Birchmount & St Clair

Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 10, 2024 · weekend

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 9,689 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 4,046 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 2,734 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:30 p.m., against 1,884 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Sunday, 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.

Peak hours: 1,884 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,734 from 2:30 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 51 collisions; 2025 recorded 37. 59 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 42 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 12 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 25 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 22, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jun 20, 2019. The police all-collisions file records 2 fatal collisions here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places them just outside the 65 m radius.

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 St Clair Ave E between Birchmount Rd and North Woodrow Blvd, 186 m from the corner, a 2-day count in September 2019 put the average speed at 64 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 72 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 78 km/h or more. That segment carries about 27,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Birchmount Rd between St. Clair Ravine Trl and Willowmount Dr measured slower: 58 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 67 km/h (Jul 2023).

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 0474, activated 1958 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food12/30

  1 grocery store within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit22/28

  Warden Station 0.7 km · 5 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 728 m away

• Parks and recreation3/10

  nearest park 0.7 km · nearest centre 1.3 km

• Schools and child care6/8

  1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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.

Within a kilometre there are 14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 977 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 570 Birchmount Rd (135 m, 112 units, 10 storeys, built 1969), which scored 87 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

14 registered buildings · 977 units · 2 social housing · 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.

20 thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.4 a year. 55% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 10, 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; 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: 43.71416, -79.27112 · centreline node 13455585.