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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 · Oct 5, 2006
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 668 southbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 339. Morning rush is the busier period: 306 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 255 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 20 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2006, 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: 306 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 255 from 4:30 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
2022 was the peak year (1 collision), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 50% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Nov 29, 2022.
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Dec 3, 2021.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 2 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 0 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #496 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | #57 of 319 |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Dec 3, 2021 |
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 Tower Dr between Rosemarie Dr and Sun Ave (239 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 1,600 vehicles a day. Brian Ave between Elinor Ave and Tower Dr measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Oct 2025).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Ave · Elinor Ave – Tower Dr · 121 m | Oct 2025 · 3 days | 1,792 | 36 km/h | 42 km/h | 47 km/h |
| Tower Dr · Rosemarie Dr – Sun Ave · 239 m | Oct 2025 · 3 days | 1,556 | 37 km/h | 44 km/h | 49 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 68 67 54 nearest 471 m · 6 min
- Express
- 954 968
- Blue Night
- 354
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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 25 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 18 mapped lots within 500 m, 201 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface | 420 m | 25 * | — |
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
The nearest grocery store is Al-Mumtaz Super Market & Farm, 304 m away; 5 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 69 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Monasaba, 292 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 723 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: The Wexford, a long-term care home 675 m away. The Wexford Residence Inc. runs a seniors' active living programme 658 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Monasaba · 1960-1970 Lawrence Ave E B2292 m · 3 min
- Adana Kebab · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-11336 m · 4 min
- Biryani Nation · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-18b336 m · 4 min
- Eato · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-13336 m · 4 min
- Lonzo's Kitchen · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-18a336 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Al-Mumtaz Super Market & Farm 304 m · 4 min · 5 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Alzahraa Halal Meat 468 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 723 m · 9 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day534 m · 6 min
- Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day585 m · 7 min
- Health and care
- The Wexford · long-term care home675 m · 8 min
- The Wexford Residence Inc. · seniors' active living centre658 m · 8 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
- Deanvar Parkette804 m · 10 min
- Wayne Parkette1.1 km · 14 min
- Manhattan Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Maryvale Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Schools (7)
- Buchanan Public SchoolEnglish Public · 534 m · 6 min
- Wexford Collegiate School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 588 m · 7 min
- Manhattan Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- St Kevin Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Precious Blood Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 15 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 community centre, a library or a public washroom.
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
Three registered apartment buildings with 284 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 2015 Lawrence Ave E (597 m, 158 units, 11 storeys, built 1994), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 97, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Lawrence Ave E social housing | 158 | 11 | 1994 | 96 · Sep 2026 | 597 m · 7 min |
| 1860 Lawrence Ave E social housing | 90 | 8 | 1978 | 98 · Sep 2024 | 658 m · 8 min |
| 1790 Lawrence Ave E · Dixland Apartments Lts. | 36 | 5 | 1962 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 909 m · 11 min |
3 registered buildings · 284 units · 2 social housing · tallest 11 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 15, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 1 | 1 | house driveway/garage (1), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (1) |
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 Wexford/Maryvale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Brian & Tower a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#496 of 1,505), out of 2 reported 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 Brian & Tower?
A lightly travelled intersection at the City's last count here, in 2006. Its latest count is from Oct 5, 2006, 16% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Brian & Tower a walkable intersection?
Brian & Tower scores 19 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: 5 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m; nearest school 0.5 km · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km; nearest park 0.8 km.
How fast do cars go at Brian & Tower?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Tower Dr between Rosemarie Dr and Sun Ave (October 2025), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Brian & Tower?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (420 m away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 201 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,210 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Brian & Tower by transit?
Bus routes 68, 67, 54, 954, 968 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Brian & Tower?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 69 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Monasaba (292 m), Adana Kebab (336 m), Biryani Nation (336 m), Eato (336 m) and Lonzo's Kitchen (336 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Brian & Tower?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 92 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program (534 m, 43 spaces) and Scarborough Citadel Child Care (585 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Brian & Tower?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 284 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2015 Lawrence Ave E (597 m, 158 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 1860 Lawrence Ave E (658 m, 90 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 1790 Lawrence Ave E (909 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 97 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Brian & Tower?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Wexford/Maryvale page.
What neighbourhood is Brian & Tower in?
Brian & Tower is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.
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 Oct 5, 2006.
- 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; 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).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 21 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: 43.74755, -79.29974 · centreline node 13450510.