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Laird & Esandar

Laird Dr & Esandar Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Thorncliffe Park · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Laird & Esandar is an above-average intersection for traffic. It sits in Thorncliffe Park. At the corner: an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Laird Station (Line 5) 919 m away.

Traffic volume
13,845
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 2, 2013
323 pedestrians · 115 cyclists
Collisions
93
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 75 property damage · #1194 of 5,508 · +13 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Laird Station 919 m · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,730 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.50× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 43 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 9.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 25%, from 53 in 2016–2020 to 40 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Laird & Esandar

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)919 m
TTC bus
5188156257210034 nearest 19 m
Express
925
Blue Night
325334354
Nearest stops
8 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 · 5 stations, 76 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 (13)
  • Rolph Road Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 703 m
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 728 m
  • Overlea LINCEnglish Public · 791 m
  • St Anselm Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 813 m
  • Leaside High SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Polaris Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km
  • and 7 more
Community centres
Parks (15)
  • Trace Manes Park481 m
  • Father Caulfield Park909 m
  • Radar Park920 m
  • Leaside Park1 km
  • Leonard Linton Park1.1 km
  • Sandy Bruce Park1.1 km
  • and 9 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch509 m
Signal
2324, activated 2012 · 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 16 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 85. The nearest is Pizzaville, 59 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés16 within 300 m · 85 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 20 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizzaville · 95 Laird Dr Unit-259 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Grill Time Gourmet Meat Shops · 62 Laird Dr Unit-2grocery62 mPassed, May 2026
Naan Kabob · 62 Laird Dr Unit-362 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Aroma Espresso Bar - Leaside Village · 85 Laird Dr 669 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 4 infractions
Amsterdam Barrel House · 87 Laird Dr105 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Bento Sushi · 85 Laird Dr113 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Booster Juice · 85 Laird Dr113 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Corks Beer and Wine Bar · 85 Laird Dr Flr-2grocery113 mPassed, 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, 469 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 471 m away at Trace Manes Park.

  • Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom · 110 Rumsey Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    469 m
  • Leaside Park Washroom · 5 Leaside Park Dr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    1 km
Drinking water
Trace Manes Park bottle filling station · 471 m; Trace Manes Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 479 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 651 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brightpath Academy - Leaside (466 m, 107 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 651 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 7
  • Brightpath Academy - Leaside · 235 McRae Dr
    107 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    466 m
  • Leaside Children's House · 839 Millwood Rd
    41 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    478 m
  • Trace Manes School (8603758 Canada Inc) · 822 Millwood Rd
    26 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    586 m
  • Leaside Day Care Centre · 206 Laird Dr
    99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    680 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 321 (462 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 321 · 462 m231 McRae Dr
Police53 Division · 3.2 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 1.6 km1300 Pape 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 14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 570 rental units. The nearest is 18 Kenrae Rd (54 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 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 9 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings14 · 570 units
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20269 across the 14
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
18 Kenrae Rd · Dream Development Group Corporation133195698 · Oct 2025054 m
872 Millwood Rd103193997 · Aug 20251325 m
871 Millwood Rd · Wilanmar Holdings Ltd.153194781 · Jul 20240351 m
870 Millwood Rd · Markar Limited113195085 · Jul 20240354 m
855 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd.223196089 · Aug 20251405 m
841 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd.173196089 · Aug 20240460 m
823 Millwood Rd · Thriving Property Management134195083 · Aug 20240592 m
795 Eglinton Ave E885198697 · Aug 20260939 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 lots436 lots · ≈43,320 spaces · 130 ha
Within 500 m50 lots · ≈5,170 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 77 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parking5 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
709 Millwood Rd · Garage1 km2078% (Q1 2026)
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface1 km2465% (Q1 2026)
1670 Bayview Ave · Surface1.2 km33 *

Nearest lots: 26 m away, ≈21 spaces; 49 m away, ≈36 spaces; 59 m away, ≈18 spaces; 69 m away, ≈6 spaces; 112 m away, ≈25 spaces; 116 m away, ≈26 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, May 2, 2013

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,486 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 1,098 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (71 of 115). Evening rush dominates here: 2,068 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 1,648 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 14.4% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 13 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, 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 north6,486southbound · 40 bikes · 14.2% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles13,845323 pedestrians · 115 cyclists · 14.4% heavy
From the east1,098westbound · 4 bikes · 19.8% heavy
From the south6,261northbound · 71 bikes · 13.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,648 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,068 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 2, 2013

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.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

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, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions93#1194 of 5,508
With an injury6#2479 of 4,660
Property damage only75
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian3#1301 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1217 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
All since 2014126latest Jun 30, 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 two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210other (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft200commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 13, 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 & 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. Its latest count is from May 2, 2013, 1.50× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Laird & Esandar?

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 436 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 43,320 spaces — 50 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 919 m away; bus routes 51, 88, 156, 25, 72, 100, 34, 925 within 1 km (nearest stop: Laird Dr at Esandar Dr North Side, 19 m).

What restaurants are near Laird & Esandar?

16 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 85 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizzaville (59 m), Naan Kabob (62 m), Aroma Espresso Bar - Leaside Village (69 m), Amsterdam Barrel House (105 m) and Bento Sushi (113 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 & Esandar?

The nearest is Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 110 Rumsey Rd, 469 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Leaside Park Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Esandar?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 651 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - Leaside (466 m, 107 spaces), Leaside Children's House (478 m, 41 spaces) and Trace Manes School (8603758 Canada Inc) (586 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Laird & Esandar?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 570 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 18 Kenrae Rd (54 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 872 Millwood Rd (325 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 871 Millwood Rd (351 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 870 Millwood Rd (354 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 91 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 & Esandar?

Toronto Police place two 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 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

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