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Porchester & Bakerton

Porchester Dr & Bakerton Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

Porchester & Bakerton, in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn, is a quiet local crossing. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Eglinton GO 928 m away and 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
703
vehicles · 14-hour count, Feb 19, 2026
77 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · #2367 busiest
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4793 of 5,508
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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 50 vehicles, 4% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 9 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Police have logged an average of 0.6 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Porchester & Bakerton

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Eglinton GO — Lakeshore East928 m
TTC bus
10286116912 nearest 399 m
Express
905986902
Blue Night
334386
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Eglinton Ave E / Mason Rd 434 m · 11 docks · 7 stations, 101 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 (11)
  • Scarborough Village Public SchoolEnglish Public · 297 m
  • Cedarbrook Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 460 m
  • St Nicholas Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 682 m
  • St Boniface Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 720 m
  • Mason Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 769 m
  • Cedar Drive Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 781 m
  • and 5 more
Parks (16)
  • Bakerton Parkette174 m
  • Cedargrove Park581 m
  • Bellamy Park699 m
  • Lochleven Park724 m
  • Adanac Park842 m
  • Cedarbrook Park891 m
  • and 10 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Cedarbrae branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Scarborough Village TheatrePerforming Arts · 927 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, and 49 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Scarborough Village Nyad, 296 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 49 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 20 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Scarborough Village Nyad · 15 Luella St296 mPassed, Jul 2026
King of Taste · 286 Markham Rd357 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Namma Madurai · 296 Markham Rd Bldg-1357 mConditional pass, Jun 2026 · 5 infractions
Tharavadu Home of Kerala Cuisine · 292 Markham Rd357 mPassed, Jul 2026
Lulu Shawarma & Meat · 268 Markham Rdgrocery364 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 3 infractions
Tim Choi Chinese Food · 266 Markham Rdgrocery370 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Super Churros - Br 59187 · 51 Nelson St389 mPassed, May 2026
North Kabab · 234 Markham Rd398 mPassed, Nov 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 Scarborough Village Recreation Centre Washroom, 917 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Scarborough Village Recreation Centre Washroom · 3600 Kingston Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    917 m
  • Scarborough Village Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 23 Gatesview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km

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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 691 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is N.y.a.d Scarborough Village (297 m, 44 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km10 centres · 691 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 10
  • N.y.a.d Scarborough Village · 15 Luella St
    44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    297 m
  • Children's Village Day Care Centre #3 · 225 Markham Rd
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    459 m
  • Heart Beatz Child Care - Cedarbrook Site · 56 Nelson St
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    460 m
  • Scarborough Village Day Nursery 1 · 215 Markham Rd
    77 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    502 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 231 (2.1 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (4.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 454 m away.

FireFire Station 231 · 2.1 km740 Markham Rd
Police41 Division · 4.5 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 22 · 454 m3100 Eglinton 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

21 registered apartment buildings with 3,405 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 225 Markham Rd (459 m, 229 units, 16 storeys, built 1969), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 120 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 3,405 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026120 across the 21
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
225 Markham Rd · Q Residential22916196996 · Sep 20245 · 5 fire459 m
399 Markham Rd · Golden Equity Properties25415197774 · Sep 202525 · 11 fire484 m
3111 Eglinton Ave E · Siteline Residential Management Inc.706195386 · Jun 20267488 m
3131 Eglinton Ave E827196078 · Jun 20266496 m
3121 Eglinton Ave E816196083 · Jun 202610502 m
215 Markham Rd · Q Residential19317196892 · Sep 20255502 m
3101 Eglinton Ave E · Siteline Residential Management Inc.706196592 · Aug 20254511 m
3171-3181 Eglinton Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment1037196583 · Jul 20260530 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 lots273 lots · ≈33,070 spaces · 99.2 ha
Within 500 m18 lots · ≈1,910 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 332 m away, ≈44 spaces; 373 m away, ≈88 spaces; 383 m away, ≈458 spaces; 385 m away, ≈80 spaces; 392 m away, ≈50 spaces; 419 m away, ≈113 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 — 14-hour, Feb 19, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 335 northbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 61. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 95 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 58% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (60). Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north307southbound · 0 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles70377 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 2.4% heavy
From the east61westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south335northbound · 0 bikes · 1.8% heavy
AM peak hour60 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour95 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Feb 19, 2026

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 Porchester Dr between Farmbrook Rd and Shier Dr (275 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in July 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 45 km/h. That segment carries about 1,500 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Porchester Dr · Farmbrook Rd – Shier Dr · 275 mJul 2026 · 3 days1,51137 km/h45 km/h50 km/h

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

2017 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 17% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Mar 4, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4793 of 5,508
With an injury1#4077 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1552 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 20147latest Mar 4, 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

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 five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle510house driveway/garage (3), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 4, 2024. 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Porchester & Bakerton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Porchester & Bakerton?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2367 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 4% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Porchester & Bakerton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Porchester Dr between Farmbrook Rd and Shier Dr (July 2026), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Porchester & Bakerton?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 273 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 33,070 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Porchester & Bakerton by transit?

Eglinton GO is 928 m away; bus routes 102, 86, 116, 9, 12, 905, 986, 902 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Porchester & Bakerton?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 49 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Scarborough Village Nyad (296 m), King of Taste (357 m), Namma Madurai (357 m), Tharavadu Home of Kerala Cuisine (357 m) and Super Churros - Br 59187 (389 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 Porchester & Bakerton?

The nearest is Scarborough Village Recreation Centre Washroom, 3600 Kingston Rd, 917 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Scarborough Village Park Fieldhouse Washroom (1.0 km). 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 Porchester & Bakerton?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 691 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are N.y.a.d Scarborough Village (297 m, 44 spaces), Children's Village Day Care Centre #3 (459 m, 105 spaces) and Heart Beatz Child Care - Cedarbrook Site (460 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Porchester & Bakerton?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,405 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 225 Markham Rd (459 m, 229 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 399 Markham Rd (484 m, 254 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 3111 Eglinton Ave E (488 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 3131 Eglinton Ave E (496 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 78). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 87 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 Porchester & Bakerton?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn page.

What neighbourhood is Porchester & Bakerton in?

Porchester & Bakerton is in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn (City of Toronto neighbourhood 141), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.

Sources

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