Toronto · intersection · signal 413 · red-light camera

Midland & Lawrence

Midland Ave & Lawrence Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Bendale South · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

In Bendale South, Midland & Lawrence is a top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2021 that issued 57 tickets in 2025 and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre. It is among the hundred Toronto intersections with the most reported collisions.

Traffic volume
48,664
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 25, 2026
6,127 pedestrians · 352 cyclists · #40 busiest
Collisions
858
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
160 with an injury · 606 property damage · #23 of 5,508 · +70 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
57
tickets in 2025
since 2021 · 27 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
5
TTC stops within 100 m
9 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 3,480 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 3.0× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. On average 86 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 17.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.6× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 14%, from 400 in 2016–2020 to 458 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Midland & Lawrence

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
5754154381291311332143 nearest 29 m
Express
954903904938939
Blue Night
354343
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Midland Ave at Lawrence Ave East; Lawrence Ave East at Midland Ave West Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Brockley Dr / Lawrence Ave E 204 m · 11 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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (12)
  • David and Mary Thomson CollegiateEnglish Public · 480 m
  • Donwood Park Jr Public School - Highbrook CampusEnglish Public · 618 m
  • Donwood Park Jr Public School - Main BldgEnglish Public · 644 m
  • Charles Gordon Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 686 m
  • Hunter's Glen Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 758 m
  • St Albert Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 921 m
  • and 6 more
Community centres
  • McGregor Park Community Centre1.3 km
Parks (12)
  • Arsandco Park416 m
  • Donwood Park602 m
  • Hunters Glen Park634 m
  • Kennedy - Lawrence Parkette784 m
  • Jack Goodlad Park1.1 km
  • Lord Roberts Woods1.1 km
  • and 6 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Scarborough MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
Signal
0413, activated 1961 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

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 20 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 54. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 64 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés20 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Circle K. · 2611 Lawrence Ave Egrocery64 mPassed, Feb 2026
Tim Hortons · 2611 Lawrence Ave E64 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 1 infraction
Burger King · 2571 Lawrence Ave E68 mPassed, Jul 2026
Paan City · 2623 Lawrence Ave E95 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken · 2633 Lawrence Ave E95 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Crepe Delicious · 2641 Lawrence Ave E M1p 22112 mPassed, Aug 2024
Freshco · 2650 Lawrence Ave Egrocery119 mPassed, Oct 2025
Almarwa Sunrise Meats - Freshco · 2650 Lawrence Ave Egrocery119 mPassed, Jun 2025

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

No City washroom within 1 km.

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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 321 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Cedarbrae Day Nursery (139 m, 97 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 321 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • Cedarbrae Day Nursery · 1385 Midland Ave
    97 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    139 m
  • Cedarbrae Day Nursery (1375 Midland) · 1375 Midland Ave
    71 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    207 m
  • N.y.a.d. Donwood Inc · 61 Dorcot Ave
    82 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    644 m
  • Hunter's Glen School Age YMCA · 16 Haileybury Dr
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    758 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 232 (409 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 511 m away.

FireFire Station 232 · 409 m1550 Midland Ave
Police41 Division · 2.5 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 20 · 511 m2430 Lawrence Ave E

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 eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,028 rental units. The nearest is 1385 Midland Ave (139 m, 144 units, 13 storeys, built 1950), which scored 78 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 53 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 1,028 units
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202653 across the 8
Open fire-code violations7
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1385 Midland Ave · Firm Capital Properties Inc14413195078 · Jul 202629139 m
1375 Midland Ave14413197274 · Sep 20241 · 6 fire207 m
2 Treewood St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.827195694 · Nov 20252281 m
5 Brockley Dr · Homestead Land Holdings Limited25421196999 · Aug 20252292 m
2700 Lawrence Ave E · Metcap Living Management Inc1117195792 · Sep 20254310 m
4 Treewood St · Northview Apartment REIT827196179 · Sep 20247316 m
2702 Lawrence Ave E · Metcap Living Management Inc967195791 · Sep 20254381 m
1155 Midland Ave · Skyview Management Ltd.1155196591 · Nov 20254 · 1 fire690 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 lots284 lots · ≈49,660 spaces · 149 ha
Within 500 m33 lots · ≈8,080 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 357 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface435 m90 *
Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 · Surface1.9 km68 *
Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface1.9 km199 *

