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Lake Shore & British Columbia

Lake Shore Blvd W & British Columbia Rd · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

In South Parkdale, in central Toronto, Lake Shore & British Columbia is a high-volume crossing. It has a live City traffic camera and a park at the corner. Nearby: Exhibition GO 944 m away and 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
43,497
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 12, 2024
140 pedestrians · 74 cyclists
Collisions
451
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
41 with an injury · 345 property damage · +29 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #293 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 31 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 3,110 vehicles an hour, 2.7× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 311 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 45 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 10.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 42%, from 186 in 2016–2020 to 265 in 2021–2025. About one in 226 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Lake Shore & British Columbia

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Lake Shore Blvd W & British Columbia Rd / Lakeshore British Columbia Ramp — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 9312 · Lake Shore Blvd W & British Columbia Rd / Lakeshore British Columbia Ramp · 104 m from the node
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Lake Shore & British Columbia, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 9312 · Lake Shore Blvd W & British Columbia Rd / Lakeshore British Columbia Ramp
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Exhibition GO — Lakeshore West944 m
Streetcar
504508 nearest 424 m
TTC bus
29402 nearest 393 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301304329
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Martin Goodman Trail (Marilyn Bell Park) 98 m · 31 docks · 12 stations, 248 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 (5)
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 750 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 935 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 1.3 km
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km
Parks (22)
  • Marilyn Bell Park108 m
  • Springhurst Parkette377 m
  • Spencer - Cowan Parkette563 m
  • Close - Springhurst Parkette588 m
  • Dufferin - King Park740 m
  • Lakeshore Boulevard Parklands747 m
  • and 16 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 323 m
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 645 m
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 870 m
  • Budweiser StageSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.4 km
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.4 km
Signal
1344, activated 1979 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 92 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Trillium, 257 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 92 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Trillium · 4 Spencer Ave257 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex · 25 British Columbia Rd265 mPassed, May 2026
Dunn Milk Convenience · 65 Dunn Avegrocery291 mPassed, Oct 2025
Spencer Place · 16 Spencer Ave319 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament · 10 Dufferin St328 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Dunn House · 90 Dunn Ave414 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Toronto Event Centre · 15 Saskatchewan Rd441 mPassed, Jun 2026
Alpha Omega House · 127 Dunn Ave529 mPassed, Sep 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 the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W, 709 m away, open around the clock; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 109 m away at Marilyn Bell Park.

  • Automated public toilet, 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W
    24 hours · accessible
    709 m
Drinking water
Marilyn Bell Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 109 m; Marilyn Bell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 173 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 336 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sunflower House (704 m, 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 336 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • Sunflower House · 162 Dunn Ave
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    704 m
  • Queen Victoria Child Care Centre · 100 Close Ave
    151 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    750 m
  • Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi - 119 Close Ave. · 119 Close Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    754 m
  • Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 141 Close Ave
    25 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    935 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (679 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 699 m away.

FireFire Station 346 · 679 m90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 2.2 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 35 · 699 m265 Manitoba Dr

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

79 registered apartment buildings with 5,560 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, ten of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 30 Springhurst Ave (344 m, 122 units, 12 storeys, built 1965), which scored 96 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 186 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 36 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings79 · 5,560 units · 10 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026186 across the 79
Open fire-code violations36
Tallest23 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
30 Springhurst Ave · Janwalk12212196596 · Jun 20250 · 4 fire344 m
29 Spencer Ave · Adams and Waks Construction Ltd546195990 · Jul 20260386 m
36 Spencer Ave · Pennylane Properties468201785 · Sep 20260 · 3 fire400 m
31 Spencer Ave · Neighbours Non-Profit Homes546196589 · Jul 20262 · 2 fire406 m
24 Tyndall Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc.737196598 · Jun 20253 · 1 fire414 m
90 Dunn Ave000414 m
1 Springhurst Ave415196298 · Jun 20250432 m
35 Spencer Ave · Myriad Property Management807196093 · Jul 20254437 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots317 lots · ≈18,540 spaces · 55.6 ha
Within 500 m18 lots · ≈1,480 spaces
Green P (public)14 car parks · about 1,347 spaces
EV charging (City)1224 KING ST W · 826 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface780 m120 *
1155 King Street West · Surface827 m269 *
34 Hanna Ave · Surface1.1 km14669% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface1.1 km3294% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage1.2 km12460% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 184 m away, ≈726 spaces; 234 m away, ≈28 spaces; 279 m away, ≈44 spaces; 291 m away, ≈21 spaces; 335 m away, ≈175 spaces; 351 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (1.2 km, 16 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (1.5 km, 2 ports).

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 — 14-hour, Nov 12, 2024

The west leg carries the load — 27,487 eastbound vehicles, or 63% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 16,010. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,801 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 3,938 from 5:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west27,487eastbound · 0 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles43,497140 pedestrians · 74 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east16,010westbound · 2 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the south0northbound · 72 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour3,801 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour3,938 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 12, 2024

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 most recent midblock count on British Columbia Rd between Yukon Pl and Lakeshore W (35 m away, Jun 1998) recorded volume only — about 5,726 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
British Columbia Rd · Yukon Pl – Lakeshore W · 35 mJun 1998 · 24 h5,726
Lake Shore Blvd W · Oarsman Dr – Gardiner Lakeshore E · 392 mMay 2011 · 3 days28,357

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

2024 was the peak year (91 collisions), and 2025 closed with 86. 9% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 70 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 0% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 29 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions451
With an injury41
Property damage only345
Fail to remain70
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist1
Involving a motorcyclist7
With a fatality2
Severity not classified63
Since January 2026 (outside the window)29
All since 2014554latest Jun 22, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Aug 12, 2022. The police all-collisions file records 2 fatal collisions here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places them just outside the 65 m radius.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#293 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#412 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#88 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Aug 12, 2022

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 two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210street/outdoor (1), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 17, 2025. 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 South Parkdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lake Shore & British Columbia a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#293 of 1,505), out of 451 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Lake Shore & British Columbia?

A high-volume crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 12, 2024, 2.7× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Lake Shore & British Columbia?

The nearest Green P car park is 1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) (780 m away, 120 spaces). The City's mapping shows 317 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,540 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (826 m).

How do I get to Lake Shore & British Columbia by transit?

Exhibition GO is 944 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508 stop within 1 km, the nearest 424 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lake Shore & British Columbia?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 92 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Trillium (257 m), Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex (265 m), Spencer Place (319 m), Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament (328 m) and Dunn House (414 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 Lake Shore & British Columbia?

The nearest is the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W, 709 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom. 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 Lake Shore & British Columbia?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 336 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sunflower House (704 m, 44 spaces), Queen Victoria Child Care Centre (750 m, 151 spaces) and Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi - 119 Close Ave. (754 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & British Columbia?

79 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,560 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 30 Springhurst Ave (344 m, 122 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 29 Spencer Ave (386 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 36 Spencer Ave (400 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 31 Spencer Ave (406 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 79 is 91 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Lake Shore & British Columbia?

Toronto Police place two 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 South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore & British Columbia in?

Lake Shore & British Columbia is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined