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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 · Jan 28, 2010
The north leg carries the load — 1,358 southbound vehicles, or 41% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 138. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 555 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 584 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 17 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2010, 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: 555 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 584 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
2022 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% 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 Jul 2, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 31 | #2759 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 4 | |
| Property damage only | 24 | |
| Fail to remain | 3 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| 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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Orton Park Rd between Merkley Sq and Slan Ave (363 m away) recorded an average of 46 km/h in its 24-hour count in October 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 52 km/h. That segment carries about 6,600 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Orton Park Rd (197 m away, 30 km/h limit), 72% of the 108,404 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimorton Dr · Curran Hall Cres – Orton Park Rd · 43 m | Apr 2010 · 3 days | 3,151 | — | — | — |
| Orton Park Rd · Merkley Sq – Slan Ave · 363 m | Oct 2024 · 24 h | 6,640 | 46 km/h | 52 km/h | 57 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Orton Park Rd (northbound), 197 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 43 km/h, 85th percentile 50 km/h; 72% at 40 km/h or more. 108,404 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 2223, activated 2009 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 154 54 406 nearest 14 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Orton Park Rd at Brimorton Dr; Orton Park Rd at Brimorton Dr North Side
- Cycling
- Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Orton Park Rd installed 2007; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Brimorton Dr installed 2007
- Bike Share
- Brimorton Dr / Orton Park Rd 27 m · 11 docks · 2 stations, 26 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
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 4 mapped lots within 500 m, 85 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
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 3 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Food Kulture, 57 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Orton Park Pharmacy, 48 m away. The nearest hospital site is Centenary Hospital, 1.8 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Food Kulture · 136 Orton Park Rd, Unit-557 m
- Gas & Grab Mart · 3930 Lawrence Ave E840 m · 10 min
- Tasty Slice Pizza · 3930 Lawrence Ave E, Unit-2841 m · 10 min
- Pharmacy
- Orton Park Pharmacy 48 m
- Child care
- Sandbox Day Care Centre · 92 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day792 m · 9 min
- Washrooms
- Curran Hall Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed719 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- Centenary Hospital · hospital site1.8 km · 21 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
- Botany Hill Park793 m · 9 min
- Curran Hall Ravine Park900 m · 11 min
- Heather Heights Woods1.4 km · 17 min
- Heather Heights Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Churchill Heights Park1.5 km · 18 min
- Community centres
- Curran Hall Community Centre718 m · 9 min
- Schools
- George B Little Public SchoolEnglish Public · 58 m
- Heather Heights Jr & Ben Heppner Vm AcademyEnglish Public · 939 m · 11 min
- Henry Hudson Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Willow Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km · 17 min
- Golf Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km · 18 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 grocery store, a library or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. 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
Three registered apartment buildings with 211 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 15 Orton Park Rd (793 m, 147 units, 14 storeys, built 1967), which scored 76 out of 100 at its October 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 78, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Orton Park Rd · Uppresideapartments Ltd | 147 | 14 | 1967 | 76 · Oct 2024 | 793 m · 9 min |
| 3939 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment | 31 | 3 | 1970 | 82 · Oct 2025 | 930 m · 11 min |
| 3941 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Management | 33 | 3 | 1970 | 75 · Jul 2026 | 1 km · 12 min |
3 registered buildings · 211 units · 2 social housing · tallest 14 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 no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 Morningside.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Orton Park & Brimorton a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 31 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 Orton Park & Brimorton?
A lightly travelled intersection at the City's last count here, in 2010. Its latest count is from Jan 28, 2010, 36% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Orton Park & Brimorton a walkable intersection?
Orton Park & Brimorton scores 33 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: nearest park 0.8 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 1 km; 5 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Orton Park & Brimorton?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Orton Park Rd between Merkley Sq and Slan Ave (October 2024), found an average of 46 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 52 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 197 m away (30 km/h), 72% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Orton Park & Brimorton?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 85 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 5,700 spaces — 4 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Orton Park & Brimorton by transit?
Bus routes 154, 54, 406, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Orton Park Rd at Brimorton Dr, 14 m).
What restaurants are near Orton Park & Brimorton?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 3 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Food Kulture (57 m), Gas & Grab Mart (840 m) and Tasty Slice Pizza (841 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Orton Park & Brimorton?
The nearest is Curran Hall Community Centre Washroom, 277 Orton Park Rd, 719 m away.
Is there child care near Orton Park & Brimorton?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 92 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Sandbox Day Care Centre (792 m, 92 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Orton Park & Brimorton?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 211 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 15 Orton Park Rd (793 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 3939 Lawrence Ave E (930 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 3941 Lawrence Ave E (1.0 km, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 75). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 78 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Orton Park & Brimorton?
Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Morningside page.
What neighbourhood is Orton Park & Brimorton in?
Orton Park & Brimorton is in Morningside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 135), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.
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 Jan 28, 2010.
- 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; 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 24 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: 43.77145, -79.20875 · centreline node 13446835.