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Laird & Stickney

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

Laird & Stickney sits in Thorncliffe Park. At the City's last count here, in 2015, it was an above-average intersection for traffic. Nearby is Laird Station (Line 5) 643 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
11,432
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 11, 2015
287 pedestrians · 6 cyclists
Collisions
24
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Laird Station 643 m · 7 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
64/100
city median 48 · #1,292 of 5,672
16 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 251 m

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Laird & Stickney

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 · Feb 11, 2015

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,970 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 20 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,684 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,615 from 4:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 13.8% 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2015, 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 north5,219southbound · 1 bikes · 14.5% heavy
From the west223eastbound · 0 bikes · 11.7% heavy
Total vehicles11,432287 pedestrians · 6 cyclists · 13.8% heavy
From the east20westbound · 0 bikes · 25.0% heavy
From the south5,970northbound · 5 bikes · 13.1% heavy

Peak hours: 1,684 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,615 from 4:00 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 5 collisions. 4 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 18, 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 collisions24
With an injury4
Property damage only20
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on Laird Dr between Commercial Rd and Wicksteed Ave (202 m away, May 2015) recorded volume only — about 12,832 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Laird Dr · Commercial Rd – Wicksteed Ave · 202 mMay 2015 · 3 days12,832———

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

Subway
Laird Station (Line 5)643 m · 8 min
TTC bus
51 88 156 34 nearest 66 m
Blue Night
334 354
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Laird Dr at Industrial St; Laird Dr at Commercial Rd South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Esandar Dr / Laird Dr 311 m · 4 min · 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.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
3 car parks · about 77 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
3 post-and-rings within 300 m
Other lots
42 mapped lots within 500 m, 266 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
709 Millwood Rd · Garage1.2 km2078% (Q1 2026)
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface1.3 km2465% (Q1 2026)
1670 Bayview Ave · Surface1.5 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

Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Longo's, 251 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 16 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 72. The nearest is Chipotle Mexican Grill, 148 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 287 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Lyndhurst Centre, 1.5 km away, then Holland Bloorview at 1.8 km. For seniors' housing: Suomi - Koti Toronto Nursing Home, a long-term care home 814 m away; The Millwood, a retirement home 628 m away. Toronto Finnish Canadian Seniors Centre - Suomi Koti runs a seniors' active living programme 822 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill · 101 Laird Dr148 m
  • Mary Brown's · 11 Industrial St Unit-1155 m
  • Pita Land · 11 Industrial St Unit-2155 m
  • Olde Yorke Fish and Chips · 96 Laird Dr195 m
  • Pizzaville · 95 Laird Dr Unit-2226 m
16 within 300 m · 72 within 1 km
Grocery
Longo's 251 m · 3 min · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Avoca Chocolatier 653 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 287 m · 3 min · 3 within 1 km
Child care
  • Brightpath Academy - Leaside · 107 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day298 m · 4 min
  • Leaside Day Care Centre · 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day404 m · 5 min
  • Trace Manes School · 26 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day680 m · 8 min
6 licensed centres · 459 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible547 m · 7 min
Drinking water: Trace Manes Park 543 m · 6 min (off)
Health and care
  • Lyndhurst Centre · hospital site1.5 km · 18 min
  • Holland Bloorview · hospital site1.8 km · 21 min
  • Suomi - Koti Toronto Nursing Home · long-term care home814 m · 10 min
  • The Millwood · retirement home628 m · 7 min
  • Toronto Finnish Canadian Seniors Centre - Suomi Koti · seniors' active living centre822 m · 10 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 (6)
  • Trace Manes Park558 m · 7 min
  • Radar Park1 km · 12 min
  • Father Caulfield Park1 km · 12 min
  • Leonard Linton Park1.2 km · 15 min
  • Howard Talbot Park1.3 km · 15 min
and 1 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
  • Trace Manes Park Community Centre547 m · 7 min
  • Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena713 m · 8 min
  • Leaside Gardens Swimming Pool838 m · 10 min
Schools (9)
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 811 m · 10 min
  • St Anselm Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
  • Rolph Road Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • Leaside High SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
  • Children's Garden Junior SchoolPrivate · 1.3 km · 15 min
and 4 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch630 m · 8 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.

64of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,292 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 16 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit18/28

    Laird Station 0.6 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go5/14

    library 630 m away

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    nearest park 0.6 km · 2 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care5/8

    nearest school 0.8 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • 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 14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 375 rental units. The nearest is 18 Kenrae Rd (358 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 2025358 m · 4 min
870 Millwood Rd · Markar Limited113195085 · Jul 2024608 m · 7 min
872 Millwood Rd103193997 · Aug 2025654 m · 8 min
871 Millwood Rd · Wilanmar Holdings Ltd.153194781 · Jul 2024670 m · 8 min
841 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd.173196089 · Aug 2024687 m · 8 min
855 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd.223196089 · Aug 2025705 m · 8 min

14 registered buildings · 375 units · tallest 5 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Laird & Stickney a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 24 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 & Stickney?

An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2015. Its latest count is from Feb 11, 2015, 1.24× today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Laird & Stickney a walkable intersection?

Laird & Stickney scores 64 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,292 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: 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 16 places to eat within 300 m; Laird Station 0.6 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.8 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m.

Where can I park near Laird & Stickney?

The nearest Green P car park is 709 Millwood Rd (1.2 km away, 20 spaces, 78% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 266 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,550 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Laird & Stickney by transit?

Laird Station (Line 5) is 643 m away; bus routes 51, 88, 156, 34 within 1 km (nearest stop: Laird Dr at Industrial St, 66 m).

What restaurants are near Laird & Stickney?

16 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 72 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Chipotle Mexican Grill (148 m), Mary Brown's (155 m), Pita Land (155 m), Olde Yorke Fish and Chips (195 m) and Pizzaville (226 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Laird & Stickney?

The nearest is Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 110 Rumsey Rd, 547 m away, with an accessible washroom.

Is there child care near Laird & Stickney?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 459 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - Leaside (298 m, 107 spaces), Leaside Day Care Centre (404 m, 99 spaces) and Trace Manes School (680 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Laird & Stickney?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 375 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 18 Kenrae Rd (358 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 870 Millwood Rd (608 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 872 Millwood Rd (654 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 871 Millwood Rd (670 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 90 out of 100.

What neighbourhood is Laird & Stickney in?

Laird & Stickney 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