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Brimley & Seminole

Brimley Rd & Seminole Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Bendale South · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

In Bendale South, Brimley & Seminole is a busier-than-typical intersection. At the corner: a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 15 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
13,218
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 4, 2019
166 pedestrians · 10 cyclists
Collisions
42
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 31 property damage · #2309 of 5,508
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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,650 vehicles an hour, 1.43× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 80 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 4.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 50%, from 28 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Brimley & Seminole

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
211657541541220186116 nearest 22 m
Express
905
Blue Night
316354300334386
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Brimley Rd at Seminole Ave North Side; Brimley Rd at Deerfield Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Knob Hill Park 149 m · 11 docks · 5 stations, 64 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 (13)
  • Knob Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 171 m
  • Hunter's Glen Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 663 m
  • Charles Gordon Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 704 m
  • Glen Ravine Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 789 m
  • St Albert Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 790 m
  • John McCrae Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 7 more
Parks (16)
  • Knob Hill Park217 m
  • Hunters Glen Park664 m
  • Trudelle Park705 m
  • Pringdale Ravine706 m
  • Glen Ravine Park847 m
  • Trudelle Street Park1 km
  • and 10 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bendale branch914 m
Places of interest
  • Scarborough MuseumMuseum · 1.4 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 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 44. The nearest is Knob Hill PS - Snp, 170 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 6 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Knob Hill PS - Snp · 25 Seminole Ave170 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ruth's Pizza Plus · 1349 Danforth Rd Bldg-1609 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Game Night Sports Bar · 1347 Danforth Rd609 mPassed, Sep 2025
True Discount Convenience · 1355 Danforth Rdgrocery609 mPassed, Nov 2023 · 1 infraction
Coral Restobar · 1375 Danforth Rd Unit-11-12634 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Tumbecafe · 1375 Danforth Rd Unit-10634 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Coral Afro-Mart · 1375 Danforth Rd, Unit-8-9634 mPassed, Jul 2025
Gig Coin Laundry · 1375 Danforth Rd, Unit-1634 mPassed, May 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 Knob Hill Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 317 m away, View outdoor pool hours.

  • Knob Hill Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 625 Brimley Rd
    View outdoor pool hours
    317 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 331 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Knob Hill School Age YMCA (171 m, 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 331 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 6
  • Knob Hill School Age YMCA · 25 Seminole Ave
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    171 m
  • Knob Hill Day Nursery · 23 Gage Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    498 m
  • Hunter's Glen School Age YMCA · 16 Haileybury Dr
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    663 m
  • Plasp St. Albert Catholic School · 1125 Midland Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    790 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 221 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 221 · 1.2 km2575 Eglinton Ave E
Police41 Division · 2.6 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 28 · 1 km2900 Lawrence Ave E

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 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,268 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1350 Danforth Rd (497 m, 225 units, 15 storeys, built 1965), which scored 94 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 21 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 104 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 2,268 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026104 across the 21
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1350 Danforth Rd · Metcap Living Management Inc.22515196594 · Aug 202521497 m
1340 Danforth Rd · Metcap Living Management Inc17315196293 · Nov 20258536 m
1360 Danforth Rd · Metcap Living Management Inc17215196390 · Nov 202515536 m
1330 Danforth Rd · Metcap Living Management Inc484196789 · Aug 20247538 m
1320 Danforth Rd · Metcap Living Management Inc674196988 · Aug 20246580 m
1290 Danforth Rdsocial housing1798197898 · Oct 20250676 m
1284 Danforth Rd · H & R Property Management Ltd.957196095 · Aug 20242719 m
1299 Danforth Rd · Gossner & Hornar Management Ltd.13812196785 · Nov 20250748 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 lots292 lots · ≈43,370 spaces · 130.1 ha
Within 500 m5 lots · ≈900 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 962 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface1.6 km199 *
Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface1.6 km90 *
Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres · Surface1.7 km673 *

Nearest lots: 176 m away, ≈33 spaces; 227 m away, ≈176 spaces; 288 m away, ≈27 spaces; 473 m away, ≈31 spaces; 497 m away, ≈630 spaces; 536 m away, ≈57 spaces.

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 — 8-hour, Apr 4, 2019

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,646 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 394 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 2,037 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,860 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Trucks and buses were 8.2% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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 north6,646southbound · 5 bikes · 8.3% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles13,218166 pedestrians · 10 cyclists · 8.2% heavy
From the east394westbound · 3 bikes · 7.4% heavy
From the south6,178northbound · 2 bikes · 8.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,860 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour2,037 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 4, 2019

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 Brimley Rd between Knob Hill Park Trl and Gully Dr, 299 m from the corner, a 7-day count in May 2023 put the average speed at 56 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 69 km/h or more. That segment carries about 19,800 vehicles a day. Seminole Ave between Tansley Ave and Glos Ave measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Jun 2019). At the school-zone speed sign on Brimley Rd (62 m away, 50 km/h limit), 4.4% of the 56,220 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Seminole Ave · Tansley Ave – Glos Ave · 195 mJun 2019 · 3 days1,78738 km/h48 km/h53 km/h
Brimley Rd · Knob Hill Park Trl – Gully Dr · 299 mMay 2023 · 7 days19,84756 km/h64 km/h69 km/h

School-zone speed sign 62 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct48 · 54 km/h
Over the limit15%
60 km/h or more4.4%

Brimley Rd (southbound), 656 Brimley Ave · 56,220 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 2019, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 10 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 2% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Mar 7, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions42#2309 of 5,508
With an injury10#1684 of 4,660
Property damage only31
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#2281 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201454latest Mar 7, 2025

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

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle320house driveway/garage (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 29, 2025. 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 Bendale South.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Brimley & Seminole a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 42 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 & Seminole?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 4, 2019, 1.43× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Brimley & Seminole?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Brimley Rd between Knob Hill Park Trl and Gully Dr (May 2023), found an average of 56 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 62 m away (50 km/h), 4.4% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Brimley & Seminole?

The nearest Green P car park is Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East (1.6 km away, 199 spaces). The City's mapping shows 292 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 43,370 spaces — 5 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Brimley & Seminole by transit?

Bus routes 21, 16, 57, 54, 154, 12, 201, 86 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Brimley Rd at Seminole Ave North Side, 22 m).

What restaurants are near Brimley & Seminole?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 44 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Knob Hill PS - Snp (170 m), Ruth's Pizza Plus (609 m), Game Night Sports Bar (609 m), Coral Restobar (634 m) and Tumbecafe (634 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 Brimley & Seminole?

The nearest is Knob Hill Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 625 Brimley Rd, 317 m away (View outdoor pool hours). 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 Brimley & Seminole?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 331 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Knob Hill School Age YMCA (171 m, 43 spaces), Knob Hill Day Nursery (498 m, 49 spaces) and Hunter's Glen School Age YMCA (663 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Brimley & Seminole?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,268 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1350 Danforth Rd (497 m, 225 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 1340 Danforth Rd (536 m, 173 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1360 Danforth Rd (536 m, 172 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 1330 Danforth Rd (538 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 90 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 Brimley & Seminole?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no 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 Bendale South page.

What neighbourhood is Brimley & Seminole in?

Brimley & Seminole is in Bendale South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 157). 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