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Blantyre & Beachdale

Blantyre Ave & Beachdale Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Birchcliffe-Cliffside · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

Blantyre & Beachdale is a lightly travelled intersection. It sits in Birchcliffe-Cliffside. At the corner: a park. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,399
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 23, 2006
276 pedestrians · 50 cyclists
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4253 of 5,508 · +2 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 4 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 8-hour count works out to close to 170 vehicles, 15% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 5 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 3.6% of vehicle volume, about 4.6× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1 collision a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Blantyre & Beachdale

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
503501 nearest 283 m
TTC bus
12117404135 nearest 160 m
Blue Night
301316324322
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Victoria Park Ave / Kingston Rd 305 m · 15 docks · 3 stations, 46 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 (17)
  • Blantyre Public SchoolEnglish Public · 286 m
  • Neil McNeil Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 403 m
  • Courcelette Public SchoolEnglish Public · 486 m
  • Adam Beck Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 517 m
  • Beaches MontessoriPrivate · 525 m
  • Malvern Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 874 m
  • and 11 more
Community centres
Parks (17)
  • Blantyre Park117 m
  • Neville Park Blvd Ravine515 m
  • Lynndale Parkette524 m
  • Golf Club Parkette803 m
  • Kenworthy Park864 m
  • Elward - Mansion Parkette922 m
  • and 11 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Balmy Beach ParkNature/ Park · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 54. The nearest is Big Boy's Burrito, 241 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Fallingbrook Market & Cafe · 160 Fallingbrook Rdgrocery206 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Big Boy's Burrito · 1062 Kingston Rd241 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tim Hortons · 1089 Kingston Rd Unit-7249 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Pizza · 1056 Kingston Rd Unit-0254 mPassed, Mar 2026
Heffy's Fried Chicken · 1054 Kingston Rd259 mPassed, Jun 2026
Fresh Burrito · 1085 Kingston Rd Unit-9280 mPassed, Jun 2026
Papa John's · 1085 Kingston Rd Unit-10280 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Today's Child-Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre. Blantyre Branch · 290 Blantyre Ave287 mPassed, Jul 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 Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 100 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 103 m away at Blantyre Park (currently off).

  • Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 180 Fallingbrook Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    100 m
  • Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 180 Fallingbrook Rd
    View outdoor pool hours · closed — Under Construction
    140 m
  • Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom · 79 Lawlor Ave
    Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed
    543 m
Drinking water
Blantyre Park bottle filling station · 103 m · off

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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 675 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Broad View French Montessori School Ii Limited (282 m, 34 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 675 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 8
  • Broad View French Montessori School Ii Limited · 1236 Kingston Rd
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool
    282 m
  • Today's Child Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre (290 Blantyre) · 290 Blantyre Ave
    116 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    287 m
  • Beaches Montessori School South · 995 Kingston Rd
    16 spaces · preschool
    379 m
  • Community Centre 55-Adam Beck · 400 Scarborough Rd
    198 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    517 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 226 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 226 · 1.4 km87 Main St
Police55 Division · 3.2 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 1.3 km1535 Kingston 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 27 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 984 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1140 Kingston Rd (141 m, 34 units, 5 storeys, built 1971), which scored 93 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 36 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings27 · 984 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202636 across the 27
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest16 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1140 Kingston Rd · Merkur Properties C/O Greenwin Corp.345197193 · Jul 20250141 m
1150 Kingston Rd · Greenwin Corp515195694 · Jul 20242146 m
1200 Kingston Rd615195696 · Aug 20244164 m
1080 Kingston Rd20216197095 · Jul 202413184 m
1165 Kingston Rd · Altima Properties214192091 · Jul 20240229 m
2 North Dr · Potomac Construction Limited654196497 · Aug 20250320 m
987 Kingston Rd · Ez Property Management153192590 · Jul 20250427 m
983 Kingston Rd · Ez Property Management Ltd143192578 · Jun 20240444 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 lots352 lots · ≈15,560 spaces · 46.7 ha
Within 500 m17 lots · ≈790 spaces
Green P (public)5 car parks · about 381 spaces
EV charging (City)912 Kingston Road · 631 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking21 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.4 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface131 m8329% (Q1 2026)
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.3 km173 *
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface1.6 km2947% (Q1 2026)
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface1.7 km28 *
85 Lee Ave · Surface1.9 km6861% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 36 m away, ≈34 spaces; 65 m away, ≈8 spaces; 138 m away, ≈163 spaces; 184 m away, ≈33 spaces; 190 m away, ≈24 spaces; 205 m away, ≈24 spaces. More EV charging: 2231 Gerrard Street East (1.3 km, 1 ports); 2219 Gerrard Street East (1.4 km, 2 ports); 2150 Queen Street East (1.5 km, 2 ports).

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, May 23, 2006

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 565 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 40% of the total, against 94 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 234 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 244 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 20 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2006, 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 north445southbound · 11 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the west94eastbound · 3 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles1,399276 pedestrians · 50 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east295westbound · 15 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south565northbound · 21 bikes · 4.1% heavy
AM peak hour234 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour244 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 23, 2006

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 Blantyre Ave between Kingston Rd and Meadow Ave, 127 m from the corner, a 2-day count in March 2020 put the average speed at 32 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 39 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Blantyre Ave (204 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.7% of the 32,965 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Blantyre Ave · Kingston Rd – Meadow Ave · 127 mMar 2020 · 2 days2,30632 km/h39 km/h44 km/h

School-zone speed sign 204 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct27 · 38 km/h
Over the limit2.7%
50 km/h or more0.7%

Blantyre Ave (northbound), 287 Blantyre Avenue · 32,965 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 3 collisions. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 60% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4253 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only4
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#2208 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201412latest Apr 21, 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

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

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 vehicle200house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 21, 2020. 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 Blantyre & Beachdale a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 Blantyre & Beachdale?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from May 23, 2006, 15% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Blantyre & Beachdale?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Blantyre Ave between Kingston Rd and Meadow Ave (March 2020), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 204 m away (40 km/h), 0.7% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Blantyre & Beachdale?

The nearest Green P car park is 197 Blantyre Ave (131 m away, 83 spaces, 29% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 352 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,560 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 912 Kingston Road (631 m).

How do I get to Blantyre & Beachdale by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 283 m away; bus routes 12, 117, 404, 135 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Blantyre & Beachdale?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 54 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Big Boy's Burrito (241 m), Tim Hortons (249 m), Pizza Pizza (254 m), Heffy's Fried Chicken (259 m) and Fresh Burrito (280 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 Blantyre & Beachdale?

The nearest is Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 180 Fallingbrook Rd, 100 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (140 m); Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom (543 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 Blantyre & Beachdale?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 675 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Broad View French Montessori School Ii Limited (282 m, 34 spaces), Today's Child Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre (290 Blantyre) (287 m, 116 spaces) and Beaches Montessori School South (379 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Blantyre & Beachdale?

27 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 984 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1140 Kingston Rd (141 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1150 Kingston Rd (146 m, 51 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 1200 Kingston Rd (164 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 1080 Kingston Rd (184 m, 202 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 27 is 92 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 Blantyre & Beachdale?

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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.

What neighbourhood is Blantyre & Beachdale in?

Blantyre & Beachdale is in Birchcliffe-Cliffside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 122). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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