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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 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 16,177 vehicles. 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: 1,404 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,860 from 3:00 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
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, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 25, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 30 | 1.5 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 5 | |
| Property damage only | 25 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 5 | |
| 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 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; 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 2093, activated 2007 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · bicycle signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 17 43 nearest 18 m
- Blue Night
- 343
- 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 32 m · 15 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.
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
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 241 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
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 10 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything, 284 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything · 1110 Birchmount Rd, 14284 m · 3 min
- Aerosports Parks Scarborough · 1120 Birchmount Rd 3285 m · 3 min
- Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar · 1197 Birchmount Rd571 m · 7 min
- Kathy's Eatery · 30 Bertrand Ave 109849 m · 10 min
- The Birchmount Community Hub · 1021 Birchmount Rd868 m · 10 min
- Food shops
- Vienna Meats and Delicatessen 617 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Child care
- Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day117 m
- Washrooms
- Jack Goodlad Community Centre Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.1 km · 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
- Ionview Park672 m · 8 min
- Maidavale Park813 m · 10 min
- Jack Goodlad Park1.1 km · 13 min
- McGregor Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Mooregate Park1.5 km · 18 min
- Community centres
- McGregor Park Community Centre1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools
- Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 441 m · 5 min
- Ionview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 884 m · 11 min
- General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1.4 km · 16 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 grocery store or a pharmacy.
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
Six registered apartment buildings with 605 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 1165 Birchmount Rd (368 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 89, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1165 Birchmount Rd · Paul Thornton | 20 | 4 | 1965 | 93 · Jul 2024 | 368 m · 4 min |
| 1169 Birchmount Rd · Kovacs Investments Ltd | 18 | 4 | 1960 | 86 · Aug 2026 | 393 m · 5 min |
| 1191 Birchmount Rd | 41 | 4 | 1955 | 88 · Aug 2026 | 535 m · 6 min |
| 1021 Birchmount Rd Toronto Community Housing · Del Management | 236 | 11 | 1972 | 88 · Sep 2025 | 869 m · 10 min |
| 1255 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc. | 70 | 6 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2026 | 1 km · 11 min |
| 1236 Birchmount Rd · Homes First Property Management Inc. | 220 | 15 | 2023 | — | 1 km · 12 min |
6 registered buildings · 605 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
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 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 | — |
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 #899 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.24× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Birchmount & Ranstone a walkable intersection?
Birchmount & Ranstone 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 3 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.7 km · nearest centre 1.4 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
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?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 241 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 55,090 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Birchmount & Ranstone by transit?
Bus routes 17, 43 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 10 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything (284 m), Aerosports Parks Scarborough (285 m), Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar (571 m), Kathy's Eatery (849 m) and The Birchmount Community Hub (868 m). 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, 1.0 km away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.).
Is there child care near Birchmount & Ranstone?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 52 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (117 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Ranstone?
Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 605 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1165 Birchmount Rd (368 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1169 Birchmount Rd (393 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 1191 Birchmount Rd (535 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 1021 Birchmount Rd (869 m, 236 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 89 out of 100.
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. 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 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; Licensed Child Care Centres; 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: 43.73868, -79.28125 · centreline node 13451881.