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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 · Feb 24, 2022
The south leg carries the load — 1,126 northbound vehicles, or 37% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 452. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 467 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (423). Heavy vehicles made up 0.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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: 423 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 467 from 4:00 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
2023 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 8% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 2, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 13 | |
| With an injury | 1 | |
| Property damage only | 11 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| 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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2022
The City's counter on Laird Dr between Divadale Dr and Broadway Ave (51 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 24-hour count in March 2009; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 3,800 vehicles a day. The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Broadway Ave between Don Avon Dr and Brentcliffe Rd measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Sep 2022) — a much more recent reading than the one above. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Broadway Avenue between Laird Dr and Don Avon Dr.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laird Dr · Divadale Dr – Broadway Ave · 51 m | Mar 2009 · 24 h | 3,775 | 34 km/h | 39 km/h | 43 km/h |
| Broadway Ave · Don Avon Dr – Brentcliffe Rd · 250 m | Sep 2022 · 3 days | 1,871 | 26 km/h | 33 km/h | 37 km/h |
- Traffic calming
- Broadway Avenue (Laird Dr – Don Avon Dr): 2 speed humps
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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Laird Station (Line 5)352 m · 4 min
- TTC bus
- 34 51 88 156 11 nearest 326 m · 4 min
- Blue Night
- 334 354
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Broadway Ave installed 2006
- Bike Share
- Laird Crosstown Station 408 m · 5 min · 11 docks · 4 stations, 67 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
- 3 car parks · about 77 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- 1 post-and-ring within 300 m
- Other lots
- 14 mapped lots within 500 m, 243 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1670 Bayview Ave · Surface | 1.7 km | 33 * | — |
| 709 Millwood Rd · Garage | 1.9 km | 20 | 78% (Q1 2026) |
| 1503 Bayview Avw · Surface | 2 km | 24 | 65% (Q1 2026) |
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
The nearest grocery store is Farm Boy, 820 m away. There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 52 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 284 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Leaside Community Pharmacy, 450 m away. The nearest hospital site is Lyndhurst Centre, 509 m away, then Holland Bloorview at 796 m. For seniors' housing: Suomi - Koti Toronto Nursing Home, a long-term care home 442 m away. Toronto Finnish Canadian Seniors Centre - Suomi Koti runs a seniors' active living programme 450 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 878 Eglinton Ave E Unit-7284 m · 3 min
- Sushi By K · 874 Eglinton Ave E288 m · 3 min
- Vozara Food Factory · 856 Eglinton Ave E333 m · 4 min
- Pizza Nova · 852 Eglinton Ave E342 m · 4 min
- Noor Frize · 825 Eglinton Ave E401 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Farm Boy 820 m · 10 min
- Food shops
- Charmaine Sweets 745 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Leaside Community Pharmacy 450 m · 5 min
- Child care
- Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community · 71 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day293 m · 3 min
- Northlea Community Child Care · 225 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day569 m · 7 min
- Leaside Day Care Centre · 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day594 m · 7 min
- Washrooms
- Serena Gundy Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs906 m · 11 min
- Health and care
- Lyndhurst Centre · hospital site509 m · 6 min
- Holland Bloorview · hospital site796 m · 9 min
- Suomi - Koti Toronto Nursing Home · long-term care home442 m · 5 min
- Toronto Finnish Canadian Seniors Centre - Suomi Koti · seniors' active living centre450 m · 5 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 (8)
- Radar Park833 m · 10 min
- Serena Gundy Park1 km · 11 min
- Bessborough Parkette1.1 km · 13 min
- Howard Talbot Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Kilgour Parkette1.2 km · 14 min
- Community centres
- Trace Manes Park Community Centre1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools (6)
- Maria Montessori SchoolPrivate · 292 m · 3 min
- Northlea Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 569 m · 7 min
- Bloorview School AuthorityPrivate · 830 m · 10 min
- Children's Garden Junior SchoolPrivate · 910 m · 11 min
- Leaside High SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Leaside branch1.3 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.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. 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
15 registered apartment buildings with 715 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 888 Eglinton Ave E (298 m, 18 units, 3 storeys, built 1954), which scored 88 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 888 Eglinton Ave E · Trivest Developments Corporation | 18 | 3 | 1954 | 88 · Sep 2025 | 298 m · 4 min |
| 892 Eglinton Ave E · Trivest Developments Corporation | 37 | 4 | 1961 | 92 · Sep 2025 | 325 m · 4 min |
| 896 Eglinton Ave E · Goldie Imports of Canada Limited | 43 | 4 | 1950 | 89 · Aug 2026 | 428 m · 5 min |
| 894 Eglinton Ave E · Royal Lepage Signature Realty | 44 | 4 | 1954 | 91 · Sep 2025 | 460 m · 5 min |
| 795 Eglinton Ave E | 88 | 5 | 1986 | 97 · Aug 2026 | 460 m · 5 min |
| 898 Eglinton Ave E · Wj Properties | 21 | 3 | 1954 | 99 · Aug 2026 | 496 m · 6 min |
15 registered buildings · 715 units · tallest 18 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 three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 18, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 0 | 1 | house driveway/garage (2), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Leaside-Bennington.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Laird & Broadway a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 13 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 Laird & Broadway?
A quiet local crossing at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Feb 24, 2022, 33% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Laird & Broadway a walkable intersection?
Laird & Broadway scores 37 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; Laird Station 0.4 km · 8 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic calming.
How fast do cars go at Laird & Broadway?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Laird Dr between Divadale Dr and Broadway Ave (March 2009), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Laird & Broadway?
The nearest Green P car park is 1670 Bayview Ave (1.7 km away, 33 spaces). The City's mapping shows 243 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,610 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Laird & Broadway by transit?
Laird Station (Line 5) is 352 m away; bus routes 34, 51, 88, 156, 11 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Laird & Broadway?
2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 52 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (284 m), Sushi By K (288 m), Vozara Food Factory (333 m), Pizza Nova (342 m) and Noor Frize (401 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Laird & Broadway?
The nearest is Serena Gundy Park Washroom, 58 Rykert Cres, 906 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs.
Is there child care near Laird & Broadway?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 559 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community (293 m, 71 spaces), Northlea Community Child Care (569 m, 225 spaces) and Leaside Day Care Centre (594 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Laird & Broadway?
15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 715 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 888 Eglinton Ave E (298 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 892 Eglinton Ave E (325 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 896 Eglinton Ave E (428 m, 43 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 894 Eglinton Ave E (460 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 89 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Laird & Broadway?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Leaside-Bennington page.
What neighbourhood is Laird & Broadway in?
Laird & Broadway is in Leaside-Bennington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 056). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.
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 Feb 24, 2022.
- 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; Traffic Calming Database.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; 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 15 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: 43.71621, -79.36584 · centreline node 13455482.