Brimley & Lawrence

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jul 3, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 14,189 eastbound vehicles, or 28% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 11,207. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 4,695 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 41% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (3,327). Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 3,327 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 4,695 from 4:45 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

2019 was the peak year (85 collisions), and 2025 closed with 69. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 86 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 49 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 27, 2026.

Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. All of them involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrians or cyclists. The most recent was on May 1, 2023.

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 E between Rushley Dr and Brimley Rd (54 m away) recorded an average of 51 km/h in its 2-day count in April 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 65 km/h. That segment carries about 35,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Brimley Rd between Thomson Memorial Park Trl and Britwell Ave measured slower: 50 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 59 km/h (Apr 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above.

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.

Red-light camera

In operation since 2021; 306 tickets in 2025, 93 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.

The crossing

Signal 0414, activated 1960 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · bicycle signal

Not within a walk: a community centre.

• Groceries and food19/30

  4 grocery stores within 1 km · 12 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  8 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 1.2 km away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation2/10

  nearest park 0.6 km

• Schools and child care6/8

  1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · accessible signals

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.

Eight registered apartment buildings with 1,105 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2702 Lawrence Ave E (446 m, 96 units, 7 storeys, built 1957), which scored 91 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

8 registered buildings · 1,105 units · 2 social housing · tallest 21 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.

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

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 Bendale-Glen Andrew.

• 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 Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 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.
• 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).
• 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: 43.75353, -79.25537 · centreline node 13449501.