The Donway & Lawrence

Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 28, 2023

The east leg carries the load — 8,215 westbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 946. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,920 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,039 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2023, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

Peak hours: 2,920 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,039 from 4:30 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

2018 was the peak year (26 collisions), and 2025 closed with 22. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 25 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 15 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 2, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jun 10, 2023.

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 Lawrence Ave E between The Donway E and Greenland Rd (116 m away) recorded an average of 59 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 67 km/h. That segment carries about 36,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. The Donway E between Greenland Rd and Lawrence Ave E measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 50 km/h (Feb 2022). At the school-zone speed sign on The Donway E (197 m away, 40 km/h limit), 3.5% of the 71,916 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

The Donway E (southbound), 197 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 38 km/h, 85th percentile 44 km/h; 3.5% at 50 km/h or more. 71,916 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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.

Red-light camera

In operation since 2022; 372 tickets in 2025, 300 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in North York.

The crossing

Signal 0403, activated 1961 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Not within a walk: a public washroom.

• Groceries and food10/30

  1 grocery store within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  12 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 555 m away

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 0.8 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · accessible signals

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.

39 registered apartment buildings with 1,559 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 18 The Donway E (66 m, 76 units, 7 storeys, built 1963), which scored 95 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

39 registered buildings · 1,559 units · 2 social housing · tallest 7 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.

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 23, 2026.

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 Banbury-Don Mills.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 28, 2023.
• 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• 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 16 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: 43.73770, -79.34098 · centreline node 13452186.