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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 south leg carries the load — 10,585 northbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 551. Most cyclists arrived from the south (69 of 116). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,987 vehicles in the hour from 3:00 p.m., 38% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,437). Heavy vehicles made up 1.1% 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: 1,437 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,987 from 3:00 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
2019 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 29% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 30, 2026.
Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. The most recent was on Sep 16, 2019.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 42 | #2303 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 12 | #1425 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 26 | |
| Fail to remain | 3 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #1482 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 2 | #189 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | #60 of 319 |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #192 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Sep 16, 2019 |
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 Heather Rd between Lane W of Shilton and N of Heather Rd and Shilton Rd (204 m away) recorded an average of 39 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 1,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Heather Rd (134 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.7% of the 21,445 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimley Rd · Heather Rd – Dennett Dr · 148 m | Nov 2013 · 3 days | 13,503 | — | — | — |
| Heather Rd · Lane W of Shilton and N of Heather Rd – Shilton Rd · 204 m | Apr 2022 · 3 days | 1,063 | 39 km/h | 47 km/h | 51 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Heather Rd (westbound), 134 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 28 km/h, 85th percentile 38 km/h; 0.7% at 50 km/h or more. 21,445 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 1639, activated 1992 · 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 85 169 830 57 nearest 30 m
- Express
- 985
- Blue Night
- 385
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Brimley Rd at Heather Rd; Brimley Rd at Heather Rd South Side
- Cycling
- Multi-Use Trail on East Highland Creek Trl installed 2001
- Bike Share
- Agincourt Recreation Centre 709 m · 8 min · 15 docks · 2 stations, 26 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 159 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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 Glo-Har Varity & Grocery, 528 m away; 2 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 70 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Hing Lee Fresh, 141 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pharmalinx Guardian Pharmacy, 231 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Hing Lee Fresh · 2201 Brimley Rd Unit-1141 m
- Jerkup Central · 2201 Brimley Rd Unit-5141 m
- Cafe Wanoka · 2101 Brimley Rd230 m
- Day's Kitchen · 2101 Brimley Rd Unit-108230 m
- Family Plus Friends Kitchen · 4438 Sheppard Ave E 206b356 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Glo-Har Varity & Grocery 528 m · 6 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Sun View Bakery 398 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Pharmalinx Guardian Pharmacy 231 m · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Network Child Care Services - St. Bartholomew Child Care Centre · 77 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day166 m
- C.D.farquharson Jr YMCA · 95 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day796 m · 9 min
- Top Mandarin Daycare Centre-2 · 34 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day1 km · 12 min
- Washrooms
- Agincourt Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed648 m · 8 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)
- Agincourt Park585 m · 7 min
- Garden Avenue Parkette883 m · 11 min
- North Agincourt Park891 m · 11 min
- Farquharson Park1.2 km · 15 min
- McDairmid Woods Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Community centres
- Agincourt Community Recreation Centre569 m · 7 min
- Schools (10)
- St Bartholomew Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 166 m
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 340 m · 4 min
- C D Farquharson Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 797 m · 9 min
- Blue Gene Education SchoolPrivate · 883 m · 11 min
- Unique Chinese School - Midland CampusPrivate · 1 km · 12 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 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 1 | 0 | commercial premises (2), street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Agincourt South-Malvern West.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Brimley & Heather a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#189 of 1,505), out of 42 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Heather?
A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #859 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.27× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Brimley & Heather a walkable intersection?
Brimley & Heather scores 45 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: 2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 grocery stores within 1 km · 4 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Brimley & Heather?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Heather Rd between Lane W of Shilton and N of Heather Rd and Shilton Rd (April 2022), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 134 m away (40 km/h), 0.7% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Brimley & Heather?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 159 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,530 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Brimley & Heather by transit?
Bus routes 21, 85, 169, 830, 57, 985 within 1 km (nearest stop: Brimley Rd at Heather Rd, 30 m).
What restaurants are near Brimley & Heather?
4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 70 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Hing Lee Fresh (141 m), Jerkup Central (141 m), Cafe Wanoka (230 m), Day's Kitchen (230 m) and Family Plus Friends Kitchen (356 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Brimley & Heather?
The nearest is Agincourt Recreation Centre Washroom, 31 Glen Watford Dr, 648 m away.
Is there child care near Brimley & Heather?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 246 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - St. Bartholomew Child Care Centre (166 m, 77 spaces), C.D.farquharson Jr YMCA (796 m, 95 spaces) and Top Mandarin Daycare Centre-2 (1.0 km, 34 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Brimley & Heather?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Agincourt South-Malvern West page.
What neighbourhood is Brimley & Heather in?
Brimley & Heather is in Agincourt South-Malvern West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 128). It is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers.
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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- 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.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 23 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: 43.79058, -79.26996 · centreline node 13444522.