Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- GO Transit
- Rouge Hill GO — Lakeshore East492 m
- TTC bus
- 543820085 nearest 27 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354395385
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Port Union Rd; Port Union Rd at Lawrence Ave East North Side
- Cycling
- Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Port Union Rd installed 2007; Bike Lane on Lawrence Ave E installed 2007; Cycle Track on Port Union Rd installed 2025
- Bike Share
- Waterfront Trail (Rouge Hill) 421 m · 19 docks · 2 stations, 44 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 (6)
- Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 448 m
- Charlottetown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 522 m
- William G Davis Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 631 m
- Joseph Howe Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 692 m
- St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
- Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
- Community centres
- Parks (10)
- Bill Hancox Park254 m
- Port Union Community Recreation Centre Park274 m
- Charlottetown Park367 m
- Port Union Village Common Park447 m
- Port Union Waterfront Park467 m
- Lakeridge Parkette757 m
- and 4 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Port Union branch286 m
- Signal
- 1574, activated 1989 · FT · 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 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 7 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Mr Bean Coffee Co, 48 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Jac and Jill's Bake Shop · 5550 Lawrence Ave E Unit-5grocery | 48 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Mr Bean Coffee Co · 5550 Lawrence Ave E Unit-13 | 48 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Subway · 5550 Lawrence Ave E Unit-11 | 48 m | Passed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Gamer Golf · 5544 Lawrence Ave E | 96 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Pizza Pizza · 5500 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2 | 133 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
| Azumi Teppanyaki and Sushi · 5514 Lawrence Ave E Unit-14 | 140 m | Passed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction |
| JJ's Roti Delight · 5506 Lawrence Ave E | 152 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Popeyes Louisiana Chicken · 5500 Lawrence Ave E | 170 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
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 Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 290 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 292 m away at Charlottetown Park.
- Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 5450 Lawrence Ave E
View centre hours290 m - Port Union Village Common Park Washroom · 105 Bridgend St
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible354 m
- Drinking water
- Charlottetown Park drinking fountain · 292 m; Charlottetown Park bottle filling station · 321 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
Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 67 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program (522 m, 26 spaces, kindergarten).
- Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 85 Charlottetown Blvd
26 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day522 m - William G. Davis Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 128 East Ave
41 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day631 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 215 (947 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.2 km away.
Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.
Parking
Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking
Nearest lots: 104 m away, ≈422 spaces; 258 m away, ≈162 spaces; 335 m away, ≈898 spaces; 385 m away, ≈39 spaces; 385 m away, ≈450 spaces; 416 m away, ≈243 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 — 8-hour, Apr 1, 2023 (a weekend day)
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 2,481 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 1,134 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 1,072 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 585 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
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 Port Union Rd between Provincetown Rd and Lawrence Ave E, 51 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2022 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 4,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Port Union Road between Lawrence Ave E and Bridgend St.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Union Rd · Provincetown Rd – Lawrence Ave E · 51 m | Aug 2022 · 3 days | 4,116 | 38 km/h | 48 km/h | 54 km/h |
| Lawrence Ave E · Walkway E of Port Union and N of Lawrence – Marine Approach Dr · 195 m | Nov 2018 · 7 days | 3,883 | — | — | — |
Traffic calming
- Port Union Road · Lawrence Ave E – Bridgend St
6 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
The worst year was 2018, with 19 collisions; 2025 recorded 12. 14 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 25, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 128 | #837 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 14 | #1302 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 96 | |
| Fail to remain | 19 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 4 | #1010 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 18 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 9 | |
| All since 2014 | 159 | latest May 25, 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
Nine thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 9 | 1 | 0 | house driveway/garage (5), street/outdoor (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 18, 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 West Rouge.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Port Union & Lawrence a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 128 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 Port Union & Lawrence?
A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 1, 2023, 77% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Port Union & Lawrence?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Port Union Rd between Provincetown Rd and Lawrence Ave E (August 2022), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Port Union & Lawrence?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 42 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 6,920 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Port Union & Lawrence by transit?
Rouge Hill GO is 492 m away; bus routes 54, 38, 200, 85, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Port Union Rd, 27 m).
What restaurants are near Port Union & Lawrence?
7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 7 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mr Bean Coffee Co (48 m), Subway (48 m), Gamer Golf (96 m), Pizza Pizza (133 m) and Azumi Teppanyaki and Sushi (140 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 Port Union & Lawrence?
The nearest is Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 5450 Lawrence Ave E, 290 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Port Union Village Common Park Washroom (354 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 Port Union & Lawrence?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 67 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program (522 m, 26 spaces) and William G. Davis Kindergarten Extended Care Program (631 m, 41 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Port Union & Lawrence?
Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and four 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 West Rouge page.
What neighbourhood is Port Union & Lawrence in?
Port Union & Lawrence is in West Rouge (City of Toronto neighbourhood 143). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 1, 2023.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; Traffic Calming Database.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 18, 2024.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.77960, -79.13668 · centreline node 13445621.