Lawrence & Brian Cliff

Traffic volume8-hour count · Nov 29, 2016

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,774 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 224 from the north. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,293 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 11% above the afternoon peak from 4:30 p.m. (1,160). Trucks and buses were 12.4% 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 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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: 1,293 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,160 from 4:30 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 2016, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 6 collisions (43%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 19, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jun 10, 2024.

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 2010

On Lawrence Ave E between The Bridle Path and Edwards Gardens Trl, 203 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in May 2009 put the average speed at 56 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 69 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Brian Cliff Dr between Lawrence Ave E and Banbury Rd measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Mar 2010).

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 grocery store or a pharmacy.

• Groceries and food5/30

  1 place to eat within 300 m

• Transit8/28

  2 stops within 300 m · 2 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 1.2 km away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation6/10

  2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.6 km · 2 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.

Within a kilometre there are two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 43 rental units. The nearest is 868 Lawrence Ave E (878 m, 31 units, 4 storeys, built 1954), which scored 87 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.

2 registered buildings · 43 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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 29, 2016.
• 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.
• 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; 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).
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 15 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: 43.73435, -79.36101 · centreline node 13452755.