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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Lawrence Station (Line 1)830 m
- TTC bus
- 526197162124 nearest 23 m
- Express
- 952
- Blue Night
- 352320
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave West at Elm Rd West Side; Lawrence Ave West at Chatsworth Dr
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Rosewell Ave / Cheritan Ave 321 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 70 docks 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 (20)
- Lawrence Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 162 m
- Havergal Jr SchoolPrivate · 249 m
- Havergal College Sr SchoolPrivate · 324 m
- Glenview Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 398 m
- Avro AcademyPrivate · 539 m
- John Ross Robertson Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 585 m
- and 14 more
- Community centres
- Bedford Park Community Centre1.1 km
- Parks (25)
- Glengarry Park109 m
- Douglas Greenbelt198 m
- Chatsworth Ravine509 m
- Heart Park562 m
- Brookdale Park662 m
- Woburn Avenue Playground689 m
- and 19 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Locke branch857 m
- Places of interest
- Alexander Muir Memorial GardensNature/ Park · 892 m
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There are 5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 53 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Fancy Franks, 262 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in October 2025 with 3 infractions noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Fancy Franks · 1507 Avenue Rd, Unit-A | 262 m | Passed, Oct 2025 · 3 infractions |
| Starbucks · 1507 Avenue Rd | 262 m | Passed, Apr 2026 |
| Fancy Franks · 1507 Avenue Rd Unit-A | 262 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Bento Sushi · 1539 Avenue Rd | 289 m | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| Mike's Fish Market · 1539 Avenue Rdgrocery | 289 m | Passed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction |
| Pusateri's · 1539 Avenue Rd | 289 m | Passed, Jul 2024 · 1 infraction |
| Rosie's Burgers · 1542 Avenue Rd | 334 m | Passed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Pizzaiolo · 1548 Avenue Rd | 338 m | Passed, Apr 2026 |
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
The nearest public washroom is Otter Creek Centre Outdoor Rink Washroom, 285 m away — currently listed as closed (closed for the season); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 586 m away at Brookdale Park.
- Otter Creek Centre Outdoor Rink Washroom · 140 Cheritan Ave
View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season285 m - Woburn Avenue Playground Washroom · 75 Woburn Ave
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible694 m - Lytton Park Tennis Clubhouse Washroom · 200 Lytton Blvd
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible867 m
- Drinking water
- Brookdale Park drinking fountain · 586 m
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
Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 872 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Avenue Road Child Care (1498 Avenue Road) (334 m, 93 spaces, toddler, preschool).
- Avenue Road Child Care (1498 Avenue Road) · 1498 Avenue Rd
93 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day334 m - John Ross Robertson Child Centre · 130 Glengrove Ave W
212 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day585 m - John Wanless Child Care · 245 Fairlawn Ave
254 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day649 m - Plasp Blessed Sacrament C.s. · 24 Bedford Park Ave
73 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day819 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 131 (875 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.3 km away.
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
21 registered apartment buildings with 1,138 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 515 Rosewell Ave (139 m, 89 units, 7 storeys, built 2005), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 20 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 10 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515 Rosewell Ave · Bentallgreenoak | 89 | 7 | 2005 | 98 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 139 m |
| 284 Lawrence Ave W · Landlord Property and Rental Management | 15 | 3 | 1940 | 77 · Sep 2025 | 1 | 215 m |
| 312 Douglas Ave · Avenue Road Investment Limited | 11 | 3 | 1951 | 75 · Jun 2024 | 0 · 2 fire | 382 m |
| 45 Lorindale Ave · Ranee Management | 25 | 3 | 1957 | 90 · Aug 2024 | 0 | 753 m |
| 41 Lorindale Ave · Ranee Management | 26 | 3 | 1957 | 86 · Aug 2025 | 0 | 760 m |
| 14 Chatsworth Dr · O'shanter Development Company Ltd. | 41 | 4 | 1936 | 91 · Sep 2024 | 2 | 770 m |
| 15 Bedford Park Ave · High Value Consultants Ltd | 39 | 3 | 1960 | 99 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 782 m |
| 3000 Yonge St · O'shanter Development Company Ltd | 272 | 12 | 1955 | 91 · Jun 2025 | 3 | 803 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Bedford Park Ave · Surface | 751 m | 42 | 54% (Q1 2026) |
| 25 Glenforest Road · Surface | 1.1 km | 26 * | — |
| 1880 Avenue Rd · Surface | 1.2 km | 32 | 32% (Q1 2026) |
| 246 Brooke Ave · Surface | 1.3 km | 94 | 67% (Q1 2026) |
| 6 Sherwood Avenue · Surface | 1.5 km | 46 * | — |
Nearest lots: 71 m away, ≈57 spaces; 71 m away, ≈18 spaces; 185 m away, ≈21 spaces; 197 m away, ≈97 spaces; 206 m away, ≈17 spaces; 227 m away, ≈8 spaces.
