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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 volume14-hour count · Sep 2, 2026
Traffic is heaviest from the south: 10,441 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 2 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (95 of 171). Evening rush dominates here: 2,216 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:00 p.m., against 1,626 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 1,626 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 2,216 from 3:00 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
The worst year was 2018, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 6 collisions (6%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 16 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 28, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 93 | #1194 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 6 | |
| Property damage only | 75 | |
| Fail to remain | 13 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1301 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1217 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 12 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 16 | |
| 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 2324, activated 2012 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Laird Station (Line 5)926 m · 11 min
- TTC bus
- 51 88 156 34 nearest 19 m
- Blue Night
- 334 354
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Laird Dr at Esandar Dr North Side; Laird Dr at Kenrae Rd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Esandar Dr / Laird Dr 28 m · 11 docks · 4 stations, 65 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
- 5 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 29 mapped lots within 500 m, 260 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 709 Millwood Rd · Garage | 1.3 km | 20 | 78% (Q1 2026) |
| 1503 Bayview Avw · Surface | 1.3 km | 24 | 65% (Q1 2026) |
| 1670 Bayview Ave · Surface | 1.6 km | 33 * | — |
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
A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Longo's, 158 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 14 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 34. The nearest is Pizzaville, 61 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pace Pharmacy, 181 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Lyndhurst Centre, 1.8 km away. For seniors' housing: The Millwood, a retirement home 529 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Pizzaville · 95 Laird Dr Unit-261 m
- Aroma Espresso Bar - Leaside Village · 85 Laird Dr 669 m
- Grill Time Gourmet Meat Shops · 62 Laird Dr Unit-285 m
- Naan Kabob · 62 Laird Dr Unit-385 m
- Olde Yorke Fish and Chips · 96 Laird Dr132 m
- Grocery
- Longo's 158 m · 3 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Avoca Chocolatier 673 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Pace Pharmacy 181 m · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Brightpath Academy - Leaside · 107 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day581 m · 7 min
- Leaside Day Care Centre · 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day687 m · 8 min
- Leaside Children's House · 41 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day706 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible644 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- Lyndhurst Centre · hospital site1.8 km · 21 min
- The Millwood · retirement home529 m · 6 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 (7)
- Trace Manes Park655 m · 8 min
- Father Caulfield Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Radar Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Mallory Green1.3 km · 16 min
- Leaside Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Community centres
- Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena430 m · 5 min
- Leaside Gardens Swimming Pool555 m · 7 min
- Trace Manes Park Community Centre644 m · 8 min
- Schools (6)
- Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Rolph Road Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- St Anselm Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Overlea LINCEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Polaris Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Leaside branch727 m · 9 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. This corner is #1,142 of 5,672. 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
Within a kilometre there are seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 101 rental units. The nearest is 18 Kenrae Rd (75 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.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Kenrae Rd · Dream Development Group Corporation | 13 | 3 | 1956 | 98 · Oct 2025 | 75 m |
| 870 Millwood Rd · Markar Limited | 11 | 3 | 1950 | 85 · Jul 2024 | 526 m · 6 min |
| 872 Millwood Rd | 10 | 3 | 1939 | 97 · Aug 2025 | 572 m · 7 min |
| 871 Millwood Rd · Wilanmar Holdings Ltd. | 15 | 3 | 1947 | 81 · Jul 2024 | 588 m · 7 min |
| 855 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd. | 22 | 3 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2025 | 628 m · 7 min |
| 841 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd. | 17 | 3 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2024 | 688 m · 8 min |
7 registered buildings · 101 units · tallest 4 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
Two 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.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 1 | 0 | other (1), street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 0 | 0 | commercial premises (2) |
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 & Esandar a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 93 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 & Esandar?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #775 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.34× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Laird & Esandar a walkable intersection?
Laird & Esandar scores 66 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,142 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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 grocery store within 300 m · 14 places to eat within 300 m; Laird Station 0.9 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.7 km · 4 community centres within 800 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
Where can I park near Laird & Esandar?
The nearest Green P car park is 709 Millwood Rd (1.3 km away, 20 spaces, 78% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 260 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,310 spaces — 29 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Laird & Esandar by transit?
Laird Station (Line 5) is 926 m away; bus routes 51, 88, 156, 34 within 1 km (nearest stop: Laird Dr at Esandar Dr North Side, 19 m).
What restaurants are near Laird & Esandar?
14 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 34 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pizzaville (61 m), Aroma Espresso Bar - Leaside Village (69 m), Grill Time Gourmet Meat Shops (85 m), Naan Kabob (85 m) and Olde Yorke Fish and Chips (132 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Laird & Esandar?
The nearest is Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 110 Rumsey Rd, 644 m away, with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Laird & Esandar?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 398 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - Leaside (581 m, 107 spaces), Leaside Day Care Centre (687 m, 99 spaces) and Leaside Children's House (706 m, 41 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Laird & Esandar?
Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 101 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 18 Kenrae Rd (75 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 870 Millwood Rd (526 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 872 Millwood Rd (572 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 871 Millwood Rd (588 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 89 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Laird & Esandar?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Thorncliffe Park page.
What neighbourhood is Laird & Esandar in?
Laird & Esandar 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 Sep 2, 2026.
- 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.
- 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: 43.70527, -79.36148 · centreline node 13457222.