Lawrence & Carnforth

Traffic volume14-hour count · Feb 26, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 18,254 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 3,288 from the north. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,274 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,535 from 3:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 20 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 3,274 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,535 from 3:45 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

The worst year was 2019, with 52 collisions; 2025 recorded 43. 45 collisions (12%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 96 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 11 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 36 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 18, 2026.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 26, 2017.

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 2009

On Carnforth Rd between Lawrence Ave E and Teak Ave, 270 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in October 2009 put the average speed at 54 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 63 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 69 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

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 0932, activated 1971 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Not within a walk: a public washroom.

• Groceries and food19/30

  4 grocery stores within 1 km · 11 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit12/28

  3 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go2/14

  library 1.2 km away

• Parks and recreation3/10

  nearest park 1 km · nearest centre 1.4 km

• Schools and child care4/8

  nearest school 0.8 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,789 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1441 Lawrence Ave E (183 m, 251 units, 14 storeys, built 1961), which scored 88 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

20 registered buildings · 1,789 units · 1 social housing · tallest 15 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.

44 thefts from vehicles and seven bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 8.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 5.1 a year. 77% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 57% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 3, 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 Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 26, 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.
• 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.
• 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 16 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: 43.74150, -79.31418 · centreline node 13451515.