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Lawrence & Morning Dew

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

In West Hill, Lawrence & Morning Dew is a moderately travelled crossing. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 6 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
11,044
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 17, 2023
421 pedestrians · 92 cyclists · #1633 busiest
Collisions
23
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 11 property damage · #3208 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
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

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 790 vehicles an hour, 68% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 26 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 2.3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions edged up 9%, from 11 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Lawrence & Morning Dew

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 16 m
Express
954986
Blue Night
354386
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Flerimac Rd; Lawrence Ave East at Morning Dew Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Colonel Danforth Park 645 m · 19 docks · 2 stations, 30 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)
  • St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 241 m
  • William G Miller Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 523 m
  • Joseph Brant Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 790 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Catholique Saint MichelFrench Separate · 1.2 km
  • Academie Alexandre DumasFrench Public · 1.4 km
  • West Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km
  • and 1 more
Parks (13)
  • Megan Park421 m
  • Asterfield - Plumrose Blvd Parkette545 m
  • Woodgrove Ravine Park664 m
  • Colonel Danforth Park680 m
  • Manse Road Park727 m
  • Beechgrove Park743 m
  • and 7 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Morningside branch810 m

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 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 10 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Papa John's, 155 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 10 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 0 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Papa John's · 166 Bennett Rd Unit-A155 mPassed, Jun 2026
Coppa's · 148 Bennett Rd264 mPassed, Jul 2026
William G. Miller YMCA · 60 Bennett Rd503 mPassed, Oct 2025
Chef's Kitchen · 4679 Kingston Rd 3 A507 mPassed, Jun 2026
Domino's Pizza · 4679 Kingston Rd507 mPassed, Jun 2026
Snapback Coffee · 4679 Kingston Rd Unit-10507 mPassed, May 2026
Joseph Brant PS - Snp · 270 Manse Rd808 mPassed, Nov 2025
Maat Centre Kitchen · 62 Orchard Park Dr886 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 Colonel Danforth Park Washroom, 626 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
    626 m
  • Heron Park Community Centre Washroom · 292 Manse Rd
    View centre hours
    775 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 220 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Malachy Before & After School Program (241 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 220 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • St. Malachy Before & After School Program · 80 Bennett Rd
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    241 m
  • Beechgrove Sunshine Child Care · 4679 Kingston Rd
    121 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    507 m
  • William G. Miller School Age YMCA · 60 Bennett Rd
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    523 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 215 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (446 m) and the nearest ambulance station 447 m away.

FireFire Station 215 · 1.8 km5318 Lawrence Ave E
Police43 Division · 446 m4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 447 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 lots220 lots · ≈24,530 spaces · 73.6 ha
Within 500 m6 lots · ≈870 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 164 m away, ≈232 spaces; 257 m away, ≈72 spaces; 306 m away, ≈172 spaces; 325 m away, ≈21 spaces; 453 m away, ≈75 spaces; 458 m away, ≈299 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, Oct 17, 2023

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,068 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 526 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (48 of 92). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,114 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 10% above the afternoon peak from 3:15 p.m. (1,013). Trucks and buses were 5.7% 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 north526southbound · 2 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west4,710eastbound · 48 bikes · 7.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,044421 pedestrians · 92 cyclists · 5.7% heavy
From the east5,068westbound · 40 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the south740northbound · 2 bikes · 2.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,114 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,013 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 17, 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

On Lawrence Ave E between Megan Ave and Morning Dew Rd, 71 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. Flerimac Rd between Lawrence Ave E and Fergalea Ave measured slower: 43 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 52 km/h (Apr 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Bennett Rd (341 m away, 40 km/h limit), 2.9% of the 10,035 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lawrence Ave E · Megan Ave – Morning Dew Rd · 71 mOct 2023 · 3 days16,99852 km/h59 km/h64 km/h
Flerimac Rd · Lawrence Ave E – Fergalea Ave · 148 mApr 2026 · 3 days1,49543 km/h52 km/h57 km/h
Morning Dew Rd · Wildlark Dr – Stoney Creek Dr · 230 mOct 2023 · 3 days1,24243 km/h51 km/h55 km/h

School-zone speed sign 341 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 42 km/h
Over the limit12%
50 km/h or more2.9%

Bennett Rd (northbound), 89/93 Bennett Rd · 10,035 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 5 collisions. 8 collisions (35%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions23#3208 of 5,508
With an injury8#2048 of 4,660
Property damage only11
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#2494 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201428latest Mar 27, 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

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

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310house driveway/garage (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 29, 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 West Hill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Morning Dew a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 23 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 & Morning Dew?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1633 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 68% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Morning Dew?

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. At the school-zone speed sign 341 m away (40 km/h), 2.9% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Morning Dew?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 220 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,530 spaces — 6 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Morning Dew by transit?

Bus routes 54, 86, 954, 986 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Flerimac Rd, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Morning Dew?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 10 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Papa John's (155 m), Coppa's (264 m), William G. Miller YMCA (503 m), Chef's Kitchen (507 m) and Domino's Pizza (507 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 & Morning Dew?

The nearest is Colonel Danforth Park Washroom, 73 Colonel Danforth Trl, 626 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Heron Park Community Centre Washroom (775 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 & Morning Dew?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 220 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Malachy Before & After School Program (241 m, 28 spaces), Beechgrove Sunshine Child Care (507 m, 121 spaces) and William G. Miller School Age YMCA (523 m, 71 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Morning Dew?

Toronto Police place three 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 & Morning Dew in?

Lawrence & Morning Dew 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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