Lappin & Ward

Traffic volume8-hour count · Oct 30, 2014

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 225 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 41% of the total, against 19 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (30 of 56). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 96 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 28% above the afternoon peak from 4:00 p.m. (75). Trucks and buses were 12.3% 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 2014, 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.

Peak hours: 96 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 75 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 worst year was 2019, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 1 collision (7%) involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 17, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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 2014

On Ward St between Slow Lane and Lappin Ave, 21 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2014 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Lappin Ave between Lansdowne Ave and Ward St measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 37 km/h (Apr 2012). 4 speed humps slow traffic on Ward Street between Lappin Ave and Wallace Ave.

Traffic calming

Ward Street (Lappin Ave – Wallace Ave): 4 speed humps

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.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food9/30

  5 grocery stores within 1 km · 67 within 1 km

• Transit18/28

  Lansdowne Station 0.8 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 630 m away

• Parks and recreation3/10

  nearest park 0.7 km · nearest centre 0.9 km

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.8 km · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot2/10

  traffic calming

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.

Within a kilometre there are ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,376 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 800 Lansdowne Ave (99 m, 138 units, 4 storeys, built 1992), which scored 82 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

10 registered buildings · 1,376 units · 3 social housing · tallest 21 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.

22 thefts from vehicles and 28 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 8.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 5.0 a year. 59% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 61% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 18, 2026.

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 Junction-Wallace Emerson.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 30, 2014.
• 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.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; Traffic Calming Database.
• 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 9 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: 43.66464, -79.44687 · centreline node 13464543.