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Lawrence & Fern Meadow

Lawrence Ave E & Fern Meadow Rd · Toronto, Ontario · West Hill · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Lawrence & Fern Meadow is a mid-volume intersection. It sits in West Hill. Nearby is 6 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
9,670
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 24, 2024
149 pedestrians · 1 cyclists · #1722 busiest
Collisions
4
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 1 property damage · #5108 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #535 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
2 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 690 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 60% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 65 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 0.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. Just one of those 4 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Lawrence & Fern Meadow

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
5486 nearest 20 m
Express
954986
Blue Night
354386
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Fern Meadow Rd; Lawrence Ave East at Valia Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Heron Park Community Centre 445 m · 11 docks · 3 stations, 41 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 (8)
  • St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 438 m
  • Joseph Brant Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 594 m
  • William G Miller Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 643 m
  • Academie Alexandre DumasFrench Public · 1.2 km
  • West Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • St Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km
  • and 2 more
Parks (13)
  • Megan Park324 m
  • Asterfield - Plumrose Blvd Parkette418 m
  • Heron Park517 m
  • Manse Road Park607 m
  • Woodgrove Ravine Park627 m
  • Colonel Danforth Park789 m
  • and 7 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Morningside branch568 m

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; 17 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Papa John's, 388 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 2 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Papa John's · 166 Bennett Rd Unit-A388 mPassed, Jun 2026
Domino's Pizza · 4679 Kingston Rd471 mPassed, Jun 2026
Snapback Coffee · 4679 Kingston Rd Unit-10471 mPassed, May 2026
Chef's Kitchen · 4679 Kingston Rd 3 A471 mPassed, Jun 2026
Coppa's · 148 Bennett Rd481 mPassed, Jul 2026
Joseph Brant PS - Snp · 270 Manse Rd610 mPassed, Nov 2025
William G. Miller YMCA · 60 Bennett Rd616 mPassed, Oct 2025
Maat Centre Kitchen · 62 Orchard Park Dr690 mPassed, Jul 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 Heron Park Community Centre Washroom, 541 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 563 m away at Heron Park.

  • Heron Park Community Centre Washroom · 292 Manse Rd
    View centre hours
    541 m
  • Colonel Danforth Park Washroom · 73 Colonel Danforth Trl
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    822 m
Drinking water
Heron Park drinking fountain · 563 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 318 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Malachy Before & After School Program (438 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km4 centres · 318 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 4
  • St. Malachy Before & After School Program · 80 Bennett Rd
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    438 m
  • Beechgrove Sunshine Child Care · 4679 Kingston Rd
    121 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    471 m
  • William G. Miller School Age YMCA · 60 Bennett Rd
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    643 m
  • Friendly Little Campus Daycare 2 · 63 Orchard Park Dr
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    820 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 234 (2.0 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (205 m) and the nearest ambulance station 206 m away.

FireFire Station 234 · 2 km40 Coronation Dr
Police43 Division · 205 m4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 206 m4331 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 lots238 lots · ≈26,400 spaces · 79.2 ha
Within 500 m10 lots · ≈1,140 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 74 m away, ≈172 spaces; 113 m away, ≈21 spaces; 225 m away, ≈299 spaces; 399 m away, ≈20 spaces; 401 m away, ≈232 spaces; 446 m away, ≈2 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, Jan 24, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,262 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 54% of the total, against 79 from the north. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,019 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 14% above the afternoon peak from 5:15 p.m. (893). Trucks and buses were 5.6% 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north79southbound · 0 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the west4,329eastbound · 0 bikes · 6.7% heavy
Total vehicles9,670149 pedestrians · 1 cyclists · 5.6% heavy
From the east5,262westbound · 1 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,019 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour893 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jan 24, 2024

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

On Lawrence Ave E between Megan Ave and Morning Dew Rd, 171 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2023 put the average speed at 52 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 17,000 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lawrence Ave E · Megan Ave – Morning Dew Rd · 171 mOct 2023 · 3 days16,99852 km/h59 km/h64 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

The worst year was 2017, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 2 collisions (50%) involved an injury. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (25%). The most recent report on file is from May 13, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions4#5108 of 5,508
With an injury2#3559 of 4,660
Property damage only1
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian1#2103 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality1
All since 20145latest May 13, 2024

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 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on May 13, 2020.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#535 of 1,505
Fatal1#132 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#233 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest May 13, 2020

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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 23, 2021. 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 West Hill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Fern Meadow a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#535 of 1,505), out of 4 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 & Fern Meadow?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1722 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 60% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Fern Meadow?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Megan Ave and Morning Dew Rd (October 2023), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Fern Meadow?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 238 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,400 spaces — 10 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Fern Meadow by transit?

Bus routes 54, 86, 954, 986 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Fern Meadow Rd, 20 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Fern Meadow?

None within 300 m, and 17 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Papa John's (388 m), Domino's Pizza (471 m), Snapback Coffee (471 m), Chef's Kitchen (471 m) and Coppa's (481 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 & Fern Meadow?

The nearest is Heron Park Community Centre Washroom, 292 Manse Rd, 541 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Colonel Danforth Park Washroom (822 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 & Fern Meadow?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 318 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Malachy Before & After School Program (438 m, 28 spaces), Beechgrove Sunshine Child Care (471 m, 121 spaces) and William G. Miller School Age YMCA (643 m, 71 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Fern Meadow?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 West Hill page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Fern Meadow in?

Lawrence & Fern Meadow is in West Hill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 136), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

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