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Laird & Divadale

Laird Dr & Divadale Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Leaside-Bennington · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Laird & Divadale is a low-volume local intersection. It sits in Leaside-Bennington. At the corner: Laird Station. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
2,592
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 21, 2022
363 pedestrians · 14 cyclists
Collisions
7
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4710 of 5,508 · +1 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
Laird Station
subway station within 250 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 320 vehicles, 28% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Police have logged an average of 0.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Laird & Divadale

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)221 m
TTC bus
34518815611 nearest 195 m
Blue Night
334354
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Laird Crosstown Station 236 m · 11 docks · 7 stations, 128 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 (8)
  • Maria Montessori SchoolPrivate · 300 m
  • Northlea Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 349 m
  • Children's Garden Junior SchoolPrivate · 665 m
  • Bloorview School AuthorityPrivate · 692 m
  • Leaside High SchoolEnglish Public · 740 m
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 2 more
Community centres
  • Trace Manes Park Community Centre1.1 km
Parks (14)
  • Radar Park504 m
  • Serena Gundy Park804 m
  • Bessborough Parkette828 m
  • Howard Talbot Park847 m
  • Sunnybrook Park889 m
  • Leonard Linton Park941 m
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sunnybrook Hospital branch1.2 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 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 62. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 179 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 62 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 878 Eglinton Ave E Unit-7179 mPassed, Apr 2026
Sushi By K · 874 Eglinton Ave E179 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Vozara Food Factory · 856 Eglinton Ave Egrocery187 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Nova · 852 Eglinton Ave E189 mPassed, Apr 2026
Bancan Kitchen · 804 Eglinton Ave E228 mPassed, Jul 2026
Noor Frize · 825 Eglinton Ave E233 mPassed, Oct 2025
Dollarama · 815 Eglinton Ave Egrocery236 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Domino's Pizza · 784 Eglinton Ave E257 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Serena Gundy Park Washroom, 772 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 521 m away at Radar Park.

  • Serena Gundy Park Washroom · 58 Rykert Cres
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    772 m
  • Sunnybrook Park Washroom · 1132 Leslie St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    874 m
Drinking water
Radar Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 521 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 684 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community (301 m, 71 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 684 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 7
  • Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community · 125 Brentcliffe Rd
    71 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    301 m
  • Northlea Community Child Care · 305 Rumsey Rd
    225 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    349 m
  • Leaside Day Care Centre · 206 Laird Dr
    99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    484 m
  • Children's Garden Junior School - Early Start · 670 Eglinton Ave E
    32 spaces · preschool
    665 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 321 (738 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 321 · 738 m231 McRae Dr
Police53 Division · 3 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 57 · 1.2 km2075 Bayview Ave

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 18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 874 rental units. The nearest is 888 Eglinton Ave E (174 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. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 17 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings18 · 874 units
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202617 across the 18
Open fire-code violations6
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
888 Eglinton Ave E · Trivest Developments Corporation183195488 · Sep 20250174 m
892 Eglinton Ave E · Trivest Developments Corporation374196192 · Sep 20251182 m
894 Eglinton Ave E · Royal Lepage Signature Realty444195491 · Sep 20250211 m
896 Eglinton Ave E · Goldie Imports of Canada Limited434195089 · Aug 20260230 m
898 Eglinton Ave E · Wj Properties213195499 · Aug 20261255 m
795 Eglinton Ave E885198697 · Aug 20260264 m
904 Eglinton Ave E234195878 · Dec 20252282 m
958 Eglinton Ave E · Hannah Property Management Ltd.243194593 · Sep 20251433 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 lots390 lots · ≈45,310 spaces · 135.9 ha
Within 500 m23 lots · ≈1,720 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 146 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parking8 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1670 Bayview Ave · Surface1.3 km33 *
709 Millwood Rd · Garage1.4 km2078% (Q1 2026)
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface1.5 km2465% (Q1 2026)
2170 Bayview avenue · Surface1.5 km69 *

Nearest lots: 162 m away, ≈10 spaces; 167 m away, ≈21 spaces; 203 m away, ≈13 spaces; 206 m away, ≈7 spaces; 218 m away, ≈51 spaces; 235 m away, ≈12 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, Apr 21, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,201 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 111 from the west. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 395 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 13% above the afternoon peak from 2:00 p.m. (349). Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 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.

From the north1,150southbound · 2 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the west111eastbound · 0 bikes · 1.8% heavy
Total vehicles2,592363 pedestrians · 14 cyclists · 1.5% heavy
From the east130westbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south1,201northbound · 11 bikes · 1.4% heavy
AM peak hour395 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour349 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 21, 2022

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

On Divadale Dr between Don Avon Dr and Brentcliffe Rd, 310 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in June 2010 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 47 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,500 vehicles a day. Laird Dr between Divadale Dr and Broadway Ave measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Mar 2009). The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Laird Dr · Divadale Dr – Broadway Ave · 51 mMar 2009 · 24 h3,77534 km/h39 km/h43 km/h
Divadale Dr · Don Avon Dr – Brentcliffe Rd · 310 mJun 2010 · 24 h3,48435 km/h43 km/h47 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 2 collisions. 1 collision (14%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions7#4710 of 5,508
With an injury1#4349 of 4,660
Property damage only6
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20149latest Feb 8, 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

Ten thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.3 a year before that. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1020house driveway/garage (5), other (5)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 29, 2024. 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 & Divadale a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 7 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 & Divadale?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 21, 2022, 28% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Laird & Divadale?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Divadale Dr between Don Avon Dr and Brentcliffe Rd (June 2010), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Laird & Divadale?

The nearest Green P car park is 1670 Bayview Ave (1.3 km away, 33 spaces). The City's mapping shows 390 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 45,310 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Laird & Divadale by transit?

Laird Station (Line 5) is 221 m away; bus routes 34, 51, 88, 156, 11 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Laird & Divadale?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 62 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (179 m), Sushi By K (179 m), Pizza Nova (189 m), Bancan Kitchen (228 m) and Noor Frize (233 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 & Divadale?

The nearest is Serena Gundy Park Washroom, 58 Rykert Cres, 772 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Sunnybrook Park Washroom (874 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 Laird & Divadale?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 684 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community (301 m, 71 spaces), Northlea Community Child Care (349 m, 225 spaces) and Leaside Day Care Centre (484 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Laird & Divadale?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 874 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 888 Eglinton Ave E (174 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 892 Eglinton Ave E (182 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 894 Eglinton Ave E (211 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 896 Eglinton Ave E (230 m, 43 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 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 & Divadale?

Toronto Police place ten 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 Leaside-Bennington page.

What neighbourhood is Laird & Divadale in?

Laird & Divadale 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