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Brentcliffe & Research

Brentcliffe Rd & Research Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Thorncliffe Park · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Brentcliffe & Research, in Thorncliffe Park, was a moderately travelled crossing — that was the City's last count here, in 2007. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Laird Station (Line 5) 691 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
7,871
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 4, 2007
51 pedestrians · 14 cyclists
Collisions
12
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Laird Station 691 m · 7 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
46/100
city median 48
33 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 619 m

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Brentcliffe & Research

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 · Jan 4, 2007

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 3,781 northbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 518. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,206 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 36% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (886). Trucks and buses were 14.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 20 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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 north3,572southbound · 9 bikes · 15.3% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles7,87151 pedestrians · 14 cyclists · 14.6% heavy
From the east518westbound · 2 bikes · 21.0% heavy
From the south3,781northbound · 3 bikes · 13.1% heavy

Peak hours: 886 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,206 from 4:15 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

2024 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 8% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 13, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions12
With an injury1
Property damage only9
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on Brentcliffe Rd between Wicksteed Ave and Research Rd (30 m away, Dec 2011) recorded volume only — about 6,588 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Brentcliffe Rd · Wicksteed Ave – Research Rd · 30 mDec 2011 · 3 days6,588———

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

Subway
Laird Station (Line 5)691 m · 8 min
TTC bus
88 156 34 51 nearest 116 m
Blue Night
334 354
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Eglinton Ave E / Brentcliffe Rd 411 m · 5 min · 15 docks · 4 stations, 57 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
3 car parks · about 77 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
27 mapped lots within 500 m, 236 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
709 Millwood Rd · Garage1.7 km2078% (Q1 2026)
1670 Bayview Ave · Surface1.8 km33 *—
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface1.8 km2465% (Q1 2026)

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

The nearest grocery store is Farm Boy, 619 m away. Seven specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Knot Bakery at 189 m. There are 33 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 56 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Beytoot, 189 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Leaside Community Pharmacy, 870 m away. The nearest hospital site is Lyndhurst Centre, 1.4 km away, then Holland Bloorview at 1.7 km. For seniors' housing: Suomi - Koti Toronto Nursing Home, a long-term care home 862 m away. Toronto Finnish Canadian Seniors Centre - Suomi Koti runs a seniors' active living programme 870 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Beytoot · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8189 m
  • Satvic Tea Co · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8189 m
  • Foodie Real Fresh · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8189 m
  • Moonbeams & Marigolds · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8189 m
  • Ovy Wellness · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8189 m
33 within 300 m · 56 within 1 km
Grocery
Farm Boy 619 m · 7 min
Food shops
Knot Bakery 189 m · 7 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Pharmacy
Leaside Community Pharmacy 870 m · 10 min
Child care
  • Leaside Day Care Centre · 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day573 m · 7 min
  • Brightpath Academy - Leaside · 107 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day676 m · 8 min
  • Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community · 71 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day791 m · 9 min
3 licensed centres · 277 spaces within 1 km · 1 accept City fee subsidy
Health and care
  • Lyndhurst Centre · hospital site1.4 km · 17 min
  • Holland Bloorview · hospital site1.7 km · 20 min
  • Suomi - Koti Toronto Nursing Home · long-term care home862 m · 10 min
  • Toronto Finnish Canadian Seniors Centre - Suomi Koti · seniors' active living centre870 m · 10 min

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 (7)
  • Radar Park218 m
  • Leonard Linton Park459 m · 5 min
  • Trace Manes Park1.2 km · 14 min
  • Serena Gundy Park1.2 km · 14 min
  • Howard Talbot Park1.5 km · 17 min
and 2 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
  • Trace Manes Park Community Centre1.2 km · 14 min
  • Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena1.5 km · 18 min
Schools
  • Maria Montessori SchoolPrivate · 790 m · 9 min
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
  • Leaside High SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
  • Children's Garden Junior SchoolPrivate · 1.3 km · 16 min
  • Northlea Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch1.1 km · 13 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 public washroom.

46of 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 food20/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 33 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit16/28

    Laird Station 0.7 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go2/14

    library 1.1 km away

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km

  • Schools and child care2/8

    nearest school 0.8 km · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km

  • 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

15 registered apartment buildings with 715 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 36 Brentcliffe Rd (247 m, 262 units, 18 storeys, built 2023), which scored 100 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
36 Brentcliffe Rd · Kipling Residential Management Inc262182023100 · Nov 2025247 m
958 Eglinton Ave E · Hannah Property Management Ltd.243194593 · Sep 2025347 m · 4 min
27 Brentcliffe Rd · Gia Property Management123196075 · Aug 2026352 m · 4 min
960 Eglinton Ave E · Poloco Holdings Inc.163194490 · Sep 2025382 m · 5 min
31 Brentcliffe Rd164195884 · Oct 2025396 m · 5 min
964 Eglinton Ave E123195479 · Sep 2024430 m · 5 min

15 registered buildings · 715 units · tallest 18 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

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 25, 2026.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle111commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Thorncliffe Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Brentcliffe & Research a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 12 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 Brentcliffe & Research?

A moderately travelled crossing at the City's last count here, in 2007. Its latest count is from Jan 4, 2007, about today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Brentcliffe & Research a walkable intersection?

Brentcliffe & Research scores 46 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 grocery store within 1 km · 33 places to eat within 300 m; 2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km; Laird Station 0.7 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km.

Where can I park near Brentcliffe & Research?

The nearest Green P car park is 709 Millwood Rd (1.7 km away, 20 spaces, 78% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 236 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,130 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Brentcliffe & Research by transit?

Laird Station (Line 5) is 691 m away; bus routes 88, 156, 34, 51 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Brentcliffe & Research?

33 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 56 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Beytoot (189 m), Satvic Tea Co (189 m), Foodie Real Fresh (189 m), Moonbeams & Marigolds (189 m) and Ovy Wellness (189 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Brentcliffe & Research?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 196 m away at Radar Park.

Is there child care near Brentcliffe & Research?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 277 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Leaside Day Care Centre (573 m, 99 spaces), Brightpath Academy - Leaside (676 m, 107 spaces) and Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community (791 m, 71 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Brentcliffe & Research?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 715 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 36 Brentcliffe Rd (247 m, 262 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 958 Eglinton Ave E (347 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 27 Brentcliffe Rd (352 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 960 Eglinton Ave E (382 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 89 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Brentcliffe & Research?

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 Thorncliffe Park page.

What neighbourhood is Brentcliffe & Research in?

Brentcliffe & Research is in Thorncliffe Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 055), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined