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Port Union & Lawson

Port Union Rd & Lawson Rd · Toronto, Ontario · West Rouge · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

In West Rouge, Port Union & Lawson is an above-average intersection for traffic. It has a protected bikeway and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
10,528
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 1, 2023
306 pedestrians · 7 cyclists
Collisions
128
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
24 with an injury · 90 property damage · #838 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,320 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 34 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 13 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 4.1× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 22%, from 72 in 2016–2020 to 56 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Port Union & Lawson

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
3820085 nearest 28 m
Blue Night
395385
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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (8)
  • Joseph Howe Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 518 m
  • William G Davis Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 728 m
  • Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 790 m
  • Charlottetown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 850 m
  • West Rouge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 879 m
  • St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • and 2 more
Community centres
Parks (13)
  • Fanfare Park267 m
  • Adams Park479 m
  • Kirkdene Park653 m
  • Centennial Park - Scarborough748 m
  • Laura Ellis Park857 m
  • Charlottetown Park890 m
  • and 7 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Port Union branch1.1 km
Signal
1433, activated 1982 · SA2 · 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

There are 5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 9 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizzaiolo, 61 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026.

Restaurants & cafés5 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 3 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizzaiolo · 305 Port Union Rd Unit-161 mPassed, Jan 2026
Shawarma Queenz · 305 Port Union Rd Unit-261 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 2 infractions
Rouge Kitchen · 297 Port Union Rd Unit-1385 mPassed, Aug 2026
Port Union Bakery · 287 Port Union Rdgrocery97 mPassed, Jun 2026
Town Wings · 285 Port Union Rd, Unit-8101 mPassed, Mar 2025
Thai Square · 277 Port Union Rd120 mPassed, Jul 2026
Metro · 261 Port Union Rdgrocery174 mPassed, Jan 2026
Black Dog Pub · 87 Island Rd902 mPassed, Aug 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 Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom, 554 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 539 m away at Adams Park.

  • Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom · 2 Rozell Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    554 m
Drinking water
Adams Park bottle filling station · 539 m; Adams Park drinking fountain · 541 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 291 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is William G. Davis Kindergarten Extended Care Program (728 m, 41 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 291 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 5
  • William G. Davis Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 128 East Ave
    41 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    728 m
  • Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 85 Charlottetown Blvd
    26 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    850 m
  • West Rouge Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 401 Friendship Ave
    26 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    879 m
  • Charlottetown Blvd. Childcare Centre · 111 Island Rd
    119 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    948 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 215 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (3.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.4 km away.

FireFire Station 215 · 1.5 km5318 Lawrence Ave E
Police43 Division · 3.4 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 3.4 km4331 Lawrence Ave E

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

All parking lots86 lots · ≈12,040 spaces · 36.1 ha
Within 500 m6 lots · ≈1,040 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 43 m away, ≈26 spaces; 77 m away, ≈21 spaces; 84 m away, ≈469 spaces; 385 m away, ≈304 spaces; 394 m away, ≈177 spaces; 476 m away, ≈41 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)

The north leg carries the load — 4,432 southbound vehicles, or 42% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 601. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,740 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 126% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (770). Heavy vehicles made up 1.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. 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.

From the north4,432southbound · 0 bikes · 0.4% heavy
From the west1,665eastbound · 3 bikes · 2.2% heavy
Total vehicles10,528306 pedestrians · 7 cyclists · 1.0% heavy
From the east601westbound · 3 bikes · 0.2% heavy
From the south3,830northbound · 1 bikes · 1.3% heavy
AM peak hour770 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,740 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 1, 2023 · weekend

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 Port Union Rd between Tilley Dr and Lawson Rd (54 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. Fanfare Ave between Pendermere Pkwy and Josaly Dr measured slower: 45 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 53 km/h (Nov 2019). The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Port Union Rd · Tilley Dr – Lawson Rd · 54 mJul 2013 · 24 h16,64852 km/h62 km/h67 km/h
Fanfare Ave · Pendermere Pkwy – Josaly Dr · 152 mNov 2019 · 3 days2,04545 km/h53 km/h58 km/h
Lawson Rd · Adams Park Trl – Wichey Rd · 306 mMar 2024 · 3 days6,65548 km/h54 km/h59 km/h

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 (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, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions128#838 of 5,508
With an injury24#684 of 4,660
Property damage only90
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian1#2892 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1301 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 2014147latest Jan 27, 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 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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 16, 2022. 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 & 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. Its latest count is from Apr 1, 2023, about the median for a counted intersection.

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 86 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,040 spaces — 6 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, 28 m).

What restaurants are near Port Union & Lawson?

5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 9 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizzaiolo (61 m), Shawarma Queenz (61 m), Rouge Kitchen (85 m), Town Wings (101 m) and Thai Square (120 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 & Lawson?

The nearest is Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom, 2 Rozell Rd, 554 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.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 & Lawson?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 291 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are William G. Davis Kindergarten Extended Care Program (728 m, 41 spaces), Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program (850 m, 26 spaces) and West Rouge Kindergarten Extended Care Program (879 m, 26 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. 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 & Lawson in?

Port Union & Lawson 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