Underhill & Lawrence

Traffic volume14-hour count · May 21, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 25,545 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 2,678 from the south. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 4,610 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 8% above the afternoon peak from 3:15 p.m. (4,251). Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 4,610 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 4,251 from 3:15 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

The worst year was 2019, with 60 collisions; 2025 recorded 29. 72 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 33 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 26 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 23, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 7, 2019.

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

On Lawrence Ave E between Lawrence W and Underhill Dr, 154 m from the corner, a 3-day count in February 2020 put the average speed at 64 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 75 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 90 km/h or more. That segment carries about 45,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Underhill Dr between Roanoke Rd and Monarchwood Cres measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 46 km/h (Feb 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Roanoke Rd (134 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 38,546 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Roanoke Rd (eastbound), 134 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 28 km/h, 85th percentile 37 km/h; 0.1% at 60 km/h or more. 38,546 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.

The crossing

Signal 0404, activated 1963 · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Not within a walk: a library or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food11/30

  2 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m

• Transit12/28

  5 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation6/10

  nearest park 0.9 km · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care6/8

  1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Within a kilometre there are seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 671 rental units. The nearest is 9 Roanoke Rd (285 m, 113 units, 9 storeys, built 1963), which scored 95 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

7 registered buildings · 671 units · tallest 13 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.

Eight thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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 Victoria Village.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 21, 2025.
• 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• 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.
• 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: 43.74079, -79.32471 · centreline node 13451645.