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Lawton & Lonsdale

Lawton Blvd & Lonsdale Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-St.Clair · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Lawton & Lonsdale is a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence. It sits in Yonge-St.Clair. It has a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: St Clair Station (Line 1) 439 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,559
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 29, 2003
871 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
15
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 10 property damage · #3800 of 5,508 · +1 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
St Clair Station 439 m · 1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 190 vehicles an hour, 17% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). On average 1.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lawton & Lonsdale

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Clair Station (Line 1)439 m; Davisville Station (Line 1)551 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 472 m
TTC bus
97748813111428 nearest 224 m
Blue Night
312320
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lawton Blvd / Yonge St 131 m · 15 docks · 22 stations, 381 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 (24)
  • The York School - Jr CampusPrivate · 102 m
  • Deer Park Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 455 m
  • Upper Canada College SchoolPrivate · 521 m
  • The Linden SchoolPrivate · 679 m
  • Upper Canada Prep SchoolPrivate · 686 m
  • Davisville & Spectrum SchoolEnglish Public · 766 m
  • and 18 more
Community centres
Parks (30)
  • Lawton Parkette64 m
  • Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Park190 m
  • Oriole Park - Toronto661 m
  • Amsterdam Square698 m
  • Inglewood Parkette757 m
  • Glenn Gould Park769 m
  • and 24 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch487 m
  • Toronto Public Library Mount Pleasant branch1.5 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 85 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Mothercraft:robertson House (32 Heath Street West), 215 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés6 within 300 m · 85 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mothercraft:robertson House (32 Heath Street West) · 32 Heath St W215 mPassed, Sep 2026
Yorkminster Park Meals On Wheels · 1585 Yonge St231 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
Swiss Chalet · 1560 Yonge St281 mPassed, Sep 2025
Ambiyan On Yonge · 1560 Yonge St282 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 1560 Yonge St Unit-119282 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Sushi Gen Japanese Restaurant · 1560 Yonge St Unit-118282 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Pizza Pizza · 1521 Yonge St307 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 1521 Yonge St307 mPassed, 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

The nearest public washroom is Oriole Park Toronto Washroom, 624 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 94 m away at Lawton Parkette.

  • Oriole Park Toronto Washroom · 201 Oriole Pkwy
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    624 m
  • David A. Balfour Park Washroom · 75 Rosehill Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    894 m
Drinking water
Lawton Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 94 m; Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Park drinking fountain · 204 m · off

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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,168 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Centennial Infant and Child Centre (180 m, 32 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 1,168 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 9
  • Centennial Infant and Child Centre · 1580 Yonge St
    32 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    180 m
  • Oriole Nursery School · 1570 Yonge St
    32 spaces · preschool
    208 m
  • Mothercraft Robertson House (32 Heath Street West) · 32 Heath St W
    59 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    217 m
  • Montessori For Children (St. Clair) Inc · 25 Alvin Ave
    48 spaces · preschool
    415 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (707 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 311 · 707 m20 Balmoral Ave
Police53 Division · 1.6 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 2 km135 Davenport Rd

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

89 registered apartment buildings with 9,883 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 50 Lawton Blvd (30 m, 20 units, 3 storeys, built 1915), which scored 70 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 89 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 200 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings89 · 9,883 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026200 across the 89
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest32 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 Lawton Blvd · Jdm Apartments Inc203191570 · Sep 2025030 m
57 Lawton Blvd124192973 · Oct 2025034 m
48 Lawton Blvd · Jdm Apartments Inc193192777 · Sep 2025353 m
80 Lawton Blvd · Gorbay Company Limited243193086 · Sep 2025087 m
85 Lawton Blvd · Colonia Treuhand Management Inc.8710195995 · Jul 20241112 m
7 Walmsley Blvd · Appledale Property Management Inc154192896 · Aug 20240118 m
2 Glen Elm Ave · Glen Elm Investments496193494 · Aug 20250124 m
1 Mallory Gdns · Firm Capital Properties Inc354192098 · Aug 20260125 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 lots600 lots · ≈29,080 spaces · 87.2 ha
Within 500 m48 lots · ≈1,620 spaces
Green P (public)15 car parks · about 2,200 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Delisle Ave. · 329 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking23 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1501 Yonge Street · Surface350 m37 *
10 Delisle Ave · Garage350 m24029% (Q1 2026)
30 Alvin Avenue · Surface424 m188 *
30 St. Clair Avenue West · Garage461 m173 *
21 Pleasant Blvd. · Garage617 m557 *

Nearest lots: 49 m away, ≈33 spaces; 115 m away, ≈11 spaces; 133 m away, ≈26 spaces; 145 m away, ≈7 spaces; 148 m away, ≈7 spaces; 166 m away, ≈15 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Delisle St (329 m, 4 ports); 41 Inglewood Dr (662 m, 2 ports); 75 Holly St. (1.6 km, 29 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, Sep 29, 2003

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 664 southbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 371. Morning rush is the busier period: 315 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 226 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 23 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2003, 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 north664southbound · 0 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west371eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.2% heavy
Total vehicles1,559871 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 1.5% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south524northbound · 0 bikes · 1.7% heavy
AM peak hour315 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour226 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 29, 2003

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 Lonsdale Rd between Baker Ave and Oriole Pkwy (268 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 35 km/h. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. Lawton Blvd between Walmsley Blvd and Duggan Ave measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Nov 2022). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Yonge St (55 m away, 40 km/h limit), 4.8% of the 71,266 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Lonsdale Road between Oriole Pkwy and Lawton Blvd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lawton Blvd · Walmsley Blvd – Duggan Ave · 156 mNov 2022 · 3 days1,59525 km/h33 km/h37 km/h
Lonsdale Rd · Baker Ave – Oriole Pkwy · 268 mNov 2022 · 3 days1,32628 km/h35 km/h40 km/h

School-zone speed sign 55 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct39 · 46 km/h
Over the limit16%
50 km/h or more4.8%

Yonge St (southbound), West Side of Yonge St, North of No.1650 · 71,266 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Lonsdale Road · Oriole Pkwy – Lawton Blvd
    5 speed humps

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

2019 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 4, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions15#3800 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only10
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian1#2741 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201421latest May 4, 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

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

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft200street/outdoor (1), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 13, 2020. 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 Yonge-St.Clair.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawton & Lonsdale a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 15 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 Lawton & Lonsdale?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Sep 29, 2003, 17% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawton & Lonsdale?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lonsdale Rd between Baker Ave and Oriole Pkwy (November 2022), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 35 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 55 m away (40 km/h), 4.8% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Lawton & Lonsdale?

The nearest Green P car park is 1501 Yonge Street (350 m away, 37 spaces). The City's mapping shows 600 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 29,080 spaces — 48 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Delisle Ave. (329 m).

How do I get to Lawton & Lonsdale by transit?

St Clair Station (Line 1) is 439 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 472 m away; bus routes 97, 74, 88, 13, 11, 14, 28 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lawton & Lonsdale?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 85 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mothercraft:robertson House (32 Heath Street West) (215 m), Yorkminster Park Meals On Wheels (231 m), Swiss Chalet (281 m), Ambiyan On Yonge (282 m) and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (282 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 Lawton & Lonsdale?

The nearest is Oriole Park Toronto Washroom, 201 Oriole Pkwy, 624 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: David A. Balfour Park Washroom (894 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 Lawton & Lonsdale?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,168 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Centennial Infant and Child Centre (180 m, 32 spaces), Oriole Nursery School (208 m, 32 spaces) and Mothercraft Robertson House (32 Heath Street West) (217 m, 59 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lawton & Lonsdale?

89 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,883 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 Lawton Blvd (30 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 70), 57 Lawton Blvd (34 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 73), 48 Lawton Blvd (53 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 77) and 80 Lawton Blvd (87 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 89 is 90 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 Lawton & Lonsdale?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two 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 Yonge-St.Clair page.

What neighbourhood is Lawton & Lonsdale in?

Lawton & Lonsdale is in Yonge-St.Clair (City of Toronto neighbourhood 097). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow.

Sources

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