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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 volume8-hour count · 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 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 2,624 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 2,393 from 5:00 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
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, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 18, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 51 | #2040 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 2 | |
| Property damage only | 41 | |
| Fail to remain | 8 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 8 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 2001
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 segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Birch Ave · Pine Ave – Bob Fraser Lane · 238 m | Jan 2001 · 6 days | 1,011 | 38 km/h | 47 km/h | 52 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; 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 503 501 nearest 90 m
- TTC bus
- 404 12 117 135 64 nearest 90 m
- Blue Night
- 301 322 316 324
- Nearest stops
- 6 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 284 m · 3 min · 15 docks · 5 stations, 78 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
- 5 car parks · about 381 spaces
- EV charging
- 912 Kingston Road · 84 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 2231 Gerrard Street East (1.2 km), 2150 Queen Street East (1.3 km)
- Bike parking
- 53 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.9 km)
- Other lots
- 18 mapped lots within 500 m, 220 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 | 604 m | 83 | 29% (Q1 2026) |
| 117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface | 1.4 km | 29 | 47% (Q1 2026) |
| 136 Wineva Ave. · Surface | 1.5 km | 28 * | — |
| 85 Lee Ave · Surface | 1.7 km | 68 | 61% (Q1 2026) |
| Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface | 1.8 km | 173 * | — |
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: Mac's Market is 87 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Fearless Meat, 172 m away. There are 28 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 50 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Delina, 27 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pharmasave 606, 20 m away, one of three within 300 m. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Delina · 941 Kingston Rd27 m
- 99 Bottles · 925 Kingston Rd51 m
- The Beech Tree Pub · 924 Kingston Rd74 m
- Chatime · 953 Kingston Rd77 m
- The Feathers Pub · 962 Kingston Rd79 m
- Grocery
- Mac's Market 87 m · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Fearless Meat 172 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Pharmasave 606 20 m · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- Beaches Montessori School Incorporated · 54 spaces, toddler, preschool40 m
- Beaches Montessori School South · 16 spaces, preschool237 m
- Community Centre 55-Adam Beck · 198 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day427 m · 5 min
- Washrooms
- Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom · 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 Closed314 m · 4 min
- Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible694 m · 8 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 (8)
- Neville Park Blvd Ravine590 m · 7 min
- Glen Stewart Park662 m · 8 min
- Bob Acton Park937 m · 11 min
- Blantyre Park1 km · 12 min
- Lynndale Parkette1.2 km · 14 min
- Community centres
- Adam Beck Community Centre369 m · 4 min
- Ted Reeve Community Arena1.3 km · 16 min
- Beaches Recreation Centre1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools (16)
- Beaches MontessoriPrivate · 40 m
- Adam Beck Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 426 m · 5 min
- Notre Dame Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 450 m · 5 min
- St John Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 557 m · 7 min
- Neil McNeil Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 565 m · 7 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Main Street branch1.3 km · 16 min
- Places of interest
- Balmy Beach ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km · 14 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 care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,466 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
26 registered apartment buildings with 1,066 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 983 Kingston Rd (179 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.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 983 Kingston Rd · Ez Property Management Ltd | 14 | 3 | 1925 | 78 · Jun 2024 | 179 m |
| 987 Kingston Rd · Ez Property Management | 15 | 3 | 1925 | 90 · Jul 2025 | 194 m |
| 828 Kingston Rd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 147 | 7 | 1962 | 96 · Jul 2025 | 344 m · 4 min |
| 1080 Kingston Rd | 202 | 16 | 1970 | 95 · Jul 2024 | 483 m · 6 min |
| 737 Kingston Rd · Jblue Enterprises | 24 | 4 | 1935 | 83 · Aug 2026 | 595 m · 7 min |
| 1140 Kingston Rd · Merkur Properties C/O Greenwin Corp. | 34 | 5 | 1971 | 93 · Jul 2025 | 599 m · 7 min |
26 registered buildings · 1,066 units · 3 social housing · tallest 16 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 three thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 2 | 0 | apartment parking (1), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (3) |
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 at the City's last count here, in 1999. Its latest count is from Sep 22, 1999, 1.65× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Kingston & Silver Birch a walkable intersection?
Kingston & Silver Birch scores 62 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,466 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 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 28 places to eat within 300 m; nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m. The crossing itself: traffic calming.
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 (604 m away, 83 spaces, 29% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 220 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 10,160 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 912 Kingston Road (84 m).
How do I get to Kingston & Silver Birch by transit?
Streetcar routes 503, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 90 m away; bus routes 404, 12, 117, 135, 64 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Scarborough Rd, 90 m).
What restaurants are near Kingston & Silver Birch?
28 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 50 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Delina (27 m), 99 Bottles (51 m), The Beech Tree Pub (74 m), Chatime (77 m) and The Feathers Pub (79 m). 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, 314 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 (694 m); Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (1.0 km).
Is there child care near Kingston & Silver Birch?
11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 939 spaces in total; 4 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 (237 m, 16 spaces) and Community Centre 55-Adam Beck (427 m, 198 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Silver Birch?
26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,066 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 983 Kingston Rd (179 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 987 Kingston Rd (194 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 828 Kingston Rd (344 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 1080 Kingston Rd (483 m, 202 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 26 is 90 out of 100.
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. 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Sep 22, 1999.
- 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; Traffic Calming Database.
- 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; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; 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 19 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: 43.68043, -79.28824 · centreline node 13461427.