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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Laird Station (Line 5)540 m
- TTC bus
- 518815634 nearest 28 m
- Blue Night
- 334354
- Nearest stops
- 9 surface stops within 300 m — Laird Dr at Commercial Rd North Side; Laird Dr at Commercial Rd South Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- McRae Dr / Laird Dr - SMART 164 m · 24 docks · 7 stations, 98 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)
- Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 608 m
- St Anselm Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 790 m
- Leaside High SchoolEnglish Public · 831 m
- Northlea Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 857 m
- Children's Garden Junior SchoolPrivate · 899 m
- Maria Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1 km
- and 5 more
- Community centres
- Trace Manes Park Community Centre490 m
- Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena770 m
- Leaside Gardens Swimming Pool822 m
- Leaside Curling Club857 m
- Maurice Cody Community Centre1.3 km
- Parks (11)
- Trace Manes Park500 m
- Radar Park596 m
- Father Caulfield Park815 m
- Leonard Linton Park887 m
- Howard Talbot Park910 m
- Bessborough Parkette1 km
- and 5 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Leaside branch454 m
- Signal
- 2220, activated 2010 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West
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 18 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 80. The nearest is KFC, 123 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| KFC · 147 Laird Dr Unit-D | 123 m | Passed, Apr 2026 |
| Ah So · 147 Laird Dr | 123 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Farm Boy · 147 Laird Drgrocery | 123 m | Passed, Jul 2025 · 2 infractions |
| Ah So · 147 Laird Dr | 123 m | Passed, Jul 2025 |
| Farm Boy · 147 Laird Drgrocery | 123 m | Passed, Jul 2025 · 2 infractions |
| Local Public Eatery · 180 Laird Dr | 163 m | Passed, Feb 2026 |
| Mary Brown's · 11 Industrial St Unit-1 | 187 m | Passed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Pita Land · 11 Industrial St Unit-2 | 187 m | Passed, Apr 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 Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 490 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 447 m away at Trace Manes Park.
- Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom · 110 Rumsey Rd
View centre hours · accessible490 m
- Drinking water
- Trace Manes Park bottle filling station · 447 m; Trace Manes Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 515 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
Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 787 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brightpath Academy - Leaside (149 m, 107 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Brightpath Academy - Leaside · 235 McRae Dr
107 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day149 m - Leaside Day Care Centre · 206 Laird Dr
99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day301 m - Leaside Children's House · 839 Millwood Rd
41 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day586 m - Trace Manes School (8603758 Canada Inc) · 822 Millwood Rd
26 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day602 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 321 (154 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (3.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.9 km away.
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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 816 rental units. The nearest is 18 Kenrae Rd (412 m, 13 units, 3 storeys, built 1956), which scored 98 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 16 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Kenrae Rd · Dream Development Group Corporation | 13 | 3 | 1956 | 98 · Oct 2025 | 0 | 412 m |
| 870 Millwood Rd · Markar Limited | 11 | 3 | 1950 | 85 · Jul 2024 | 0 | 514 m |
| 872 Millwood Rd | 10 | 3 | 1939 | 97 · Aug 2025 | 1 | 531 m |
| 855 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd. | 22 | 3 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2025 | 1 | 564 m |
| 795 Eglinton Ave E | 88 | 5 | 1986 | 97 · Aug 2026 | 0 | 565 m |
| 871 Millwood Rd · Wilanmar Holdings Ltd. | 15 | 3 | 1947 | 81 · Jul 2024 | 0 | 571 m |
| 841 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd. | 17 | 3 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2024 | 0 | 580 m |
| 888 Eglinton Ave E · Trivest Developments Corporation | 18 | 3 | 1954 | 88 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 615 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 709 Millwood Rd · Garage | 1 km | 20 | 78% (Q1 2026) |
| 1503 Bayview Avw · Surface | 1.1 km | 24 | 65% (Q1 2026) |
| 1670 Bayview Ave · Surface | 1.1 km | 33 * | — |
Nearest lots: 26 m away, ≈9 spaces; 75 m away, ≈55 spaces; 96 m away, ≈195 spaces; 120 m away, ≈9 spaces; 133 m away, ≈6 spaces; 135 m away, ≈15 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, Jan 12, 2017
Traffic is heaviest from the south: 6,350 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 104 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,829 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 1,564 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, 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.
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 most recent midblock count on Laird Dr between Commercial Rd and Wicksteed Ave (105 m away, May 2015) recorded volume only — about 12,832 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laird Dr · Commercial Rd – Wicksteed Ave · 105 m | May 2015 · 3 days | 12,832 | — | — | — |
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 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 3 collisions (6%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 9, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 48 | #2131 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 3 | #3348 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 37 | |
| Fail to remain | 8 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #2678 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 8 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| All since 2014 | 61 | latest Jun 9, 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 one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 2 | 0 | commercial premises (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 14, 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 Thorncliffe Park.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Laird & Commercial a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 48 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 & Commercial?
A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Jan 12, 2017, 1.37× the median for a counted intersection.
Where can I park near Laird & Commercial?
The nearest Green P car park is 709 Millwood Rd (1.0 km away, 20 spaces, 78% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 429 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 50,300 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Laird & Commercial by transit?
Laird Station (Line 5) is 540 m away; bus routes 51, 88, 156, 34 within 1 km (nearest stop: Laird Dr at Commercial Rd North Side, 28 m).
What restaurants are near Laird & Commercial?
18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 80 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are KFC (123 m), Ah So (123 m), Ah So (123 m), Local Public Eatery (163 m) and Mary Brown's (187 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 Laird & Commercial?
The nearest is Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 110 Rumsey Rd, 490 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. 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 Laird & Commercial?
Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 787 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - Leaside (149 m, 107 spaces), Leaside Day Care Centre (301 m, 99 spaces) and Leaside Children's House (586 m, 41 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Laird & Commercial?
22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 816 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 18 Kenrae Rd (412 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 870 Millwood Rd (514 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 872 Millwood Rd (531 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 855 Millwood Rd (564 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 89 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 Laird & Commercial?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 Thorncliffe Park page.
What neighbourhood is Laird & Commercial in?
Laird & Commercial is in Thorncliffe Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 055), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. 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 Jan 12, 2017.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Jul 14, 2025.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 15 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.70855, -79.36279 · centreline node 13456733.