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Lawrence & Homestead

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

In West Hill, Lawrence & Homestead is a busier-than-typical intersection. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
11,096
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 23, 2016
322 pedestrians · 10 cyclists
Collisions
30
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 23 property damage · #2789 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
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 1,390 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.20× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 34 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged down 13%, from 16 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lawrence & Homestead

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
548611612 nearest 17 m
Express
954986905
Blue Night
354334386
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Homestead Rd; Lawrence Ave East at West Hill Dr
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Ling Rd / Lawrence Ave E 235 m · 11 docks · 5 stations, 67 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 (10)
  • Joseph Brant Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 483 m
  • St Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 579 m
  • West Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 627 m
  • Academie Alexandre DumasFrench Public · 817 m
  • West Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (12)
  • Heron Park239 m
  • Deekshill Park391 m
  • Asterfield - Plumrose Blvd Parkette701 m
  • Megan Park754 m
  • Manse Road Park760 m
  • Peter Secor Park913 m
  • and 6 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Morningside branch145 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; 59 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Booster Juice, 319 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 59 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Booster Juice · 4525 Kingston Rd Unit-H8319 mPassed, Jan 2026
Cobs Bread · 4525 Kingston Rd319 mPassed, Feb 2026
Meltwich · 4525 Kingston Rd Unit-H9319 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Real Fruit Bubble Tea · 4525 Kingston Rd Unit-4bgrocery319 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Baskin Robbins · 4525 Kingston Rd Unit-4a319 mPassed, Jul 2026
Baskin Robbins · 4525 Kingston Rd, Unit-4a319 mPassed, Jul 2025
M & M Food Market · 4525 Kingston Rd, Unit-H11grocery319 mPassed, May 2025
Score Pizza · 4525 Kingston Rd, Unit-H10/108319 mPassed, Jul 2025

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, 258 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 195 m away at Heron Park.

  • Heron Park Community Centre Washroom · 292 Manse Rd
    View centre hours
    258 m
Drinking water
Heron Park drinking fountain · 195 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 563 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club (579 m, 125 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 563 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 7
  • East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club · 230 Morningside Ave
    125 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    579 m
  • Friendly Little Campus Daycare 2 · 63 Orchard Park Dr
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    606 m
  • Absorbent Minds (Op-1756925 Ontario Inc.) · 16 Old Kingston Rd
    51 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    623 m
  • Morningside Children's Centre · 292 Morningside Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    676 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 234 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (507 m) and the nearest ambulance station 507 m away.

FireFire Station 234 · 1.3 km40 Coronation Dr
Police43 Division · 507 m4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 507 m4331 Lawrence Ave E

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 1,415 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 4205 Lawrence Ave E (458 m, 345 units, 14 storeys, built 1974), which scored 77 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 52 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 1,415 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202652 across the 8
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest14 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
4205 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment34514197477 · Nov 202516458 m
225 Morningside AveToronto Community Housing · Del Managment9910197292 · Nov 20252486 m
217 Morningside Ave · Amaz Property Management1109196587 · Aug 20262495 m
207 Morningside Ave · Signet Group Inc.1075196181 · Oct 20259551 m
205 Morningside Ave · Signet Group Inc.1075196195 · Oct 20258603 m
280 Morningside Ave · Q Residential16514197297 · Oct 20252624 m
290 Morningside Ave · 1001175316 Ontario Limited1076196072 · Sep 20242 · 9 fire656 m
4175 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment37513197485 · Oct 202511 · 3 fire747 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 lots271 lots · ≈26,090 spaces · 78.3 ha
Within 500 m27 lots · ≈3,130 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 61 m away, ≈79 spaces; 110 m away, ≈3 spaces; 118 m away, ≈2 spaces; 163 m away, ≈97 spaces; 175 m away, ≈2 spaces; 184 m away, ≈6 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 23, 2016

The east leg carries the load — 5,832 westbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 162. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,779 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,735 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 14.4% 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 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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 north162southbound · 1 bikes · 11.1% heavy
From the west4,812eastbound · 5 bikes · 15.4% heavy
Total vehicles11,096322 pedestrians · 10 cyclists · 14.4% heavy
From the east5,832westbound · 4 bikes · 13.7% heavy
From the south290northbound · 0 bikes · 12.1% heavy
AM peak hour1,779 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,735 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 23, 2016

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 Homestead Rd and West Hill Dr (13 m away) recorded an average of 58 km/h in its 24-hour count in February 2010; 85% of drivers were at or under 66 km/h. That segment carries about 8,300 vehicles a day. Homestead Rd between Coronation Dr and Skelding Crt measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Apr 2026). The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lawrence Ave E · Homestead Rd – West Hill Dr · 13 mFeb 2010 · 24 h8,34958 km/h66 km/h71 km/h
Homestead Rd · Coronation Dr – Skelding Crt · 299 mApr 2026 · 3 days1,78740 km/h48 km/h53 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

2023 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Aug 23, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions30#2789 of 5,508
With an injury5#2691 of 4,660
Property damage only23
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#2551 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1919 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201437latest Aug 23, 2025

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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Aug 25, 2009.

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 six thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle630house driveway/garage (4), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 22, 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 West Hill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Homestead a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 30 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 & Homestead?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 23, 2016, 1.20× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Homestead?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Homestead Rd and West Hill Dr (February 2010), found an average of 58 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 66 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Homestead?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 271 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,090 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Homestead by transit?

Bus routes 54, 86, 116, 12, 954, 986, 905 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Homestead Rd, 17 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Homestead?

None within 300 m, and 59 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Booster Juice (319 m), Cobs Bread (319 m), Meltwich (319 m), Baskin Robbins (319 m) and Baskin Robbins (319 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 & Homestead?

The nearest is Heron Park Community Centre Washroom, 292 Manse Rd, 258 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 & Homestead?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 563 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club (579 m, 125 spaces), Friendly Little Campus Daycare 2 (606 m, 98 spaces) and Absorbent Minds (Op-1756925 Ontario Inc.) (623 m, 51 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Homestead?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,415 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 4205 Lawrence Ave E (458 m, 345 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 225 Morningside Ave (486 m, 99 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 217 Morningside Ave (495 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 207 Morningside Ave (551 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 86 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 & Homestead?

Toronto Police place six 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 West Hill page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Homestead in?

Lawrence & Homestead 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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