Toronto · intersection · signal 1055

Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd

Toronto, Ontario · Stonegate-Queensway · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

In Stonegate-Queensway, Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd is a busier-than-typical intersection. Nearby are 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
28,724
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 28, 2026
529 pedestrians · 194 cyclists
Collisions
0
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
41/100
city median 48
3 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 714 m

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Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd

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 · Jul 28, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 17,207 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 60% of the total, against 1,196 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (124 of 194). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 2,497 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 9% above the afternoon peak from 6:15 p.m. (2,295). Trucks and buses were 5.6% 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north10,321southbound · 124 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles28,724529 pedestrians · 194 cyclists · 5.6% heavy
From the east1,196westbound · 11 bikes · 38.2% heavy
From the south17,207northbound · 59 bikes · 4.3% heavy

Peak hours: 2,497 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,295 from 6:15 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

Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.

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

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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on Park Lawn Rd between Gardiner E and Park Lawn Gardiner W Ramp (26 m away, Apr 2012) recorded volume only — about 17,149 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Park Lawn Rd · Gardiner E – Park Lawn Gardiner W Ramp · 26 mApr 2012 · 3 days17,149———

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.

The crossing
Signal 1055, activated 1974

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
507 nearest 25 m
TTC bus
66 80 76 nearest 25 m
Blue Night
301
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Park Lawn Rd at Gardiner Expressway (Wb On Ramp); 134 Park Lawn Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
36 Park Lawn Rd 523 m · 6 min · 15 docks · 4 stations, 92 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
10 car parks · about 607 spaces
EV charging
625 The Queensway · 811 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 2300 Lakeshore Blvd W. (1.4 km), 2390 Lake Shore Blvd W (1.8 km)
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
19 mapped lots within 500 m, 434 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2195 Lake shore Blvd West (Parks) · Surface1.2 km228 *—
2225 Lake shore Blvd West (Parks) · Surface1.2 km80 *—
2225 Lake shore Blvd West (Parks) · Surface1.4 km144 *—
15 Marine Parade Drive · Surface1.4 km14 *—
2300 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · Surface1.4 km2428% (Q1 2026)

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 grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Market Garden, 714 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 3 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 26. The nearest is Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, 191 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Toronto West Pharmasave, 366 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 150 Park Lawn Rd191 m
  • Starbuck Coffee · 150 Park Lawn Rd191 m
  • Tim Hortons · 152 Park Lawn Rd197 m
  • Chiang Mai Thai Kitchen · 84 Park Lawn Rd385 m · 5 min
  • Lume Kitchen and Lounge · 72 Park Lawn Rd424 m · 5 min
3 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Grocery
Market Garden 714 m · 9 min
Food shops
Canadian Fruit Inc. 740 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Toronto West Pharmasave 366 m · 4 min · 4 within 1 km
Child care
  • Munchkinz Preschool Inc. · 31 spaces, preschool · $10-a-day525 m · 6 min
  • Tiny Hoppers Park Lawn · 119 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool538 m · 6 min
  • Grand Avenue Montessori School - 600 · 26 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day682 m · 8 min
4 licensed centres · 208 spaces within 1 km

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)
  • Jeff Healey Park884 m · 11 min
  • Grand Avenue Park913 m · 11 min
  • Dalesford Park1.1 km · 13 min
  • Flora Voisey Park1.2 km · 14 min
  • Winslow - Dalesford Parkette1.3 km · 15 min
and 5 more within 1.5 km
Schools (9)
  • Behaviour Innovations, Children's CollegePrivate · 742 m · 9 min
  • Behaviour Innovations, Children's CollegePrivate · 742 m · 9 min
  • Kcs Senior SchoolPrivate · 829 m · 10 min
  • Lakeshore LINC CentreEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 15 min
  • Humber College School - Power Boating and Sailing SchoolCollege · 1.3 km · 15 min
and 4 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Humber Bay branch470 m · 6 min
Places of interest
  • Humber Bay Park West (Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat)Nature/ Park · 1.2 km · 14 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 community centre, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

41of 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 food12/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit13/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go8/14

    library 470 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation2/10

    nearest park 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care2/8

    nearest school 0.7 km · 4 licensed child cares within 1 km

  • Crossing on foot4/10

    traffic signal

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 — 29 rental units. The nearest is 285 Park Lawn Rd (1.0 km, 29 units, 4 storeys, built 1947), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
285 Park Lawn Rd · Orchard Park Property Management294194792 · Aug 20251 km · 12 min

1 registered building · 29 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025 and police reported no collisions of any severity. 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 Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Jul 28, 2026, 1.78× the median for a counted intersection.

Is Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd a walkable intersection?

Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd scores 41 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: library 470 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km; 6 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal.

Where can I park near Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd?

The nearest Green P car park is 2195 Lake shore Blvd West (Parks) (1.2 km away, 228 spaces). The City's mapping shows 434 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,890 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 625 The Queensway (811 m).

How do I get to Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd by transit?

Streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 25 m away; bus routes 66, 80, 76 within 1 km (nearest stop: Park Lawn Rd at Gardiner Expressway (Wb On Ramp), 25 m).

What restaurants are near Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 26 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (191 m), Starbuck Coffee (191 m), Tim Hortons (197 m), Chiang Mai Thai Kitchen (385 m) and Lume Kitchen and Lounge (424 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 208 spaces in total; none accepts City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Munchkinz Preschool Inc. (525 m, 31 spaces), Tiny Hoppers Park Lawn (538 m, 119 spaces) and Grand Avenue Montessori School - 600 (682 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd?

One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 29 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 285 Park Lawn Rd (1.0 km, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 92 out of 100.

What neighbourhood is Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd in?

Park Lawn Gardiner Expy W Ramp & Park Lawn Rd is in Stonegate-Queensway (City of Toronto neighbourhood 016). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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