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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
Live traffic camera RESCU 8110 · 21 m
Which way is it looking?4 reference views
Fixed shots from the City, not live.The City's own feed for Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W, replaced every few minutes. This card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds.
Traffic volume14-hour count · May 26, 2026
The north leg carries the load — 20,562 southbound vehicles, or 34% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 10,459. Most cyclists arrived from the west (59 of 92). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 4,918 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 5,284 from 5:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.
Peak hours: 4,918 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 5,284 from 5:15 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
The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 81 collisions. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 53 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 1% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 60 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.
Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 8, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 628 | #66 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 79 | #98 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 505 | |
| Fail to remain | 53 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #729 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 44 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 60 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 2 | #285 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Jul 8, 2019 |
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 Lawrence Ave W between Chiswick Ave and Renfield St (351 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 58 km/h. That segment carries about 22,700 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Ave W · Chiswick Ave – Renfield St · 351 m | Apr 2024 · 3 days | 22,732 | 47 km/h | 58 km/h | 63 km/h |
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 1348, activated 1981
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 52 59 35 79 158 nearest 235 m
- Express
- 952 935
- Blue Night
- 352 335
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Lawrence Ave W / Renfield St 410 m · 5 min · 11 docks · 2 stations, 25 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
- 1 car park · about 34 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 219 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Rosemount Avenue · Surface | 1.7 km | 34 * | — |
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
You can do a shop on foot from here: Superking Supermarket is 210 m away. There are 8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 27 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Red & White Mediterranean Cuisine, 210 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Total Health Pharmacy, 169 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Humber River Health, Church site, 1.5 km away. For seniors' housing: Weston Gardens Retirement Residence, a retirement home 898 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Red & White Mediterranean Cuisine · 1635 Lawrence Ave W, Unit-10210 m
- Duhok Shawarma · 1635 Lawrence Ave W Unit-10210 m
- Dulce Aroma · 1635 Lawrence Ave W Bldg-17210 m
- Dynasty House Seafood Restaurant · 1635 Lawrence Ave W Unit-12210 m
- Heart Broken Cantina · 1635 Lawrence Ave W Unit-8210 m
- Grocery
- Superking Supermarket 210 m · 5 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Lauri Meat Market 901 m · 11 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Total Health Pharmacy 169 m · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Brookhaven Child Care · 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day557 m · 7 min
- Brookhaven Child Care - St. Bernard Site · 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day650 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- Humber River Health, Church site · hospital site1.5 km · 18 min
- Weston Gardens Retirement Residence · retirement home898 m · 11 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 (14)
- Olympia Park444 m · 5 min
- Gracefield Park531 m · 6 min
- Westview Greenbelt684 m · 8 min
- Harding Park908 m · 11 min
- Upwood Greenbelt947 m · 11 min
- Community centres
- Amesbury Sports Complex655 m · 8 min
- Amesbury Community Centre1 km · 12 min
- Schools (10)
- Brookhaven Public SchoolEnglish Public · 557 m · 7 min
- St Bernard Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 650 m · 8 min
- Gracefield Public SchoolEnglish Public · 806 m · 10 min
- Chaminade College SchoolEnglish Separate · 925 m · 11 min
- Amesbury Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Amesbury Park branch719 m · 9 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 public washroom.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,870 of 5,672. 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
18 registered apartment buildings with 1,342 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1640 Lawrence Ave W (180 m, 92 units, 9 storeys, built 1965), which scored 73 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1640 Lawrence Ave W · Drake Property Management | 92 | 9 | 1965 | 73 · Jul 2026 | 180 m |
| 1619 Lawrence Ave W | 24 | 4 | 1962 | 82 · Sep 2025 | 247 m |
| 1724 Lawrence Ave W · 354256 Ontario Ltd | 30 | 3 | 1959 | 78 · Jul 2026 | 295 m · 4 min |
| 1630 Lawrence Ave W social housing · Affordable Property Management | 100 | 8 | 1994 | 76 · Nov 2025 | 309 m · 4 min |
| 1728 Lawrence Ave W · 2143753 Ontario Inc | 34 | 4 | 1960 | 90 · Oct 2025 | 313 m · 4 min |
| 1750 Lawrence Ave W | 70 | 4 | 1979 | 96 · Oct 2025 | 374 m · 4 min |
18 registered buildings · 1,342 units · 3 social housing · tallest 15 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 Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W a dangerous intersection?
By collision count, yes: it ranks #66 of 5,519 Toronto intersections for police-reported collisions in 2016–2025, and 2 of those left someone killed or seriously injured. 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 Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W?
One of the ten busiest intersections in Toronto. It ranks #6 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 3.8× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W a walkable intersection?
Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W scores 57 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,870 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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 grocery store within 300 m · 8 places to eat within 300 m; 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 3 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal.
How fast do cars go at Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave W between Chiswick Ave and Renfield St (April 2024), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 58 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W?
The nearest Green P car park is 4 Rosemount Avenue (1.7 km away, 34 spaces). The City's mapping shows 219 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,130 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W by transit?
Bus routes 52, 59, 35, 79, 158, 952, 935 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W?
8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 27 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Red & White Mediterranean Cuisine (210 m), Duhok Shawarma (210 m), Dulce Aroma (210 m), Dynasty House Seafood Restaurant (210 m) and Heart Broken Cantina (210 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 222 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brookhaven Child Care (557 m, 151 spaces) and Brookhaven Child Care - St. Bernard Site (650 m, 71 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W?
18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,342 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1640 Lawrence Ave W (180 m, 92 units, RentSafeTO score 73), 1619 Lawrence Ave W (247 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 1724 Lawrence Ave W (295 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 78) and 1630 Lawrence Ave W (309 m, 100 units, RentSafeTO score 76). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 84 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W in?
Black Creek Dr & Lawrence Ave W is in Rustic (City of Toronto neighbourhood 028), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 5, York South-Weston, represented by Councillor Frances Nunziata.
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 May 26, 2026.
- 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; live image from Traffic Cameras (RESCU).
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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 5 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: 43.70495, -79.49410 · centreline node 13457600.