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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume14-hour count · May 21, 2025
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 4,597 westbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 854. Morning rush is the busier period: 1,150 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 969 from 2:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.2% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,150 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 969 from 2:45 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
2017 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 4% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 13, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 8, 2013.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 23 | 2.3 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 3 | |
| Property damage only | 20 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Nov 8, 2013 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Lawrence Ave E between Megan Ave and Morning Dew Rd (286 m away) recorded an average of 52 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 59 km/h. That segment carries about 17,000 vehicles a day. Bennett Rd between Dunstall Cres and Brightside Dr measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (May 2023). At the school-zone speed sign on Bennett Rd (258 m away, 40 km/h limit), 2.4% of the 9,658 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Rd · Dunstall Cres – Brightside Dr · 247 m | May 2023 · 3 days | 1,291 | 39 km/h | 47 km/h | 51 km/h |
| Lawrence Ave E · Megan Ave – Morning Dew Rd · 286 m | Oct 2023 · 3 days | 16,998 | 52 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Bennett Rd (northbound), 258 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 30 km/h, 85th percentile 41 km/h; 2.4% at 50 km/h or more. 9,658 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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.
- The crossing
- Signal 1033, activated 1974 · leading pedestrian interval South/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 54 86 nearest 29 m
- Express
- 954 986
- Blue Night
- 354 386
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Bennett Rd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 4 mapped lots within 500 m, 123 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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
You can do a shop on foot from here: Coppa's is 156 m away. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 6 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Papa John's, 137 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Medicine Shoppe, 150 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Papa John's · 166 Bennett Rd Unit-A137 m
- Chef's Kitchen · 4679 Kingston Rd 3 A831 m · 10 min
- Fortogo (Inside Chef's Kitchen) · 4679 Kingston Rd831 m · 10 min
- Nepali Sweets ( Inside Chef's Kitchen) · 4679 Kingston Rd 3a831 m · 10 min
- Domino's Pizza · 4679 Kingston Rd831 m · 10 min
- Grocery
- Coppa's 156 m
- Food shops
- Lounah Bakery 859 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- The Medicine Shoppe 150 m
- Child care
- St. Malachy Before & After School Program · 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day210 m
- William G. Miller School Age YMCA · 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day537 m · 6 min
- Beechgrove Sunshine Child Care · 121 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day831 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 (8)
- Colonel Danforth Park739 m · 9 min
- Megan Park791 m · 9 min
- Beechgrove Park838 m · 10 min
- Asterfield - Plumrose Blvd Parkette1 km · 12 min
- Woodgrove Ravine Park1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Heron Park Community Recreation Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools
- St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 210 m
- William G Miller Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 537 m · 6 min
- Ecole Elementaire Catholique Saint MichelFrench Separate · 1.2 km · 15 min
- Joseph Brant Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Morningside branch1.1 km · 13 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.
Not within a walk: a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Lawrence & Bennett a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 23 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 Lawrence & Bennett?
A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from May 21, 2025, 62% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Lawrence & Bennett a walkable intersection?
Lawrence & Bennett scores 47 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 1 place to eat within 300 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Bennett?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Megan Ave and Morning Dew Rd (October 2023), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 258 m away (40 km/h), 2.4% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Lawrence & Bennett?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 123 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,780 spaces — 4 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lawrence & Bennett by transit?
Bus routes 54, 86, 954, 986 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Bennett Rd, 29 m).
What restaurants are near Lawrence & Bennett?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 6 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Papa John's (137 m), Chef's Kitchen (831 m), Fortogo (Inside Chef's Kitchen) (831 m), Nepali Sweets ( Inside Chef's Kitchen) (831 m) and Domino's Pizza (831 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Lawrence & Bennett?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 220 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Malachy Before & After School Program (210 m, 28 spaces), William G. Miller School Age YMCA (537 m, 71 spaces) and Beechgrove Sunshine Child Care (831 m, 121 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Bennett in?
Lawrence & Bennett is in West Hill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 136), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 21, 2025.
- 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 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: 43.77288, -79.16634 · centreline node 13446543.