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Lawrence & Wanless

Lawrence Ave E & Wanless Cres · Toronto, Ontario · Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills · Ward 15, Don Valley West

In Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills, Lawrence & Wanless is a moderately heavy crossing. Nearby are 6 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
18,117
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 15, 2025
187 pedestrians · 83 cyclists · #1034 busiest
Collisions
10
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
6 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
27/100
city median 48
no restaurant within 1 km

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Lawrence & Wanless

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 · Oct 15, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 9,162 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 1 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (46 of 83). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,630 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,628 from 3:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north1southbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west9,162eastbound · 30 bikes · 2.8% heavy
Total vehicles18,117187 pedestrians · 83 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east8,699westbound · 46 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the south255northbound · 5 bikes · 4.3% heavy

Peak hours: 1,630 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,628 from 3:00 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 worst year was 2018, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (10%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 31, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions100.6 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles
With an injury1
Property damage only8
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2021

On Lawrence Ave E between Ronan Ave and Wanless Cres, 287 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2021 put the average speed at 57 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 65 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 71 km/h or more. That segment carries about 21,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Wanless Ave between Kappele Ave and Wanless Cres measured slower: 29 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 37 km/h (Sep 2005).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Wanless Cres · Rothmere Dr – Wanless Ave · 166 mOct 2002 · 24 h1,12837 km/h43 km/h47 km/h
Wanless Ave · Kappele Ave – Wanless Cres · 258 mSep 2005 · 24 h1,26429 km/h37 km/h43 km/h
Lawrence Ave E · Ronan Ave – Wanless Cres · 287 mNov 2021 · 3 days21,00957 km/h65 km/h71 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
124 162 11 74 103 nearest 16 m
Blue Night
352
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Wanless Cres (East) West Side; Lawrence Ave East at Wanless Cres (East)
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
York University (Glendon Campus) - SMART 683 m · 8 min · 16 docks · 2 stations, 39 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
3 car parks · about 137 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
1 mapped lot within 500 m, 142 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2170 Bayview avenue · Surface1.1 km69 *—
23 Bedford Park Ave · Surface1.4 km4254% (Q1 2026)
25 Glenforest Road · Surface1.5 km26 *—

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

No pharmacy in the Ministry of Health's register is within a kilometre of this corner. The nearest hospital site is Sunnybrook Hospital, 1.4 km away.

Child care
  • Jardin D'eveil · 30 spaces, toddler353 m · 4 min
  • TFS Canada's International School (Mildenhall Branch) · 50 spaces, preschool372 m · 4 min
  • Weybourne School · 11 spaces, preschool · $10-a-day830 m · 10 min
4 licensed centres · 151 spaces within 1 km
Washrooms
  • Wanless Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible541 m · 6 min
Drinking water: Wanless Park 427 m · 5 min (off); Cheltenham Park 487 m · 6 min
Health and care
  • Sunnybrook Hospital · hospital site1.4 km · 16 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 (10)
  • Cheltenham Park530 m · 6 min
  • Wanless Park549 m · 7 min
  • Ranleigh Park1 km · 12 min
  • George Milbrandt Parkette1.1 km · 13 min
  • Jaye Robinson Park1.2 km · 15 min
and 5 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
  • Bedford Park Community Centre1 km · 12 min
Schools (10)
  • Toronto French School, Jardin D'eveil (Child Care House) 416 484-6533Private · 353 m · 4 min
  • Toronto French School - Jr MildenhallPrivate · 372 m · 4 min
  • Toronto French School - Jr LawrencePrivate · 389 m · 5 min
  • Toronto French School - Sr LawrencePrivate · 537 m · 6 min
  • Bedford Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
and 5 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Locke branch1.1 km · 13 min
Places of interest
  • Alexander Muir Memorial GardensNature/ Park · 1.5 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 restaurant or café, a grocery store, a pharmacy or a care or retirement home.

27of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food0/30

    no food premises on file

  • Transit13/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go3/14

    library 1.1 km away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation3/10

    nearest park 0.5 km · nearest centre 1 km

  • Schools and child care8/8

    3 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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 is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 32 rental units. The nearest is 153 Ranleigh Ave (831 m, 32 units, 4 storeys, built 1950), which scored 94 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
153 Ranleigh Ave · Signet Group Inc324195094 · Oct 2025831 m · 10 min

1 registered building · 32 units · tallest 4 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills.

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 10 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 moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1034 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

Is Lawrence & Wanless a walkable intersection?

Lawrence & Wanless scores 27 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.5 km · nearest centre 1 km.

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 2170 Bayview avenue (1.1 km away, 69 spaces). The City's mapping shows 142 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 8,090 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Wanless by transit?

Bus routes 124, 162, 11, 74, 103 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Wanless Cres (East) West Side, 16 m).

Is there a public washroom near Lawrence & Wanless?

The nearest is Wanless Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 250 Wanless Ave, 541 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom.

Is there child care near Lawrence & Wanless?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 151 spaces in total; none accepts City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Jardin D'eveil (353 m, 30 spaces), TFS Canada's International School (Mildenhall Branch) (372 m, 50 spaces) and Weybourne School (830 m, 11 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Wanless?

One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 32 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 153 Ranleigh Ave (831 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 94 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Wanless?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Wanless in?

Lawrence & Wanless is in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills (City of Toronto neighbourhood 041). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined