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Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North)

Toronto, Ontario · Agincourt South-Malvern West · Ward 23, Scarborough North

In Agincourt South-Malvern West, Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North) is an above-average intersection for traffic. At the corner: a multi-use trail, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 4 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
23,110
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 2, 2024
670 pedestrians · 113 cyclists · #682 busiest
Collisions
0
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 routes within 1 km · trail
Within a walk
47/100
city median 48
5 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 752 m

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Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North)

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 west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 10,881 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 3,466 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (47 of 113). Evening rush dominates here: 2,252 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:00 p.m., against 1,605 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. 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.

From the north8,763southbound · 44 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 9 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles23,110670 pedestrians · 113 cyclists · 1.0% heavy
From the east3,466westbound · 13 bikes · 0.5% heavy
From the south10,881northbound · 47 bikes · 1.2% heavy

Peak hours: 1,605 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,252 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

Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 28, 2020. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions0
With an injury0
Property damage only0
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Killed or seriously injured1#743 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#411 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Sep 28, 2020

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

On Brimley Rd between Dennett Dr and East Highland Creek Trl, 223 m from the corner, a 2-day count in December 2006 put the average speed at 52 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 65 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 73 km/h or more. That segment carries about 15,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 20 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Huntingwood Blvd (231 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 64,453 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Brimley Rd · Dennett Dr – East Highland Creek Trl · 223 mDec 2006 · 2 days15,67252 km/h65 km/h73 km/h
Speed sign
Huntingwood Blvd (westbound), 231 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 40 km/h, 85th percentile 44 km/h; 0.0% at 60 km/h or more. 64,453 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 2308, activated 2012 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
21 169 830 57 nearest 18 m
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Opposite 2278 Brimley Rd; 2278 Brimley Rd
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on East Highland Creek Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Brimley Rd / E Highland Creek Trail 44 m · 11 docks · 2 stations, 22 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
2 mapped lots within 500 m, 163 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

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Bestco Fresh Food Mart, 752 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 5 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 23. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 155 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pharmalinx Guardian Pharmacy, 940 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Tim Hortons · 2361 Brimley Rd155 m
  • Big Trio Wonton Noodle · 2361 Brimley Rd Unit-D2156 m
  • Di An Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine · 2361 Brimley Rd Unit-D5156 m
  • Pinot's Palette Scarborough · 2361 Brimley Rd Unit-D4156 m
  • Pizza Pizza · 2351 Brimley Rd156 m
5 within 300 m · 23 within 1 km
Grocery
Bestco Fresh Food Mart 752 m · 9 min
Food shops
Aromaz Cake & Pastires 455 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Pharmalinx Guardian Pharmacy 940 m · 11 min
Child care
  • Family Day North Agincourt Before and After School Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day301 m · 4 min
  • Chartland Child Care Inc · 110 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day840 m · 10 min
  • Network Child Care Services - St. Bartholomew Child Care Centre · 77 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day874 m · 10 min
3 licensed centres · 230 spaces within 1 km · all accept City fee subsidy

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)
  • North Agincourt Park182 m
  • Chartland Park1.2 km · 14 min
  • Agincourt Park1.3 km · 15 min
  • Iroquois Park1.3 km · 15 min
  • Donalda Park1.5 km · 17 min
and 1 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (12)
  • North Agincourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 301 m · 4 min
  • Henry Kelsey Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 575 m · 7 min
  • Delphi Secondary Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 857 m · 10 min
  • Chartland Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 862 m · 10 min
  • St Bartholomew Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 874 m · 10 min
and 7 more within 1.5 km

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, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

47of 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 food15/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 5 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit13/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation5/10

    1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

  • Schools and child care6/8

    1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot8/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North) a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#743 of 1,505). 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 Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North)?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #682 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.43× the median for a counted intersection.

Is Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North) a walkable intersection?

Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North) scores 47 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 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 5 places to eat within 300 m; 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

How fast do cars go at Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Brimley Rd between Dennett Dr and East Highland Creek Trl (December 2006), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 65 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 231 m away (50 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North)?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 163 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,310 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North) by transit?

Bus routes 21, 169, 830, 57 within 1 km (nearest stop: Opposite 2278 Brimley Rd, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North)?

5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 23 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (155 m), Big Trio Wonton Noodle (156 m), Di An Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine (156 m), Pinot's Palette Scarborough (156 m) and Pizza Pizza (156 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North)?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 230 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Family Day North Agincourt Before and After School Program (301 m, 43 spaces), Chartland Child Care Inc (840 m, 110 spaces) and Network Child Care Services - St. Bartholomew Child Care Centre (874 m, 77 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What neighbourhood is Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North) in?

Brimley Rd & East Highland Creek Trl (North) 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