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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 5468672491 nearest 168 m
- Express
- 954968924
- Blue Night
- 354324
- Nearest stops
- 4 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.
Within walking distance 1.5 km
- Schools (11)
- Precious Blood Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 662 m
- Wexford Public SchoolEnglish Public · 677 m
- Wexford Collegiate School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 700 m
- Buchanan Public SchoolEnglish Public · 768 m
- George Peck Public SchoolEnglish Public · 801 m
- St Kevin Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 929 m
- and 5 more
- Community centres
- Parks (6)
- Wayne Parkette641 m
- Deanvar Parkette850 m
- Manhattan Park1.1 km
- Maryvale Park1.1 km
- Wexford Park1.2 km
- McGregor Park1.5 km
- Library
- Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1.5 km
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
Toronto Public Health inspects 31 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 88. The nearest is Al-Nur Kebab House, 40 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 2 infractions noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Nur Kebab House · 1960 Lawrence Ave E B1 | 40 m | Passed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Heba's Kitchen · 1960 Lawrence Ave E 14a | 40 m | Passed, Apr 2026 |
| Namkeen Tandoori · 1960 Lawrence Ave E 12 | 40 m | Passed, May 2026 · 4 infractions |
| Adana Kebab · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-11 | 41 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Biryani Nation · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-18b | 41 m | Passed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Eato · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-13 | 41 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Lonzo's Kitchen · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-18a | 41 m | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| Topgun Steak & Burger · 1960 Lawrence Ave E Unit-3 | 41 m | Passed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction |
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
Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 273 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Scarborough Citadel Child Care (273 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 2021 Lawrence Ave E
49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day273 m - Precious Blood Jr YMCA Elp · 1035 Pharmacy Ave
43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day662 m - Wexford Extended Day and School Age Program · 1050 Pharmacy Ave
30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day677 m - Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program · 4 Bucannan Rd
30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day768 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 233 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.
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
Within a kilometre there are 13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 928 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2015 Lawrence Ave E (274 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 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 22 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing | 158 | 11 | 1994 | 96 · Sep 2026 | 0 | 274 m |
| 1860 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing | 90 | 8 | 1978 | 98 · Sep 2024 | 0 | 384 m |
| 1790 Lawrence Ave E · Dixland Apartments Lts. | 36 | 5 | 1962 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 0 | 623 m |
| 1765 Lawrence Ave E | 103 | 7 | 1964 | 85 · Dec 2025 | 1 | 697 m |
| 1780 Lawrence Ave E · Monterey Park Inc. | 39 | 5 | 1961 | 94 · Oct 2025 | 0 | 715 m |
| 1725 Lawrence Ave E · Monterey Park Inc. | 43 | 6 | 1960 | 94 · Oct 2025 | 1 | 868 m |
| 1817 Victoria Park Ave · 2780964 Ontario Limited | 36 | 4 | 1959 | 91 · Sep 2025 | 2 | 928 m |
| 1759 Victoria Park Ave · CAPREIT | 100 | 7 | 1963 | 96 · Sep 2025 | 4 | 939 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface | 68 m | 25 * | — |
Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈42 spaces; 43 m away, ≈10 spaces (Green P); 45 m away, ≈34 spaces; 48 m away, ≈34 spaces; 51 m away, ≈31 spaces (Green P); 70 m away, ≈27 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 — 14-hour, 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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 Wayne Ave and Lilian Dr, 130 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in November 2008 put the average speed at 53 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 63 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 68 km/h or more. That segment carries about 23,000 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). The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| 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 · Wayne Ave – Lilian Dr · 130 m | Nov 2008 · 24 h | 22,953 | 53 km/h | 63 km/h | 68 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 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.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 1.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 55 | #1922 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 11 | #1599 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 33 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #2713 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| All since 2014 | 66 | latest Jun 21, 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. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Nov 25, 2014.
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
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
By year
| 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 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 27, 2024. 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 #281 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.96× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Tower?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Wayne Ave and Lilian Dr (November 2008), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 63 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 (68 m away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 394 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 65,820 spaces — 33 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, 91, 954, 968, 924 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Lawrence & Tower?
31 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 88 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. 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). 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 & Tower?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 273 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 (273 m, 49 spaces), Precious Blood Jr YMCA Elp (662 m, 43 spaces) and Wexford Extended Day and School Age Program (677 m, 30 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Tower?
13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 928 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2015 Lawrence Ave E (274 m, 158 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 1860 Lawrence Ave E (384 m, 90 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 1790 Lawrence Ave E (623 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 1765 Lawrence Ave E (697 m, 103 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 13 is 93 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 & Tower?
Toronto Police place two 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 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 Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Feb 27, 2024.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 21 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.74460, -79.29836 · centreline node 13450966.