Toronto · intersection · signal 1722

Kennedy & Forbes

Kennedy Rd & Forbes Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Dorset Park · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre · Kennedy Road BIA

At its last City count, in 2018, Kennedy & Forbes, in Dorset Park, was a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It has an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 6 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
19,064
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 19, 2018
368 pedestrians · 19 cyclists
Collisions
102
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1091 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
6 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
53/100
city median 48 · #2,321 of 5,672
13 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 249 m

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Kennedy & Forbes

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 19, 2018

The north leg carries the load — 9,795 southbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 386. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,688 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 9% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (2,475). Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 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.

From the north9,795southbound · 8 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the west517eastbound · 3 bikes · 1.4% heavy
Total vehicles19,064368 pedestrians · 19 cyclists · 4.1% heavy
From the east386westbound · 2 bikes · 1.6% heavy
From the south8,366northbound · 6 bikes · 4.6% heavy

Peak hours: 2,475 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,688 from 4:30 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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 17 collisions. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 8, 2026.

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

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions102#1091 of 5,519
With an injury20#860 of 4,669
Property damage only70
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian3#1274 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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 Kennedy Rd between Shropshire Dr and Munham Gt (341 m away) recorded an average of 53 km/h in its 7-day count in May 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 63 km/h. That segment carries about 27,000 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kennedy Rd · Shropshire Dr – Munham Gt · 341 mMay 2023 · 7 days27,00453 km/h63 km/h69 km/h

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 1722, activated 1996 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
43 54 17 nearest 22 m
Express
954
Blue Night
343 354
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Kennedy Rd at Forbes Rd; Kennedy Rd at Forbes Rd South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lawrence East Station 1 km · 11 min · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
2 car parks · about 158 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
21 mapped lots within 500 m, 268 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface1.1 km90 *—
Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 · Surface1.6 km68 *—

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

You can do a shop on foot from here: Himalayan Grocers is 249 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Atiya's Fresh Farm Inc, 136 m away. There are 13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 35 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Kairali, 60 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Scarborough Drug Mart, 255 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Hellenic Home - Scarborough, a long-term care home 728 m away (two within a kilometre).

Restaurants & cafés
  • Kairali · 1210 Kennedy Rd60 m
  • Karaikudi Chettinad Restaurant · 1225 Kennedy Rd136 m
  • Lazeez Shawarma · 1225 Kennedy Rd Unit-B1136 m
  • Bisi Bisi · 1190 Kennedy Rd204 m
  • Fireside Fusion Jamaican Cuisine · 1260 Kennedy Rd Unit-2249 m
13 within 300 m · 35 within 1 km
Grocery
Himalayan Grocers 249 m · 2 within 1 km
Food shops
Atiya's Fresh Farm Inc 136 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Scarborough Drug Mart 255 m · 3 min · 4 within 1 km
Health and care
  • Hellenic Home - Scarborough · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km728 m · 9 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks
  • Kennedy - Lawrence Parkette930 m · 11 min
  • Dorset Park1.1 km · 13 min
  • McGregor Park1.3 km · 15 min
  • Jolly Way Park1.5 km · 17 min
Community centres
Schools
  • Dorset Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 823 m · 10 min
  • Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • St Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • Bond Academy SchoolPrivate · 1.3 km · 15 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1.2 km · 15 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: licensed child care or a public washroom.

53of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,321 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food26/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 13 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit13/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go2/14

    library 1.2 km away

  • Parks and recreation3/10

    nearest park 0.9 km · nearest centre 1.2 km

  • Schools and child care1/8

    nearest school 0.8 km

  • Crossing on foot8/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · 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.

Apartment buildings nearby

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

Two registered apartment buildings with 59 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 2260 Lawrence Ave E (1.0 km, 26 units, 5 storeys, built 1960), which scored 93 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
2260 Lawrence Ave E · Prescott Apts. Inc.265196093 · Sep 20261 km · 12 min
2250 Lawrence Ave E · Ulrich Priperties Ltd336196895 · Nov 20251 km · 12 min

2 registered buildings · 59 units · 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.

Thefts reported at this corner

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

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 5, 2026.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle821street/outdoor (6), other (1)
Bicycle theft110street/outdoor (1)

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 Dorset Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kennedy & Forbes a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 102 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 Kennedy & Forbes?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing at the City's last count here, in 2018. Its latest count is from Dec 19, 2018, 2.1× today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Kennedy & Forbes a walkable intersection?

Kennedy & Forbes scores 53 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,321 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 1 grocery store within 300 m · 13 places to eat within 300 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.9 km · nearest centre 1.2 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

How fast do cars go at Kennedy & Forbes?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kennedy Rd between Shropshire Dr and Munham Gt (May 2023), 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.

Where can I park near Kennedy & Forbes?

The nearest Green P car park is Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East (1.1 km away, 90 spaces). The City's mapping shows 268 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 46,670 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kennedy & Forbes by transit?

Bus routes 43, 54, 17, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kennedy Rd at Forbes Rd, 22 m).

What restaurants are near Kennedy & Forbes?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 35 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Kairali (60 m), Karaikudi Chettinad Restaurant (136 m), Lazeez Shawarma (136 m), Bisi Bisi (204 m) and Fireside Fusion Jamaican Cuisine (249 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

What apartment buildings are near Kennedy & Forbes?

Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 59 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2260 Lawrence Ave E (1.0 km, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 2250 Lawrence Ave E (1.0 km, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 94 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Kennedy & Forbes?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Dorset Park page.

What neighbourhood is Kennedy & Forbes in?

Kennedy & Forbes is in Dorset Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 126). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson. The corner falls inside the Kennedy Road Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined