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Lawrence & Paulander

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

Lawrence & Paulander, in Centennial Scarborough, is an intersection of typical volume. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: 4 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
5,775
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 13, 2017
21 pedestrians · 1 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4882 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
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 720 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 62% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 275 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 0.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lawrence & Paulander

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 22 m
Express
954
Blue Night
354
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Goldberry Sq; Lawrence Ave East at Paulander Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station 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 · 323 m
  • St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 784 m
  • Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 923 m
  • Charlottetown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
  • Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 1 more
Parks (11)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Port Union branch1.1 km

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; 1 eating place is within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough, 398 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 1 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 0 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough · 29 Meadowvale Rd398 mPassed, May 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, 1.0 km 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
    1 km

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 144 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough (323 m, 105 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km2 centres · 144 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
    323 m
  • St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program · 186 Centennial Rd
    39 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    784 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 215 (409 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 215 · 409 m5318 Lawrence Ave E
Police43 Division · 1.8 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 1.8 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 lots151 lots · ≈20,060 spaces · 60.2 ha
Within 500 m4 lots · ≈180 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 332 m away, ≈86 spaces; 341 m away, ≈31 spaces; 374 m away, ≈15 spaces; 408 m away, ≈52 spaces; 580 m away, ≈4 spaces; 627 m away, ≈5 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, Dec 13, 2017

The east leg carries the load — 2,866 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 65. Morning rush is the busier period: 1,072 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 938 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, 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 north65southbound · 0 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west2,604eastbound · 1 bikes · 4.2% heavy
Total vehicles5,77521 pedestrians · 1 cyclists · 4.1% heavy
From the east2,866westbound · 0 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the south240northbound · 0 bikes · 1.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,072 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour938 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 13, 2017

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.

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 2 collisions. 33% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Aug 17, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4882 of 5,508
With an injury2#3805 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#2711 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
All since 20147latest Aug 17, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from other premises.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle500other (3), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 16, 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 & Paulander a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 & Paulander?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Dec 13, 2017, 62% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Paulander?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 151 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,060 spaces — 4 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Paulander by transit?

Bus routes 54, 86, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Goldberry Sq, 22 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Paulander?

None within 300 m, and 1 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough (398 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 & Paulander?

The nearest is Colonel Danforth Park Washroom, 73 Colonel Danforth Trl, 1.0 km 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 & Paulander?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 144 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 (323 m, 105 spaces) and St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program (784 m, 39 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Paulander?

Toronto Police place five 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 Centennial Scarborough page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Paulander in?

Lawrence & Paulander 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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