Toronto · intersection · signal 2566

Lawrence & Meadowvale

Lawrence Ave E & Meadowvale Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Centennial Scarborough · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

In Centennial Scarborough, Lawrence & Meadowvale is a mid-volume intersection. At the corner: an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 4 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
9,911
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 21, 2025
115 pedestrians · 25 cyclists · #1704 busiest
Collisions
17
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 12 property damage · #3633 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
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 710 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 61% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 86 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 1.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 1.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Lawrence & Meadowvale

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 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 821 m · 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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (7)
  • Ecole Elementaire Catholique Saint MichelFrench Separate · 291 m
  • St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 915 m
  • St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • William G Miller Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • Charlottetown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km
  • and 1 more
Parks (15)
  • Wanita Park305 m
  • Beechgrove Park749 m
  • Janellan Ravine Park773 m
  • Colonel Danforth Park1.1 km
  • Centennial Park - Scarborough1.3 km
  • Megan Park1.4 km
  • and 9 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Port Union branch1.4 km
Signal
2566, activated 2021 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 4 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough, 262 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 0 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough · 29 Meadowvale Rd262 mPassed, May 2026
Coppa's · 148 Bennett Rd853 mPassed, Jul 2026
Tandoori Feast · 670 Coronation Dr Unit-6908 mPassed, Jul 2026
Papa John's · 166 Bennett Rd Unit-A913 mPassed, Jun 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 Colonel Danforth Park Washroom, 721 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Colonel Danforth Park Washroom · 73 Colonel Danforth Trl
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    721 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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 133 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough (291 m, 105 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km2 centres · 133 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 2
  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough · 29 Meadowvale Rd
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    291 m
  • St. Malachy Before & After School Program · 80 Bennett Rd
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    915 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 215 (714 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 215 · 714 m5318 Lawrence Ave E
Police43 Division · 1.5 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 1.5 km4331 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 lots153 lots · ≈18,980 spaces · 56.9 ha
Within 500 m2 lots · ≈120 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 192 m away, ≈31 spaces; 263 m away, ≈86 spaces; 541 m away, ≈21 spaces; 679 m away, ≈15 spaces; 689 m away, ≈201 spaces; 713 m away, ≈52 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, 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,292southbound · 4 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the west4,280eastbound · 12 bikes · 5.3% heavy
Total vehicles9,911115 pedestrians · 25 cyclists · 4.8% heavy
From the east4,339westbound · 7 bikes · 4.9% heavy
From the south0northbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,104 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour925 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 21, 2025

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 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 segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Meadowvale Rd · Lawrence Ave E – Wanita Rd · 241 mMar 2024 · 3 days2,49346 km/h53 km/h58 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 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.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions17#3633 of 5,508
With an injury3#3377 of 4,660
Property damage only12
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2130 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201421latest Dec 7, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

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 vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 19, 2022. 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. It ranks #1704 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 61% of the median for a counted intersection.

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 153 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,980 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 4 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough (262 m), Coppa's (853 m), Tandoori Feast (908 m) and Papa John's (913 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 & Meadowvale?

The nearest is Colonel Danforth Park Washroom, 73 Colonel Danforth Trl, 721 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Meadowvale?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 133 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough (291 m, 105 spaces) and St. Malachy Before & After School Program (915 m, 28 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. 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 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

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