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Kingston & Lawlor

Kingston Rd & Lawlor Ave · Toronto, Ontario · East End-Danforth · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Kingston & Lawlor, in East End-Danforth, is a busier-than-typical intersection. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
14,614
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 13, 2006
1,481 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
49
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 39 property damage · #2101 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 5 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 1,830 vehicles an hour, 1.58× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 10 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Police have logged an average of 4.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 23%, from 22 in 2016–2020 to 27 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Kingston & Lawlor

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
503501 nearest 99 m
TTC bus
4041211713564 nearest 99 m
Blue Night
301322316324
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Scarborough Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kingston Rd / Beech Ave 267 m · 15 docks · 8 stations, 150 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 (19)
  • Beaches MontessoriPrivate · 54 m
  • Adam Beck Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 304 m
  • Notre Dame Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 380 m
  • Malvern Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 457 m
  • Balmy Beach Community SchoolEnglish Public · 457 m
  • Neil McNeil Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 462 m
  • and 13 more
Community centres
Parks (21)
  • Glen Stewart Park472 m
  • Neville Park Blvd Ravine474 m
  • Blantyre Park691 m
  • Bob Acton Park776 m
  • Ivan Forrest Gardens1 km
  • East Toronto Athletic Field1 km
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch948 m
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Balmy Beach ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km

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 30 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 87. The nearest is 99 Bottles, 36 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés30 within 300 m · 87 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 21 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mac's Convenience & Cigars · 933 Kingston Rdgrocery26 mPassed, Jul 2026
99 Bottles · 925 Kingston Rd36 mPassed, Jul 2026
Delina · 941 Kingston Rd40 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
The Beech Tree Pub · 924 Kingston Rd44 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
The Beech Tree Pub · 924 Kingston Rd44 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 3 infractions
Cafe Parmesan · 918 Kingston Rd59 mPassed, Nov 2025
Cafe Parmesan · 918 Kingston Rd59 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Wings Fuzion · 917 Kingston Rd59 mPassed, Jul 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 Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom, 271 m away, Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed.

  • Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom · 79 Lawlor Ave
    Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed
    271 m
  • Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 180 Fallingbrook Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    622 m
  • Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 180 Fallingbrook Rd
    View outdoor pool hours · closed — Under Construction
    718 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

22 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,747 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Beaches Montessori School Incorporated (54 m, 54 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km22 centres · 1,747 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 22
  • Beaches Montessori School Incorporated · 950 Kingston Rd
    54 spaces · toddler, preschool
    54 m
  • Beaches Montessori School South · 995 Kingston Rd
    16 spaces · preschool
    237 m
  • Community Centre 55-Adam Beck · 400 Scarborough Rd
    198 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    305 m
  • Balmy Beach Community Day Care Centre · 14 Pine Ave
    171 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    457 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 226 (872 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.9 km away.

FireFire Station 226 · 872 m87 Main St
Police55 Division · 2.6 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 1.9 km1535 Kingston Rd

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 47 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,579 rental units, 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 983 Kingston Rd (168 m, 14 units, 3 storeys, built 1925), which scored 78 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 53 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings47 · 1,579 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202653 across the 47
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest16 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
983 Kingston Rd · Ez Property Management Ltd143192578 · Jun 20240168 m
987 Kingston Rd · Ez Property Management153192590 · Jul 20250185 m
828 Kingston RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1477196296 · Jul 20253296 m
1080 Kingston Rd20216197095 · Jul 202413440 m
737 Kingston Rd · Jblue Enterprises244193583 · Aug 20260546 m
1140 Kingston Rd · Merkur Properties C/O Greenwin Corp.345197193 · Jul 20250592 m
1150 Kingston Rd · Greenwin Corp515195694 · Jul 20242635 m
2390 Gerrard St EToronto Community Housing · TCH164199182 · Jul 20260673 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 lots377 lots · ≈18,320 spaces · 55 ha
Within 500 m20 lots · ≈650 spaces
Green P (public)8 car parks · about 487 spaces
EV charging (City)912 Kingston Road · 59 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking51 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.6 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface577 m8329% (Q1 2026)
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface1.1 km2947% (Q1 2026)
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface1.2 km28 *
85 Lee Ave · Surface1.3 km6861% (Q1 2026)
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.5 km173 *

Nearest lots: 48 m away, ≈10 spaces; 76 m away, ≈16 spaces; 79 m away, ≈16 spaces; 108 m away, ≈6 spaces; 110 m away, ≈10 spaces; 138 m away, ≈4 spaces. More EV charging: 2231 Gerrard Street East (898 m, 1 ports); 2219 Gerrard Street East (1 km, 2 ports); 2150 Queen Street East (1 km, 2 ports).

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 13, 2006

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 7,062 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 221 from the south. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 2,321 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m., 12% above the afternoon peak from 4:15 p.m. (2,070). Trucks and buses were 5.3% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 20 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2006, 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 north342southbound · 0 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west6,989eastbound · 0 bikes · 5.8% heavy
Total vehicles14,6141,481 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 5.3% heavy
From the east7,062westbound · 0 bikes · 5.1% heavy
From the south221northbound · 0 bikes · 1.8% heavy
AM peak hour2,321 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,070 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 13, 2006

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

8 speed humps slow traffic on Lawlor Avenue between Kingston Rd and Gerrard St E.

Traffic calming

  • Lawlor Avenue · Kingston Rd – Gerrard St E
    8 speed humps

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 2023, with 8 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 5 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions49#2101 of 5,508
With an injury5#2718 of 4,660
Property damage only39
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian2#1823 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2007 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 201458latest May 30, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Two thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft410house driveway/garage (2), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 9, 2025. 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 East End-Danforth.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kingston & Lawlor a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 49 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 Kingston & Lawlor?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 13, 2006, 1.58× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Kingston & Lawlor?

The nearest Green P car park is 197 Blantyre Ave (577 m away, 83 spaces, 29% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 377 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,320 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 912 Kingston Road (59 m).

How do I get to Kingston & Lawlor by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 99 m away; bus routes 404, 12, 117, 135, 64 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Scarborough Rd, 99 m).

What restaurants are near Kingston & Lawlor?

30 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 87 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 99 Bottles (36 m), Delina (40 m), The Beech Tree Pub (44 m), The Beech Tree Pub (44 m) and Cafe Parmesan (59 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 Kingston & Lawlor?

The nearest is Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom, 79 Lawlor Ave, 271 m away (Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed). Next nearest: Blantyre Park Fieldhouse Washroom (622 m); Blantyre Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (718 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 Kingston & Lawlor?

22 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,747 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Beaches Montessori School Incorporated (54 m, 54 spaces), Beaches Montessori School South (237 m, 16 spaces) and Community Centre 55-Adam Beck (305 m, 198 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Lawlor?

47 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,579 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 983 Kingston Rd (168 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 987 Kingston Rd (185 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 828 Kingston Rd (296 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 1080 Kingston Rd (440 m, 202 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 47 is 90 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 Kingston & Lawlor?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles 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 East End-Danforth page.

What neighbourhood is Kingston & Lawlor in?

Kingston & Lawlor is in East End-Danforth (City of Toronto neighbourhood 062). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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