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Blantyre & Swanwick

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

In Birchcliffe-Cliffside, Blantyre & Swanwick is a lightly travelled intersection. At the corner: a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
2,657
vehicles · 14-hour count, Feb 4, 2026
422 pedestrians · 14 cyclists · #2183 busiest
Collisions
4
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 4 property damage · #5123 of 5,508 · +1 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
1 streetcar route · 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 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 190 vehicles an hour, 16% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Police have logged an average of 0.4 collisions 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 & Swanwick

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
503 nearest 511 m
TTC bus
13512117404242067113 nearest 178 m
Blue Night
324316322300
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Gerrard St E / Victoria Park Ave - SMART 309 m · 16 docks · 8 stations, 130 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)
  • Blantyre Public SchoolEnglish Public · 98 m
  • Adam Beck Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 515 m
  • Beaches MontessoriPrivate · 689 m
  • Neil McNeil Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 734 m
  • Courcelette Public SchoolEnglish Public · 825 m
  • Malvern Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 841 m
  • and 12 more
Parks (21)
  • Blantyre Park382 m
  • Kenworthy Park523 m
  • Lucy Tot Lot579 m
  • Elward - Mansion Parkette612 m
  • Golf Club Parkette621 m
  • Lynndale Parkette720 m
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch1.3 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 6 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 94. The nearest is Today's Child-Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre. Blantyre Branch, 97 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés6 within 300 m · 94 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Today's Child-Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre. Blantyre Branch · 290 Blantyre Ave97 mPassed, Jul 2026
Aberdeen Market · 2490 Gerrard St E, Unit-#1grocery197 mPassed, Feb 2024
Freshco · 2490 Gerrard St Egrocery197 mPassed, Feb 2024
Lucky's Meats · 2490 Gerrard St E, Unit-#2grocery197 mPassed, Feb 2024 · 1 infraction
Little Caesars · 2480 Gerrard St E Unit-12201 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
McDonald's · 2480 Gerrard St E201 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tim Hortons · 2480 Gerrard St E201 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Tim Hortons · 2480 Gerrard St E201 mPassed, Jun 2025

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 Outdoor Pool Washroom, 334 m away — currently listed as closed (under construction); in season it is View outdoor pool hours. A drinking fountain is 438 m away at Blantyre Park (currently off).

  • Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 180 Fallingbrook Rd
    View outdoor pool hours · closed — Under Construction
    334 m
  • Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 180 Fallingbrook Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    438 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
    558 m
Drinking water
Blantyre Park bottle filling station · 438 m · off; Kenworthy Park drinking fountain · 541 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 683 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Today's Child Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre (290 Blantyre) (97 m, 116 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 683 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 9
  • 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
    97 m
  • Community Centre 55-Adam Beck · 400 Scarborough Rd
    198 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    515 m
  • Broad View French Montessori School Ii Limited · 1236 Kingston Rd
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool
    515 m
  • Teach Me To Fly Preschool · 2560 Gerrard St E
    55 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    532 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 226 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 226 · 1.3 km87 Main St
Police55 Division · 3.3 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 1.2 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 19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,807 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2 North Dr (130 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 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 49 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 26 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings19 · 1,807 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202649 across the 19
Open fire-code violations26
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2 North Dr · Potomac Construction Limited654196497 · Aug 20250130 m
2511 Gerrard St E113195492 · Sep 20250168 m
1200 Kingston Rd615195696 · Aug 20244481 m
1150 Kingston Rd · Greenwin Corp515195694 · Jul 20242484 m
1140 Kingston Rd · Merkur Properties C/O Greenwin Corp.345197193 · Jul 20250490 m
1080 Kingston Rd20216197095 · Jul 202413499 m
1165 Kingston Rd · Altima Properties214192091 · Jul 20240530 m
2390 Gerrard St EToronto Community Housing · TCH164199182 · Jul 20260562 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 lots388 lots · ≈19,560 spaces · 58.7 ha
Within 500 m17 lots · ≈1,340 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 313 spaces
EV charging (City)912 Kingston Road · 766 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface481 m8329% (Q1 2026)
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1 km173 *
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface1.8 km2947% (Q1 2026)
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface1.9 km28 *

Nearest lots: 59 m away, ≈43 spaces; 95 m away, ≈67 spaces; 179 m away, ≈9 spaces; 236 m away, ≈107 spaces; 245 m away, ≈47 spaces; 282 m away, ≈423 spaces. More EV charging: 2231 Gerrard Street East (1.2 km, 1 ports); 2219 Gerrard Street East (1.3 km, 2 ports); 216 Oakcrest Ave (1.7 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 — 14-hour, Feb 4, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,104 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 455 from the west. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 377 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 43% above the afternoon peak from 3:15 p.m. (264). 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. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north1,098southbound · 5 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west455eastbound · 3 bikes · 1.8% heavy
Total vehicles2,657422 pedestrians · 14 cyclists · 1.3% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south1,104northbound · 6 bikes · 0.9% heavy
AM peak hour377 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour264 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Feb 4, 2026

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 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. Swanwick Ave between Victoria Park Ave and Blantyre Ave measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Dec 2004). 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 (19 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 32,644 vehicles logged in July 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
Swanwick Ave · Victoria Park Ave – Blantyre Ave · 110 mDec 2004 · 24 h72331 km/h38 km/h42 km/h

School-zone speed sign 19 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct31 · 38 km/h
Over the limit2.3%
50 km/h or more0.5%

Blantyre Ave (southbound), 294 Blantyre Avenue · 32,644 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 2024, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions4#5123 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only4
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20146latest Feb 8, 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 four 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 vehicle210house driveway/garage (1), other (1)
Bicycle theft400house driveway/garage (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 2, 2023. 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 & Swanwick a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 4 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 & Swanwick?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #2183 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 16% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Blantyre & Swanwick?

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 19 m away (40 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Blantyre & Swanwick?

The nearest Green P car park is 197 Blantyre Ave (481 m away, 83 spaces, 29% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 388 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,560 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 912 Kingston Road (766 m).

How do I get to Blantyre & Swanwick by transit?

Streetcar route 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 511 m away; bus routes 135, 12, 117, 404, 24, 20, 67, 113 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Blantyre & Swanwick?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 94 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Today's Child-Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre. Blantyre Branch (97 m), Little Caesars (201 m), McDonald's (201 m), Tim Hortons (201 m) and Tim Hortons (201 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 & Swanwick?

The nearest is Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 180 Fallingbrook Rd, 334 m away (View outdoor pool hours). The City currently lists it as closed: under construction. Next nearest: Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom (438 m); Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom (558 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 & Swanwick?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 683 spaces in total; 4 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) (97 m, 116 spaces), Community Centre 55-Adam Beck (515 m, 198 spaces) and Broad View French Montessori School Ii Limited (515 m, 34 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Blantyre & Swanwick?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,807 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2 North Dr (130 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 2511 Gerrard St E (168 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 1200 Kingston Rd (481 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 1150 Kingston Rd (484 m, 51 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 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 & Swanwick?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and four 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 & Swanwick in?

Blantyre & Swanwick 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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