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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume14-hour count · May 21, 2025
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 4,339 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 44% of the total, against 1,292 from the north. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,104 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m., 19% above the afternoon peak from 5:30 p.m. (925). Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,104 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 925 from 5:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).
Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m
The worst year was 2017, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 3 collisions (18%) involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 7, 2025.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 17 | 1.7 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 3 | |
| Property damage only | 12 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.
How fast traffic moves here
On Meadowvale Rd between Lawrence Ave E and Wanita Rd, 241 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2024 put the average speed at 46 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 53 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 58 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,500 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowvale Rd · Lawrence Ave E – Wanita Rd · 241 m | Mar 2024 · 3 days | 2,493 | 46 km/h | 53 km/h | 58 km/h |
Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.
- The crossing
- Signal 2566, activated 2021 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 54 86 nearest 29 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Meadowvale Rd East Side; Lawrence Ave East at Meadowvale Rd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Colonel Danforth Park 909 m · 11 min · 19 docks · 1 station, 19 docks within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 2 mapped lots within 500 m, 70 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Coppa's, 1.0 km away. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 3 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough, 264 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Medicine Shoppe, 1.0 km away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough · 29 Meadowvale Rd264 m · 3 min
- Baked Goods Shop · 70 Meadowvale Rd572 m · 7 min
- Papa John's · 166 Bennett Rd Unit-A1 km · 12 min
- Grocery
- Coppa's 1 km · 12 min
- Pharmacy
- The Medicine Shoppe 1 km · 12 min
- Child care
- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough · 105 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day385 m · 5 min
- Washrooms
- Colonel Danforth Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible839 m · 10 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks
- Wanita Park633 m · 8 min
- Beechgrove Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Colonel Danforth Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Janellan Ravine Park1.5 km · 17 min
- Community centres
- Port Union Community Recreation Centre1.5 km · 18 min
- Schools
- Ecole Elementaire Catholique Saint MichelFrench Separate · 385 m · 5 min
- St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
- William G Miller Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 16 min
- St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Port Union branch1.5 km · 17 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.
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.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 & Meadowvale a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 17 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 & Meadowvale?
A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from May 21, 2025, 61% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Lawrence & Meadowvale a walkable intersection?
Lawrence & Meadowvale scores 39 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 3 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Meadowvale?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Meadowvale Rd between Lawrence Ave E and Wanita Rd (March 2024), found an average of 46 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Lawrence & Meadowvale?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 70 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 8,880 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lawrence & Meadowvale by transit?
Bus routes 54, 86, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Meadowvale Rd East Side, 29 m).
What restaurants are near Lawrence & Meadowvale?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 3 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough (264 m), Baked Goods Shop (572 m) and Papa John's (1.0 km). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Lawrence & Meadowvale?
The nearest is Colonel Danforth Park Washroom, 73 Colonel Danforth Trl, 839 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Lawrence & Meadowvale?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 105 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough (385 m, 105 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Meadowvale?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Centennial Scarborough page.
What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Meadowvale in?
Lawrence & Meadowvale 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 21, 2025.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: 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; 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.77514, -79.15639 · centreline node 13446227.