Duplex & Lawrence

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jun 18, 2024

The west leg carries the load — 10,835 eastbound vehicles, or 41% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 2,694. Most cyclists arrived from the north (128 of 285). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,325 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,376 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 2,325 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,376 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

2024 was the peak year (11 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 3% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 22, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jun 23, 2020.

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 Lorindale Ave and Unsworth Ave (130 m away) recorded an average of 45 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 55 km/h. That segment carries about 20,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Jedburgh Rd between Glengarry Ave and Douglas Ave measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Apr 2024) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Bedford Park Ave (277 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 29,274 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Duplex Avenue between Chatsworth Dr and Lawrence Ave W.

Speed sign

Bedford Park Ave (eastbound), 277 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 25 km/h, 85th percentile 34 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 29,274 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Duplex Avenue (Chatsworth Dr – Lawrence Ave W): 3 speed humps

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 0421, activated 1946 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food9/30

  3 grocery stores within 1 km · 46 within 1 km

• Transit21/28

  Lawrence Station 0.3 km · 7 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go8/14

  library 329 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation7/10

  4 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.5 km · 5 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · traffic calming

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.

25 registered apartment buildings with 1,377 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 41 Lorindale Ave (338 m, 26 units, 3 storeys, built 1957), which scored 86 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

25 registered buildings · 1,377 units · 4 social housing · tallest 12 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 one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

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 Lawrence Park North.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 18, 2024.
• 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary); Traffic Calming Database.
• 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 8 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: 43.72439, -79.40561 · centreline node 13454354.