Eastern & Laing

Traffic volume8-hour count · Mar 5, 2001

Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 4,379 vehicles entering from the west to 5,360 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,612 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,655 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.8% 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 26 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2001, 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: 1,612 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,655 from 5:00 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

2021 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 28% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2022

The City's counter on Eastern Ave between Laing St and Knox Ave (57 m away) recorded an average of 44 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 50 km/h. That segment carries about 18,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Laing St between Sears St and Maple Leaf Forever Park Trl measured slower: 30 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 37 km/h (Jan 2020). 2 speed humps slow traffic on Laing Street between Eastern Ave and Queen Sreet East (installed 2006).

Traffic calming

Laing Street (Eastern Ave – Queen Sreet East): 2 speed humps (installed 2006)

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.

• Groceries and food13/30

  6 grocery stores within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  9 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go2/14

  library 1.1 km away

• Parks and recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.7 km · 6 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot2/10

  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.

15 registered apartment buildings with 734 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 12 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 85 Laing St (172 m, 13 units, 3 storeys, built 1921), which scored 80 out of 100 at its December 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

15 registered buildings · 734 units · 12 social housing · tallest 6 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 four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 19, 2026.

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 The Beaches.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 5, 2001.
• 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; 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 14 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: 43.66221, -79.32664 · centreline node 13464648.