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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 volume8-hour count · Mar 21, 2018
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 3,067 southbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 282. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,001 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 8% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (926). Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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.
Peak hours: 926 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,001 from 4:45 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
2017 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 23, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 20 | |
| With an injury | 2 | |
| Property damage only | 16 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #1577 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 2 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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
The City's counter on Birchmount Rd between Danforth Rd and Sadler Dr (308 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 12,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Danforth Rd (265 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 67,771 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchmount Rd · Danforth Rd – Sadler Dr · 308 m | May 2022 · 3 days | 12,470 | 47 km/h | 54 km/h | 59 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Danforth Rd (eastbound), 265 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 35 km/h, 85th percentile 42 km/h; 0.0% at 60 km/h or more. 67,771 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 117 113 16 17 20 nearest 18 m
- Blue Night
- 300
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Parnell Ave; Birchmount Rd at Parnell Ave South Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Danforth Rd / Birchmount Rd 210 m · 15 docks · 2 stations, 30 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 41 mapped lots within 500 m, 255 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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
The nearest grocery store is Emirates Food Mart, 864 m away. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 11 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 118 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pharmasave Pharmacy, 342 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 415 Danforth Rd118 m
- Iqbal Foods · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-17-18303 m · 4 min
- Pizza Hut · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-56303 m · 4 min
- Panda Wok · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-40303 m · 4 min
- Subway Sandwiches and Salads · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-55303 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Emirates Food Mart 864 m · 10 min
- Food shops
- Bread King Bakeries 303 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Pharmasave Pharmacy 342 m · 4 min
- Child care
- Follow the Child · 39 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day334 m · 4 min
- Danforth Gardens Playcare · 86 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day762 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 (8)
- Sadler Parkette457 m · 5 min
- Danforth Gardens Park476 m · 6 min
- Woodrow Park527 m · 6 min
- Dunlop Park1 km · 12 min
- Oates Park1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Birchmount Community Centre1.2 km · 15 min
- Scarborough Arena Gardens1.3 km · 16 min
- Schools (7)
- J G Workman Public SchoolEnglish Public · 265 m · 3 min
- Danforth Gardens Public SchoolEnglish Public · 762 m · 9 min
- Birch Cliff Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 16 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Albert Campbell branch365 m · 4 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 public washroom 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
11 registered apartment buildings with 756 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 506 Danforth Rd (432 m, 22 units, 3 storeys, built 1965), which scored 89 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506 Danforth Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc | 22 | 3 | 1965 | 89 · Jul 2024 | 432 m · 5 min |
| 508 Danforth Rd | 24 | 3 | 1959 | 95 · Sep 2025 | 451 m · 5 min |
| 534 Birchmount Rd · Avenue Place Ltd. | 34 | 4 | 1962 | 84 · Jul 2024 | 600 m · 7 min |
| 536 Birchmount Rd · Performance Property Management | 28 | 3 | 1960 | 91 · Sep 2025 | 657 m · 8 min |
| 540 Birchmount Rd · Trivest Developments Corporation | 27 | 4 | 1960 | 92 · Sep 2025 | 682 m · 8 min |
| 544 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation | 131 | 11 | 1969 | 92 · Sep 2025 | 719 m · 9 min |
11 registered buildings · 756 units · tallest 13 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
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 28, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 6 | 3 | 2 | commercial premises (3), 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 Clairlea-Birchmount.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Birchmount & Parnell 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 & Parnell?
A mid-volume intersection at the City's last count here, in 2018. Its latest count is from Mar 21, 2018, 68% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Birchmount & Parnell a walkable intersection?
Birchmount & Parnell scores 42 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km; library 365 m away.
How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Parnell?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Danforth Rd and Sadler Dr (May 2022), found an average of 47 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 265 m away (50 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Birchmount & Parnell?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 255 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,230 spaces — 41 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Birchmount & Parnell by transit?
Bus routes 117, 113, 16, 17, 20 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Parnell Ave, 18 m).
What restaurants are near Birchmount & Parnell?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 11 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (118 m), Iqbal Foods (303 m), Pizza Hut (303 m), Panda Wok (303 m) and Subway Sandwiches and Salads (303 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Birchmount & Parnell?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 125 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Follow the Child (334 m, 39 spaces) and Danforth Gardens Playcare (762 m, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Parnell?
11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 756 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 506 Danforth Rd (432 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 508 Danforth Rd (451 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 534 Birchmount Rd (600 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 536 Birchmount Rd (657 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 11 is 88 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Birchmount & Parnell?
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Clairlea-Birchmount page.
What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Parnell in?
Birchmount & Parnell is in Clairlea-Birchmount (City of Toronto neighbourhood 120). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.
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 Mar 21, 2018.
- 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; 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 20 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: 43.70544, -79.26750 · centreline node 13456984.