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Laird & Kenrae

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

At its last City count, in 2017, Laird & Kenrae, in Thorncliffe Park, was an above-average intersection for traffic. Nearby are 7 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
14,117
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 7, 2017
114 pedestrians · 145 cyclists
Collisions
22
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
3
TTC stops within 100 m
7 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
54/100
city median 48 · #2,211 of 5,672
15 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 257 m

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Laird & Kenrae

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Sep 7, 2017

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 7,631 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 54% of the total, against 255 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (78 of 145). Evening rush dominates here: 2,030 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,767 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 9 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.

From the north6,231southbound · 49 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the west255eastbound · 18 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles14,117114 pedestrians · 145 cyclists · 3.9% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south7,631northbound · 78 bikes · 3.6% heavy

Peak hours: 1,767 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,030 from 4:45 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 2023, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 2, 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

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions22
With an injury1
Property damage only20
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2017

On Kenrae Rd between Randolph Rd and Laird Dr, 81 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in September 2017 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kenrae Rd · Randolph Rd – Laird Dr · 81 mSep 2017 · 24 h1,11739 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
51 88 156 25 72 100 nearest 24 m
Blue Night
325
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Laird Dr at Kenrae Rd; Laird Dr at Canvarco Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Esandar Dr / Laird Dr 114 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
31 mapped lots within 500 m, 272 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
709 Millwood Rd · Garage1.3 km2078% (Q1 2026)
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface1.4 km2465% (Q1 2026)
1670 Bayview Ave · Surface1.6 km33 *—

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, 257 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 15 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 33. The nearest is Achieva Health Cafe, 42 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pace Pharmacy, 82 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 430 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Achieva Health Cafe · 47 Laird Dr42 m
  • Grill Time Gourmet Meat Shops · 62 Laird Dr Unit-265 m
  • Naan Kabob · 62 Laird Dr Unit-365 m
  • Pizzaville · 95 Laird Dr Unit-2160 m
  • Aroma Espresso Bar - Leaside Village · 85 Laird Dr 6168 m
15 within 300 m · 33 within 1 km
Grocery
Longo's 257 m · 3 min · 3 within 1 km
Food shops
Avoca Chocolatier 723 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Pace Pharmacy 82 m · 3 within 1 km
Child care
  • Brightpath Academy - Leaside · 107 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day632 m · 8 min
  • Leaside Children's House · 41 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day756 m · 9 min
  • Leaside Day Care Centre · 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day786 m · 9 min
5 licensed centres · 465 spaces within 1 km · 2 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible694 m · 8 min
Health and care
  • Lyndhurst Centre · hospital site1.8 km · 22 min
  • The Millwood · retirement home430 m · 5 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 (8)
  • Trace Manes Park705 m · 8 min
  • Father Caulfield Park1.2 km · 14 min
  • Mallory Green1.2 km · 15 min
  • Leaside Park1.3 km · 15 min
  • Sandy Bruce Park1.3 km · 16 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
  • Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena331 m · 4 min
  • Leaside Gardens Swimming Pool456 m · 5 min
  • Leaside Curling Club654 m · 8 min
Schools
  • Rolph Road Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 931 m · 11 min
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
  • Overlea LINCEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • St Anselm Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • Polaris Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 1.5 km · 18 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch777 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.

54of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,211 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 15 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit13/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go5/14

    library 777 m away

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    nearest park 0.7 km · 4 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care2/8

    nearest school 0.9 km · 5 licensed child cares within 1 km

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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 eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 111 rental units. The nearest is 18 Kenrae Rd (98 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 90, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
18 Kenrae Rd · Dream Development Group Corporation133195698 · Oct 202598 m
870 Millwood Rd · Markar Limited113195085 · Jul 2024576 m · 7 min
871 Millwood Rd · Wilanmar Holdings Ltd.153194781 · Jul 2024588 m · 7 min
872 Millwood Rd103193997 · Aug 2025609 m · 7 min
855 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd.223196089 · Aug 2025678 m · 8 min
841 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd.173196089 · Aug 2024738 m · 9 min

8 registered buildings · 111 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

Four 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.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle400street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

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 & Kenrae a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 22 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 & Kenrae?

An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2017. Its latest count is from Sep 7, 2017, 1.53× today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Laird & Kenrae a walkable intersection?

Laird & Kenrae scores 54 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,211 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 · 15 places to eat within 300 m; nearest park 0.7 km · 4 community centres within 800 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Laird & Kenrae?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kenrae Rd between Randolph Rd and Laird Dr (September 2017), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Laird & Kenrae?

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 272 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,820 spaces — 31 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Laird & Kenrae by transit?

Bus routes 51, 88, 156, 25, 72, 100 within 1 km (nearest stop: Laird Dr at Kenrae Rd, 24 m).

What restaurants are near Laird & Kenrae?

15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 33 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Achieva Health Cafe (42 m), Grill Time Gourmet Meat Shops (65 m), Naan Kabob (65 m), Pizzaville (160 m) and Aroma Espresso Bar - Leaside Village (168 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Laird & Kenrae?

The nearest is Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 110 Rumsey Rd, 694 m away, with an accessible washroom.

Is there child care near Laird & Kenrae?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 465 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - Leaside (632 m, 107 spaces), Leaside Children's House (756 m, 41 spaces) and Leaside Day Care Centre (786 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Laird & Kenrae?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 111 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 18 Kenrae Rd (98 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 870 Millwood Rd (576 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 871 Millwood Rd (588 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 872 Millwood Rd (609 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 90 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Laird & Kenrae?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 & Kenrae in?

Laird & Kenrae 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