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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.
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
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 102 | #1091 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 20 | #860 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 70 | |
| Fail to remain | 15 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1274 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 12 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 6 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Rd · Shropshire Dr – Munham Gt · 341 m | May 2023 · 7 days | 27,004 | 53 km/h | 63 km/h | 69 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 park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface | 1.1 km | 90 * | — |
| Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 · Surface | 1.6 km | 68 * | — |
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
- 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
- McGregor Park Community Centre1.2 km · 15 min
- 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.
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.
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 buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2260 Lawrence Ave E · Prescott Apts. Inc. | 26 | 5 | 1960 | 93 · Sep 2026 | 1 km · 12 min |
| 2250 Lawrence Ave E · Ulrich Priperties Ltd | 33 | 6 | 1968 | 95 · Nov 2025 | 1 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.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 8 | 2 | 1 | street/outdoor (6), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | street/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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 19, 2018.
- 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.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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 21 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: 43.75541, -79.27715 · centreline node 13449279.