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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 546817 nearest 22 m
- Express
- 954968
- Blue Night
- 354
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Ellington Dr; Lawrence Ave East at Crockford Blvd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Dulverton Rd / Birchmount Rd 566 m · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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 (13)
- Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 800 m
- Manhattan Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 872 m
- George Peck Public SchoolEnglish Public · 907 m
- General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 913 m
- Buchanan Public SchoolEnglish Public · 929 m
- St Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 949 m
- and 7 more
- Community centres
- Parks (8)
- McGregor Park841 m
- Manhattan Park895 m
- Wayne Parkette901 m
- Deanvar Parkette1.4 km
- Kennedy - Lawrence Parkette1.4 km
- Wexford Park1.4 km
- and 2 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch831 m
- Signal
- 0503, activated 1968 · SA2
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There are 23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores, and 73 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Chicken Kitchen, 146 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Diana's Seafood Oyster Bar · 2105 Lawrence Ave Egrocery | 70 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions |
| Diana's Seafood Delights · 2101 Lawrence Ave Egrocery | 92 m | Passed, Oct 2025 |
| Lebanese Bakery · 2094 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2grocery | 126 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Chicken Kitchen · 2086 Lawrence Ave E Unit-A | 146 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Crown Pastries · 2086 Lawrence Ave E | 146 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Fv Foods · 2085 Lawrence Ave E Unit-1grocery | 151 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Subway · 2084 Lawrence Ave E Unit-A | 153 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Kanafani Sweets & Coffee · 2082 Lawrence Ave E Unit-B | 160 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
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 McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom, 867 m away, View centre hours.
- McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom · 2231 Lawrence Ave E
View centre hours867 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
Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 228 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Scarborough Citadel Child Care (352 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 2021 Lawrence Ave E
49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day352 m - Wexford Community Childcare Centre · 1 Wayne Ave
97 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day907 m - Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. (Scarborough Site) · 1 Wayne Ave
24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day907 m - Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program · 4 Bucannan Rd
30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day929 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 245 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.
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
Eight registered apartment buildings with 912 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 2015 Lawrence Ave E (353 m, 158 units, 11 storeys, built 1994), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 15 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing | 158 | 11 | 1994 | 96 · Sep 2026 | 0 | 353 m |
| 2155 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing · Aldebrain Attendant Care Services of Toronto | 243 | 11 | 1993 | 92 · Nov 2025 | 1 | 451 m |
| 1236 Birchmount Rd · Homes First Property Management Inc. | 220 | 15 | 2023 | — | 1 · 2 fire | 465 m |
| 1255 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc. | 70 | 6 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2026 | 9 | 555 m |
| 2185 Lawrence Ave E · Shelborne Property Management | 142 | 12 | 1968 | 90 · Dec 2025 | 3 | 690 m |
| 1191 Birchmount Rd | 41 | 4 | 1955 | 88 · Aug 2026 | 1 | 761 m |
| 1169 Birchmount Rd · Kovacs Investments Ltd | 18 | 4 | 1960 | 86 · Aug 2026 | 0 | 864 m |
| 1165 Birchmount Rd · Paul Thornton | 20 | 4 | 1965 | 93 · Jul 2024 | 0 | 884 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface | 691 m | 25 * | — |
| Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface | 1.7 km | 90 * | — |
Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈22 spaces; 45 m away, ≈38 spaces; 46 m away, ≈47 spaces; 73 m away, ≈123 spaces; 75 m away, ≈12 spaces; 83 m away, ≈139 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, Apr 25, 2007
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 12,274 westbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 240. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,584 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 8% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (3,314). Trucks and buses were 5.8% 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 16,183 vehicles. The count is 19 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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.
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 Ellington Dr between Lawrence Ave E and Roselm Rd (27 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 23 speed humps slow traffic on Ellington Drive between Lawrence Ave E and Warden Ave (installed 2025).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellington Dr · Lawrence Ave E – Roselm Rd · 27 m | Oct 2021 · 3 days | 729 | 31 km/h | 39 km/h | 44 km/h |
| Lawrence Ave E · Warden Ave – Ainsdale Rd · 218 m | Jun 2013 · 7 days | 22,902 | — | — | — |
Traffic calming
- Ellington Drive · Lawrence Ave E – Warden Ave
23 speed humpsinstalled 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
2019 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 6% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 2, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 49 | #2102 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 3 | #3353 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 37 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | #2060 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 9 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| All since 2014 | 58 | latest Jun 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
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 nine thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 9 | 1 | 0 | commercial premises (5), street/outdoor (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 15, 2023. 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 Wexford/Maryvale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Lawrence & Ellington a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 49 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 & Ellington?
A high-volume crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 25, 2007, 2.5× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Ellington?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellington Dr between Lawrence Ave E and Roselm Rd (October 2021), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Lawrence & Ellington?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (691 m away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 389 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 70,200 spaces — 40 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lawrence & Ellington by transit?
Bus routes 54, 68, 17, 954, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Ellington Dr, 22 m).
What restaurants are near Lawrence & Ellington?
23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 73 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Chicken Kitchen (146 m), Crown Pastries (146 m), Subway (153 m) and Kanafani Sweets & Coffee (160 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 & Ellington?
The nearest is McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom, 2231 Lawrence Ave E, 867 m away (View centre hours). 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 & Ellington?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 228 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Scarborough Citadel Child Care (352 m, 49 spaces), Wexford Community Childcare Centre (907 m, 97 spaces) and Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. (Scarborough Site) (907 m, 24 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Ellington?
Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 912 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2015 Lawrence Ave E (353 m, 158 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 2155 Lawrence Ave E (451 m, 243 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 1236 Birchmount Rd (465 m, 220 units) and 1255 Birchmount Rd (555 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 91 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 & Ellington?
Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and no 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 Wexford/Maryvale page.
What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Ellington in?
Lawrence & Ellington is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson. The corner falls inside the Wexford Heights Business Improvement Area.
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 Apr 25, 2007.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; Traffic Calming Database.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Aug 15, 2023.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 21 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.74618, -79.29092 · centreline node 13450686.