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Birchmount & Timberbank

Birchmount Rd & Timberbank Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · East L'Amoreaux · Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt

Birchmount & Timberbank, in East L'Amoreaux, is an above-average intersection for traffic. Nearby is 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
18,955
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 19, 2024
365 pedestrians · 120 cyclists · #957 busiest
Collisions
49
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 35 property damage · #2086 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,350 vehicles, 1.17× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 52 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 4.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions edged down 12%, from 26 in 2016–2020 to 23 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Birchmount & Timberbank

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
17391694368 nearest 18 m
Express
939968
Blue Night
339343324
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Timberbank Blvd; Birchmount Rd at Glendower Circt (North)
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Silver Springs Blvd / Birchmount Rd 422 m · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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 (18)
  • St Aidan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 332 m
  • Highland Heights Jr Public School and Jean Augustine Girls AcademyEnglish Public · 494 m
  • Yorkland High SchoolPrivate · 495 m
  • Timberbank Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 650 m
  • Finch at Warden Adult Education CentreEnglish Separate · 756 m
  • Silver Springs Public SchoolEnglish Public · 843 m
  • and 12 more
Community centres
Parks (14)
  • Timberbank Park450 m
  • Highland Heights Park493 m
  • Bridletowne Park723 m
  • L'amoreaux Sports Complex853 m
  • Kennedy Parkette860 m
  • Knott Park1.1 km
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bridlewood branch1.1 km
Signal
1165, activated 1981 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner, though there is 1 grocery or convenience store; 36 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is 6ix Wings, 304 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Fresh Start Food Supplemental Program · 2821 Birchmount Rd Apt-111grocery162 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
6ix Wings · 2950 Birchmount Rd Unit-6a304 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Delicious Shawarma and Falafel · 2950 Birchmount Rd 10304 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Long Gui BBQ House · 2950 Birchmount Rd Unit-7a304 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Pizza 21 · 2950 Birchmount Rd Unit-1-2304 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Sunkris Dessert Palace · 2950 Birchmount Rd Unit-5d304 mPassed, Aug 2026
Suvaiyakam Restaurant · 2950 Birchmount Rd Unit-3304 mPassed, Mar 2026
Aisle 24 Market · 85 Silver Springs Blvdgrocery369 mPassed, Sep 2024

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 L'amoreaux Sports Centre Washroom, 692 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • L'amoreaux Sports Centre Washroom · 100 Silver Springs Blvd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    692 m

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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 312 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - St. Aidan Early Learning Centre (332 m, 69 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 312 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 6
  • Network Child Care Services - St. Aidan Early Learning Centre · 3521 Finch Ave E
    69 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    332 m
  • Timothy Eaton Infant & Toddler Centre · 35 Glendower Circt
    20 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    494 m
  • Agincourt Temple Day Care(Governing Council of the Salvation Army) · 3080 Birchmount Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    781 m
  • Silver Springs Extended Day & School Age Program · 222 Silver Springs Blvd
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    843 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 244 (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 676 m away.

FireFire Station 244 · 1.8 km2340 Birchmount Rd
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 24 · 676 m3061 Birchmount Rd

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

Within a kilometre there are ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,745 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2821 Birchmount Rd (161 m, 237 units, 12 storeys, built 1969), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 36 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings10 · 1,745 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202636 across the 10
Open fire-code violations7
Tallest14 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2821 Birchmount RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23712196991 · Jul 20260161 m
75-85 Silver Springs Blvd · Metcap Living Management Inc.889197891 · Oct 20240 · 2 fire360 m
75-85 Silver Springs Blvd · Metcap Living Management Inc.1339197887 · Oct 20240 · 2 fire360 m
75 Silver Springs Blvd · Metcap Living Management Inc.1539197892 · Oct 202522 · 2 fire360 m
20 Stonehill Crt · Preston Group - Toronto, On15313197791 · Sep 20245 · 1 fire777 m
40 Aurora Crt · Park Property Management Inc16713197492 · Oct 20251883 m
50 Aurora Crt · Park Property Management Inc17514197492 · Oct 20252905 m
3333 Finch Ave Esocial housing · St. Paul's L'amoreaux Centre2976197586 · Oct 20251942 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 lots307 lots · ≈39,040 spaces · 117.1 ha
Within 500 m18 lots · ≈1,170 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈79 spaces; 41 m away, ≈34 spaces; 115 m away, ≈84 spaces; 137 m away, ≈11 spaces; 185 m away, ≈85 spaces; 289 m away, ≈228 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)

