | 2023 | — | 342 m · 4 min |
| 1165 Birchmount Rd · Paul Thornton | 20 | 4 | 1965 | 93 · Jul 2024 | 343 m · 4 min |
| 2155 Lawrence Ave E social housing · Aldebrain Attendant Care Services of Toronto | 243 | 11 | 1993 | 92 · Nov 2025 | 422 m · 5 min |
8 registered buildings · 818 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
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (2) |
| 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 & 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 #954 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.19× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Birchmount & Modern a walkable intersection?
Birchmount & Modern scores 45 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: nearest park 0.8 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km; 4 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
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), 14% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Birchmount & Modern?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.6 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 220 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 45,970 spaces — 24 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, 954 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 18 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar (113 m), The Social Brew Cafe and Market Place (343 m), Scarborough Pizza & Kabob (379 m), Craves Bites & Delights (399 m) and Wong's Asian Cuisine (399 m). 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, 788 m away.
Is there child care near Birchmount & Modern?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 80 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (746 m, 52 spaces) and PLASP St. Lawrence C.S. (915 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Modern?
Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 818 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1191 Birchmount Rd (175 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1169 Birchmount Rd (290 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 1255 Birchmount Rd (330 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 1236 Birchmount Rd (342 m, 220 units). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 87 out of 100.
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. 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
- 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; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; 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: 43.74410, -79.28346 · centreline node 13451008.