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Islington & Birmingham

Islington Ave & Birmingham St · Toronto, Ontario · New Toronto · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

In New Toronto, Islington & Birmingham is an intersection of typical volume. It has a protected bikeway and parks at the corner. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
8,406
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 24, 2021
445 pedestrians · 69 cyclists
Collisions
62
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
13 with an injury · 39 property damage · #1746 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
1 streetcar route · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,050 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 19 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Police have logged an average of 6.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged down 6%, from 32 in 2016–2020 to 30 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Islington & Birmingham

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
507 nearest 281 m
TTC bus
11044 nearest 18 m
Express
944
Blue Night
301337345
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Birmingham St; Islington Ave at Birmingham St North Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on Birmingham St installed 2007
Bike Share
Sixth St / Lake Shore Blvd W 291 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 63 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 (15)
  • Children's Urban Enrichment StudioPrivate · 312 m
  • Seventh Street Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 409 m
  • St Josaphat Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 494 m
  • Second Street Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 509 m
  • Lakeshore Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • The Holy Trinity SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • and 9 more
Community centres
Parks (17)
  • Jordon Carter Memorial Park154 m
  • Sixth Street Park250 m
  • Lakeshore Village Park399 m
  • Birmingham Street Parkette445 m
  • Prince of Wales Park776 m
  • Sand Beach Road Parkette783 m
  • and 11 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library New Toronto branch549 m
Signal
1312, activated 1979 · SAP · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 45 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is The Six Scoops, 112 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Six Convenience · 195 Sixth Stgrocery111 mPassed, Jul 2024
The Six Scoops · 195 Sixth St112 mPassed, Jun 2026
St. Margaret New Toronto · 156 Sixth St159 mPassed, Feb 2026
Early On · 185 Fifth St234 mPassed, Jun 2026
Womens Habitat · 140 Islington Ave240 mPassed, Feb 2026
New Toronto Fish & Chips · 146 Fifth Stgrocery271 mPassed, May 2026
The Wings Hut · 2916 Lake Shore Blvd W A276 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Tham Ma Da Thai Cuisine · 2888 Lake Shore Blvd W, Bldg--293 mPassed, Sep 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 New Toronto Seniors Centre Washroom, 464 m away, View centre hours.

  • New Toronto Seniors Centre Washroom · 105 Fourth St
    View centre hours
    464 m
  • Prince of Wales Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1 Third St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    755 m
  • Rotary Peace Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 25 Eleventh St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    892 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 369 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lamp Jr YMCA (234 m, 47 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 369 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 5
  • Lamp Jr YMCA · 185 Fifth St
    47 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    234 m
  • Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre · 101 Seventh St
    164 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    409 m
  • Le Jardin de Moliere Inc · 3029 Lake Shore Blvd W
    15 spaces · toddler · $10-a-day
    440 m
  • Second Street School Age YMCA · 71 Second St
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    509 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 435 (245 m), the nearest police station 22 Division (4.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 435 · 245 m130 Eighth St
Police22 Division · 4.8 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 38 · 1.3 km259 Horner Ave

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

36 registered apartment buildings with 1,178 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 170 Islington Ave (102 m, 47 units, 4 storeys, built 1951), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 54 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 1,178 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202654 across the 36
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest14 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
170 Islington Ave · CAPREIT474195194 · Jul 20247102 m
147 Eighth St · CAPREIT524196091 · Jul 20256123 m
143 Eighth St · CAPREIT474196093 · Aug 20244162 m
139 Eighth St · CAPREIT473196091 · Aug 20249198 m
148 Islington Ave · CAPREIT384195191 · Jul 20253203 m
135 Eighth St · CAPREIT474195193 · Jul 20241236 m
121 Fourth St · Ipg Management Group Inc103198387 · Aug 20260362 m
115 Eighth St103196087 · Sep 20240395 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 lots680 lots · ≈43,490 spaces · 130.5 ha
Within 500 m87 lots · ≈3,780 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 534 spaces
EV charging (City)2390 Lake Shore Blvd W · 2 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking17 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
139 ISLINGTON AVE. · Surface231 m11 *
128 Eight St · Surface265 m5821% (Q1 2026)
140 Fifth St · Surface291 m5239% (Q1 2026)
120 Sixth St · Surface393 m5832% (Q1 2026)
105 Fourth Street · Surface481 m22 *

Nearest lots: 33 m away, ≈28 spaces; 39 m away, ≈27 spaces; 42 m away, ≈8 spaces; 63 m away, ≈11 spaces; 83 m away, ≈32 spaces; 96 m away, ≈5 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, Mar 24, 2021

The north leg carries the load — 3,322 southbound vehicles, or 40% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,633. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,188 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,211 from 2:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 6 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north3,322southbound · 7 bikes · 4.7% heavy
From the west1,738eastbound · 29 bikes · 5.6% heavy
Total vehicles8,406445 pedestrians · 69 cyclists · 4.3% heavy
From the east1,633westbound · 27 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south1,713northbound · 6 bikes · 3.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,188 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,211 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 24, 2021

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

The City's counter on Birmingham St between Bradham Path and Etta Wylie Rd (285 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 8,500 vehicles a day. Islington Ave between Jerome Drayton Lane and Birmingham St measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Jun 2024).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Islington Ave · Jerome Drayton Lane – Birmingham St · 123 mJun 2024 · 3 days7,82732 km/h38 km/h40 km/h
Birmingham St · Bradham Path – Etta Wylie Rd · 285 mApr 2026 · 3 days8,51547 km/h54 km/h59 km/h

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

2017 was the peak year (11 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 21% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 13% 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 Apr 17, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions62#1746 of 5,508
With an injury13#1362 of 4,660
Property damage only39
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian3#1262 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#441 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201478latest Apr 17, 2026

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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jan 9, 2014.

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

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 0.9 a year before that. 40% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle530street/outdoor (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft511street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 14, 2026. 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 New Toronto.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Islington & Birmingham a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 62 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 Islington & Birmingham?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Mar 24, 2021, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Islington & Birmingham?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birmingham St between Bradham Path and Etta Wylie Rd (April 2026), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Islington & Birmingham?

The nearest Green P car park is 139 ISLINGTON AVE. (231 m away, 11 spaces). The City's mapping shows 680 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 43,490 spaces — 87 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2390 Lake Shore Blvd W (2.0 km).

How do I get to Islington & Birmingham by transit?

Streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 281 m away; bus routes 110, 44, 944 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Birmingham St, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Islington & Birmingham?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 45 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Six Scoops (112 m), St. Margaret New Toronto (159 m), Early On (234 m), Womens Habitat (240 m) and The Wings Hut (276 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 Islington & Birmingham?

The nearest is New Toronto Seniors Centre Washroom, 105 Fourth St, 464 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Prince of Wales Outdoor Rink Washroom (755 m); Rotary Peace Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (892 m). 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 Islington & Birmingham?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 369 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lamp Jr YMCA (234 m, 47 spaces), Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre (409 m, 164 spaces) and Le Jardin de Moliere Inc (440 m, 15 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Islington & Birmingham?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,178 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 170 Islington Ave (102 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 147 Eighth St (123 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 143 Eighth St (162 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 139 Eighth St (198 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 is 91 out of 100. 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 Islington & Birmingham?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 New Toronto page.

What neighbourhood is Islington & Birmingham in?

Islington & Birmingham is in New Toronto (City of Toronto neighbourhood 018). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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