Nearest lots: 56 m away, ≈86 spaces; 66 m away, ≈61 spaces; 92 m away, ≈59 spaces; 93 m away, ≈56 spaces; 106 m away, ≈819 spaces; 130 m away, ≈121 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, Aug 25, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 15,418 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 32% of the total, against 9,081 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 4,461 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 3,252 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north9,081southbound · 89 bikes · 10.7% heavy
From the west15,418eastbound · 82 bikes · 3.4% heavy
Total vehicles48,6646,127 pedestrians · 352 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east14,670westbound · 98 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south9,495northbound · 83 bikes · 4.0% heavy
AM peak hour3,252 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour4,461 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 25, 2026

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 Midland Ave between Midwest Rd and Brockley Dr, 343 m from the corner, a 2-day count in April 2019 put the average speed at 57 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 65 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 72 km/h or more. That segment carries about 26,800 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Brockley Dr (356 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 8,985 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lawrence Ave E · Midland Ave – Brockley Dr · 108 mNov 2011 · 3 days39,174
Midland Ave · Midwest Rd – Brockley Dr · 343 mApr 2019 · 2 days26,77557 km/h65 km/h72 km/h

School-zone speed sign 356 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct11 · 29 km/h
Over the limit0.3%
50 km/h or more0.1%

Brockley Dr (northbound), East Side of Brockley Dr, 27m North of Treewood St · 8,985 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2023, with 113 collisions; 2025 recorded 98. 160 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 107 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 24 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 70 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 17.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions858#23 of 5,508
With an injury160#9 of 4,660
Property damage only606
Fail to remain107
Involving a pedestrian16#75 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#206 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified92
Since January 2026 (outside the window)70
All since 20141,089latest Jun 30, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 16, 2008.

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

24 thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.7 a year. 58% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2460street/outdoor (14), apartment parking (7)
Bicycle theft320apartment parking (2), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 15, 2025. 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 Midland & Lawrence a dangerous intersection?

By collision count, yes: it ranks #23 of 5,508 Toronto intersections for police-reported collisions in 2016–2025, though none involved a death or serious injury. 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 Midland & Lawrence?

A top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. It ranks #40 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 3.0× the median for a counted intersection, and #345 for pedestrians.

Is there a red-light camera at Midland & Lawrence?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Midland & Lawrence since 2021, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 57 tickets in 2025 (89 in 2024) and 27 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 339 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Midland & Lawrence?

57 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 89 in 2024, and 27 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 339 tickets since 2021. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

How fast do cars go at Midland & Lawrence?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Midland Ave between Midwest Rd and Brockley Dr (April 2019), 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. At the school-zone speed sign 356 m away (40 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Midland & Lawrence?

The nearest Green P car park is Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East (435 m away, 90 spaces). The City's mapping shows 284 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 49,660 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Midland & Lawrence by transit?

Bus routes 57, 54, 154, 38, 129, 131, 133, 21 and 6 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Midland Ave at Lawrence Ave East, 29 m).

What restaurants are near Midland & Lawrence?

20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 54 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (64 m), Burger King (68 m), Paan City (95 m), Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken (95 m) and Crepe Delicious (112 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Midland & Lawrence?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 321 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Cedarbrae Day Nursery (139 m, 97 spaces), Cedarbrae Day Nursery (1375 Midland) (207 m, 71 spaces) and N.y.a.d. Donwood Inc (644 m, 82 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Midland & Lawrence?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,028 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1385 Midland Ave (139 m, 144 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 1375 Midland Ave (207 m, 144 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 2 Treewood St (281 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 5 Brockley Dr (292 m, 254 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 87 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 Midland & Lawrence?

Toronto Police place 24 thefts from vehicles and three 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 Bendale South page.

What neighbourhood is Midland & Lawrence in?

Midland & Lawrence is in Bendale South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 157). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.

Sources

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