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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 · Jul 11, 2011
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 4,461 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 234 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,379 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,409 from 4:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 11.9% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 15 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2011, 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: 1,379 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,409 from 4:15 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
Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Sep 24, 2014.
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.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on Lawrence Ave E between Banbury Rd and Leslie St (50 m away, Nov 2011) recorded volume only — about 7,724 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Ave E · Banbury Rd – Leslie St · 50 m | Nov 2011 · 3 days | 7,724 | — | — | — |
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
- TTC bus
- 162 51 403 nearest 34 m
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Leslie St West Side
- Cycling
- Park Road on Edwards Gardens Trl installed 2001
- Bike Share
- Lawrence Ave E / Don Mills Trail 209 m · 19 docks · 1 station, 19 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
- 5 mapped lots within 500 m, 128 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. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 6 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 188 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Don Mills & Lawrence Pharmacy, 846 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Greenview Lodge, a retirement home 724 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 800 Lawrence Ave E188 m
- Dandilion Cafe · 755 Lawrence Ave E256 m · 3 min
- Chatime Don Mills · 895 Lawrence Ave E Unit-15848 m · 10 min
- Congee Queen · 895 Lawrence Ave E Unit-8848 m · 10 min
- Subway · 895 Lawrence Ave E Unit-17848 m · 10 min
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Don Mills & Lawrence Pharmacy 846 m · 10 min
- Child care
- Rippleton Roadsters Satellite Program · 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day310 m · 4 min
- Rippleton Roadsters Child Care Program · 186 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km · 12 min
- Washrooms
- Edwards Gardens Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.266 m · 3 min
- Health and care
- Greenview Lodge · retirement home724 m · 9 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 (10)
- Mike Bela Park138 m
- Edwards Gardens355 m · 4 min
- Tottenham Parkette569 m · 7 min
- Paperbirch Walkway668 m · 8 min
- Rippleton Park760 m · 9 min
- Community centres
- Don Mills Civitan Arena1.4 km · 16 min
- Banbury Community Centre1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools (6)
- St Bonaventure Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 310 m · 4 min
- Overland Learning CentreEnglish Public · 914 m · 11 min
- Rippleton Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Seneca Hill Private SchoolPrivate · 1 km · 12 min
- Norman Ingram Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Don Mills branch875 m · 10 min
- Places of interest
- Toronto Botanical Gardens and Edwards GardensNature/ Park · 149 m
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.
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
Within a kilometre there are six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 204 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 868 Lawrence Ave E (565 m, 31 units, 4 storeys, built 1954), which scored 87 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 868 Lawrence Ave E · Jelcoro Investments | 31 | 4 | 1954 | 87 · Jul 2024 | 565 m · 7 min |
| 874 Lawrence Ave E | 12 | 3 | 1960 | 87 · Oct 2025 | 660 m · 8 min |
| 876 Lawrence Ave E · Excel Property Management | 12 | 3 | 1960 | 92 · Oct 2025 | 688 m · 8 min |
| 878 Lawrence Ave E · Excel Property Management | 11 | 3 | 1960 | 87 · Jul 2026 | 716 m · 9 min |
| 20 Sanderling Pl Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 90 | 5 | 1990 | 94 · Jul 2024 | 799 m · 10 min |
| 4 Overland Dr · Akelius Canada Ltd | 48 | 4 | 1961 | 98 · Jun 2025 | 1 km · 11 min |
6 registered buildings · 204 units · 1 social housing · tallest 5 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Banbury & Lawrence a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025 and police reported no collisions of any severity. 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 Banbury & Lawrence?
A moderately travelled crossing at the City's last count here, in 2011. Its latest count is from Jul 11, 2011, about today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Banbury & Lawrence a walkable intersection?
Banbury & Lawrence scores 40 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; library 875 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m; 2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.4 km.
Where can I park near Banbury & Lawrence?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 128 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,820 spaces — 5 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Banbury & Lawrence by transit?
Bus routes 162, 51, 403 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Leslie St West Side, 34 m).
What restaurants are near Banbury & Lawrence?
2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 6 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (188 m), Dandilion Cafe (256 m), Chatime Don Mills (848 m), Congee Queen (848 m) and Subway (848 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Banbury & Lawrence?
The nearest is Edwards Gardens Washroom, 755 Lawrence Ave E, 266 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.).
Is there child care near Banbury & Lawrence?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 328 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Rippleton Roadsters Satellite Program (310 m, 142 spaces) and Rippleton Roadsters Child Care Program (1.0 km, 186 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Banbury & Lawrence?
Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 204 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 868 Lawrence Ave E (565 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 874 Lawrence Ave E (660 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 876 Lawrence Ave E (688 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 878 Lawrence Ave E (716 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 91 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Banbury & Lawrence in?
Banbury & Lawrence is in Banbury-Don Mills (City of Toronto neighbourhood 042). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.
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 Jul 11, 2011.
- 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.
- 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).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 15 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: 43.73455, -79.35723 · centreline node 13452719.