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 9,105 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 666 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (82 of 120). Evening rush dominates here: 1,810 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:45 p.m., against 1,254 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north9,105southbound · 82 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west666eastbound · 2 bikes · 0.2% heavy
Total vehicles18,955365 pedestrians · 120 cyclists · 1.3% heavy
From the east936westbound · 2 bikes · 0.2% heavy
From the south8,248northbound · 34 bikes · 1.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,254 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,810 vehicles from 2:45 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

On Birchmount Rd between Glendower Crct and Timberbank Blvd, 220 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in October 2011 put the average speed at 61 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 68 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 73 km/h or more. That segment carries about 18,900 vehicles a day. Timberbank Blvd between Chaldean St and Gloxinia Cres measured slower: 43 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 53 km/h (Aug 2005). The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Finch Ave E (340 m away, 50 km/h limit), 3.3% of the 53,804 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority. 17 speed humps slow traffic on Timberbank Boulevard between Bridletown Circle and Birchmount Rd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Birchmount Rd · Glendower Crct – Timberbank Blvd · 220 mOct 2011 · 24 h18,94361 km/h68 km/h73 km/h
Timberbank Blvd · Chaldean St – Gloxinia Cres · 388 mAug 2005 · 24 h1,14743 km/h53 km/h59 km/h

School-zone speed sign 340 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct49 · 55 km/h
Over the limit16%
60 km/h or more3.3%

Finch Ave E (westbound), Finch, 225m W/O Birchmount Rd · 53,804 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Timberbank Boulevard · Bridletown Circle – Birchmount Rd
    17 speed humps

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

The worst year was 2024, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 6 collisions (12%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions49#2086 of 5,508
With an injury6#2389 of 4,660
Property damage only35
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian3#1155 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1612 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201462latest Jun 24, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Aug 21, 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

Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 8, 2018. 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 East L'Amoreaux.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Birchmount & Timberbank a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 49 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 & Timberbank?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #957 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.17× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Timberbank?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Glendower Crct and Timberbank Blvd (October 2011), found an average of 61 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 68 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 340 m away (50 km/h), 3.3% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Birchmount & Timberbank?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 307 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 39,040 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Birchmount & Timberbank by transit?

Bus routes 17, 39, 169, 43, 68, 939, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Timberbank Blvd, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Birchmount & Timberbank?

None within 300 m, and 36 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 6ix Wings (304 m), Delicious Shawarma and Falafel (304 m), Long Gui BBQ House (304 m), Pizza 21 (304 m) and Sunkris Dessert Palace (304 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 & Timberbank?

The nearest is L'amoreaux Sports Centre Washroom, 100 Silver Springs Blvd, 692 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). 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 & Timberbank?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 312 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - St. Aidan Early Learning Centre (332 m, 69 spaces), Timothy Eaton Infant & Toddler Centre (494 m, 20 spaces) and Agincourt Temple Day Care(Governing Council of the Salvation Army) (781 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Timberbank?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,745 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2821 Birchmount Rd (161 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 75-85 Silver Springs Blvd (360 m, 88 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 75-85 Silver Springs Blvd (360 m, 133 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 75 Silver Springs Blvd (360 m, 153 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 91 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 & Timberbank?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles 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 East L'Amoreaux page.

What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Timberbank in?

Birchmount & Timberbank is in East L'Amoreaux (City of Toronto neighbourhood 148). It is in Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by Councillor Nick Mantas.

Sources

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