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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
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,107 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 182 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (134 of 275). Evening rush dominates here: 1,367 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:00 p.m., against 837 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% 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 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: 837 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,367 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
The worst year was 2016, with 16 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 14 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 25, 2026.
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 Oct 13, 2018.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 103 | #1078 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 14 | #1287 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 82 | |
| Fail to remain | 13 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1287 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 7 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 8 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Oct 13, 2018 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2022
On Kingston Rd between Lakeside Ave and Birchcliff Ave, 330 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in September 2015 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 60 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 65 km/h or more. 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. Birchmount Rd between Rhydwen Ave and Parkette Pl measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (May 2022) — a much more recent reading than the one above.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Rd · Lakeside Ave – Birchcliff Ave · 330 m | Sep 2015 · 24 h | 20,132 | 51 km/h | 60 km/h | 65 km/h |
| Birchmount Rd · Rhydwen Ave – Parkette Pl · 354 m | May 2022 · 3 days | 6,931 | 39 km/h | 47 km/h | 51 km/h |
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 0154, activated 1961 · leading pedestrian interval 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 nearest 14 m
- Blue Night
- 316
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Birchmount Rd at Kingston Rd; Kingston Rd at Birchmount Rd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Birchmount Rd / Kingston Rd 121 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 60 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
- 2 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 17 mapped lots within 500 m, 211 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
A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is City Cottage Market, 243 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Grayson's Rustic Bakery, 220 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 3 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 8 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza, 20 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza · 1736 Kingston Rd Bldg-120 m
- Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant · 1728 Kingston Rd39 m
- Bodega By City Cottage · 1680 Kingston Rd188 m
- Buster's By the Bluffs · 1539 Kingston Rd617 m · 7 min
- Abbeyfield House · 38 Lakeside Ave690 m · 8 min
- Grocery
- City Cottage Market 243 m
- Food shops
- Grayson's Rustic Bakery 220 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Child care
- Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School · 20 spaces, preschool · $10-a-day311 m · 4 min
- Mon Petit Univers · 30 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day488 m · 6 min
- Scarborough Day Nursery School · 71 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day633 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom · hours not listed · accessible243 m
- Birchmount Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible325 m · 4 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 Parkette139 m
- Harding Parkette408 m · 5 min
- Birchmount Park450 m · 5 min
- Harrison Properties546 m · 7 min
- Danforth - Birchmount Parkette643 m · 8 min
- Community centres
- Scarborough Arena Gardens244 m
- Birchmount Community Centre325 m · 4 min
- Birchmount Stadium546 m · 7 min
- Schools
- Birch Cliff Public SchoolEnglish Public · 380 m · 5 min
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 406 m · 5 min
- Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 915 m · 11 min
- Birch Cliff Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch941 m · 11 min
- Places of interest
- Rosetta McClain GardensNature/ Park · 743 m · 9 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 #1,373 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
Within a kilometre there are 13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 562 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1711 Kingston Rd (112 m, 18 units, 3 storeys, built 1960), which scored 89 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 13 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1711 Kingston Rd · Cogir Real Estate | 18 | 3 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2025 | 112 m |
| 1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis | 10 | 3 | 1950 | — | 371 m · 4 min |
| 1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis | 11 | 3 | 1950 | — | 371 m · 4 min |
| 1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis | 11 | 3 | 1950 | — | 371 m · 4 min |
| 25 Parkette Pl · Parkette Place Apts Inc. | 61 | 5 | 1959 | 93 · Oct 2025 | 492 m · 6 min |
| 1481 Kingston Rd · 1034523 Ontario Ltd | 15 | 3 | 1940 | 74 · Aug 2026 | 778 m · 9 min |
13 registered buildings · 562 units · 1 social housing · tallest 17 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
Four thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 24, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 1 | 1 | street/outdoor (2), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | house driveway/garage (1) |
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 & Birchmount a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 103 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 Kingston & Birchmount?
An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Oct 20, 2024, 83% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Kingston & Birchmount a walkable intersection?
Kingston & Birchmount scores 63 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,373 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: 3 parks within 500 m · 3 community centres within 800 m; 2 schools 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.
How fast do cars go at Kingston & Birchmount?
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.
Where can I park near Kingston & Birchmount?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 211 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,790 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Kingston & Birchmount by transit?
Bus routes 12, 69, 117, 20 within 1 km (nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Kingston Rd, 14 m).
What restaurants are near Kingston & Birchmount?
3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 8 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza (20 m), Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant (39 m), Bodega By City Cottage (188 m), Buster's By the Bluffs (617 m) and Abbeyfield House (690 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Kingston & Birchmount?
The nearest is Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom, 75 Birchmount Rd., 243 m away, with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Birchmount Community Centre Washroom (325 m); Rosetta McClain Gardens Washroom (697 m).
Is there child care near Kingston & Birchmount?
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 Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School (311 m, 20 spaces), Mon Petit Univers (488 m, 30 spaces) and Scarborough Day Nursery School (633 m, 71 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Birchmount?
13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 562 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1711 Kingston Rd (112 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (371 m, 10 units), 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (371 m, 11 units) and 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (371 m, 11 units). The average RentSafeTO score across the 13 is 84 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.
How many thefts are reported at Kingston & Birchmount?
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.
What neighbourhood is Kingston & Birchmount in?
Kingston & Birchmount 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.
- 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: 43.69305, -79.26233 · centreline node 13459028.