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 — 8-hour, Apr 11, 2018
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 7,445 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 705. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,297 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 9% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (2,114). Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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.
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
The City's counter on Elm Rd between Lane N of Bedford Park and W of Greer Rd and Woburn Ave (337 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 24-hour count in September 2010; 85% of drivers were at or under 37 km/h. That segment carries about 3,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Rosewell Ave (173 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 524 vehicles logged in May 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Ave W · Rosewell Ave – Avenue Rd · 235 m | Sep 2013 · 7 days | 15,354 | — | — | — |
| Elm Rd · Lane N of Bedford Park and W of Greer Rd – Woburn Ave · 337 m | Sep 2010 · 24 h | 3,568 | 30 km/h | 37 km/h | 40 km/h |
School-zone speed sign 173 m
Rosewell Ave (southbound), W Side Rosewell Ave Approx 107m S of Lawrence Ave W · 524 vehicles logged in May 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
2019 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2025.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 20 | #3418 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 3 | #3356 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 16 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| All since 2014 | 22 | latest Jun 24, 2025 |
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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Dec 10, 2006.
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
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 0 | 0 | apartment parking (3), street/outdoor (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 29, 2024. 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 South.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Elm & Lawrence a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 20 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 Elm & Lawrence?
An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Apr 11, 2018, 1.64× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Elm & Lawrence?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Elm Rd between Lane N of Bedford Park and W of Greer Rd and Woburn Ave (September 2010), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 173 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in May 2026.
Where can I park near Elm & Lawrence?
The nearest Green P car park is 23 Bedford Park Ave (751 m away, 42 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 397 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,750 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Elm & Lawrence by transit?
Lawrence Station (Line 1) is 830 m away; bus routes 52, 61, 97, 162, 124, 952 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave West at Elm Rd West Side, 23 m).
What restaurants are near Elm & Lawrence?
5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 53 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Fancy Franks (262 m), Starbucks (262 m), Fancy Franks (262 m), Bento Sushi (289 m) and Pusateri's (289 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Elm & Lawrence?
The nearest is Otter Creek Centre Outdoor Rink Washroom, 140 Cheritan Ave, 285 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. Next nearest: Woburn Avenue Playground Washroom (694 m); Lytton Park Tennis Clubhouse Washroom (867 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.
Is there child care near Elm & Lawrence?
Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 872 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Avenue Road Child Care (1498 Avenue Road) (334 m, 93 spaces), John Ross Robertson Child Centre (585 m, 212 spaces) and John Wanless Child Care (649 m, 254 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Elm & Lawrence?
21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,138 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 515 Rosewell Ave (139 m, 89 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 284 Lawrence Ave W (215 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 312 Douglas Ave (382 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 45 Lorindale Ave (753 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 92 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 Elm & Lawrence?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Lawrence Park South page.
What neighbourhood is Elm & Lawrence in?
Elm & Lawrence is in Lawrence Park South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 103). It is in Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, represented by Councillor Mike Colle.
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 Apr 11, 2018.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 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).
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Oct 29, 2024.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 8 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.72303, -79.41211 · centreline node 13454543.