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Kingston & Lakehurst

Kingston Rd & Lakehurst Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Birchcliffe-Cliffside · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

In Birchcliffe-Cliffside, Kingston & Lakehurst is an above-average intersection for traffic. At the corner: a bike lane, a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
13,728
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 3, 2006
65 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4877 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1073 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Multi-Use Trail, Sharrows - Wayfinding
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,720 vehicles an hour, 1.48× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 211 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 0.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. Just one of those 6 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Kingston & Lakehurst

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
126911720 nearest 25 m
Blue Night
316
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Lakehurst Dr
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on Kingston Rd installed 2021; Sharrows - Wayfinding on Lakehurst Dr installed 2012
Bike Share
Kingston Rd / Glen Everest Rd 166 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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (6)
  • Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 194 m
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 364 m
  • Birch Cliff Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 614 m
  • Birch Cliff Public SchoolEnglish Public · 784 m
  • Cliffside Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • J G Workman Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km
Parks (14)
  • Rosetta McClain Gardens210 m
  • Birchmount Park223 m
  • Harrison Properties230 m
  • Birchcliff Woods413 m
  • Avalon Parkette626 m
  • Scarborough Heights Park668 m
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Rosetta McClain GardensNature/ Park · 182 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 10 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza, 520 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 10 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza · 1736 Kingston Rd Bldg-1520 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Ume Fashion Sushi · 1732 Kingston Rd530 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant · 1728 Kingston Rd540 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Bodega By City Cottage · 1680 Kingston Rd693 mPassed, Apr 2026
Grayson's Rustic Bakery · 1672 Kingston Rdgrocery717 mPassed, Jun 2026
City Cottage Market · 1666 Kingston Rdgrocery734 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ssk Variety & Grocery Store · 2203 Kingston Rdgrocery872 mPassed, Aug 2025
Jbl Convenience and Variety · 2201 Kingston Rd 117grocery874 mPassed, Dec 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 Rosetta McClain Gardens Washroom, 144 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 176 m away at Rosetta McClain Gardens.

  • Rosetta McClain Gardens Washroom · 5 Glen Everest Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    144 m
  • Birchmount Community Centre Washroom · 93 Birchmount Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    355 m
  • Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom · 75 Birchmount Rd.
    hours not listed · accessible
    377 m
Drinking water
Rosetta McClain Gardens drinking fountain · 176 m; Birchmount Park bottle filling station · 286 m · off

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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 177 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School (369 m, 20 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 177 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 4
  • Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School · 93 Birchmount Rd
    20 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    369 m
  • Birch Cliff Heights Licensed Before and After School Program · 120 Highview Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    615 m
  • Scarborough Day Nursery School · 51 Eastwood Ave
    71 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    914 m
  • Mon Petit Univers · 1578 Kingston Rd
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (850 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (4.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 225 · 850 m3600 Danforth Ave
Police41 Division · 4.1 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 1.2 km1535 Kingston Rd

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 19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 666 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 10 Glen Everest Rd (414 m, 350 units, 17 storeys, built 1970), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 82, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 11 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings19 · 666 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score82 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202611 across the 19
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest17 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
10 Glen Everest RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation35017197091 · Jul 20267414 m
25 Parkette Pl · Parkette Place Apts Inc.615195993 · Oct 20250537 m
23 Glen Everest Rd · Mint Asset Management Ltd.113197179 · Aug 20250562 m
25 Glen Everest Rd · Mint Asset Management Ltd113197176 · Aug 20250571 m
1711 Kingston Rd · Cogir Real Estate183196089 · Aug 20251607 m
160 Pinegrove Ave · 1192918 Ontario Ltd113196394 · Jul 20240611 m
27 Glen Everest Rd · Mint Asset Management Ltd113197182 · Aug 20260616 m
29 Glen Everest Rd · Mint Asset Management Ltd113197176 · Aug 20250629 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 lots277 lots · ≈18,530 spaces · 55.6 ha
Within 500 m8 lots · ≈1,520 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parking1 post-and-ring within 300 m

Nearest lots: 145 m away, ≈63 spaces; 231 m away, ≈474 spaces; 355 m away, ≈679 spaces; 397 m away, ≈117 spaces; 416 m away, ≈49 spaces; 431 m away, ≈94 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 3, 2006

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 7,274 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 228 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,927 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,898 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 7.1% 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 20 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2006, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west6,226eastbound · 0 bikes · 7.7% heavy
Total vehicles13,72865 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 7.1% heavy
From the east7,274westbound · 0 bikes · 6.2% heavy
From the south228northbound · 0 bikes · 17.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,927 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,898 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 3, 2006

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 Kingston Rd between Rosetta McClain Gardens Trl and Glen Everest Rd, 135 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2022 put the average speed at 57 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 67 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 74 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Danforth Rd (293 m away, 50 km/h limit), 16% of the 118,021 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kingston Rd · Rosetta McClain Gardens Trl – Glen Everest Rd · 135 mApr 2022 · 24 h14,88257 km/h67 km/h74 km/h

School-zone speed sign 293 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct52 · 60 km/h
Over the limit37%
60 km/h or more16%

Danforth Rd (eastbound) · 118,021 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 2020, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (17%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (17%). The most recent report on file is from Jul 3, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4877 of 5,508
With an injury1#4345 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2649 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 20147latest Jul 3, 2023

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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jul 24, 2020.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1073 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#611 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Jul 24, 2020

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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 11, 2022. 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 & Lakehurst a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1073 of 1,505), out of 6 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 & Lakehurst?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Apr 3, 2006, 1.48× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Kingston & Lakehurst?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kingston Rd between Rosetta McClain Gardens Trl and Glen Everest Rd (April 2022), found an average of 57 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 67 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 293 m away (50 km/h), 16% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Kingston & Lakehurst?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 277 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,530 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kingston & Lakehurst by transit?

Bus routes 12, 69, 117, 20 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Lakehurst Dr, 25 m).

What restaurants are near Kingston & Lakehurst?

None within 300 m, and 10 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza (520 m), Ume Fashion Sushi (530 m), Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant (540 m) and Bodega By City Cottage (693 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 Kingston & Lakehurst?

The nearest is Rosetta McClain Gardens Washroom, 5 Glen Everest Rd, 144 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Birchmount Community Centre Washroom (355 m); Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom (377 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 Kingston & Lakehurst?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 177 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School (369 m, 20 spaces), Birch Cliff Heights Licensed Before and After School Program (615 m, 56 spaces) and Scarborough Day Nursery School (914 m, 71 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Lakehurst?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 666 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 10 Glen Everest Rd (414 m, 350 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 25 Parkette Pl (537 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 23 Glen Everest Rd (562 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 25 Glen Everest Rd (571 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 76). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 82 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 Kingston & Lakehurst?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.

What neighbourhood is Kingston & Lakehurst in?

Kingston & Lakehurst 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