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Lawrence & Wanless

Lawrence Ave E & Wanless Cres · Toronto, Ontario · Lawrence Park South · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Lawrence & Wanless is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Lawrence Park South. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Lawrence Station (Line 1) 847 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
19,843
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 13, 2025
172 pedestrians · 70 cyclists · #900 busiest
Collisions
18
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 11 property damage · #3564 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Lawrence Station 847 m · 7 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 1,420 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.23× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 115 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 1.8 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 0.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lawrence & Wanless

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Lawrence Station (Line 1)847 m
TTC bus
12416274103119752 nearest 14 m
Express
952
Blue Night
352320
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Wanless Cres (West)
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Yonge St / Lawrence Ave E 763 m · 23 docks · 4 stations, 72 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 (13)
  • Toronto French School - Jr MildenhallPrivate · 490 m
  • Toronto French School, Jardin D'eveil (Child Care House) 416 484-6533Private · 539 m
  • Toronto French School - Jr LawrencePrivate · 575 m
  • Bedford Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 668 m
  • Toronto French School - Sr LawrencePrivate · 706 m
  • Blythwood Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 839 m
  • and 7 more
Community centres
  • Bedford Park Community Centre632 m
Parks (20)
  • Wanless Park186 m
  • Cheltenham Park551 m
  • Ranleigh Park664 m
  • George Milbrandt Parkette825 m
  • Jaye Robinson Park856 m
  • Lawrence Park Ravine921 m
  • and 14 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Locke branch828 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sunnybrook Hospital branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Alexander Muir Memorial GardensNature/ Park · 1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 36 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is TFS-Pk Mildenhall Branch, 490 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
TFS-Pk Mildenhall Branch · 101 Mildenhall Rd490 mPassed, Apr 2026
Jardin D' Eveil Garderie · 294 Lawrence Ave E539 mPassed, Apr 2026
Brewing Brokers · 3153 Yonge St831 mPassed, Jul 2026
Brewing Brokers · 3153 Yonge St831 mPassed, Oct 2025
Shawarma Royale · 3201 Yonge St849 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Shawarma Royale · 3201 Yonge St849 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Gus Tacos · 3185 Yonge St849 mPassed, May 2026
Ketodelia · 3187 Yonge St851 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 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

The nearest public washroom is Wanless Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 175 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 216 m away at Wanless Park.

  • Wanless Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 250 Wanless Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    175 m
  • Lawrence Park Ravine Tennis Clubhouse Washroom · 51 Alexander Muir Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    914 m
Drinking water
Wanless Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 216 m; Cheltenham Park bottle filling station · 520 m

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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 535 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is TFS Canada's International School (Mildenhall Branch) (490 m, 50 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 535 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 8
  • TFS Canada's International School (Mildenhall Branch) · 101 Mildenhall Rd
    50 spaces · preschool
    490 m
  • Jardin D'eveil · 294 Lawrence Ave E
    30 spaces · toddler
    539 m
  • Weybourne School · 54 Lawrence Ave E
    11 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    602 m
  • Ranleigh Rascals · 81 Ranleigh Ave
    178 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    668 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 131 (825 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 131 · 825 m3135 Yonge St
Police53 Division · 2.5 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 57 · 1.3 km2075 Bayview Ave

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

15 registered apartment buildings with 922 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 153 Ranleigh Ave (503 m, 32 units, 4 storeys, built 1950), which scored 94 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 10 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings15 · 922 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score94 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202610 across the 15
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest12 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
153 Ranleigh Ave · Signet Group Inc324195094 · Oct 20251503 m
56 Ranleigh Ave · Lawrence Construction Co. Limited744195996 · Aug 20260750 m
5 Du Maurier Blvd · Lawrence Construction Co. Limited414194194 · Nov 20250 · 5 fire768 m
3179 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1105199090 · Dec 20250808 m
3 Du Maurier Blvd · Lawrence Construction Co. Limited374194194 · Aug 20260817 m
2 Du Maurier Blvd · Lawrence Construction Co. Limited284194195 · Aug 20262821 m
3110 Yonge St · Ranee Management414195797 · Jun 20252892 m
3112 Yonge St · Ranee Management414195797 · Jun 20250898 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 lots261 lots · ≈17,820 spaces · 53.4 ha
Within 500 m6 lots · ≈140 spaces
Green P (public)6 car parks · about 485 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
25 Glenforest Road · Surface926 m26 *
23 Bedford Park Ave · Surface1 km4254% (Q1 2026)
2170 Bayview avenue · Surface1.1 km69 *
6 Sherwood Avenue · Surface1.6 km46 *
20 Castlefield Avenue · Surface1.8 km163 *

Nearest lots: 441 m away, ≈13 spaces; 445 m away, ≈9 spaces; 462 m away, ≈14 spaces; 473 m away, ≈13 spaces; 496 m away, ≈60 spaces; 498 m away, ≈30 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, May 13, 2025

The east leg carries the load — 9,567 westbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 483. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,788 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,678 from 2:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north555southbound · 14 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west9,238eastbound · 26 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles19,843172 pedestrians · 70 cyclists · 2.8% heavy
From the east9,567westbound · 21 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south483northbound · 9 bikes · 1.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,788 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,678 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 13, 2025

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 Lawrence Ave E between Ronan Ave and Wanless Cres (80 m away) recorded an average of 57 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 65 km/h. That segment carries about 21,000 vehicles a day. Wanless Cres between Lawrence Ave E and Buckingham Ave measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Oct 2002). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Wanless Cres · Lawrence Ave E – Buckingham Ave · 73 mOct 2002 · 24 h55131 km/h39 km/h44 km/h
Lawrence Ave E · Ronan Ave – Wanless Cres · 80 mNov 2021 · 3 days21,00957 km/h65 km/h71 km/h
Wanless Ave · Kappele Ave – Wanless Cres · 107 mSep 2005 · 24 h1,26429 km/h37 km/h43 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

2023 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 22% of collisions here involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Dec 22, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions18#3564 of 5,508
With an injury4#3010 of 4,660
Property damage only11
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 201422latest Dec 22, 2024

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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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

Police records place no theft from a vehicle or bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, though 1 has been reported since January 2026.

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 19, 2026. 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 Lawrence Park South.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Wanless a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 18 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 & Wanless?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #900 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.23× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Wanless?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Ronan Ave and Wanless Cres (November 2021), found an average of 57 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 65 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Wanless?

The nearest Green P car park is 25 Glenforest Road (926 m away, 26 spaces). The City's mapping shows 261 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,820 spaces — 6 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Wanless by transit?

Lawrence Station (Line 1) is 847 m away; bus routes 124, 162, 74, 103, 11, 97, 52, 952 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Wanless Cres (West), 14 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Wanless?

None within 300 m, and 36 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are TFS-Pk Mildenhall Branch (490 m), Jardin D' Eveil Garderie (539 m), Brewing Brokers (831 m), Brewing Brokers (831 m) and Shawarma Royale (849 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Lawrence & Wanless?

The nearest is Wanless Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 250 Wanless Ave, 175 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Lawrence Park Ravine Tennis Clubhouse Washroom (914 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Lawrence & Wanless?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 535 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are TFS Canada's International School (Mildenhall Branch) (490 m, 50 spaces), Jardin D'eveil (539 m, 30 spaces) and Weybourne School (602 m, 11 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Wanless?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 922 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 153 Ranleigh Ave (503 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 56 Ranleigh Ave (750 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 5 Du Maurier Blvd (768 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 3179 Yonge St (808 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 94 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.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Wanless in?

Lawrence & Wanless is in Lawrence Park South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 103). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

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