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Lawrence & South Station

Lawrence Ave W & South Station St · Toronto, Ontario · Weston · Ward 5, York South-Weston · Weston Village BIA

In Weston, Lawrence & South Station is a moderately heavy crossing. It has 3 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Weston GO 132 m away and 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
16,671
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 25, 2024
1,512 pedestrians · 114 cyclists · #1155 busiest
Collisions
93
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
25 with an injury · 43 property damage · #1196 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,190 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 11 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Police have logged an average of 9.3 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 5.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 34%, from 56 in 2016–2020 to 37 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lawrence & South Station

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Weston GO — Kitchener132 m
UP Express
Weston GO/UP 132 m — trains to Pearson
TTC bus
15852798959 nearest 37 m
Express
989952
Blue Night
352
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave West at Weston Rd East Side; Lawrence Ave West at Weston Rd - Weston GO Station
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
16 John St 205 m · 23 docks · 5 stations, 95 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 (12)
  • Islamic Education Guidance CentrePrivate · 149 m
  • Gap Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 205 m
  • C R Marchant Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 245 m
  • H J Alexander Community SchoolEnglish Public · 455 m
  • St John the Evangelist Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 510 m
  • Weston Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 611 m
  • and 6 more
Community centres
  • Weston Lions Recreation Arena299 m
Parks (22)
  • Weston Lions Park322 m
  • Memorial Park - York429 m
  • Raymore Park565 m
  • John Street Parkette597 m
  • Elm Park - York669 m
  • Riverlea Park693 m
  • and 16 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Weston branch458 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 28 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 86 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Weston BBQ Restaurant, 70 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés28 within 300 m · 86 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Weston BBQ Restaurant · 1872 Weston Rd70 mPassed, Aug 2026
Weston BBQ Restaurant · 1872 Weston Rd71 mPassed, May 2025 · 8 infractions
E's Discount · 1894 Weston Rd74 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Al Baraka Convenience Store & Halal Meat · 1880 Weston Rdgrocery76 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Ali Baba's Middle Eastern Cuisine · 1878 Weston Rd76 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 infractions
Bellina · 2075 Lawrence Ave W105 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
El Almacen Yerba Mate Cafe · 1917 Weston Rd124 mPassed, Aug 2026
Caribbean Queen Jerk · 2079 Lawrence Ave W151 mPassed, Aug 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 Weston Lions Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 357 m away — currently listed as closed (closed for the season); in season it is View outdoor pool hours. A drinking fountain is 362 m away at Weston Lions Park.

  • Weston Lions Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 2125 Lawrence Ave W
    View outdoor pool hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    357 m
Drinking water
Weston Lions Park drinking fountain · 362 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 409 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Royal Day Care Weston Inc (426 m, 102 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 409 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • Royal Day Care Weston Inc · 1737 Weston Rd
    102 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    426 m
  • Macaulay - Hj Alexander Child Care Centre · 30 King St
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    455 m
  • Macaulay - St. John the Evangelist Child Care Centre · 23 George St
    148 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    510 m
  • Weston Memorial B & A School Program · 200 John St
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    789 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 442 (238 m), the nearest police station 12 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 238 m away.

FireFire Station 442 · 238 m2015 Lawrence Ave W
Police12 Division · 2.4 km200 Trethewey Drive
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 10 · 238 m2015 Lawrence Ave W

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

24 registered apartment buildings with 3,578 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1901 Weston Rd (59 m, 391 units, 17 storeys, built 1973), which scored 88 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 24 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 134 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 14 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings24 · 3,578 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026134 across the 24
Open fire-code violations14
Tallest31 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1901 Weston RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation39117197388 · Nov 2025459 m
29 South Station Stsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.12813198478 · Dec 2025070 m
5 Bellevue CresToronto Community Housing · Del Managment32622197188 · Nov 20253 · 1 fire136 m
1906-1930 Weston Rd · Psn Properties Inc.11212197086 · Dec 20250164 m
2089 Lawrence Ave W · Greenwin Corp.12116196082 · Aug 202420192 m
2099 Lawrence Ave W · Greenwin Corp.12116196085 · Nov 202517220 m
1775 Weston Rd · Weston Property Management24525196782 · Nov 202511 · 9 fire224 m
22 John St · Rhapsody Property Management36931201894 · Jun 202412246 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots369 lots · ≈35,790 spaces · 107.4 ha
Within 500 m59 lots · ≈4,350 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 34 spaces
EV charging (City)1812 Weston Rd · 212 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking10 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
4 Rosemount Avenue · Surface167 m34 *

Nearest lots: 24 m away, ≈21 spaces; 76 m away, ≈17 spaces; 89 m away, ≈216 spaces; 94 m away, ≈144 spaces; 140 m away, ≈10 spaces; 141 m away, ≈170 spaces. More EV charging: 2000 Weston Rd (372 m, 1 ports).

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, Jul 25, 2024

The west leg carries the load — 8,709 eastbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 32. Most cyclists arrived from the east (51 of 114). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,423 vehicles in the hour from 5:30 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,219). Trucks and buses were 6.2% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north691southbound · 8 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the west8,709eastbound · 50 bikes · 6.0% heavy
Total vehicles16,6711,512 pedestrians · 114 cyclists · 6.2% heavy
From the east7,239westbound · 51 bikes · 7.0% heavy
From the south32northbound · 5 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,219 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,423 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 25, 2024

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

The City's counter on South Station St between Lawrence Ave W and John St (107 m away) recorded an average of 26 km/h in its 3-day count in July 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 36 km/h. That segment carries about 1,500 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
South Station St · Lawrence Ave W – John St · 107 mJul 2024 · 3 days1,52026 km/h36 km/h42 km/h
Lawrence Ave W · Little Ave – Memorial Park Trl · 397 mSep 2013 · 7 days12,513

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

2016 was the peak year (18 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 27% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 31 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions93#1196 of 5,508
With an injury25#653 of 4,660
Property damage only43
Fail to remain31
Involving a pedestrian7#457 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1238 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified25
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014115latest Jun 1, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Mar 24, 2011.

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 19 thefts from vehicles and 21 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 6.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 4.0 a year. 84% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 100% of the bike thefts were from transit property. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1981street/outdoor (16), transit property (1)
Bicycle theft2160transit property (21)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 9, 2026. 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 Weston.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & South Station a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 93 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 & South Station?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1155 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & South Station?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on South Station St between Lawrence Ave W and John St (July 2024), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 36 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lawrence & South Station?

The nearest Green P car park is 4 Rosemount Avenue (167 m away, 34 spaces). The City's mapping shows 369 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 35,790 spaces — 59 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1812 Weston Rd (212 m).

How do I get to Lawrence & South Station by transit?

Weston GO is 132 m away; bus routes 158, 52, 79, 89, 59, 989, 952 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave West at Weston Rd East Side, 37 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & South Station?

28 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 86 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Weston BBQ Restaurant (70 m), Weston BBQ Restaurant (71 m), E's Discount (74 m), Ali Baba's Middle Eastern Cuisine (76 m) and Bellina (105 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 & South Station?

The nearest is Weston Lions Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 2125 Lawrence Ave W, 357 m away (View outdoor pool hours). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. 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 & South Station?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 409 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Royal Day Care Weston Inc (426 m, 102 spaces), Macaulay - Hj Alexander Child Care Centre (455 m, 56 spaces) and Macaulay - St. John the Evangelist Child Care Centre (510 m, 148 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & South Station?

24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,578 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1901 Weston Rd (59 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 29 South Station St (70 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 5 Bellevue Cres (136 m, 326 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 1906-1930 Weston Rd (164 m, 112 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 is 87 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & South Station?

Toronto Police place 19 thefts from vehicles and 21 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Weston page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & South Station in?

Lawrence & South Station is in Weston (City of Toronto neighbourhood 113), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 5, York South-Weston, represented by Councillor Frances Nunziata. The corner falls inside the Weston Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined