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Lawrence & Susan

Lawrence Ave E & Susan St · Toronto, Ontario · Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

In Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn, Lawrence & Susan is a busier-than-typical intersection. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
17,124
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 20, 1997
564 pedestrians · 7 cyclists
Collisions
46
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 27 property damage · #2195 of 5,508 · +3 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,140 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.85× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 30 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 4.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 19%, from 21 in 2016–2020 to 25 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lawrence & Susan

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
54406154 nearest 28 m
Express
954
Blue Night
354
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Susan St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lawrence Ave E / Mossbank Dr 187 m · 15 docks · 6 stations, 82 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)
  • Willow Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 246 m
  • Tecumseh Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 635 m
  • Golf Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 649 m
  • St Barbara Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 826 m
  • Cornell Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 859 m
  • George B Little Public SchoolEnglish Public · 875 m
  • and 6 more
Parks (8)
  • Curran Hall Ravine Park427 m
  • Cedar Ridge Park652 m
  • Greenvale Park927 m
  • Cornell Park1 km
  • Densgrove Park1.1 km
  • West Hill Park1.3 km
  • and 2 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Cedarbrae branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Cedar Ridge Creative CentreGallery · 672 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 30 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Mahakali Farsan, 1 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mahakali Farsan · 3879 Lawrence Ave E1 mPassed, Jun 2025
Get N GO Convenience · 3871 Lawrence Ave Egrocery28 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 3 infractions
Shiva's Coffee & Snacks · 3867 Lawrence Ave E37 mPassed, Jun 2026
Simi African Food Market · 3877 Lawrence Ave Egrocery49 mPassed, Jul 2025
Karnavati Street Food & Tiffin Service · 3863 Lawrence Ave Egrocery81 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Prem Grocerie Fish & Meat · 3857 Lawrence Ave Egrocery81 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Upali Caters Inc · 3859 Lawrence Ave E81 mPassed, Aug 2026
Happyland Wings · 3855 Lawrence Ave E97 mPassed, Jun 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

No City washroom within 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 345 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Future Stars Child Care Centre (73 m, 52 spaces, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 345 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • Future Stars Child Care Centre · 3895 Lawrence Ave E
    52 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    73 m
  • Sandbox Day Care Centre · 15 Orton Park Rd
    92 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    343 m
  • Lawrence Orton Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 3947 Lawrence Ave E
    54 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    407 m
  • Golf Road School Child Care Centre Inc. · 730 Scarborough Golf Club Rd
    82 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    649 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 234 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (2.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.8 km away.

FireFire Station 234 · 1.4 km40 Coronation Dr
Police43 Division · 2.9 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 22 · 2.8 km3100 Eglinton Ave E

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

17 registered apartment buildings with 2,145 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 3895 Lawrence Ave E (74 m, 114 units, 10 storeys, built 1975), which scored 83 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 94 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 2,145 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202694 across the 17
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
3895 Lawrence Ave E · Metcap Living Management Inc11410197583 · Nov 2025874 m
3847 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment21313196984 · Nov 20251163 m
3827 Lawrence Ave E887197092 · Nov 20258254 m
3939 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment313197082 · Oct 20250285 m
3943 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management153197087 · Oct 20250329 m
15 Orton Park Rd · Uppresideapartments Ltd14714196776 · Oct 202411342 m
3941 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management333197075 · Jul 20260351 m
3801 Lawrence Ave E · Ranee Management907196489 · Jul 20246373 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 lots229 lots · ≈29,330 spaces · 88 ha
Within 500 m15 lots · ≈1,980 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 37 m away, ≈32 spaces; 62 m away, ≈107 spaces; 96 m away, ≈70 spaces; 105 m away, ≈190 spaces; 194 m away, ≈54 spaces; 205 m away, ≈59 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, Nov 20, 1997

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 9,300 westbound vehicles, or 54% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 561. Morning rush is the busier period: 3,111 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 2,704 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 29 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1997, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west7,263eastbound · 4 bikes · 3.6% heavy
Total vehicles17,124564 pedestrians · 7 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east9,300westbound · 3 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the south561northbound · 0 bikes · 1.2% heavy
AM peak hour3,111 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,704 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 20, 1997

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 Susan St between Windover Dr and Lawrence Ave E (79 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 24-hour count in April 2007; 85% of drivers were at or under 46 km/h. That segment carries about 1,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 19 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Shoredale Dr (324 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 7,852 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Susan St · Windover Dr – Lawrence Ave E · 79 mApr 2007 · 24 h1,68538 km/h46 km/h52 km/h
Lawrence Ave E · Mossbank Dr – Susan St · 92 mNov 2011 · 3 days14,472

School-zone speed sign 324 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct10 · 27 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Shoredale Dr (westbound), 67 Shoredale Drive · 7,852 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

2018 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions46#2195 of 5,508
With an injury9#1911 of 4,660
Property damage only27
Fail to remain11
Involving a pedestrian2#1854 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1232 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201462latest Jun 25, 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 Jan 17, 2012.

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 nine thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle940street/outdoor (5), apartment parking (4)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 16, 2025. 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Susan a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 46 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 & Susan?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 20, 1997, 1.85× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Susan?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Susan St between Windover Dr and Lawrence Ave E (April 2007), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 46 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 324 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Susan?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 229 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 29,330 spaces — 15 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Susan by transit?

Bus routes 54, 406, 154, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Susan St, 28 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Susan?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 30 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mahakali Farsan (1 m), Shiva's Coffee & Snacks (37 m), Upali Caters Inc (81 m) and Happyland Wings (97 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Lawrence & Susan?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 345 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Future Stars Child Care Centre (73 m, 52 spaces), Sandbox Day Care Centre (343 m, 92 spaces) and Lawrence Orton Early Learning & Child Care Centre (407 m, 54 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Susan?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,145 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3895 Lawrence Ave E (74 m, 114 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 3847 Lawrence Ave E (163 m, 213 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 3827 Lawrence Ave E (254 m, 88 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 3939 Lawrence Ave E (285 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 86 out of 100. 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 & Susan?

Toronto Police place nine 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Susan in?

Lawrence & Susan is in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn (City of Toronto neighbourhood 141), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.

Sources

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