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Lawrence & Rouge Hills

Lawrence Ave E & Rouge Hills Dr · Toronto, Ontario · West Rouge · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Lawrence & Rouge Hills is a low-volume local intersection, with significant cycling traffic. It sits in West Rouge. At the corner: a bike lane. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
557
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 24, 2019
61 pedestrians · 42 cyclists
Collisions
23
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 18 property damage · #3226 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane, Park Road
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 70 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 6% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 9 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Cyclists were 7.5% of vehicle volume, about 9.7× the typical share. On average 2.3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 88%, from 8 in 2016–2020 to 15 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Lawrence & Rouge Hills

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
54 nearest 176 m
Express
954
Blue Night
354
Nearest stops
1 surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane on Lawrence Ave E installed 2007; Park Road on Waterfront Trl installed 2012
Bike Share
Starspray Blvd / Lawrence Ave E 190 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 (3)
  • West Rouge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • William G Davis Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Joseph Howe Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
Community centres
Parks (5)
  • West Rouge Park324 m
  • Maberley Parkette809 m
  • Port Union Waterfront Park1.4 km
  • Fanfare Park1.4 km
  • Kirkdene Park1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Rouge Beach ParkNature/ Park · 447 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Restaurants & cafésnone within 1 km
Grocery & conveniencenone within 1 km

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 West Rouge Community Centre Washroom, 341 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 286 m away at West Rouge Park.

  • West Rouge Community Centre Washroom · 270 Rouge Hills Dr
    View centre hours · accessible
    341 m
Drinking water
West Rouge Park drinking fountain · 286 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

No licensed child care centre within 1 km.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 215 (2.5 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (4.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 4.7 km away.

FireFire Station 215 · 2.5 km5318 Lawrence Ave E
Police43 Division · 4.7 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 4.7 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 lots34 lots · ≈5,120 spaces · 15.3 ha
Within 500 m3 lots · ≈440 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 146 m away, ≈16 spaces; 170 m away, ≈215 spaces; 371 m away, ≈211 spaces; 702 m away, ≈4 spaces; 1.1 km away, ≈51 spaces; 1.1 km away, ≈69 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, Sep 24, 2019

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 253 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 99 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 95 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 62 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 8.8% 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 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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 north205southbound · 14 bikes · 10.2% heavy
From the west253eastbound · 10 bikes · 9.5% heavy
Total vehicles55761 pedestrians · 42 cyclists · 8.8% heavy
From the east99westbound · 18 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour62 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour95 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 24, 2019

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 Portwine Dr and Starspray Blvd, 342 m from the corner, a 7-day count in December 2021 put the average speed at 56 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 70 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,500 vehicles a day. Rouge Hills Dr between Lawrence Ave E and West Rouge Park Trl measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Nov 2021). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Rouge Hills Dr · Lawrence Ave E – West Rouge Park Trl · 117 mNov 2021 · 7 days1,31332 km/h40 km/h46 km/h
Lawrence Ave E · Portwine Dr – Starspray Blvd · 342 mDec 2021 · 7 days2,45356 km/h64 km/h70 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 2023, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 2 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Aug 24, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions23#3226 of 5,508
With an injury2#3806 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#2712 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 201424latest Aug 24, 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 two 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 vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft200street/outdoor (1), transit property (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 23, 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 West Rouge.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Rouge Hills 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 & Rouge Hills?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Sep 24, 2019, 6% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Rouge Hills?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Portwine Dr and Starspray Blvd (December 2021), found an average of 56 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Rouge Hills?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 34 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 5,120 spaces — 3 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Rouge Hills by transit?

Bus routes 54, 954 within 1 km.

Is there a public washroom near Lawrence & Rouge Hills?

The nearest is West Rouge Community Centre Washroom, 270 Rouge Hills Dr, 341 m away (View centre hours), 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.

How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Rouge Hills?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and two 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 Rouge page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Rouge Hills in?

Lawrence & Rouge Hills is in West Rouge (City of Toronto neighbourhood 143). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

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