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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 · Oct 20, 2024 · weekend
The east leg carries the load — 6,225 westbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 128. Most cyclists arrived from the west (142 of 307). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,177 vehicles in the hour from 3:00 p.m., 56% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (754). Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Sunday, 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: 754 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,177 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
2024 was the peak year (11 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 28% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Sep 18, 2009.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 46 | #2192 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 13 | #1375 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 29 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 4 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Sep 18, 2009 |
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 Kingston Rd between Lakeside Ave and Birchcliff Ave (69 m away) recorded an average of 51 km/h in its 24-hour count in September 2015; 85% of drivers were at or under 60 km/h. That segment carries about 20,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 11 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Birchcliff Ave between Kingston Rd and Freeman St measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Oct 2018). At the school-zone speed sign on Kingston Rd (188 m away, 40 km/h limit), 13% of the 59,528 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Rd · Lakeside Ave – Birchcliff Ave · 69 m | Sep 2015 · 24 h | 20,132 | 51 km/h | 60 km/h | 65 km/h |
| Birchcliff Ave · Kingston Rd – Freeman St · 78 m | Oct 2018 · 3 days | 764 | 34 km/h | 43 km/h | 49 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Kingston Rd (eastbound), 188 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 44 km/h, 85th percentile 49 km/h; 13% at 50 km/h or more. 59,528 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 0155, activated 1958 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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
- 12 69 117 20 135 nearest 16 m
- Blue Night
- 316
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Birchcliff Ave
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Birchcliff Ave / Kingston Rd 32 m · 15 docks · 5 stations, 75 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
- 1 car park · about 83 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- 3 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 21 mapped lots within 500 m, 197 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 197 Blantyre Ave · Surface | 1.8 km | 83 | 29% (Q1 2026) |
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
You can do a shop on foot from here: City Cottage Market is 42 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Grayson's Rustic Bakery, 74 m away. There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 9 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Bodega By City Cottage, 96 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Bodega By City Cottage · 1680 Kingston Rd96 m
- Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant · 1728 Kingston Rd263 m · 3 min
- Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza · 1736 Kingston Rd Bldg-1272 m · 3 min
- Buster's By the Bluffs · 1539 Kingston Rd356 m · 4 min
- Abbeyfield House · 38 Lakeside Ave429 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- City Cottage Market 42 m
- Food shops
- Grayson's Rustic Bakery 74 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Child care
- Mon Petit Univers · 30 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day227 m
- Scarborough Day Nursery School · 71 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day372 m · 4 min
- Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School · 20 spaces, preschool · $10-a-day572 m · 7 min
- Washrooms
- Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom · hours not listed · accessible504 m · 6 min
- Birchmount Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible586 m · 7 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 (11)
- Avalon Parkette163 m
- Harding Parkette382 m · 5 min
- Danforth - Birchmount Parkette512 m · 6 min
- Birchmount Park711 m · 8 min
- Crescentwood Park770 m · 9 min
- Community centres
- Scarborough Arena Gardens505 m · 6 min
- Birchmount Community Centre586 m · 7 min
- Birchmount Stadium807 m · 10 min
- Schools
- Birch Cliff Public SchoolEnglish Public · 119 m
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 667 m · 8 min
- Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Toronto Islamic Academy SchoolPrivate · 1.5 km · 18 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch680 m · 8 min
- Places of interest
- Rosetta McClain GardensNature/ Park · 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 pharmacy.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,372 of 5,672. 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
13 registered apartment buildings with 248 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (110 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1950). One building of the 13 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis | 10 | 3 | 1950 | — | 110 m |
| 1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis | 11 | 3 | 1950 | — | 110 m |
| 1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis | 11 | 3 | 1950 | — | 110 m |
| 1711 Kingston Rd · Cogir Real Estate | 18 | 3 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2025 | 179 m |
| 1481 Kingston Rd · 1034523 Ontario Ltd | 15 | 3 | 1940 | 74 · Aug 2026 | 517 m · 6 min |
| 1469 Kingston Rd · 1034523 Ontario Ltd | 15 | 3 | 1940 | 86 · Aug 2026 | 569 m · 7 min |
13 registered buildings · 248 units · tallest 5 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | other (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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Kingston & Birchcliff a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 46 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 Kingston & Birchcliff?
An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Oct 20, 2024, 73% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Kingston & Birchcliff a walkable intersection?
Kingston & Birchcliff scores 63 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,372 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m; 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 3 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Kingston & Birchcliff?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kingston Rd between Lakeside Ave and Birchcliff Ave (September 2015), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 60 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 188 m away (40 km/h), 13% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Kingston & Birchcliff?
The nearest Green P car park is 197 Blantyre Ave (1.8 km away, 83 spaces, 29% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 197 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,900 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Kingston & Birchcliff by transit?
Bus routes 12, 69, 117, 20, 135 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Birchcliff Ave, 16 m).
What restaurants are near Kingston & Birchcliff?
3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 9 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bodega By City Cottage (96 m), Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant (263 m), Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza (272 m), Buster's By the Bluffs (356 m) and Abbeyfield House (429 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Kingston & Birchcliff?
The nearest is Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom, 75 Birchmount Rd., 504 m away, with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Birchmount Community Centre Washroom (586 m); Rosetta McClain Gardens Washroom (1.0 km).
Is there child care near Kingston & Birchcliff?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 149 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Mon Petit Univers (227 m, 30 spaces), Scarborough Day Nursery School (372 m, 71 spaces) and Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School (572 m, 20 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Birchcliff?
13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 248 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (110 m, 10 units), 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (110 m, 11 units), 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (110 m, 11 units) and 1711 Kingston Rd (179 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 13 is 85 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.
How many thefts are reported at Kingston & Birchcliff?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.
What neighbourhood is Kingston & Birchcliff in?
Kingston & Birchcliff is in Birchcliffe-Cliffside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 122). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.
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 Oct 20, 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; 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).
- 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 20 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: 43.69148, -79.26475 · centreline node 13459344.