Toronto · intersection · signal 1722

Kennedy & Forbes

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

Kennedy & Forbes is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It sits in Dorset Park. It has an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
19,064
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 19, 2018
368 pedestrians · 19 cyclists
Collisions
102
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
20 with an injury · 70 property damage · #1091 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,380 vehicles an hour, 2.1× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 52 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 10 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 49%, from 41 in 2016–2020 to 61 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Kennedy & Forbes

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
4338129131133541545717 nearest 22 m
Express
903904938939954
Blue Night
343354
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 765 m · 11 docks · 2 stations, 22 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 (11)
  • Dorset Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 616 m
  • St Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 714 m
  • Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 819 m
  • Bond Academy SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km
  • General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • David and Mary Thomson CollegiateEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 5 more
Community centres
Parks (9)
  • Kennedy - Lawrence Parkette861 m
  • Dorset Park890 m
  • McGregor Park942 m
  • Donwood Park1 km
  • Arsandco Park1 km
  • Jolly Way Park1.2 km
  • and 3 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch882 m
Signal
1722, activated 1996 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 42 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Kairali, 56 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 42 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Kairali · 1210 Kennedy Rd56 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Atiya's Fresh Farm Inc · 1225 Kennedy Rd136 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Karaikudi Chettinad Restaurant · 1225 Kennedy Rd136 mPassed, Jul 2026
Lazeez Shawarma · 1225 Kennedy Rd Unit-B1136 mPassed, Jun 2026
Bisi Bisi · 1190 Kennedy Rd163 mPassed, May 2025
Himalayan Grocers · 1260 Kennedy Rd 11202 mPassed, Aug 2026
Fireside Fusion Jamaican Cuisine · 1260 Kennedy Rd Unit-2202 mPassed, Jun 2026
Karaza Shawarma · 1260 Kennedy Rd Unit-8202 mPassed, Nov 2025

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 McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom, 900 m away, View centre hours.

  • McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom · 2231 Lawrence Ave E
    View centre hours
    900 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

One licensed child care centre within a kilometre offers 28 spaces; it accepts City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. (714 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km1 centre · 28 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 1
  • Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. · 2216 Lawrence Ave E
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    714 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 232 (829 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 684 m away.

FireFire Station 232 · 829 m1550 Midland Ave
Police41 Division · 2.7 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 20 · 684 m2430 Lawrence Ave E

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

Seven registered apartment buildings with 396 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 2260 Lawrence Ave E (672 m, 26 units, 5 storeys, built 1960), which scored 93 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 7 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings7 · 396 units
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20267 across the 7
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest12 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2260 Lawrence Ave E · Prescott Apts. Inc.265196093 · Sep 20260672 m
2250 Lawrence Ave E · Ulrich Priperties Ltd336196895 · Nov 20250684 m
2230 Lawrence Ave E · Comer Group Limited647196272 · Aug 20240709 m
1475 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc.285196782 · Aug 20261886 m
1477 Birchmount Rd213196086 · Sep 20251904 m
2 Treewood St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.827195694 · Nov 202521 km
2185 Lawrence Ave E · Shelborne Property Management14212196890 · Dec 202531 km

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 lots433 lots · ≈80,750 spaces · 242.2 ha
Within 500 m40 lots · ≈6,730 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 158 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface779 m90 *
Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 · Surface1.3 km68 *

Nearest lots: 29 m away, ≈9 spaces; 34 m away, ≈24 spaces; 43 m away, ≈4 spaces; 107 m away, ≈1,605 spaces; 194 m away, ≈172 spaces; 202 m away, ≈45 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, 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 16,183 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.

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
AM peak hour2,475 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,688 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 19, 2018

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 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; 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 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, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions102#1091 of 5,508
With an injury20#860 of 4,660
Property damage only70
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian3#1274 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014126latest Jun 26, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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 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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle821street/outdoor (6), other (1)
Bicycle theft110street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 5, 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 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. Its latest count is from Dec 19, 2018, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection.

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 (779 m away, 90 spaces). The City's mapping shows 433 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 80,750 spaces — 40 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kennedy & Forbes by transit?

Bus routes 43, 38, 129, 131, 133, 54, 154, 57 and 6 more 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 42 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kairali (56 m), Atiya's Fresh Farm Inc (136 m), Karaikudi Chettinad Restaurant (136 m), Lazeez Shawarma (136 m) and Bisi Bisi (163 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 Kennedy & Forbes?

The nearest is McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom, 2231 Lawrence Ave E, 900 m away (View centre hours). 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 Kennedy & Forbes?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 28 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Plasp St. Lawrence C.s. (714 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kennedy & Forbes?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 396 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2260 Lawrence Ave E (672 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 2250 Lawrence Ave E (684 m, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 2230 Lawrence Ave E (709 m, 64 units, RentSafeTO score 72) and 1475 Birchmount Rd (886 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 87 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 Kennedy & Forbes?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 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