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Lawrence & Dinnick

Lawrence Ave E & Dinnick Cres · Toronto, Ontario · Lawrence Park South · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Lawrence & Dinnick is an intersection of typical volume. It sits in Lawrence Park South. It has an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Lawrence Station (Line 1) 511 m away.

Traffic volume
9,207
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 10, 2022
135 pedestrians · 4 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4573 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1119 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
5
TTC stops within 100 m
Lawrence Station 511 m · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,150 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 68 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 0.8 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. Just one of those 8 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Lawrence & Dinnick

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Lawrence Station (Line 1)511 m
TTC bus
124162741039752 nearest 10 m
Express
952
Blue Night
352320
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Mt Pleasant Rd; Lawrence Ave East at Dinnick Cres East Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Yonge St / Lawrence Ave E 420 m · 23 docks · 5 stations, 86 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 (16)
  • Bedford Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 371 m
  • Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 646 m
  • Toronto French School - Jr MildenhallPrivate · 829 m
  • Toronto French School, Jardin D'eveil (Child Care House) 416 484-6533Private · 882 m
  • Blythwood Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 893 m
  • Toronto French School - Jr LawrencePrivate · 918 m
  • and 10 more
Community centres
  • Bedford Park Community Centre346 m
Parks (20)
  • Ranleigh Park397 m
  • Wanless Park430 m
  • George Milbrandt Parkette482 m
  • Jaye Robinson Park536 m
  • Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens680 m
  • Lawrence Park Ravine686 m
  • and 14 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Locke branch485 m
Places of interest
  • Alexander Muir Memorial GardensNature/ Park · 675 m
Signal
0142, activated 1953 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 66 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Brewing Brokers, 502 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 66 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Brewing Brokers · 3153 Yonge St502 mPassed, Jul 2026
Brewing Brokers · 3153 Yonge St502 mPassed, Oct 2025
Gus Tacos · 3185 Yonge St534 mPassed, May 2026
Ketodelia · 3187 Yonge St537 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Shawarma Royale · 3201 Yonge St539 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Shawarma Royale · 3201 Yonge St540 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Bento Incorporated · 3080 Yonge St558 mPassed, May 2026
Davidson's Loblaws City Market · 3080 Yonge Stgrocery558 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions

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 Wanless Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 433 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 453 m away at Wanless Park.

  • Wanless Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 250 Wanless Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    433 m
  • Lawrence Park Ravine Tennis Clubhouse Washroom · 51 Alexander Muir Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    666 m
  • Woburn Avenue Playground Washroom · 75 Woburn Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    792 m
Drinking water
Wanless Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 453 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 532 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Weybourne School (260 m, 11 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 532 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 9
  • Weybourne School · 54 Lawrence Ave E
    11 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    260 m
  • Ranleigh Rascals · 81 Ranleigh Ave
    178 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    371 m
  • Lullaboo Nursery and Childcare Center - Bedford Campus · 11 Bedford Park Ave
    60 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    602 m
  • Plasp Blessed Sacrament C.s. · 24 Bedford Park Ave
    73 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    647 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 131 (487 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 131 · 487 m3135 Yonge St
Police53 Division · 2.3 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 57 · 1.5 km2075 Bayview 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

23 registered apartment buildings with 1,242 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 153 Ranleigh Ave (261 m, 32 units, 4 storeys, built 1950), which scored 94 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 20 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings23 · 1,242 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202620 across the 23
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest12 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
153 Ranleigh Ave · Signet Group Inc324195094 · Oct 20251261 m
5 Du Maurier Blvd · Lawrence Construction Co. Limited414194194 · Nov 20250 · 5 fire426 m
56 Ranleigh Ave · Lawrence Construction Co. Limited744195996 · Aug 20260460 m
3 Du Maurier Blvd · Lawrence Construction Co. Limited374194194 · Aug 20260474 m
2 Du Maurier Blvd · Lawrence Construction Co. Limited284194195 · Aug 20262481 m
3179 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1105199090 · Dec 20250490 m
3110 Yonge St · Ranee Management414195797 · Jun 20252555 m
3112 Yonge St · Ranee Management414195797 · Jun 20250563 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 lots321 lots · ≈18,290 spaces · 54.9 ha
Within 500 m20 lots · ≈340 spaces
Green P (public)7 car parks · about 517 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
23 Bedford Park Ave · Surface663 m4254% (Q1 2026)
25 Glenforest Road · Surface685 m26 *
2170 Bayview avenue · Surface1.4 km69 *
6 Sherwood Avenue · Surface1.4 km46 *
20 Castlefield Avenue · Surface1.7 km163 *

Nearest lots: 113 m away, ≈13 spaces; 123 m away, ≈14 spaces; 129 m away, ≈9 spaces; 167 m away, ≈15 spaces; 177 m away, ≈13 spaces; 206 m away, ≈7 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 — 8-hour, Mar 10, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 4,519 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 236. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,407 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,379 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,519eastbound · 1 bikes · 2.4% heavy
Total vehicles9,207135 pedestrians · 4 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east4,452westbound · 2 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south236northbound · 1 bikes · 4.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,407 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,379 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 10, 2022

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 Lawrence Ave E between Ronan Ave and Wanless Cres (263 m away) recorded an average of 57 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 65 km/h. That segment carries about 21,000 vehicles a day. Lawrence Cres between Lympstone Ave and Mount Pleasant Rd (Id: 2364668) measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Mar 2024). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lawrence Ave E · Ronan Ave – Wanless Cres · 263 mNov 2021 · 3 days21,00957 km/h65 km/h71 km/h
Lawrence Cres · Lympstone Ave – Mount Pleasant Rd (Id: 2364668) · 297 mMar 2024 · 3 days93733 km/h39 km/h43 km/h
Dinnick Cres · Mount Pleasant Rd – Rochester Ave · 364 mFeb 2024 · 3 days1,15537 km/h44 km/h48 km/h

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

2022 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 38% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 13% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 2, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4573 of 5,508
With an injury3#3352 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#2709 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201410latest Feb 2, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 8, 2022.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1119 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#637 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Sep 8, 2022

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 no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 14, 2018. 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 Lawrence Park South.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Dinnick a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1119 of 1,505), out of 8 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Dinnick?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Mar 10, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Dinnick?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Ronan Ave and Wanless Cres (November 2021), found an average of 57 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 65 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Dinnick?

The nearest Green P car park is 23 Bedford Park Ave (663 m away, 42 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 321 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,290 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Dinnick by transit?

Lawrence Station (Line 1) is 511 m away; bus routes 124, 162, 74, 103, 97, 52, 952 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Mt Pleasant Rd, 10 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Dinnick?

None within 300 m, and 66 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Brewing Brokers (502 m), Brewing Brokers (502 m), Gus Tacos (534 m), Ketodelia (537 m) and Shawarma Royale (539 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 & Dinnick?

The nearest is Wanless Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 250 Wanless Ave, 433 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Lawrence Park Ravine Tennis Clubhouse Washroom (666 m); Woburn Avenue Playground Washroom (792 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 & Dinnick?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 532 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Weybourne School (260 m, 11 spaces), Ranleigh Rascals (371 m, 178 spaces) and Lullaboo Nursery and Childcare Center - Bedford Campus (602 m, 60 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Dinnick?

23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,242 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 153 Ranleigh Ave (261 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 5 Du Maurier Blvd (426 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 56 Ranleigh Ave (460 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 3 Du Maurier Blvd (474 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 23 is 93 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 Lawrence & Dinnick?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 Lawrence Park South page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Dinnick in?

Lawrence & Dinnick is in Lawrence Park South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 103). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined