Toronto · intersection · signal 2288

Lawrence & Westona

Lawrence Ave W & Westona St · Toronto, Ontario · Humber Heights-Westmount · Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre

Lawrence & Westona is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in Humber Heights-Westmount. At the corner: an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,508
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 12, 2020
193 pedestrians · 3 cyclists
Collisions
16
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 10 property damage · #3753 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
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
7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 810 vehicles, 70% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 34 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 1.6 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Lawrence & Westona

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
5279734058915859 nearest 32 m
Express
952989
Blue Night
352373
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave West at Westona St West Side; Lawrence Ave West at Westona St East Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Cruickshank Park 581 m · 15 docks · 3 stations, 65 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 (14)
  • H J Alexander Community SchoolEnglish Public · 814 m
  • St John the Evangelist Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 867 m
  • Gap Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 888 m
  • St Eugene Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 940 m
  • Islamic Education Guidance CentrePrivate · 944 m
  • Valleyfield Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 944 m
  • and 8 more
Community centres
Parks (24)
  • Riverlea Park418 m
  • Douglas B. Ford Park535 m
  • Cruickshank Park555 m
  • Valleyfield Park559 m
  • Memorial Park - York610 m
  • St. Phillips Road Parkette659 m
  • and 18 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Weston branch733 m
Signal
2288, activated 2011 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 50. The nearest is The Village of Humber Heights - Montgomery's Bar, 122 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 50 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 10 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Village of Humber Heights - Montgomery's Bar · 2245 Lawrence Ave W122 mPassed, May 2026
The Village of Humber Heights - Royal York Cafe · 2245 Lawrence Ave W122 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Scarlett Convenience Store · 960 Scarlett Rdgrocery410 mPassed, Jul 2026
Qahwah Cafe & Lounge · 6 Dixon Rd466 mPassed, Sep 2025
Pizza Hut · 1564 Royal York Rd493 mPassed, Jun 2026
Starbucks Coffee · 1564 Royal York Rd494 mPassed, Apr 2025
Three R's Schoolhouse Inc. · 1577 Royal York Rd516 mPassed, Sep 2026
Hill Garden Coffee & Donuts · 724 Scarlett Rd552 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions

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 Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 628 m away — currently listed as closed (closed for the season); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 586 m away at Cruickshank Park.

  • Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 35 The Westway
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    628 m
  • Weston Lions Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 2125 Lawrence Ave W
    View outdoor pool hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    729 m
Drinking water
Cruickshank Park drinking fountain · 586 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 573 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Three R's Schoolhouse Inc. (515 m, 63 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 573 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 7
  • Three R's Schoolhouse Inc. · 1577 Royal York Rd
    63 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    515 m
  • Jolly Juniors · 1500 Royal York Rd
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    721 m
  • Macaulay - Hj Alexander Child Care Centre · 30 King St
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    814 m
  • Tlc - Tender Loving Care (Cross St.) · 44 Cross St
    60 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    866 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 442 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 12 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 442 · 1.3 km2015 Lawrence Ave W
Police12 Division · 3.3 km200 Trethewey Drive
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 10 · 1.3 km2015 Lawrence Ave W

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 28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,204 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1025 Scarlett Rd (415 m, 128 units, 11 storeys, built 1994), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 202 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings28 · 3,204 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026202 across the 28
Open fire-code violations7
Tallest31 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1025 Scarlett RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation12811199495 · Aug 20261 · 3 fire415 m
17 Riverview Hts144195393 · Dec 20250480 m
2180 Weston Rd · Dms Property Management Ltd.628196288 · Aug 20242643 m
2190 Weston Rd · Dms Property Management Ltd.768196284 · Aug 20248653 m
2202 Weston Rd · Biddington Property Management Corp.976195995 · Dec 20257665 m
2220 Weston Rd · Cogir Real Estate936196189 · Aug 20249701 m
2222 Weston Rd · Cogir Real Estate656196183 · Jul 202412728 m
2240 Weston Rd · Greenwin Inc15019196792 · Jul 202415751 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 lots339 lots · ≈33,260 spaces · 99.8 ha
Within 500 m14 lots · ≈1,460 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 34 spaces
EV charging (City)2000 Weston Rd · 747 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
4 Rosemount Avenue · Surface1.2 km34 *

Nearest lots: 98 m away, ≈140 spaces; 206 m away, ≈15 spaces; 330 m away, ≈921 spaces; 385 m away, ≈11 spaces; 394 m away, ≈7 spaces; 417 m away, ≈87 spaces. More EV charging: 1812 Weston Rd (1.1 km, 1 ports).

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 — 8-hour, Mar 12, 2020

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,330 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 106 from the north. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,139 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 13% above the afternoon peak from 4:45 p.m. (1,012). Trucks and buses were 9.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north106southbound · 0 bikes · 7.5% heavy
From the west3,330eastbound · 1 bikes · 11.4% heavy
Total vehicles6,508193 pedestrians · 3 cyclists · 9.6% heavy
From the east2,820westbound · 2 bikes · 8.1% heavy
From the south252northbound · 0 bikes · 3.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,139 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,012 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 12, 2020

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 W between Freemont Ave and Westona St, 108 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2021 put the average speed at 55 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 69 km/h or more. That segment carries about 11,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lawrence Ave W · Freemont Ave – Westona St · 108 mNov 2021 · 3 days11,58455 km/h64 km/h69 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 2017, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 4 collisions (25%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions16#3753 of 5,508
With an injury4#3130 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2509 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201419latest May 23, 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

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

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

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 29, 2018. 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 Humber Heights-Westmount.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Westona a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 16 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 & Westona?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Mar 12, 2020, 70% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Westona?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave W between Freemont Ave and Westona St (November 2021), found an average of 55 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Westona?

The nearest Green P car park is 4 Rosemount Avenue (1.2 km away, 34 spaces). The City's mapping shows 339 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 33,260 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2000 Weston Rd (747 m).

How do I get to Lawrence & Westona by transit?

Bus routes 52, 79, 73, 405, 89, 158, 59, 952 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave West at Westona St West Side, 32 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Westona?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 50 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Village of Humber Heights - Montgomery's Bar (122 m), The Village of Humber Heights - Royal York Cafe (122 m), Qahwah Cafe & Lounge (466 m), Pizza Hut (493 m) and Starbucks Coffee (494 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 & Westona?

The nearest is Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 35 The Westway, 628 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. Next nearest: Weston Lions Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (729 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 & Westona?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 573 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Three R's Schoolhouse Inc. (515 m, 63 spaces), Jolly Juniors (721 m, 74 spaces) and Macaulay - Hj Alexander Child Care Centre (814 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Westona?

28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,204 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1025 Scarlett Rd (415 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 17 Riverview Hts (480 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 2180 Weston Rd (643 m, 62 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 2190 Weston Rd (653 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 28 is 89 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 & Westona?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Humber Heights-Westmount page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Westona in?

Lawrence & Westona is in Humber Heights-Westmount (City of Toronto neighbourhood 008). It is in Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, represented by Councillor Stephen Holyday.

Sources

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