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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · Sep 24, 2019
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 598 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 315 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 218 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 186 in the morning peak from 7:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 17.6% 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 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 186 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 218 from 4:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).
Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m
The worst year was 2022, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (13%) involved an injury. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%). The most recent report on file is from Jul 3, 2022.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on May 12, 2021.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 8 | |
| With an injury | 1 | |
| Property damage only | 7 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest May 12, 2021 |
A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.
Speeds here, last measured in 2021
On Lawrence Ave E between Portwine Dr and Starspray Blvd, 142 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. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starspray Blvd · Lawrence Ave E – Ridgewood Rd · 28 m | Jun 2007 · 3 days | 2,070 | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Ave E · Portwine Dr – Starspray Blvd · 142 m | Dec 2021 · 7 days | 2,453 | 56 km/h | 64 km/h | 70 km/h |
Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 54 nearest 28 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Starspray Loop at Lawrence Ave East
- Cycling
- Bike Lane on Lawrence Ave E installed 2007
- Bike Share
- Starspray Blvd / Lawrence Ave E 18 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 2 mapped lots within 500 m, 23 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 1 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Inspo & Gingerbread, 225 m away. No pharmacy in the Ministry of Health's register is within a kilometre of this corner. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Birdsilver Gardens Senior Support Centre, a retirement home 891 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Inspo & Gingerbread · 5 Bornholm Dr225 m
- Washrooms
- West Rouge Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible597 m · 7 min
- Health and care
- Birdsilver Gardens Senior Support Centre · retirement home891 m · 11 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks
- West Rouge Park516 m · 6 min
- Port Union Waterfront Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Community centres
- West Rouge Community Centre597 m · 7 min
- Schools
- West Rouge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Places of interest
- Rouge Beach ParkNature/ Park · 944 m · 11 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a grocery store, a pharmacy, licensed child care or a library.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Four thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (2), other (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 & Starspray a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 8 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Starspray?
A lightly travelled intersection at the City's last count here, in 2019. Its latest count is from Sep 24, 2019, 14% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Lawrence & Starspray a walkable intersection?
Lawrence & Starspray scores 21 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: nearest park 0.5 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 3 stops within 300 m · 3 routes within 1 km; 1 place to eat within 300 m.
How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Starspray?
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 & Starspray?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 23 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 3,500 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lawrence & Starspray by transit?
Bus routes 54, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Starspray Loop at Lawrence Ave East, 28 m).
What restaurants are near Lawrence & Starspray?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 1 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Inspo & Gingerbread (225 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Lawrence & Starspray?
The nearest is West Rouge Community Centre Washroom, 270 Rouge Hills Dr, 597 m away, with an accessible washroom.
How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Starspray?
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the West Rouge page.
What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Starspray in?
Lawrence & Starspray is in West Rouge (City of Toronto neighbourhood 143). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Sep 24, 2019.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.78838, -79.12310 · centreline node 13444502.