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Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St

Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St is a lightly travelled intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, a protected bikeway and parks. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
2,283
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 18, 2026
1,764 pedestrians · 666 cyclists · #2209 busiest
Collisions
4
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 1 property damage · #5165 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 160 vehicles, 14% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.3 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 29.2% of vehicle volume, about 38× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 0.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Bayview Ave & Lawren Harris Sq — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8218 · Bayview Ave & Lawren Harris Sq · 76 m from the node
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8218 · Bayview Ave & Lawren Harris Sq
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Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
503504501508505 nearest 217 m
TTC bus
12120265114 nearest 177 m
Blue Night
304301305365
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Lawren Harris Sq installed 2016; Cycle Track on Lower River St installed 2016
Bike Share
Bayview Ave / Lawren Harris Square 61 m · 15 docks · 30 stations, 608 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 (17)
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 419 m
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 544 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 583 m
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 590 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 723 m
  • Queen Alexandra Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 794 m
  • and 11 more
Parks (46)
  • Lawren Harris Square41 m
  • Underpass Park62 m
  • Corktown Common188 m
  • Diamond Jubilee Promenade211 m
  • Percy Park253 m
  • King/Queen Triangle255 m
  • and 40 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch713 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 510 m
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 544 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 671 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 765 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 769 m
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 811 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 889 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 916 m

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 14 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 211 — 2.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Lisbon Hotel, 45 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2025.

Restaurants & cafés14 within 300 m · 211 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Lisbon Hotel · 19 Lawren Harris Sq45 mPassed, Aug 2025
Aisle 24 · 1 St Lawrence St61 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Apocalatte · 32 Trolley Cres157 mPassed, May 2026
Lost Craft Brewery · 482 Front St E A & B179 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Dixon Neighbourhood Homes · 30 St Lawrence St200 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bb.q Chicken · 470 Front St E #16c202 mPassed, Jun 2026
Sukhothai · 460 Front St E202 mPassed, Jul 2026
Barburrito · 464 Front St E Unit-2211 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom, 264 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 61 m away at Underpass Park.

  • Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom · 155 Bayview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    264 m
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    552 m
  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    669 m
Drinking water
Underpass Park drinking fountain · 61 m; Underpass Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 73 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 798 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kinder College Early Learning Centre (569 m, 103 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 798 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 10
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 25 Nicholas Ave
    103 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    569 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    583 m
  • George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre · 440 Shuter St
    179 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    590 m
  • Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre · 131 Broadview Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    629 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (716 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 1 km475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 716 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 1.5 km126 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 37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,041 rental units — 28 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 40 Lower River St (156 m, 59 units, 4 storeys, built 2014), which scored 97 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 118 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 64 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings37 · 5,041 units · 28 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026118 across the 37
Open fire-code violations64
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
40 Lower River StToronto Community Housing · TCH594201497 · Jun 20260156 m
45 St Lawrence StToronto Community Housing · TCH504198096 · Jun 20264160 m
585 King St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1288201499 · Nov 20250207 m
20 Palace Stsocial housing · Fred Victor Centre1081096 · Dec 20250234 m
75 Cooperage Stsocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated14512201698 · Nov 20255281 m
540 Queen St EToronto Community Housing · TCH446198493 · Nov 20251344 m
181 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc310262022100 · Jul 202523 · 14 fire399 m
151 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc232162022100 · Jul 20258 · 13 fire416 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 lots747 lots · ≈39,110 spaces · 117.3 ha
Within 500 m67 lots · ≈2,800 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 4,817 spaces
EV charging (City)220 Carlaw Ave. · 1.3 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking151 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 80 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
83 Tannery Road · Garage152 m27 *
100 Cooperage Street · Garage287 m86 *
40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage305 m25 *
373 Front Street East · Surface522 m450 *
111 Broadview Ave · Surface579 m9256% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈3 spaces; 85 m away, ≈59 spaces; 98 m away, ≈15 spaces; 117 m away, ≈59 spaces (Green P); 154 m away, ≈59 spaces; 159 m away, ≈13 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (1.5 km, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (1.5 km, 6 ports); 188 Carlton St (1.7 km, 1 ports).

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 — 14-hour, Aug 18, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 1,671 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 73% of the total, against 50 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the north (299 of 666). Evening rush dominates here: 234 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 169 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north562southbound · 299 bikes · 8.7% heavy
From the west1,671eastbound · 127 bikes · 3.6% heavy
Total vehicles2,2831,764 pedestrians · 666 cyclists · 4.8% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south50northbound · 240 bikes · 2.0% heavy
AM peak hour169 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour234 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 18, 2026

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.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's most recent midblock count on Lawren Harris Sq between Bayview Ave and Lower River St (66 m away, Jul 2014) recorded volume only — about 442 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lawren Harris Sq · Bayview Ave – Lower River St · 66 mJul 2014 · 3 days442

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

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

The worst year was 2024, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 75% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (25%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 7, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions4#5165 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only1
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#2706 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 20144latest Dec 7, 2024

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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Feb 26, 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

Three thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 83% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310street/outdoor (3)
Bicycle theft660apartment parking (5), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 11, 2023. 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 4 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 Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #2209 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 14% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St?

The nearest Green P car park is 83 Tannery Road (152 m away, 27 spaces). The City's mapping shows 747 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 39,110 spaces — 67 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 220 Carlaw Ave. (1.3 km).

How do I get to Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 504, 501, 508 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 217 m away; bus routes 121, 202, 65, 114 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St?

14 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 211 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Lisbon Hotel (45 m), Aisle 24 (61 m), Apocalatte (157 m), Lost Craft Brewery (179 m) and Dixon Neighbourhood Homes (200 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 Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St?

The nearest is Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom, 155 Bayview Ave, 264 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom (552 m); Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (669 m). 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 Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 798 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kinder College Early Learning Centre (569 m, 103 spaces), Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (583 m, 52 spaces) and George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre (590 m, 179 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St?

37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,041 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 40 Lower River St (156 m, 59 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 45 St Lawrence St (160 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 585 King St E (207 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 20 Palace St (234 m, 108 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 37 is 92 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 Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and six 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St in?

Lawren Harris Sq & Lower River St is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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