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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 volume14-hour count · Jun 17, 2025
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 18,164 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 57% of the total, against 126 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (75 of 151). Evening rush dominates here: 2,734 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 2,344 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 2,344 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,734 from 4:15 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 2016, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 11 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 21, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Nov 25, 2014.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 55 | #1922 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 11 | #1599 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 33 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Nov 25, 2014 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
On Lawrence Ave E between Elinor Ave and Tower Dr, 137 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2026 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 57 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 63 km/h or more. That segment carries about 42,800 vehicles a day. Tower Dr between Lawrence Ave E and Colony Rd measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (May 2021).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Dr · Lawrence Ave E – Colony Rd · 75 m | May 2021 · 3 days | 1,245 | 40 km/h | 49 km/h | 54 km/h |
| Lawrence Ave E · Elinor Ave – Tower Dr · 137 m | Sep 2026 · 3 days | 42,795 | 45 km/h | 57 km/h | 63 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 68 67 24 nearest 173 m
- Express
- 954 968 924
- Blue Night
- 354 324
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m
- 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 1 car park · about 25 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 28 mapped lots within 500 m, 235 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface | 74 m | 25 * | — |
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
Three grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Al-Mumtaz Super Market & Farm, 94 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Alzahraa Halal Meat, 258 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 30 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 87 — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Al-Nur Kebab House, 40 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 437 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: The Wexford, a long-term care home 438 m away. The Wexford Residence Inc. runs a seniors' active living programme 397 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Al-Nur Kebab House · 1960 Lawrence Ave E B140 m
- Heba's Kitchen · 1960 Lawrence Ave E 14a40 m
- Namkeen Tandoori · 1960 Lawrence Ave E 1240 m
- Adana Kebab · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-1141 m
- Biryani Nation · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-18b41 m
- Grocery
- Al-Mumtaz Super Market & Farm 94 m · 3 within 300 m
- Food shops
- Alzahraa Halal Meat 258 m · 3 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 437 m · 5 min · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day299 m · 4 min
- Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day806 m · 10 min
- Precious Blood Jr YMCA Elp · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day913 m · 11 min
- Health and care
- The Wexford · long-term care home438 m · 5 min
- The Wexford Residence Inc. · seniors' active living centre397 m · 5 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
- Wayne Parkette795 m · 9 min
- Deanvar Parkette1.1 km · 14 min
- Wexford Park1.5 km · 17 min
- Schools (7)
- Buchanan Public SchoolEnglish Public · 806 m · 10 min
- Precious Blood Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 913 m · 11 min
- Wexford Public SchoolEnglish Public · 925 m · 11 min
- George Peck Public SchoolEnglish Public · 928 m · 11 min
- Wexford Collegiate School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 934 m · 11 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1.5 km · 18 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 community centre or a public washroom.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,666 of 5,672. 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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 469 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2015 Lawrence Ave E (311 m, 158 units, 11 storeys, built 1994), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Lawrence Ave E social housing | 158 | 11 | 1994 | 96 · Sep 2026 | 311 m · 4 min |
| 1860 Lawrence Ave E social housing | 90 | 8 | 1978 | 98 · Sep 2024 | 400 m · 5 min |
| 1790 Lawrence Ave E · Dixland Apartments Lts. | 36 | 5 | 1962 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 663 m · 8 min |
| 1765 Lawrence Ave E | 103 | 7 | 1964 | 85 · Dec 2025 | 752 m · 9 min |
| 1780 Lawrence Ave E · Monterey Park Inc. | 39 | 5 | 1961 | 94 · Oct 2025 | 753 m · 9 min |
| 1725 Lawrence Ave E · Monterey Park Inc. | 43 | 6 | 1960 | 94 · Oct 2025 | 910 m · 11 min |
6 registered buildings · 469 units · 2 social housing · tallest 11 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (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 Wexford/Maryvale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Lawrence & Tower a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 55 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 & Tower?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #287 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.96× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Lawrence & Tower a walkable intersection?
Lawrence & Tower scores 50 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,666 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: 3 grocery stores within 300 m · 30 places to eat within 300 m; nearest school 0.8 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 3 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Tower?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Elinor Ave and Tower Dr (September 2026), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Lawrence & Tower?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (74 m away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 235 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 35,400 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lawrence & Tower by transit?
Bus routes 54, 68, 67, 24, 954, 968, 924 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Lawrence & Tower?
30 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 87 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Al-Nur Kebab House (40 m), Heba's Kitchen (40 m), Namkeen Tandoori (40 m), Adana Kebab (41 m) and Biryani Nation (41 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Lawrence & Tower?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 286 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Scarborough Citadel Child Care (299 m, 49 spaces), Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program (806 m, 43 spaces) and Precious Blood Jr YMCA Elp (913 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Tower?
Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 469 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2015 Lawrence Ave E (311 m, 158 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 1860 Lawrence Ave E (400 m, 90 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 1790 Lawrence Ave E (663 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 1765 Lawrence Ave E (752 m, 103 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 94 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Tower?
Toronto Police place two 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 Wexford/Maryvale page.
What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Tower in?
Lawrence & Tower is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson. The corner falls inside the Wexford Heights Business Improvement Area.
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 Jun 17, 2025.
- 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; Licensed Child Care Centres; 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.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- 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 21 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: 43.74460, -79.29836 · centreline node 13450966.