Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 5417436838129131133154 nearest 24 m
- Express
- 954968903904938939
- Blue Night
- 354343
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Birchmount Rd; Birchmount Rd at Lawrence Ave East
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Dulverton Rd / Birchmount Rd 111 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.
Within walking distance 1.5 km
- Schools (10)
- St Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 442 m
- General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 469 m
- Dorset Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 506 m
- Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 523 m
- Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 715 m
- Manhattan Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
- and 4 more
- Community centres
- McGregor Park Community Centre363 m
- Parks (6)
- McGregor Park344 m
- Kennedy - Lawrence Parkette905 m
- Manhattan Park1.1 km
- Ionview Park1.2 km
- Wayne Parkette1.3 km
- Jack Goodlad Park1.3 km
- Library
- Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch323 m
- Signal
- 0410, activated 1969 · SA1 · 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
Toronto Public Health inspects 11 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 61. The nearest is Scarborough Pizza & Kabob, 55 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2025.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Pizza & Kabob · 2157 Lawrence Ave E | 55 m | Passed, Aug 2025 |
| Scarborough Pizza & Kabob · 2157 Lawrence Ave E | 55 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Craves Bites & Delights · 2171 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2171 | 68 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Wong's Asian Cuisine · 2173 Lawrence Ave E | 68 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
| Master Butchers Shop · 2155 Lawrence Ave E | 69 m | Passed, Jun 2025 · 2 infractions |
| Finger Licking Caribbean Kitchen · 2179 Lawrence Ave E | 84 m | Passed, Aug 2025 |
| Winners Roadhouse Bar & Grill · 2181 Lawrence Ave E | 94 m | Passed, Aug 2025 |
| Coffee In · 2181a Lawrence Ave E | 94 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
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 McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom, 363 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 331 m away at McGregor Park (currently off).
- McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom · 2231 Lawrence Ave E
View centre hours363 m
- Drinking water
- McGregor Park bottle filling station · 331 m · off; McGregor Park drinking fountain · 332 m · off
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
Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 77 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. (442 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).
- Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. · 2216 Lawrence Ave E
28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day442 m - Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 2021 Lawrence Ave E
49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day862 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 232 (1.7 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.
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
Within a kilometre there are 11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,035 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2155 Lawrence Ave E (69 m, 243 units, 11 storeys, built 1993), which scored 92 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 15 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2155 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing · Aldebrain Attendant Care Services of Toronto | 243 | 11 | 1993 | 92 · Nov 2025 | 1 | 69 m |
| 1255 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc. | 70 | 6 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2026 | 9 | 108 m |
| 1236 Birchmount Rd · Homes First Property Management Inc. | 220 | 15 | 2023 | — | 1 · 2 fire | 124 m |
| 2185 Lawrence Ave E · Shelborne Property Management | 142 | 12 | 1968 | 90 · Dec 2025 | 3 | 184 m |
| 2230 Lawrence Ave E · Comer Group Limited | 64 | 7 | 1962 | 72 · Aug 2024 | 0 | 506 m |
| 1191 Birchmount Rd | 41 | 4 | 1955 | 88 · Aug 2026 | 1 | 533 m |
| 2250 Lawrence Ave E · Ulrich Priperties Ltd | 33 | 6 | 1968 | 95 · Nov 2025 | 0 | 559 m |
| 2260 Lawrence Ave E · Prescott Apts. Inc. | 26 | 5 | 1960 | 93 · Sep 2026 | 0 | 592 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface | 1.2 km | 25 * | — |
| Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface | 1.2 km | 90 * | — |
Nearest lots: 76 m away, ≈149 spaces; 77 m away, ≈290 spaces; 87 m away, ≈37 spaces; 120 m away, ≈108 spaces; 124 m away, ≈183 spaces; 144 m away, ≈26 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, Jul 3, 2025
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 16,295 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 31% of the total, against 10,894 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 4,582 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 3,525 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 14 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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
On Birchmount Rd between Dulverton Rd and Merryfield Dr, 312 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2019 put the average speed at 66 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 74 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 79 km/h or more. That segment carries about 26,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Ave E · Birchmount Rd – 2190 Lawrence Ave E · 88 m | Nov 2011 · 3 days | 22,330 | — | — | — |
| Birchmount Rd · Dulverton Rd – Merryfield Dr · 312 m | Apr 2019 · 24 h | 25,963 | 66 km/h | 74 km/h | 79 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
The worst year was 2019, with 104 collisions; 2025 recorded 64. 105 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 83 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 10 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 45 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 23, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 13.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 680 | #55 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 105 | #48 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 497 | |
| Fail to remain | 83 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 8 | #324 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1024 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 4 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 78 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 45 | |
| All since 2014 | 845 | latest Jun 23, 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
Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here — it was fatal (1 pedestrian involved), the latest on Jul 10, 2026. 2 older KSI collisions are on file from before 2016.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All KSI collisions | 0 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | 1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · latest Jul 10, 2026 |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Jul 10, 2026 |
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
20 thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 11 in 2023–2025, about 3.7 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 70% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 20 | 8 | 0 | street/outdoor (14), apartment parking (4) |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 3 | 0 | apartment parking (3) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 13, 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 Dorset Park.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Birchmount & Lawrence a dangerous intersection?
Someone was killed here on Jul 10, 2026, after the ranking window closed. By collision count, yes: it ranks #55 of 5,508 Toronto intersections for police-reported collisions in 2016–2025, though none involved a death or serious injury. 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 Birchmount & Lawrence?
A top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. It ranks #24 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 3.2× the median for a counted intersection, and #489 for pedestrians.
Is there a red-light camera at Birchmount & Lawrence?
Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Birchmount & Lawrence since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 498 tickets in 2025 (355 in 2024) and 265 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 1,697 since it was switched on.
How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Birchmount & Lawrence?
498 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — up from 355 in 2024, and 265 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 1,697 tickets since 2022. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.
How fast do cars go at Birchmount & Lawrence?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Birchmount Rd between Dulverton Rd and Merryfield Dr (April 2019), found an average of 66 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 74 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Birchmount & Lawrence?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.2 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 349 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 72,550 spaces — 38 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Birchmount & Lawrence by transit?
Bus routes 54, 17, 43, 68, 38, 129, 131, 133 and 7 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Birchmount Rd, 24 m).
What restaurants are near Birchmount & Lawrence?
11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 61 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Scarborough Pizza & Kabob (55 m), Scarborough Pizza & Kabob (55 m), Craves Bites & Delights (68 m), Wong's Asian Cuisine (68 m) and Master Butchers Shop (69 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 Birchmount & Lawrence?
The nearest is McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom, 2231 Lawrence Ave E, 363 m away (View centre hours). 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 Birchmount & Lawrence?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 77 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. (442 m, 28 spaces) and Scarborough Citadel Child Care (862 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Birchmount & Lawrence?
11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,035 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2155 Lawrence Ave E (69 m, 243 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 1255 Birchmount Rd (108 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 1236 Birchmount Rd (124 m, 220 units) and 2185 Lawrence Ave E (184 m, 142 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 11 is 89 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 Birchmount & Lawrence?
Toronto Police place 20 thefts from vehicles and three 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 Dorset Park page.
What neighbourhood is Birchmount & Lawrence in?
Birchmount & Lawrence is in Dorset Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 126). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson. The corner falls inside the Wexford Heights Business Improvement Area.
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 3, 2025.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 May 13, 2025.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 21 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.74752, -79.28484 · centreline node 13450484.