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Lawrence & Charlottetown

Lawrence Ave E & Charlottetown Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · Centennial Scarborough · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Lawrence & Charlottetown, in Centennial Scarborough, is an intersection of typical volume. It has a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Rouge Hill GO 839 m away and 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
10,369
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 21, 2025
1,188 pedestrians · 42 cyclists · #1679 busiest
Collisions
50
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 33 property damage · #2056 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 740 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 64% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 9 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). That comes with about 5 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 4.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 38%, from 21 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lawrence & Charlottetown

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Rouge Hill GO — Lakeshore East839 m
TTC bus
543820085 nearest 23 m
Express
954
Blue Night
354395385
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Bridgeport Dr; Lawrence Ave East at Charlottetown Blvd West Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Waterfront Trail (Rouge Hill) 719 m · 19 docks · 2 stations, 44 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 (7)
  • Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 135 m
  • Charlottetown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 397 m
  • St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 804 m
  • Joseph Howe Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 845 m
  • William G Davis Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 875 m
  • Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 1 more
Parks (10)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Port Union branch106 m
Signal
1827, activated 1999 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 7 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Popeyes Louisiana Chicken, 192 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 1 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Popeyes Louisiana Chicken · 5500 Lawrence Ave E192 mPassed, Jul 2026
JJ's Roti Delight · 5506 Lawrence Ave E206 mPassed, Jun 2026
Azumi Teppanyaki and Sushi · 5514 Lawrence Ave E Unit-14209 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Pizza · 5500 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2220 mPassed, Mar 2026
Gamer Golf · 5544 Lawrence Ave E307 mPassed, Jul 2026
Jac and Jill's Bake Shop · 5550 Lawrence Ave E Unit-5grocery309 mPassed, Jul 2026
Mr Bean Coffee Co · 5550 Lawrence Ave E Unit-13309 mPassed, Aug 2026
Subway · 5550 Lawrence Ave E Unit-11309 mPassed, Apr 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 Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 121 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 164 m away at Bill Hancox Park.

  • Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 5450 Lawrence Ave E
    View centre hours
    121 m
  • Port Union Village Common Park Washroom · 105 Bridgend St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    530 m
Drinking water
Bill Hancox Park drinking fountain · 164 m; Charlottetown Park drinking fountain · 234 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 106 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program (397 m, 26 spaces, kindergarten).

Within 1 km3 centres · 106 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 85 Charlottetown Blvd
    26 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    397 m
  • St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program · 186 Centennial Rd
    39 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    804 m
  • William G. Davis Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 128 East Ave
    41 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    875 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 215 (598 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (2.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.8 km away.

FireFire Station 215 · 598 m5318 Lawrence Ave E
Police43 Division · 2.8 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 2.8 km4331 Lawrence Ave E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots61 lots · ≈10,160 spaces · 30.5 ha
Within 500 m9 lots · ≈1,010 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 114 m away, ≈162 spaces; 139 m away, ≈243 spaces; 205 m away, ≈39 spaces; 218 m away, ≈83 spaces; 269 m away, ≈422 spaces; 385 m away, ≈5 spaces.

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, May 21, 2025

The east leg carries the load — 4,310 westbound vehicles, or 42% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 879. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,103 vehicles in the hour from 5:45 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (999). Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north879southbound · 5 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the west3,970eastbound · 7 bikes · 5.2% heavy
Total vehicles10,3691,188 pedestrians · 42 cyclists · 4.3% heavy
From the east4,310westbound · 19 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the south1,210northbound · 11 bikes · 1.4% heavy
AM peak hour999 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,103 vehicles from 5:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 21, 2025

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 counter on Charlottetown Blvd between Lawrence Ave E and Charlottetown Park Trl (69 m away) recorded an average of 32 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 43 km/h. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. 8 speed humps slow traffic on Charlottetown Boulevard between Conference Blvd and Lawrence Ave E (installed 2025).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Charlottetown Blvd · Lawrence Ave E – Charlottetown Park Trl · 69 mApr 2023 · 3 days1,26032 km/h43 km/h48 km/h
Lawrence Ave E · Charlottetown Blvd – Bill Hancox Park Trl · 92 mJun 2018 · 8 days6,105

Traffic calming

  • Charlottetown Boulevard · Conference Blvd – Lawrence Ave E
    8 speed humps
    installed 2025

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

2024 was the peak year (11 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 14% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions50#2056 of 5,508
With an injury10#1688 of 4,660
Property damage only33
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian6#538 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1675 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201461latest May 5, 2026

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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 29% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle730street/outdoor (2), school/campus (2)
Bicycle theft210other (1), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 18, 2025. 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 Centennial Scarborough.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Charlottetown a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 50 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 & Charlottetown?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1679 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 64% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Charlottetown?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Charlottetown Blvd between Lawrence Ave E and Charlottetown Park Trl (April 2023), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Charlottetown?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 61 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 10,160 spaces — 9 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Charlottetown by transit?

Rouge Hill GO is 839 m away; bus routes 54, 38, 200, 85, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Bridgeport Dr, 23 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Charlottetown?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 7 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Popeyes Louisiana Chicken (192 m), JJ's Roti Delight (206 m), Azumi Teppanyaki and Sushi (209 m), Pizza Pizza (220 m) and Gamer Golf (307 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 Lawrence & Charlottetown?

The nearest is Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 5450 Lawrence Ave E, 121 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Port Union Village Common Park Washroom (530 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 Lawrence & Charlottetown?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 106 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program (397 m, 26 spaces), St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program (804 m, 39 spaces) and William G. Davis Kindergarten Extended Care Program (875 m, 41 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Charlottetown?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and two 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 Centennial Scarborough page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Charlottetown in?

Lawrence & Charlottetown is in Centennial Scarborough (City of Toronto neighbourhood 133). 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