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Kingston & Silver Birch

Kingston Rd & Silver Birch Ave · Toronto, Ontario · East End-Danforth · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

In East End-Danforth, Kingston & Silver Birch is a busier-than-typical intersection. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
15,215
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 22, 1999
880 pedestrians · 130 cyclists
Collisions
51
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 41 property damage · #2040 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,900 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.65× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 17 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. That comes with about 5.1 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 18%, from 28 in 2016–2020 to 23 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Kingston & Silver Birch

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
503501 nearest 84 m
TTC bus
4041211713564 nearest 84 m
Blue Night
301322316324
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Scarborough Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kingston Rd / Beech Ave 282 m · 15 docks · 8 stations, 150 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 (18)
  • Beaches MontessoriPrivate · 40 m
  • Adam Beck Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 303 m
  • Notre Dame Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 395 m
  • Neil McNeil Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 447 m
  • Balmy Beach Community SchoolEnglish Public · 463 m
  • Malvern Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 468 m
  • and 12 more
Community centres
Parks (20)
  • Neville Park Blvd Ravine462 m
  • Glen Stewart Park485 m
  • Blantyre Park677 m
  • Bob Acton Park781 m
  • Ivan Forrest Gardens1 km
  • East Toronto Athletic Field1 km
  • and 14 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Balmy Beach ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 31 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 85 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Delina, 27 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés31 within 300 m · 85 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 20 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Delina · 941 Kingston Rd27 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Mac's Convenience & Cigars · 933 Kingston Rdgrocery33 mPassed, Jul 2026
99 Bottles · 925 Kingston Rd49 mPassed, Jul 2026
Chatime · 953 Kingston Rd57 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 3 infractions
The Beech Tree Pub · 924 Kingston Rd58 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
The Beech Tree Pub · 924 Kingston Rd58 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 3 infractions
Kupkates · 955 Kingston Rd62 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 2 infractions
The Feathers Pub · 962 Kingston Rd62 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction

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 Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom, 271 m away, Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed.

  • Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom · 79 Lawlor Ave
    Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed
    271 m
  • Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 180 Fallingbrook Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    607 m
  • Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 180 Fallingbrook Rd
    View outdoor pool hours · closed — Under Construction
    704 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

21 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,708 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Beaches Montessori School Incorporated (40 m, 54 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km21 centres · 1,708 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 21
  • Beaches Montessori School Incorporated · 950 Kingston Rd
    54 spaces · toddler, preschool
    40 m
  • Beaches Montessori School South · 995 Kingston Rd
    16 spaces · preschool
    221 m
  • Community Centre 55-Adam Beck · 400 Scarborough Rd
    198 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    304 m
  • Balmy Beach Community Day Care Centre · 14 Pine Ave
    171 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    463 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 226 (886 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 226 · 886 m87 Main St
Police55 Division · 2.7 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 1.8 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

47 registered apartment buildings with 1,579 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 983 Kingston Rd (153 m, 14 units, 3 storeys, built 1925), which scored 78 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 53 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings47 · 1,579 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202653 across the 47
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest16 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
983 Kingston Rd · Ez Property Management Ltd143192578 · Jun 20240153 m
987 Kingston Rd · Ez Property Management153192590 · Jul 20250170 m
828 Kingston RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1477196296 · Jul 20253312 m
1080 Kingston Rd20216197095 · Jul 202413425 m
737 Kingston Rd · Jblue Enterprises244193583 · Aug 20260561 m
1140 Kingston Rd · Merkur Properties C/O Greenwin Corp.345197193 · Jul 20250576 m
1150 Kingston Rd · Greenwin Corp515195694 · Jul 20242620 m
1200 Kingston Rd615195696 · Aug 20244668 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 lots377 lots · ≈18,320 spaces · 55 ha
Within 500 m20 lots · ≈650 spaces
Green P (public)8 car parks · about 487 spaces
EV charging (City)912 Kingston Road · 74 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking53 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.6 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface562 m8329% (Q1 2026)
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface1.1 km2947% (Q1 2026)
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface1.2 km28 *
85 Lee Ave · Surface1.4 km6861% (Q1 2026)
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.5 km173 *

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈10 spaces; 65 m away, ≈16 spaces; 90 m away, ≈16 spaces; 93 m away, ≈6 spaces; 119 m away, ≈10 spaces; 153 m away, ≈4 spaces. More EV charging: 2231 Gerrard Street East (910 m, 1 ports); 2219 Gerrard Street East (1 km, 2 ports); 2150 Queen Street East (1 km, 2 ports).

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, Sep 22, 1999

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 7,765 eastbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 247. Most cyclists arrived from the east (66 of 130). Morning rush is the busier period: 2,624 vehicles in the peak hour from 7:30 a.m., compared with 2,393 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 27 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1999, 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 west7,765eastbound · 59 bikes · 4.8% heavy
Total vehicles15,215880 pedestrians · 130 cyclists · 4.5% heavy
From the east7,203westbound · 66 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the south247northbound · 5 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour2,624 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,393 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 22, 1999

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 Silver Birch Ave between Pine Ave and Bob Fraser Lane (238 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 6-day count in January 2001; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 25 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Silver Birch Avenue between Kingston Rd and Pine Ave (installed 2003).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Silver Birch Ave · Pine Ave – Bob Fraser Lane · 238 mJan 2001 · 6 days1,01138 km/h47 km/h52 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Silver Birch Avenue · Kingston Rd – Pine Ave
    4 speed humps
    installed 2003

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

2023 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 4% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions51#2040 of 5,508
With an injury2#3786 of 4,660
Property damage only41
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian1#2659 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201459latest Feb 3, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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 three thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle320apartment parking (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft300house driveway/garage (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 2, 2025. 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 East End-Danforth.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kingston & Silver Birch a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 51 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 & Silver Birch?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Sep 22, 1999, 1.65× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Kingston & Silver Birch?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Silver Birch Ave between Pine Ave and Bob Fraser Lane (January 2001), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Kingston & Silver Birch?

The nearest Green P car park is 197 Blantyre Ave (562 m away, 83 spaces, 29% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 377 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,320 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 912 Kingston Road (74 m).

How do I get to Kingston & Silver Birch by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 84 m away; bus routes 404, 12, 117, 135, 64 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Scarborough Rd, 84 m).

What restaurants are near Kingston & Silver Birch?

31 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 85 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Delina (27 m), 99 Bottles (49 m), Chatime (57 m), The Beech Tree Pub (58 m) and The Beech Tree Pub (58 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 & Silver Birch?

The nearest is Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom, 79 Lawlor Ave, 271 m away (Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed). Next nearest: Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom (607 m); Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (704 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 & Silver Birch?

21 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,708 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Beaches Montessori School Incorporated (40 m, 54 spaces), Beaches Montessori School South (221 m, 16 spaces) and Community Centre 55-Adam Beck (304 m, 198 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Silver Birch?

47 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,579 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 983 Kingston Rd (153 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 987 Kingston Rd (170 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 828 Kingston Rd (312 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 1080 Kingston Rd (425 m, 202 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 47 is 90 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 & Silver Birch?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and three 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 East End-Danforth page.

What neighbourhood is Kingston & Silver Birch in?

Kingston & Silver Birch is in East End-Danforth (City of Toronto neighbourhood 062). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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