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Birchmount & Ranstone

Birchmount Rd & Ranstone Gdns · Toronto, Ontario · Ionview · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

Birchmount & Ranstone is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Ionview. It has a multi-use trail and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Birchmount Station (Line 5) 1.0 km away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
20,090
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 19, 2024
339 pedestrians · 324 cyclists · #880 busiest
Collisions
30
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 25 property damage · #2775 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Birchmount Station 1 km · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,440 vehicles an hour, 1.24× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 59 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 3 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 1.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 42%, from 19 in 2016–2020 to 11 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Birchmount & Ranstone

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.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Aerosports Parks Scarborough · 1120 Birchmount Rd 3216 mPassed, Jun 2026
Cheesecakes Are Kinda Everything · 1110 Birchmount Rd, 14259 mPassed, Dec 2024
Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar · 1197 Birchmount Rd534 mPassed, Aug 2026
Kathy's Eatery · 30 Bertrand Ave 109538 mPassed, May 2026 · 4 infractions
Back's Convenience · 1199 Birchmount Rdgrocery542 mPassed, Apr 2026
New Bombay Foods · 30 Bertrand Ave Unit-A-7grocery552 mPassed, Feb 2026
Puff Samosa · 30 Bertrand Ave Unit-A3552 mPassed, Dec 2025
Dahlak Wholesale Inc · 30 Bertrand Ave, Unit-C9552 mPassed, 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 hours
    1 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).

Within 1 km3 centres · 173 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc · 1117 Birchmount Rd
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    91 m
  • Wexford Community Childcare Centre · 1 Wayne Ave
    97 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km
  • Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. (Scarborough Site) · 1 Wayne Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 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.

FireFire Station 222 · 2 km755 Warden Ave
Police41 Division · 937 m2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 20 · 1.6 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

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.

Registered buildings16 · 1,497 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202648 across the 16
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1165 Birchmount Rd · Paul Thornton204196593 · Jul 20240329 m
1169 Birchmount Rd · Kovacs Investments Ltd184196086 · Aug 20260354 m
1191 Birchmount Rd414195588 · Aug 20261494 m
1021 Birchmount RdToronto Community Housing · Del Management23611197288 · Sep 20250827 m
893 Kennedy Rd777196188 · Oct 202511862 m
879 Kennedy Rd · Accadia Apartments294196089 · Nov 20250869 m
19 Rosemount Dr · Northview Apartment REIT717196089 · Sep 20246 · 1 fire872 m
877 Kennedy Rd · Metcap Living Management Inc324196596 · Sep 20242875 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 lots419 lots · ≈88,600 spaces · 265.8 ha
Within 500 m22 lots · ≈4,660 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 987 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface1.5 km199 *
1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface1.6 km25 *
Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface1.6 km90 *
Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres · Surface1.6 km673 *

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.

From the north10,159southbound · 83 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 3 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles20,090339 pedestrians · 324 cyclists · 1.4% heavy
From the east1,218westbound · 190 bikes · 0.3% heavy
From the south8,713northbound · 48 bikes · 1.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,404 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,860 vehicles from 3:00 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

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 segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Birchmount Rd · Bertrand Ave – Ranstone Gdns · 199 mMay 2023 · 7 days20,46449 km/h55 km/h60 km/h
Ranstone Gdns · Chopin Ave – Rosemount Dr · 233 mMar 2024 · 3 days3,08743 km/h52 km/h57 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

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions30#2775 of 5,508
With an injury5#2629 of 4,660
Property damage only25
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201439latest 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

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110other (1)
Bicycle theft000

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