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Orton Park & Thornbeck

Orton Park Rd & Thornbeck Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

In Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn, Orton Park & Thornbeck is a low-volume local intersection. It has a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
5,685
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 6, 2024
172 pedestrians · 22 cyclists · #1977 busiest
Collisions
11
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4202 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
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 410 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 35% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 33 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 1.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 1.9 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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Orton Park & Thornbeck

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
15454406 nearest 330 m
Express
954
Blue Night
354
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Orton Park Rd installed 2007
Bike Share
Brimorton Dr / Orton Park Rd 331 m · 11 docks · 4 stations, 52 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)
  • George B Little Public SchoolEnglish Public · 280 m
  • Willow Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 850 m
  • Golf Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 917 m
  • Heather Heights Jr & Ben Heppner Vm AcademyEnglish Public · 934 m
  • St Margaret's Public SchoolEnglish Public · 0.9 km
  • Galloway Road Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 7 more
Community centres
Parks (12)
  • Curran Hall Ravine Park427 m
  • West Hill Park1 km
  • Morningside Park1.1 km
  • Botany Hill Park1.1 km
  • Heather Heights Park1.1 km
  • Densgrove Park1.2 km
  • and 6 more
Places of interest
  • Cedar Ridge Creative CentreGallery · 1.3 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; 17 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tasty Slice Pizza, 500 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2025.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 6 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Food Kulture · 136 Orton Park Rd, Unit-5grocery356 mPassed, Oct 2024
Gas & Grab Mart · 3930 Lawrence Ave Egrocery500 mPassed, Feb 2025
Tasty Slice Pizza · 3930 Lawrence Ave E, Unit-2500 mPassed, Feb 2025
Mahakali Farsan · 3879 Lawrence Ave E604 mPassed, Jun 2025
Extendicare Scarborough · 3830 Lawrence Ave E618 mPassed, May 2026
Get N GO Convenience · 3871 Lawrence Ave Egrocery632 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 3 infractions
Shiva's Coffee & Snacks · 3867 Lawrence Ave E637 mPassed, Jun 2026
Simi African Food Market · 3877 Lawrence Ave Egrocery652 mPassed, Jul 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 345 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sandbox Day Care Centre (426 m, 92 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 345 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • Sandbox Day Care Centre · 15 Orton Park Rd
    92 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    426 m
  • Future Stars Child Care Centre · 3895 Lawrence Ave E
    52 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    620 m
  • Lawrence Orton Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 3947 Lawrence Ave E
    54 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    624 m
  • West Hill Centre For Early Learning (Centres For Early Learning Inc.) · 4010 Lawrence Ave E
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    737 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 234 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.7 km away.

FireFire Station 234 · 1.5 km40 Coronation Dr
Police43 Division · 2.7 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 2.7 km4331 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

17 registered apartment buildings with 1,899 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 15 Orton Park Rd (427 m, 147 units, 14 storeys, built 1967), which scored 76 out of 100 at its October 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 77 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 1,899 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202677 across the 17
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
15 Orton Park Rd · Uppresideapartments Ltd14714196776 · Oct 202411427 m
3950 Lawrence Ave E · Uperside Apartments Ltd16415196774 · Oct 202412 · 3 fire486 m
3939 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment313197082 · Oct 20250611 m
3941 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management333197075 · Jul 20260619 m
3895 Lawrence Ave E · Metcap Living Management Inc11410197583 · Nov 20258621 m
3947 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management23819197094 · Jul 20260625 m
3967 Lawrence Ave E · Signet Group Inc.10210197087 · Jul 20248636 m
3943 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management153197087 · Oct 20250659 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 lots233 lots · ≈28,410 spaces · 85.2 ha
Within 500 m6 lots · ≈410 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 185 m away, ≈74 spaces; 189 m away, ≈4 spaces; 330 m away, ≈66 spaces; 359 m away, ≈27 spaces; 404 m away, ≈64 spaces; 489 m away, ≈177 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, Mar 6, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The south leg carries the load — 2,769 northbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 368. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 606 vehicles in the hour from 5:30 p.m., 8% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (560). Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,548southbound · 10 bikes · 3.9% heavy
From the west368eastbound · 1 bikes · 2.2% heavy
Total vehicles5,685172 pedestrians · 22 cyclists · 3.6% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south2,769northbound · 11 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour560 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour606 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Mar 6, 2024

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 Orton Park Rd between Amboy Rd and Thornbeck Dr (111 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 24-hour count in October 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 53 km/h. That segment carries about 7,700 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Orton Park Rd (122 m away, 30 km/h limit), 71% of the 115,259 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Orton Park Rd · Amboy Rd – Thornbeck Dr · 111 mOct 2024 · 24 h7,66747 km/h53 km/h58 km/h

School-zone speed sign 122 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct43 · 50 km/h
Over the limit87%
40 km/h or more71%

Orton Park Rd (northbound), 103 Orton Park Road · 115,259 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

2019 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 36% of collisions here involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 36% 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 Apr 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions11#4202 of 5,508
With an injury4#3045 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201413latest Apr 1, 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 seven thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle720house driveway/garage (6), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 16, 2024. 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Orton Park & Thornbeck a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 11 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 Orton Park & Thornbeck?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1977 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 35% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Orton Park & Thornbeck?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Orton Park Rd between Amboy Rd and Thornbeck Dr (October 2024), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 122 m away (30 km/h), 71% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Orton Park & Thornbeck?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 233 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,410 spaces — 6 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Orton Park & Thornbeck by transit?

Bus routes 154, 54, 406, 954 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Orton Park & Thornbeck?

None within 300 m, and 17 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tasty Slice Pizza (500 m), Mahakali Farsan (604 m), Extendicare Scarborough (618 m) and Shiva's Coffee & Snacks (637 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 Orton Park & Thornbeck?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 345 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sandbox Day Care Centre (426 m, 92 spaces), Future Stars Child Care Centre (620 m, 52 spaces) and Lawrence Orton Early Learning & Child Care Centre (624 m, 54 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Orton Park & Thornbeck?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,899 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 15 Orton Park Rd (427 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 3950 Lawrence Ave E (486 m, 164 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 3939 Lawrence Ave E (611 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 3941 Lawrence Ave E (619 m, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 75). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 86 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 Orton Park & Thornbeck?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn page.

What neighbourhood is Orton Park & Thornbeck in?

Orton Park & Thornbeck is in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn (City of Toronto neighbourhood 141), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.

Sources

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