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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 · Nov 27, 2007
Traffic is heaviest from the south: 2,034 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 107 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 723 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 678 from 4:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 19 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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: 723 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 678 from 4:15 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 2019, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 4 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Feb 28, 2025.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 25 | |
| With an injury | 4 | |
| Property damage only | 16 | |
| Fail to remain | 5 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 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
On Birchmount Rd between Pinegrove Ave and Highview Ave, 383 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2024 put the average speed at 52 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,400 vehicles a day. Rhydwen Ave between Birchcliff Ave and Birchmount Rd measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Mar 2023). At the school-zone speed sign on Birchmount Rd (260 m away, 40 km/h limit), 20% of the 128,355 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Rhydwen Avenue between Phenix Dr and Birchmount Rd.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhydwen Ave · Birchcliff Ave – Birchmount Rd · 121 m | Mar 2023 · 3 days | 324 | 32 km/h | 40 km/h | 44 km/h |
| Birchmount Rd · Pinegrove Ave – Highview Ave · 383 m | Nov 2024 · 3 days | 12,374 | 52 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Birchmount Rd (southbound), 260 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 42 km/h, 85th percentile 51 km/h; 20% at 50 km/h or more. 128,355 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
- Traffic calming
- Rhydwen Avenue (Phenix Dr – Birchmount Rd): 5 speed humps
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
- 12 69 117 20 135 nearest 56 m
- Blue Night
- 316 300
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Parkette Pl; Birchmount Rd at Hollis Ave
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Birchmount Rd / Kingston Rd 218 m · 15 docks · 3 stations, 45 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
- 14 mapped lots within 500 m, 259 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 within 300 m of the corner. The closest is City Cottage Market, 557 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 4 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza, 317 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Danforth Pharmacy, 1.0 km away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza · 1736 Kingston Rd Bldg-1317 m · 4 min
- Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant · 1728 Kingston Rd340 m · 4 min
- Bodega By City Cottage · 1680 Kingston Rd502 m · 6 min
- Buster's By the Bluffs · 1539 Kingston Rd931 m · 11 min
- Grocery
- City Cottage Market 557 m · 7 min
- Food shops
- Grayson's Rustic Bakery 534 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Danforth Pharmacy 1 km · 11 min
- Child care
- Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School · 20 spaces, preschool · $10-a-day98 m
- Scarborough Day Nursery School · 71 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day716 m · 9 min
- Mon Petit Univers · 30 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day802 m · 10 min
- Washrooms
- Birchmount Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible107 m
- Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom · hours not listed · accessible187 m
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 (13)
- Danforth - Birchmount Parkette330 m · 4 min
- Birchcliff Woods337 m · 4 min
- Avalon Parkette453 m · 5 min
- Harding Parkette722 m · 9 min
- Birchmount Park764 m · 9 min
- Community centres
- Birchmount Community Centre107 m
- Scarborough Arena Gardens190 m
- Birchmount Stadium860 m · 10 min
- Schools (6)
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 92 m
- Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 601 m · 7 min
- Birch Cliff Public SchoolEnglish Public · 634 m · 8 min
- Birch Cliff Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Toronto Islamic Academy SchoolPrivate · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch1.3 km · 15 min
- Toronto Public Library Albert Campbell branch1.5 km · 18 min
- Places of interest
- Rosetta McClain GardensNature/ Park · 1.1 km · 13 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 five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 111 rental units. The nearest is 25 Parkette Pl (178 m, 61 units, 5 storeys, built 1959), which scored 93 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Parkette Pl · Parkette Place Apts Inc. | 61 | 5 | 1959 | 93 · Oct 2025 | 178 m |
| 1711 Kingston Rd · Cogir Real Estate | 18 | 3 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2025 | 426 m · 5 min |
| 1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis | 10 | 3 | 1950 | — | 685 m · 8 min |
| 1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis | 11 | 3 | 1950 | — | 685 m · 8 min |
| 1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis | 11 | 3 | 1950 | — | 685 m · 8 min |
5 registered buildings · 111 units · tallest 5 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
Three thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), school/campus (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | commercial premises (1) |
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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Birchmount & Rhydwen a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 25 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 & Rhydwen?
A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2007. Its latest count is from Nov 27, 2007, 45% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Birchmount & Rhydwen a walkable intersection?
Birchmount & Rhydwen scores 41 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: 3 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 8 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic calming.
How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Rhydwen?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Pinegrove Ave and Highview Ave (November 2024), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 260 m away (40 km/h), 20% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Birchmount & Rhydwen?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 259 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,210 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Birchmount & Rhydwen by transit?
Bus routes 12, 69, 117, 20, 135 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Parkette Pl, 56 m).
What restaurants are near Birchmount & Rhydwen?
None within 300 m, and 4 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza (317 m), Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant (340 m), Bodega By City Cottage (502 m) and Buster's By the Bluffs (931 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Birchmount & Rhydwen?
The nearest is Birchmount Community Centre Washroom, 93 Birchmount Rd, 107 m away, with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom (187 m).
Is there child care near Birchmount & Rhydwen?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 177 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School (98 m, 20 spaces), Scarborough Day Nursery School (716 m, 71 spaces) and Mon Petit Univers (802 m, 30 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Rhydwen?
Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 111 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Parkette Pl (178 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1711 Kingston Rd (426 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (685 m, 10 units) and 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (685 m, 11 units). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 91 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Birchmount & Rhydwen?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.
What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Rhydwen in?
Birchmount & Rhydwen is in Birchcliffe-Cliffside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 122). 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 Nov 27, 2007.
- 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); Traffic Calming Database.
- 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 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: 43.69575, -79.26346 · centreline node 13458512.