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Blantyre & Parkland

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

At its last City count, in 2021, Blantyre & Parkland, in Birchcliffe-Cliffside, was a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
1,168
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 18, 2021
583 pedestrians · 20 cyclists
Collisions
3
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
9 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
41/100
city median 48
47 places to eat within 1 km · grocery 290 m

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Blantyre & Parkland

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 · Mar 18, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 535 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 311 from the south. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 220 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 26% above the afternoon peak from 2:45 p.m. (174). Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 6 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north535southbound · 10 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,168583 pedestrians · 20 cyclists · 2.7% heavy
From the east322westbound · 4 bikes · 1.6% heavy
From the south311northbound · 6 bikes · 3.9% heavy

Peak hours: 220 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 174 from 2:45 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 1 collision. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Nov 25, 2025.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions3
With an injury0
Property damage only2
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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 Blantyre Ave between Parkland Rd and Swanwick Ave, 43 m from the corner, a 2-day count in March 2020 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 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. Parkland Rd between Parkview Hts and North Dr measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 41 km/h (Mar 2020). At the school-zone speed sign on Blantyre Ave (60 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 33,621 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Blantyre Ave · Parkland Rd – Swanwick Ave · 43 mMar 2020 · 2 days2,26135 km/h44 km/h49 km/h
Parkland Rd · Parkview Hts – North Dr · 117 mMar 2020 · 2 days1,11933 km/h41 km/h47 km/h
Speed sign
Blantyre Ave (northbound), 60 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 26 km/h, 85th percentile 38 km/h; 0.6% at 50 km/h or more. 33,621 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

Streetcar
503 nearest 614 m · 7 min
TTC bus
135 12 117 404 24 nearest 288 m · 3 min
Blue Night
324 316 322
Nearest stops
1 surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Gerrard St E / Victoria Park Ave - SMART 513 m · 6 min · 16 docks · 2 stations, 31 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
2 car parks · about 256 spaces
EV charging
912 Kingston Road · 1 km · 2 Level 2 ports; also 2231 Gerrard Street East (1.5 km), 2219 Gerrard Street East (1.6 km)
Bike parking
no post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.4 km)
Other lots
10 mapped lots within 500 m, 258 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface405 m8329% (Q1 2026)
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.3 km173 *—

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

Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Aberdeen Market, 290 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Lucky's Meats, 290 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 47 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Little Caesars, 315 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Freshco Pharmacy, 349 m away; 8 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Little Caesars · 2480 Gerrard St E Unit-12315 m · 4 min
  • McDonald's · 2480 Gerrard St E315 m · 4 min
  • Tim Hortons · 2480 Gerrard St E315 m · 4 min
  • Wendy's By Reef · 2480 Gerrard St E, Unit-0316 m · 4 min
  • Fallingbrook Market & Cafe · 160 Fallingbrook Rd575 m · 7 min
0 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Grocery
Aberdeen Market 290 m · 3 min · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Lucky's Meats 290 m · 3 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Freshco Pharmacy 349 m · 4 min · 8 within 1 km
Child care
  • Today's Child Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre (290 Blantyre) · 116 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day69 m
  • Broad View French Montessori School Ii Limited · 34 spaces, toddler, preschool671 m · 8 min
  • Community Centre 55-Adam Beck · 198 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day685 m · 8 min
7 licensed centres · 504 spaces within 1 km · 2 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible403 m · 5 min
  • Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Under Construction622 m · 7 min
Drinking water: Blantyre Park 408 m · 5 min (off)

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 (8)
  • Blantyre Park596 m · 7 min
  • Golf Club Parkette824 m · 10 min
  • Neville Park Blvd Ravine941 m · 11 min
  • Lynndale Parkette1 km · 11 min
  • Bob Acton Park1.1 km · 13 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (7)
  • Blantyre Public SchoolEnglish Public · 69 m
  • Adam Beck Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 684 m · 8 min
  • Neil McNeil Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 881 m · 10 min
  • Courcelette Public SchoolEnglish Public · 901 m · 11 min
  • Beaches MontessoriPrivate · 925 m · 11 min
and 2 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch1.3 km · 15 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.

41of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food18/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 47 within 1 km

  • Transit9/28

    1 stop within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go2/14

    library 1.3 km away

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care6/8

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

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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 12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 542 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2 North Dr (148 m, 65 units, 4 storeys, built 1964), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
2 North Dr · Potomac Construction Limited654196497 · Aug 2025148 m
2511 Gerrard St E113195492 · Sep 2025277 m · 3 min
1140 Kingston Rd · Merkur Properties C/O Greenwin Corp.345197193 · Jul 2025428 m · 5 min
1080 Kingston Rd20216197095 · Jul 2024525 m · 6 min
1150 Kingston Rd · Greenwin Corp515195694 · Jul 2024532 m · 6 min
1200 Kingston Rd615195696 · Aug 2024573 m · 7 min

12 registered buildings · 542 units · 1 social housing · tallest 16 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 12, 2026.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft001—

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 & Parkland a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 3 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 & Parkland?

A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Mar 18, 2021, 13% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Blantyre & Parkland a walkable intersection?

Blantyre & Parkland 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 47 within 1 km; nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m.

How fast do cars go at Blantyre & Parkland?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Blantyre Ave between Parkland Rd and Swanwick Ave (March 2020), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 60 m away (40 km/h), 0.6% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Blantyre & Parkland?

The nearest Green P car park is 197 Blantyre Ave (405 m away, 83 spaces, 29% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 258 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,690 spaces — 10 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 912 Kingston Road (1.0 km).

How do I get to Blantyre & Parkland by transit?

Streetcar route 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 614 m away; bus routes 135, 12, 117, 404, 24 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Blantyre & Parkland?

None within 300 m, and 47 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Little Caesars (315 m), McDonald's (315 m), Tim Hortons (315 m), Wendy's By Reef (316 m) and Fallingbrook Market & Cafe (575 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Blantyre & Parkland?

The nearest is Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 180 Fallingbrook Rd, 403 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (622 m); Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom (695 m).

Is there child care near Blantyre & Parkland?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 504 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Today's Child Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre (290 Blantyre) (69 m, 116 spaces), Broad View French Montessori School Ii Limited (671 m, 34 spaces) and Community Centre 55-Adam Beck (685 m, 198 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Blantyre & Parkland?

12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 542 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2 North Dr (148 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 2511 Gerrard St E (277 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 1140 Kingston Rd (428 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 1080 Kingston Rd (525 m, 202 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 12 is 91 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Blantyre & Parkland?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.

What neighbourhood is Blantyre & Parkland in?

Blantyre & Parkland 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