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Orton Park & Brimorton

Orton Park Rd & Brimorton Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Morningside · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

Orton Park & Brimorton, in Morningside, is a lightly travelled intersection. It has a bike lane, a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
3,300
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 28, 2010
315 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
31
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 24 property damage · #2759 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
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 410 vehicles an hour, 36% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 10 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. On average 3.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 18%, from 17 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Orton Park & Brimorton

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
15440654 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 · 5 stations, 67 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 (10)
  • George B Little Public SchoolEnglish Public · 58 m
  • Heather Heights Jr & Ben Heppner Vm AcademyEnglish Public · 654 m
  • Henry Hudson Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 836 m
  • Golf Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • St Margaret's Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Willow Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 4 more
Community centres
Parks (9)
  • Curran Hall Ravine Park609 m
  • Botany Hill Park772 m
  • Morningside Park793 m
  • Heather Heights Park818 m
  • Heather Heights Woods1 km
  • West Hill Park1.1 km
  • and 3 more
Signal
2223, activated 2009 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

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, though there is 1 grocery or convenience store; 12 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Heather Heights P.s. East Scarborough Boys & Girls Club, 654 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in November 2025.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 6 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Food Kulture · 136 Orton Park Rd, Unit-5grocery42 mPassed, Oct 2024
Heather Heights P.s. East Scarborough Boys & Girls Club · 80 Slan Ave654 mPassed, Nov 2025
Heather Heights Jr P.s. · 80 Slan Ave654 mPassed, Apr 2026
Gas & Grab Mart · 3930 Lawrence Ave Egrocery818 mPassed, Feb 2025
Tasty Slice Pizza · 3930 Lawrence Ave E, Unit-2818 mPassed, Feb 2025
Masala Boys · 25a Slan Ave873 mPassed, Oct 2025
Extendicare Scarborough · 3830 Lawrence Ave E886 mPassed, May 2026
Mahakali Farsan · 3879 Lawrence Ave E901 mPassed, Jun 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 Curran Hall Community Centre Washroom, 686 m away, View centre hours.

  • Curran Hall Community Centre Washroom · 277 Orton Park Rd
    View centre hours
    686 m
  • Morningside Park West Parking Lot Washroom · 390 Morningside Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    887 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 263 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sandbox Day Care Centre (743 m, 92 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km4 centres · 263 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 4
  • Sandbox Day Care Centre · 15 Orton Park Rd
    92 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    743 m
  • Future Stars Child Care Centre · 3895 Lawrence Ave E
    52 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    927 m
  • Lawrence Orton Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 3947 Lawrence Ave E
    54 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    937 m
  • West Hill Centre For Early Learning (Centres For Early Learning Inc.) · 4010 Lawrence Ave E
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 231 (1.7 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (2.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.8 km away.

FireFire Station 231 · 1.7 km740 Markham Rd
Police43 Division · 2.8 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 2.8 km4331 Lawrence Ave E

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

Ten registered apartment buildings with 1,205 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 15 Orton Park Rd (744 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 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 59 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings10 · 1,205 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202659 across the 10
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
15 Orton Park Rd · Uppresideapartments Ltd14714196776 · Oct 202411744 m
3950 Lawrence Ave E · Uperside Apartments Ltd16415196774 · Oct 202412 · 3 fire799 m
4000 Lawrence Ave E · CAPREIT14112196796 · Sep 20253920 m
3895 Lawrence Ave E · Metcap Living Management Inc11410197583 · Nov 20258928 m
3939 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment313197082 · Oct 20250930 m
3941 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management333197075 · Jul 20260936 m
3947 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management23819197094 · Jul 20260938 m
3967 Lawrence Ave E · Signet Group Inc.10210197087 · Jul 20248945 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 lots236 lots · ≈29,630 spaces · 88.9 ha
Within 500 m4 lots · ≈170 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 53 m away, ≈27 spaces; 63 m away, ≈66 spaces; 131 m away, ≈4 spaces; 155 m away, ≈74 spaces; 601 m away, ≈33 spaces; 608 m away, ≈20 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, 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 16,183 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.

From the north1,358southbound · 0 bikes · 1.1% heavy
From the west447eastbound · 0 bikes · 8.5% heavy
Total vehicles3,300315 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east138westbound · 0 bikes · 0.7% heavy
From the south1,357northbound · 0 bikes · 2.2% heavy
AM peak hour555 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour584 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 28, 2010

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 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), 71% of the 115,259 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Brimorton Dr · Curran Hall Cres – Orton Park Rd · 43 mApr 2010 · 3 days3,151
Orton Park Rd · Merkley Sq – Slan Ave · 363 mOct 2024 · 24 h6,64046 km/h52 km/h57 km/h

School-zone speed sign 197 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct43 · 50 km/h
Over the limit87%
40 km/h or more71%

Orton Park Rd (northbound), 103 Orton Park Road · 115,259 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

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, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions31#2759 of 5,508
With an injury4#3044 of 4,660
Property damage only24
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#2854 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201438latest Apr 24, 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 no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft110house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 18, 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 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. Its latest count is from Jan 28, 2010, 36% of the median for a counted intersection.

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), 71% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Orton Park & Brimorton?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 236 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 29,630 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, 406, 54, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Orton Park Rd at Brimorton Dr, 14 m).

What restaurants are near Orton Park & Brimorton?

None within 300 m, and 12 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Heather Heights P.s. East Scarborough Boys & Girls Club (654 m), Heather Heights Jr P.s. (654 m), Tasty Slice Pizza (818 m), Masala Boys (873 m) and Extendicare Scarborough (886 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 Orton Park & Brimorton?

The nearest is Curran Hall Community Centre Washroom, 277 Orton Park Rd, 686 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Morningside Park West Parking Lot Washroom (887 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 Orton Park & Brimorton?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 263 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sandbox Day Care Centre (743 m, 92 spaces), Future Stars Child Care Centre (927 m, 52 spaces) and Lawrence Orton Early Learning & Child Care Centre (937 m, 54 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Orton Park & Brimorton?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,205 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 15 Orton Park Rd (744 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 3950 Lawrence Ave E (799 m, 164 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 4000 Lawrence Ave E (920 m, 141 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 3895 Lawrence Ave E (928 m, 114 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 85 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 Orton Park & Brimorton?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 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

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