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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Birchmount Station (Line 5)1 km
- TTC bus
- 17436834 nearest 18 m
- Blue Night
- 343334
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Ranstone Gardens
- Cycling
- Multi-Use Trail on Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trl installed 2001
- Bike Share
- Birchmount Rd / The Meadoway 28 m · 15 docks · 5 stations, 63 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 (11)
- Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 342 m
- Ionview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 574 m
- General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 790 m
- George Peck Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
- Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.1 km
- Centennial College School - Ashtonbee CampusCollege · 1.1 km
- and 5 more
- Community centres
- Parks (12)
- Ionview Park482 m
- Maidavale Park683 m
- McGregor Park1 km
- Jack Goodlad Park1 km
- Mooregate Park1 km
- Treverton Park1.2 km
- and 6 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1 km
- Toronto Public Library Kennedy/Eglinton branch1.1 km
- Signal
- 2093, activated 2007 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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
There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 29 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Aerosports Parks Scarborough, 216 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosports Parks Scarborough · 1120 Birchmount Rd 3 | 216 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything · 1110 Birchmount Rd, 14 | 259 m | Passed, Dec 2024 |
| Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar · 1197 Birchmount Rd | 534 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Kathy's Eatery · 30 Bertrand Ave 109 | 538 m | Passed, May 2026 · 4 infractions |
| Back's Convenience · 1199 Birchmount Rdgrocery | 542 m | Passed, Apr 2026 |
| New Bombay Foods · 30 Bertrand Ave Unit-A-7grocery | 552 m | Passed, Feb 2026 |
| Puff Samosa · 30 Bertrand Ave Unit-A3 | 552 m | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| Dahlak Wholesale Inc · 30 Bertrand Ave, Unit-C9 | 552 m | Passed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions |
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 Jack Goodlad Community Centre Washroom, 916 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Jack Goodlad Community Centre Washroom · 929 Kennedy Rd
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.916 m - McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom · 2231 Lawrence Ave E
View centre hours1 km
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 173 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (91 m, 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc · 1117 Birchmount Rd
52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day91 m - Wexford Community Childcare Centre · 1 Wayne Ave
97 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km - Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. (Scarborough Site) · 1 Wayne Ave
24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 222 (2.0 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (937 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.
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
16 registered apartment buildings with 1,497 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1165 Birchmount Rd (329 m, 20 units, 4 storeys, built 1965), which scored 93 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 48 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1165 Birchmount Rd · Paul Thornton | 20 | 4 | 1965 | 93 · Jul 2024 | 0 | 329 m |
| 1169 Birchmount Rd · Kovacs Investments Ltd | 18 | 4 | 1960 | 86 · Aug 2026 | 0 | 354 m |
| 1191 Birchmount Rd | 41 | 4 | 1955 | 88 · Aug 2026 | 1 | 494 m |
| 1021 Birchmount RdToronto Community Housing · Del Management | 236 | 11 | 1972 | 88 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 827 m |
| 893 Kennedy Rd | 77 | 7 | 1961 | 88 · Oct 2025 | 11 | 862 m |
| 879 Kennedy Rd · Accadia Apartments | 29 | 4 | 1960 | 89 · Nov 2025 | 0 | 869 m |
| 19 Rosemount Dr · Northview Apartment REIT | 71 | 7 | 1960 | 89 · Sep 2024 | 6 · 1 fire | 872 m |
| 877 Kennedy Rd · Metcap Living Management Inc | 32 | 4 | 1965 | 96 · Sep 2024 | 2 | 875 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface | 1.5 km | 199 * | — |
| 1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface | 1.6 km | 25 * | — |
| Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface | 1.6 km | 90 * | — |
| Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres · Surface | 1.6 km | 673 * | — |
Nearest lots: 50 m away, ≈8 spaces; 93 m away, ≈10 spaces; 128 m away, ≈518 spaces; 246 m away, ≈518 spaces; 265 m away, ≈17 spaces; 265 m away, ≈56 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 west leg. The north leg carries the load — 10,159 southbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,218. Most cyclists arrived from the east (190 of 324). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,860 vehicles in the hour from 3:00 p.m., 32% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,404). Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. 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.
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
The City's counter on Birchmount Rd between Bertrand Ave and Ranstone Gdns (199 m away) recorded an average of 49 km/h in its 7-day count in May 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 55 km/h. That segment carries about 20,500 vehicles a day. Ranstone Gdns between Chopin Ave and Rosemount Dr measured slower: 43 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 52 km/h (Mar 2024).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchmount Rd · Bertrand Ave – Ranstone Gdns · 199 m | May 2023 · 7 days | 20,464 | 49 km/h | 55 km/h | 60 km/h |
| Ranstone Gdns · Chopin Ave – Rosemount Dr · 233 m | Mar 2024 · 3 days | 3,087 | 43 km/h | 52 km/h | 57 km/h |
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
2017 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 13, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 1.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 30 | #2775 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 5 | #2629 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 25 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| All since 2014 | 39 | latest Jun 13, 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
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 1 | 0 | other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 9, 2023. 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 Ionview.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Birchmount & Ranstone a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 30 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 & Ranstone?
A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #880 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.24× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Ranstone?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Bertrand Ave and Ranstone Gdns (May 2023), found an average of 49 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 55 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Birchmount & Ranstone?
The nearest Green P car park is Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East (1.5 km away, 199 spaces). The City's mapping shows 419 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 88,600 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Birchmount & Ranstone by transit?
Birchmount Station (Line 5) is 1.0 km away; bus routes 17, 43, 68, 34 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Ranstone Gardens, 18 m).
What restaurants are near Birchmount & Ranstone?
2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 29 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Aerosports Parks Scarborough (216 m), Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything (259 m), Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar (534 m), Kathy's Eatery (538 m) and Puff Samosa (552 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 & Ranstone?
The nearest is Jack Goodlad Community Centre Washroom, 929 Kennedy Rd, 916 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Ranstone?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 173 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 (91 m, 52 spaces), Wexford Community Childcare Centre (1.0 km, 97 spaces) and Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. (Scarborough Site) (1.0 km, 24 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Ranstone?
16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,497 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1165 Birchmount Rd (329 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1169 Birchmount Rd (354 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 1191 Birchmount Rd (494 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 1021 Birchmount Rd (827 m, 236 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 16 is 90 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 & Ranstone?
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 Ionview page.
What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Ranstone in?
Birchmount & Ranstone is in Ionview (City of Toronto neighbourhood 125), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. 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 Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Oct 9, 2023.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 21 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.73868, -79.28125 · centreline node 13451881.