Toronto · intersection · signal 2178

Elinor & Lawrence

Elinor Ave & Lawrence Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Wexford/Maryvale · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre · Wexford Heights BIA

In Wexford/Maryvale, Elinor & Lawrence is a major arterial intersection. At the corner: an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
33,822
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 21, 2025
681 pedestrians · 47 cyclists · #231 busiest
Collisions
57
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 42 property damage · #1870 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,420 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 2.1× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 50 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 5.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 1.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions edged up 11%, from 27 in 2016–2020 to 30 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Elinor & Lawrence

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
5467682491 nearest 20 m
Express
954968924
Blue Night
354324
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Elinor Ave
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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (11)
  • Wexford Public SchoolEnglish Public · 524 m
  • Precious Blood Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 546 m
  • Wexford Collegiate School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 548 m
  • Buchanan Public SchoolEnglish Public · 812 m
  • George Peck Public SchoolEnglish Public · 859 m
  • St Kevin Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 864 m
  • and 5 more
Parks (6)
  • Wayne Parkette664 m
  • Deanvar Parkette710 m
  • Maryvale Park1.1 km
  • Wexford Park1.2 km
  • Manhattan Park1.2 km
  • Rowena Park1.4 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Victoria Village branch1.3 km
Signal
2178, activated 2008 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 29 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 83. The nearest is Karahi Boys, 70 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés29 within 300 m · 83 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Arz Fine Food Supermarket · 1909 Lawrence Ave Egrocery51 mPassed, Aug 2026
Arz Fine Food Supermarket · 1909 Lawrence Ave Egrocery51 mPassed, Apr 2025
Karahi Boys · 1921 Lawrence Ave E70 mPassed, Mar 2026
Lawgarden Indian Street Food · 1940 Lawrence Ave Egrocery76 mPassed, Jun 2026
Old Soul Pizzeria (Food Truck) · 1940 Lawrence Ave Egrocery76 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Chainsmoker Urban Halal Barbecue · 1892 Lawrence Ave E81 mPassed, May 2026
Patna Kabab House · 1885 Lawrence Ave E97 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Juicy Birds Nashville Hot Chicken · 1877 Lawrence Ave E120 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

No City washroom within 1 km.

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 273 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Scarborough Citadel Child Care (460 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 273 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 6
  • Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 2021 Lawrence Ave E
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    460 m
  • Wexford Extended Day and School Age Program · 1050 Pharmacy Ave
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    524 m
  • Precious Blood Jr YMCA Elp · 1035 Pharmacy Ave
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    546 m
  • Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program · 4 Bucannan Rd
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    812 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 233 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 233 · 1.1 km59 Curlew Dr
Police41 Division · 2.4 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 21 · 1.6 km887 Pharmacy Ave

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,767 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1860 Lawrence Ave E (200 m, 90 units, 8 storeys, built 1978), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 31 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 8 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 1,767 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202631 across the 21
Open fire-code violations8
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1860 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing908197898 · Sep 20240200 m
1790 Lawrence Ave E · Dixland Apartments Lts.365196297 · Oct 20250436 m
2015 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing15811199496 · Sep 20260460 m
1765 Lawrence Ave E1037196485 · Dec 20251511 m
1780 Lawrence Ave E · Monterey Park Inc.395196194 · Oct 20250528 m
1725 Lawrence Ave E · Monterey Park Inc.436196094 · Oct 20251681 m
1817 Victoria Park Ave · 2780964 Ontario Limited364195991 · Sep 20252743 m
1827 Victoria Park Ave · 2858866 Ontario Limited364195993 · Jun 20246759 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots399 lots · ≈61,720 spaces · 185.2 ha
Within 500 m33 lots · ≈2,000 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 25 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface119 m25 *

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈38 spaces; 58 m away, ≈137 spaces; 64 m away, ≈149 spaces; 70 m away, ≈69 spaces; 88 m away, ≈31 spaces; 114 m away, ≈29 spaces (Green P).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, May 21, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 19,679 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 58% of the total, against 99 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 2,923 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:45 p.m., against 2,443 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north493southbound · 4 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west13,551eastbound · 24 bikes · 4.0% heavy
Total vehicles33,822681 pedestrians · 47 cyclists · 4.1% heavy
From the east19,679westbound · 18 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the south99northbound · 1 bikes · 1.0% heavy
AM peak hour2,443 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,923 vehicles from 3:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 21, 2025

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

On Lawrence Ave E between Wayne Ave and Lilian Dr, 317 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in November 2008 put the average speed at 53 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 63 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 68 km/h or more. That segment carries about 23,000 vehicles a day. Elinor Ave between Lawrence Ave E and Brian Ave measured slower: 43 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 52 km/h (Oct 2021). The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Pharmacy Ave (385 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 64,382 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Elinor Ave · Lawrence Ave E – Brian Ave · 173 mOct 2021 · 3 days1,22243 km/h52 km/h58 km/h
Lawrence Ave E · Wayne Ave – Lilian Dr · 317 mNov 2008 · 24 h22,95353 km/h63 km/h68 km/h

School-zone speed sign 385 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct44 · 50 km/h
Over the limit2.6%
60 km/h or more0.3%

Pharmacy Ave (southbound), 55 Breckonwood Crescent · 64,382 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2016, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 11 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions57#1870 of 5,508
With an injury11#1597 of 4,660
Property damage only42
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian1#2710 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 201485latest Jun 24, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Nov 21, 2015.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Five thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 40% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle522house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 16, 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 Wexford/Maryvale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Elinor & Lawrence a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 57 lesser collisions. 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 Elinor & Lawrence?

A major arterial intersection. It ranks #231 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Elinor & Lawrence?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Wayne Ave and Lilian Dr (November 2008), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 63 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 385 m away (50 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Elinor & Lawrence?

The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (119 m away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 399 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 61,720 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Elinor & Lawrence by transit?

Bus routes 54, 67, 68, 24, 91, 954, 968, 924 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Elinor Ave, 20 m).

What restaurants are near Elinor & Lawrence?

29 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 83 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Karahi Boys (70 m), Chainsmoker Urban Halal Barbecue (81 m), Patna Kabab House (97 m) and Juicy Birds Nashville Hot Chicken (120 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Elinor & Lawrence?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 273 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Scarborough Citadel Child Care (460 m, 49 spaces), Wexford Extended Day and School Age Program (524 m, 30 spaces) and Precious Blood Jr YMCA Elp (546 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Elinor & Lawrence?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,767 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1860 Lawrence Ave E (200 m, 90 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 1790 Lawrence Ave E (436 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 2015 Lawrence Ave E (460 m, 158 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 1765 Lawrence Ave E (511 m, 103 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 91 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Elinor & Lawrence?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Wexford/Maryvale page.

What neighbourhood is Elinor & Lawrence in?

Elinor & Lawrence is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson. The corner falls inside the Wexford Heights Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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