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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 · May 21, 2025
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 14,187 westbound vehicles, or 55% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 1,064. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,327 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 29% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,810). Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,810 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,327 from 5:00 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 30 collisions. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 52 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 20 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 28, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jun 15, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 188 | #547 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 25 | #636 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 118 | |
| Fail to remain | 52 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 7 | #392 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 44 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 20 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #574 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #273 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Jun 15, 2016 |
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.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on Lawrence Ave E between Valparaiso Ave and McCowan Rd (56 m away, Nov 2011) recorded volume only — about 17,306 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Ave E · Valparaiso Ave – McCowan Rd · 56 m | Nov 2011 · 3 days | 17,306 | — | — | — |
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.
- The crossing
- Signal 2543, activated 2021 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 54 154 16 21 9 nearest 17 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354 316
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave E at Valparaiso Ave - Scarborough General Hospital; Lawrence Ave East at Valparaiso Ave Scarborough General Hospital
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Valparaiso Ave / Lawrence Ave E 33 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 56 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
- 1 car park · about 90 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 16 mapped lots within 500 m, 137 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface | 2 km | 90 * | — |
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
The nearest grocery store is Sai Eesan Supermarket, 379 m away. There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 32 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is La Prep, 116 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Scarb. Hosp.gen.cam.outp.p, 62 m away, one of two within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is Scarborough General Hospital, 90 m away. For seniors' housing: Rockcliffe Community, a long-term care home 145 m away (two within a kilometre).
- Restaurants & cafés
- La Prep · 3050 Lawrence Ave E 111116 m
- Flavour Block · 3050 Lawrence Ave E116 m
- Original Company-General Cafe · 3050 Lawrence Ave E116 m
- Tim Hortons · 3050 Lawrence Ave E West G116 m
- Universal Filipino Foods · 649 McCowan Rd333 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Sai Eesan Supermarket 379 m · 5 min
- Food shops
- Watan Bakery Ltd 633 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- The Scarb. Hosp.gen.cam.outp.p 62 m · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- Rosalie Hall Early Learning and Child Care Centre · 79 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day201 m
- Network Bendale Acres Child Care Centre · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day487 m · 6 min
- Friendly Little Campus · 36 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day606 m · 7 min
- Health and care
- Scarborough General Hospital · hospital site90 m
- Rockcliffe Community · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km145 m
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 (6)
- Bendale Park481 m · 6 min
- Hague Park864 m · 10 min
- Thomson Memorial Park1.1 km · 14 min
- Amberdale Ravine Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Pringdale Ravine1.3 km · 16 min
- Schools
- Simra Academy Private SchoolPrivate · 434 m · 5 min
- St Rose of Lima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 644 m · 8 min
- Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Bendale branch617 m · 7 min
- Places of interest
- Scarborough MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km · 14 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 #2,376 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
Four registered apartment buildings with 481 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 3125 Lawrence Ave E (281 m, 110 units, 7 storeys, built 1964), which scored 84 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3125 Lawrence Ave E · G & S Regal Management Limited | 110 | 7 | 1964 | 84 · Nov 2025 | 281 m · 3 min |
| 2950 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 200 | 6 | 1960 | 91 · Sep 2024 | 376 m · 4 min |
| 3210 Lawrence Ave E · Mpm Inc. | 48 | 6 | 1960 | 79 · Jul 2024 | 464 m · 6 min |
| 3201 Lawrence Ave E · Cando Apartments Ltd. | 123 | 13 | 1960 | 94 · Oct 2025 | 512 m · 6 min |
4 registered buildings · 481 units · 1 social housing · tallest 13 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
Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.1 a year. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from other premises.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 10 | 2 | 0 | other (6), street/outdoor (4) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | other (1) |
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 Bendale South.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Lawrence & Valparaiso a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#574 of 1,505), out of 188 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 & Valparaiso?
A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #543 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.59× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Lawrence & Valparaiso a walkable intersection?
Lawrence & Valparaiso scores 52 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,376 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: 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 4 places to eat within 300 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
Where can I park near Lawrence & Valparaiso?
The nearest Green P car park is Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East (2.0 km away, 90 spaces). The City's mapping shows 137 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,940 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lawrence & Valparaiso by transit?
Bus routes 54, 154, 16, 21, 9, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave E at Valparaiso Ave - Scarborough General Hospital, 17 m).
What restaurants are near Lawrence & Valparaiso?
4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 32 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are La Prep (116 m), Flavour Block (116 m), Original Company-General Cafe (116 m), Tim Hortons (116 m) and Universal Filipino Foods (333 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Lawrence & Valparaiso?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 325 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Rosalie Hall Early Learning and Child Care Centre (201 m, 79 spaces), Network Bendale Acres Child Care Centre (487 m, 49 spaces) and Friendly Little Campus (606 m, 36 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Valparaiso?
Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 481 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3125 Lawrence Ave E (281 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 2950 Lawrence Ave E (376 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 3210 Lawrence Ave E (464 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 3201 Lawrence Ave E (512 m, 123 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 87 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Valparaiso?
Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Bendale South page.
What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Valparaiso in?
Lawrence & Valparaiso is in Bendale South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 157). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.
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 May 21, 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: 43.75526, -79.24676 · centreline node 13449243.