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Birchmount & Willowmount

Birchmount Rd & Willowmount Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Kennedy Park · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

In Kennedy Park, Birchmount & Willowmount is a mid-volume intersection. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: Warden Station (Line 2) 778 m away.

Traffic volume
7,320
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 19, 2016
136 pedestrians · 29 cyclists
Collisions
42
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 37 property damage · #2307 of 5,508
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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Warden Station 778 m · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 920 vehicles an hour, 79% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 54 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 4.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged down 9%, from 22 in 2016–2020 to 20 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Birchmount & Willowmount

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Warden Station (Line 2)778 m
TTC bus
17910211716868113 nearest 103 m
Express
902968
Blue Night
300
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
552 Birchmount Rd 673 m · 15 docks · 2 stations, 34 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 (9)
  • General Brock Public SchoolEnglish Public · 187 m
  • St Joachim Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 553 m
  • Danforth Gardens Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Satec at W A Porter Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • Norman Cook Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • J G Workman Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 3 more
Community centres
Parks (12)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Albert Campbell branch1.1 km

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; 15 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Sweet Lips Restaurant & Bar, 424 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in November 2024 with 4 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Vanessa Flowers & Carribean Grocery · 116 Anaconda Avegrocery143 mPassed, Apr 2024 · 1 infraction
Sweet Lips Restaurant & Bar · 3439 St Clair Ave E424 mPassed, Nov 2024 · 4 infractions
Captain C Cakes & Ice Cream · 3441 St Clair Ave E425 mPassed, Apr 2026
Halal Meals · 103 Manville Rd792 mPassed, Jul 2026
Tim Hortons · 720 Warden Ave852 mPassed, Jan 2026
Roti Lady Restaurant · 3545 St Clair Ave E860 mPassed, Dec 2025
Gyros Pizza Fusion · 3541 St Clair Ave E864 mPassed, Apr 2026
Brick Stone Pizza & Wings · 3 Chelwood Rd878 mPassed, Aug 2026

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 Warden Hilltop Community Centre Washroom, 693 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 539 m away at Geco Park.

  • Warden Hilltop Community Centre Washroom · 25 Mendelssohn St
    View centre hours
    693 m
  • Dunlop Park Washroom · 19 Dunlop Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    703 m
Drinking water
Geco Park bottle filling station · 539 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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 158 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Hilltop Daycare Centre (599 m, 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km2 centres · 158 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 2
  • Hilltop Daycare Centre · 160 North Bonnington Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    599 m
  • Danforth Gardens Playcare · 20 Santamonica Blvd
    86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · 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 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 222 · 1 km755 Warden Ave
Police41 Division · 1.5 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 47 · 1.3 km3600 St Clair 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

Within a kilometre there are 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,131 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 3423 St Clair Ave E (458 m, 30 units, 4 storeys, built 1968), which scored 93 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 34 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 1,131 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202634 across the 17
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest13 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
3423 St Clair Ave E · Parkview Properties Inc304196893 · Oct 20250458 m
3479 St Clair Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management948197094 · Jul 20251 · 1 fire458 m
570 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc.11210196987 · Aug 20242479 m
3485 St Clair Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management979196896 · Jul 20252497 m
568 Birchmount Rd · Aykler Real Estate617196096 · Sep 20251543 m
560 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation10313197276 · Aug 20268598 m
552 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation617197487 · Sep 20251665 m
550 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation15310201183 · Sep 20261707 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 lots459 lots · ≈89,860 spaces · 269.6 ha
Within 500 m17 lots · ≈15,970 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 1,943 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave · Surface731 m920 *
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1 km151 *
Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres · Surface1.8 km673 *
Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface2 km199 *

Nearest lots: 80 m away, ≈30 spaces; 126 m away, ≈20 spaces; 134 m away, ≈44 spaces; 139 m away, ≈92 spaces; 160 m away, ≈17 spaces; 220 m away, ≈53 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 — 8-hour, Sep 19, 2016

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 3,484 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 174 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,297 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 993 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.9% 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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.

From the north3,357southbound · 15 bikes · 6.3% heavy
From the west305eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.6% heavy
Total vehicles7,320136 pedestrians · 29 cyclists · 5.9% heavy
From the east174westbound · 1 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south3,484northbound · 13 bikes · 6.1% heavy
AM peak hour993 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,297 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 19, 2016

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 St. Clair Ravine Trl and Willowmount Dr, 185 m from the corner, a 7-day count in July 2023 put the average speed at 58 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 67 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 73 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,800 vehicles a day. Willowmount Dr between Chestnut Cres and Anaconda Ave measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Apr 2019). At the school-zone speed sign on Chestnut Cres (290 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 3,379 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Birchmount Rd · St. Clair Ravine Trl – Willowmount Dr · 185 mJul 2023 · 7 days14,78258 km/h67 km/h73 km/h
Willowmount Dr · Chestnut Cres – Anaconda Ave · 227 mApr 2019 · 2 days42835 km/h44 km/h48 km/h

School-zone speed sign 290 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 25 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Chestnut Cres (eastbound), 100 Chestnut Crescent · 3,379 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2016, with 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 1 collision (2%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Nov 22, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions42#2307 of 5,508
With an injury1#4108 of 4,660
Property damage only37
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
All since 201452latest Nov 22, 2025

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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Four thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 23, 2024. 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 Kennedy Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Birchmount & Willowmount a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 42 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 & Willowmount?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Sep 19, 2016, 79% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Willowmount?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between St. Clair Ravine Trl and Willowmount Dr (July 2023), found an average of 58 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 67 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 290 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Birchmount & Willowmount?

The nearest Green P car park is Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave (731 m away, 920 spaces). The City's mapping shows 459 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 89,860 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Birchmount & Willowmount by transit?

Warden Station (Line 2) is 778 m away; bus routes 17, 9, 102, 117, 16, 8, 68, 113 and 2 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Birchmount & Willowmount?

None within 300 m, and 15 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Sweet Lips Restaurant & Bar (424 m), Captain C Cakes & Ice Cream (425 m), Halal Meals (792 m), Tim Hortons (852 m) and Roti Lady Restaurant (860 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 & Willowmount?

The nearest is Warden Hilltop Community Centre Washroom, 25 Mendelssohn St, 693 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Dunlop Park Washroom (703 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 & Willowmount?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 158 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hilltop Daycare Centre (599 m, 72 spaces) and Danforth Gardens Playcare (1.0 km, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Willowmount?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,131 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3423 St Clair Ave E (458 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 3479 St Clair Ave E (458 m, 94 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 570 Birchmount Rd (479 m, 112 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 3485 St Clair Ave E (497 m, 97 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 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 & Willowmount?

Toronto Police place four 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 Kennedy Park page.

What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Willowmount in?

Birchmount & Willowmount is in Kennedy Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 124), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. 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