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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 2, 2024 · weekend
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 9,881 southbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 943. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,016 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 67% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,207). Heavy vehicles made up 1.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,207 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,016 from 5:00 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
2022 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 27% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 15, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Dec 20, 2014.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 59 | #1804 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 16 | #1095 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 38 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 4 | #886 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 5 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Dec 20, 2014 |
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
The City's counter on Brimley Rd between Thomson Memorial Park Trl and Britwell Ave (388 m away) recorded an average of 50 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 59 km/h. That segment carries about 26,200 vehicles a day. Dorcot Ave between Birkdale Rd and Lyon Heights Rd measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Jun 2019).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorcot Ave · Birkdale Rd – Lyon Heights Rd · 269 m | Jun 2019 · 3 days | 2,128 | 40 km/h | 48 km/h | 53 km/h |
| Brimley Rd · Thomson Memorial Park Trl – Britwell Ave · 388 m | Apr 2026 · 3 days | 26,241 | 50 km/h | 59 km/h | 65 km/h |
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.
- The crossing
- Signal 1282, activated 1978 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 21 54 154 57 16 nearest 27 m
- Blue Night
- 354 316
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Brimley Rd at Dorcot Ave; Brimley Rd at Dorcot Ave North Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Brimley Rd / Dorcot Ave 42 m · 14 docks · 3 stations, 44 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 106 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 4 mapped lots within 500 m, 140 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 158 Borough Drive · Surface | 1.8 km | 16 * | — |
| Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface | 1.9 km | 90 * | — |
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
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 19 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Ahmutha Surabi, 723 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Hillside Pharmacy, 799 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Scarborough General Hospital, 1.3 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Ahmutha Surabi · 2847 Lawrence Ave E723 m · 9 min
- Merigold Restaurant · 2845 Lawrence Ave E723 m · 9 min
- Hakka Eleven Asia and Caribbean Cuisine · 2873 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2784 m · 9 min
- Blaze and Bourbon · 799 Brimley Rd Unit-817795 m · 9 min
- Paandian Vilas · 799 Brimley Rd795 m · 9 min
- Food shops
- Blue Sky Bakery 806 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Hillside Pharmacy 799 m · 10 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- N.Y.A.D. Donwood Inc · 82 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day580 m · 7 min
- Network - St. Andrews Before and After School Program · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km · 12 min
- Network Bendale Acres Child Care Centre · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km · 12 min
- Washrooms
- Thomson Memorial Park South Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.288 m · 3 min
- Thomson Memorial Park North Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.292 m · 3 min
- Health and care
- Scarborough General Hospital · hospital site1.3 km · 15 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 (6)
- Thomson Memorial Park464 m · 6 min
- Amberdale Ravine Park519 m · 6 min
- Birkdale Ravine585 m · 7 min
- Donwood Park662 m · 8 min
- St. Andrews Park - Scarborough1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Birkdale Community Centre1.5 km · 18 min
- Schools (7)
- Donwood Park Jr Public School - Highbrook CampusEnglish Public · 572 m · 7 min
- Donwood Park Jr Public School - Main BldgEnglish Public · 580 m · 7 min
- Simra Academy Private SchoolPrivate · 941 m · 11 min
- St Andrews & Alternative ScarboroughEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- St Victor Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Places of interest
- Scarborough MuseumMuseum · 313 m · 4 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 grocery store, a library or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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
One registered apartment building with 170 rental units stands within a kilometre of the corner, it is social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 3010 Lawrence Ave E (813 m, 170 units, 11 storeys, built 1989), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3010 Lawrence Ave E social housing · Jack Goodlad Senior Citizen Residences Corporation | 170 | 11 | 1989 | 95 · Aug 2024 | 813 m · 10 min |
1 registered building · 170 units · 1 social housing · tallest 11 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Brimley & Dorcot a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 59 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 Brimley & Dorcot?
A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #887 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.25× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Brimley & Dorcot a walkable intersection?
Brimley & Dorcot scores 31 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 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.5 km; 2 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; 1 place of interest within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Brimley & Dorcot?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Brimley Rd between Thomson Memorial Park Trl and Britwell Ave (April 2026), found an average of 50 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Brimley & Dorcot?
The nearest Green P car park is 158 Borough Drive (1.8 km away, 16 spaces). The City's mapping shows 140 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,290 spaces — 4 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Brimley & Dorcot by transit?
Bus routes 21, 54, 154, 57, 16 within 1 km (nearest stop: Brimley Rd at Dorcot Ave, 27 m).
What restaurants are near Brimley & Dorcot?
None within 300 m, and 19 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Ahmutha Surabi (723 m), Merigold Restaurant (723 m), Hakka Eleven Asia and Caribbean Cuisine (784 m), Blaze and Bourbon (795 m) and Paandian Vilas (795 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Brimley & Dorcot?
The nearest is Thomson Memorial Park South Washroom, 1005 Brimley Rd, 288 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Thomson Memorial Park North Washroom (292 m).
Is there child care near Brimley & Dorcot?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 187 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are N.Y.A.D. Donwood Inc (580 m, 82 spaces), Network - St. Andrews Before and After School Program (1.0 km, 56 spaces) and Network Bendale Acres Child Care Centre (1.0 km, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Brimley & Dorcot?
One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 170 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 3010 Lawrence Ave E (813 m, 170 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 95 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Brimley & Dorcot in?
Brimley & Dorcot is in Bendale-Glen Andrew (City of Toronto neighbourhood 156). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 2, 2024.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 21 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.75896, -79.25715 · centreline node 13448727.