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Laird & Eglinton

Laird Dr & Eglinton Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Leaside-Bennington · Ward 15, Don Valley West

In Leaside-Bennington, Laird & Eglinton is a high-volume crossing. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, Laird Station and an accessible pedestrian signal.

Traffic volume
36,709
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 30, 2025
2,492 pedestrians · 267 cyclists · #162 busiest
Collisions
343
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
35 with an injury · 268 property damage · #234 of 5,508 · +14 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Laird Station
subway station within 250 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,620 vehicles an hour, 2.3× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 15 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Police have logged an average of 34 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 9.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.88× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 20%, from 191 in 2016–2020 to 152 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Laird & Eglinton

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Eglinton Ave E & Laird Dr — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8061 · Eglinton Ave E & Laird Dr · 27 m from the node
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Laird & Eglinton, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8061 · Eglinton Ave E & Laird Dr
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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)41 m; Leaside Station (Line 5)1 km
TTC bus
345188156 nearest 32 m
Blue Night
334354
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Eglinton Ave East at Laird Dr West Side; Eglinton Ave East at Laird Dr East Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Laird Crosstown Station 86 m · 11 docks · 8 stations, 127 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 (9)
  • Northlea Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 403 m
  • Maria Montessori SchoolPrivate · 447 m
  • Children's Garden Junior SchoolPrivate · 647 m
  • Leaside High SchoolEnglish Public · 682 m
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 826 m
  • Bloorview School AuthorityPrivate · 849 m
  • and 3 more
Community centres
Parks (13)
  • Radar Park404 m
  • Howard Talbot Park791 m
  • Bessborough Parkette808 m
  • Leonard Linton Park863 m
  • Serena Gundy Park868 m
  • Trace Manes Park914 m
  • and 7 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch827 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sunnybrook Hospital branch1.3 km
Signal
0088, activated 1958 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

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 11 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 71. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 28 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés11 within 300 m · 71 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 878 Eglinton Ave E Unit-728 mPassed, Apr 2026
Sushi By K · 874 Eglinton Ave E32 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Dollarama · 815 Eglinton Ave Egrocery42 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Vozara Food Factory · 856 Eglinton Ave Egrocery55 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Nova · 852 Eglinton Ave E64 mPassed, Apr 2026
Noor Frize · 825 Eglinton Ave E80 mPassed, Oct 2025
Suomi-Koti Finnish Centre · 795 Eglinton Ave E127 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Pho Lady Vietnamese Cuisine · 220 Laird Dr136 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions

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, 840 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 423 m away at Radar Park.

  • Serena Gundy Park Washroom · 58 Rykert Cres
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    840 m
  • Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom · 110 Rumsey Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    909 m
Drinking water
Radar Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 423 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 710 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Leaside Day Care Centre (281 m, 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 710 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 8
  • Leaside Day Care Centre · 206 Laird Dr
    99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    281 m
  • Northlea Community Child Care · 305 Rumsey Rd
    225 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    403 m
  • Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community · 125 Brentcliffe Rd
    71 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    447 m
  • Brightpath Academy - Leaside · 235 McRae Dr
    107 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    531 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 321 (540 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 321 · 540 m231 McRae Dr
Police53 Division · 3 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 57 · 1.4 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 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 840 rental units. The nearest is 888 Eglinton Ave E (50 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 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 14 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 840 units
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202614 across the 17
Open fire-code violations6
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
888 Eglinton Ave E · Trivest Developments Corporation183195488 · Sep 2025050 m
892 Eglinton Ave E · Trivest Developments Corporation374196192 · Sep 2025175 m
894 Eglinton Ave E · Royal Lepage Signature Realty444195491 · Sep 20250127 m
795 Eglinton Ave E885198697 · Aug 20260128 m
896 Eglinton Ave E · Goldie Imports of Canada Limited434195089 · Aug 20260162 m
898 Eglinton Ave E · Wj Properties213195499 · Aug 20261194 m
904 Eglinton Ave E234195878 · Dec 20252229 m
958 Eglinton Ave E · Hannah Property Management Ltd.243194593 · Sep 20251401 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 lots408 lots · ≈45,920 spaces · 137.8 ha
Within 500 m33 lots · ≈1,850 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 · Surface1.2 km33 *
709 Millwood Rd · Garage1.3 km2078% (Q1 2026)
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface1.3 km2465% (Q1 2026)
2170 Bayview avenue · Surface1.6 km69 *

Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈10 spaces; 54 m away, ≈21 spaces; 73 m away, ≈20 spaces; 99 m away, ≈13 spaces; 112 m away, ≈9 spaces; 131 m away, ≈7 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 — 14-hour, Sep 30, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 12,949 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 2,121 from the north. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,912 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,110 from 5:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north2,121southbound · 47 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the west12,850eastbound · 67 bikes · 5.9% heavy
Total vehicles36,7092,492 pedestrians · 267 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east12,949westbound · 59 bikes · 5.4% heavy
From the south8,789northbound · 94 bikes · 3.5% heavy
AM peak hour2,912 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour3,110 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 30, 2025

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 Laird Dr between Divadale Dr and Broadway Ave, 255 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in March 2009 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 39 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 43 km/h or more. 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Eglinton Ave E · Sutherland Dr – Laird Dr · 101 mMar 2013 · 3 days39,075
Laird Dr · Divadale Dr – Broadway Ave · 255 mMar 2009 · 24 h3,77534 km/h39 km/h43 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 worst year was 2016, with 57 collisions; 2025 recorded 42. 35 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 44 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 14 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 9.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions343#234 of 5,508
With an injury35#402 of 4,660
Property damage only268
Fail to remain44
Involving a pedestrian3#1225 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1802 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified40
Since January 2026 (outside the window)14
All since 2014455latest Jun 24, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Dec 22, 2011.

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

Five thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle510street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft200commercial premises (1), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 25, 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 Leaside-Bennington.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Laird & Eglinton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 343 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 & Eglinton?

A high-volume crossing. It ranks #162 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.3× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Laird & Eglinton?

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 & Eglinton?

The nearest Green P car park is 1670 Bayview Ave (1.2 km away, 33 spaces). The City's mapping shows 408 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 45,920 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Laird & Eglinton by transit?

Laird Station (Line 5) is 41 m away; bus routes 34, 51, 88, 156 within 1 km (nearest stop: Eglinton Ave East at Laird Dr West Side, 32 m).

What restaurants are near Laird & Eglinton?

11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 71 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (28 m), Sushi By K (32 m), Pizza Nova (64 m), Noor Frize (80 m) and Suomi-Koti Finnish Centre (127 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 & Eglinton?

The nearest is Serena Gundy Park Washroom, 58 Rykert Cres, 840 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: Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom (909 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 & Eglinton?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 710 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Leaside Day Care Centre (281 m, 99 spaces), Northlea Community Child Care (403 m, 225 spaces) and Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community (447 m, 71 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Laird & Eglinton?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 840 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 888 Eglinton Ave E (50 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 892 Eglinton Ave E (75 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 894 Eglinton Ave E (127 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 795 Eglinton Ave E (128 m, 88 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 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 Laird & Eglinton?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and two 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 Leaside-Bennington page.

What neighbourhood is Laird & Eglinton in?

Laird & Eglinton is in Leaside-Bennington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 056). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

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