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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 · Sep 22, 2026
The north leg carries the load — 9,296 southbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,651. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,148 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (1,958). Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.
Peak hours: 1,958 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,148 from 4:45 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
2019 was the peak year (19 collisions), and 2025 closed with 15. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 22, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 128 | #838 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 24 | #684 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 90 | |
| Fail to remain | 17 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 14 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Port Union Rd between Tilley Dr and Lawson Rd (59 m away) recorded an average of 52 km/h in its 24-hour count in July 2013; 85% of drivers were at or under 62 km/h. That segment carries about 16,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Lawson Rd between Adams Park Trl and Wichey Rd measured slower: 48 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 54 km/h (Mar 2024) — a much more recent reading than the one above.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Union Rd · Tilley Dr – Lawson Rd · 59 m | Jul 2013 · 24 h | 16,648 | 52 km/h | 62 km/h | 67 km/h |
| Fanfare Ave · Pendermere Pkwy – Josaly Dr · 151 m | Nov 2019 · 3 days | 2,045 | 45 km/h | 53 km/h | 58 km/h |
| Lawson Rd · Adams Park Trl – Wichey Rd · 306 m | Mar 2024 · 3 days | 6,655 | 48 km/h | 54 km/h | 59 km/h |
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 1433, activated 1982 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 38 200 85 nearest 30 m
- Blue Night
- 395 385
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Lawson Rd at Port Union Rd
- Cycling
- Cycle Track on Port Union Rd installed 2025
- Bike Share
- no station 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 4 mapped lots within 500 m, 65 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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
You can do a shop on foot from here: Metro is 236 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Port Union Bakery, 140 m away. There are 5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 6 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizzaiolo, 59 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 172 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Pizzaiolo · 305 Port Union Rd Unit-159 m
- Shawarma Queenz · 305 Port Union Rd Unit-259 m
- Rouge Kitchen · 297 Port Union Rd Unit-13118 m
- Town Wings · 285 Port Union Rd Unit-8147 m
- Thai Square · 277 Port Union Rd173 m
- Grocery
- Metro 236 m
- Food shops
- Port Union Bakery 140 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 172 m
- Child care
- Creative Minds Montessori Academy · 79 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day1 km · 12 min
- Washrooms
- Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.814 m · 10 min
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 (8)
- Fanfare Park367 m · 4 min
- Adams Park650 m · 8 min
- Kirkdene Park881 m · 10 min
- Centennial Park - Scarborough915 m · 11 min
- Charlottetown Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Community centres
- Port Union Community Recreation Centre1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools (7)
- Joseph Howe Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 606 m · 7 min
- Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 859 m · 10 min
- William G Davis Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- West Rouge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Port Union branch1.4 km · 16 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 care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,685 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Centennial Scarborough.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Port Union & Lawson 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 & Lawson?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #796 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.33× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Port Union & Lawson a walkable intersection?
Port Union & Lawson scores 50 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,685 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: 1 grocery store within 300 m · 5 places to eat within 300 m; 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.4 km; 4 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Port Union & Lawson?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Port Union Rd between Tilley Dr and Lawson Rd (July 2013), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 62 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Port Union & Lawson?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 65 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 8,790 spaces — 4 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Port Union & Lawson by transit?
Bus routes 38, 200, 85 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawson Rd at Port Union Rd, 30 m).
What restaurants are near Port Union & Lawson?
5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 6 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pizzaiolo (59 m), Shawarma Queenz (59 m), Rouge Kitchen (118 m), Town Wings (147 m) and Thai Square (173 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Port Union & Lawson?
The nearest is Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom, 2 Rozell Rd, 814 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.).
Is there child care near Port Union & Lawson?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 79 spaces in total; it does not accept City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Creative Minds Montessori Academy (1.0 km, 79 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Port Union & Lawson?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Centennial Scarborough page.
What neighbourhood is Port Union & Lawson in?
Port Union & Lawson is in Centennial Scarborough (City of Toronto neighbourhood 133). 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 Sep 22, 2026.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: 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; 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.78970, -79.14093 · centreline node 13444382.