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Lake Shore & Brow

Lake Shore Blvd W & Brow Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Long Branch · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

In Long Branch, Lake Shore & Brow is an above-average intersection for traffic. It has a school within 250 m, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Long Branch GO 131 m away and 6 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
17,403
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 28, 2025
1,070 pedestrians · 26 cyclists · #1082 busiest
Collisions
25
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 19 property damage · #3093 of 5,508 · +2 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
1 streetcar route · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,240 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 16 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. On average 2.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 1.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions edged up 8%, from 12 in 2016–2020 to 13 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lake Shore & Brow

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Long Branch GO — Lakeshore West131 m
Streetcar
507 nearest 204 m
TTC bus
110123 nearest 204 m
Blue Night
301315345
Nearest stops
1 surface stop within 300 m
Regional
MiWay 5 Dixie23 Lakeshore31 Ogden at Lakeshore Rd at Forty-First St20 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lake Shore Blvd W / Brow Dr 117 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 68 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)
  • Micheline Saint Cyr Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 100 m
  • St Leo Catholic School (Temporary Location)English Separate · 701 m
  • James S Bell Jr Mdl Sports and Wellness AcademyEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • Sir Adam Beck Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • Penguin Private SchoolPrivate · 1.3 km
Community centres
Parks (13)
  • Maurice J. Breen Park195 m
  • Enfield Park255 m
  • Municipal Park359 m
  • Marie Curtis Park542 m
  • Thirty Eighth Street Park662 m
  • Len Ford Park1 km
  • and 7 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Long Branch branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Alderwood branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Marie Curtis Park East BeachNature/ Park · 641 m
Signal
2421, activated 2016 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 26 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Canadian Legion Branch 101, 58 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 6 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Canadian Legion Branch 101 · 3850 Lake Shore Blvd W58 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Les Etoiles Brillantes-Garderie · 85 Forty First St99 mPassed, May 2026
241 Pizza · 3815 Lake Shore Blvd W268 mPassed, Jun 2026
Nona's Burek · 3813 Lake Shore Blvd W278 mPassed, May 2026
Burrito Boyz · 3803 Lake Shore Blvd W302 mPassed, Feb 2026
The Empanada Company · 122 Fortieth St314 mPassed, Aug 2026
Panettorino Forno Italiano · 3797 Lake Shore Blvd W319 mPassed, Jun 2026
Woody's Burger Bar & Grill · 3795 Lake Shore Blvd W324 mPassed, Apr 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 Marie Curtis Park Playground Washroom, 349 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • Marie Curtis Park Playground Washroom · 2 Forty Second St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    349 m
  • Marie Curtis Park Beach Washroom · 2 Forty Second St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    602 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 318 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Les Etoiles Brillantes - Garderie (100 m, 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 318 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • Les Etoiles Brillantes - Garderie · 85 Forty First St
    151 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    100 m
  • Plasp St. Elizabeth Catholic School · 3672 Lake Shore Blvd W
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    701 m
  • Rec Room Child Care @ Long Branch · 69 Long Branch Ave
    124 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 434 (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.6 km away.

FireFire Station 434 · 1.3 km3 Lunness Rd
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 38 · 2.6 km259 Horner Ave

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

Eight registered apartment buildings with 264 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 87 Forty Second St (122 m, 41 units, 3 storeys, built 1959), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 9 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings8 · 264 units
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20269 across the 8
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest4 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
87 Forty Second St · Cio Management413195995 · Jul 20250122 m
75 Forty Second St · Rentpedia Inc284196092 · Jul 20250183 m
25 Villa Rd · Greenwin Corp.343196091 · Jul 20246198 m
92 James St · Greenwin Corp343196095 · Jul 20251215 m
90 James St · Greenwin Corp343196098 · Aug 20261240 m
55 Forty Second St · Greenwin Corp.264195098 · Jul 20251243 m
45 Forty Second St · Greenwin Corp.534196397 · Aug 20260304 m
294 Lake Promenade · Two View Investments144195093 · Sep 20260899 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 lots303 lots · ≈20,520 spaces · 61.6 ha
Within 500 m29 lots · ≈1,240 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parking9 post-and-rings within 300 m

Nearest lots: 64 m away, ≈83 spaces; 77 m away, ≈23 spaces; 80 m away, ≈34 spaces; 83 m away, ≈261 spaces; 84 m away, ≈79 spaces; 96 m away, ≈85 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 — 14-hour, Jan 28, 2025

The east leg carries the load — 8,210 westbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 692. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,857 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 8% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,716). Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 19 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,115southbound · 7 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west7,386eastbound · 7 bikes · 3.9% heavy
Total vehicles17,4031,070 pedestrians · 26 cyclists · 4.0% heavy
From the east8,210westbound · 8 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the south692northbound · 4 bikes · 5.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,716 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,857 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jan 28, 2025

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 Lake Shore Blvd W between Forty First St and Forty Second St (52 m away) recorded an average of 45 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 19,600 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lake Shore Blvd W · Forty First St – Forty Second St · 52 mMay 2026 · 3 days19,56845 km/h57 km/h63 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 (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 4, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions25#3093 of 5,508
With an injury5#2728 of 4,660
Property damage only19
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201431latest Jun 4, 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 seven thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 57% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 86% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle720street/outdoor (4), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft700apartment parking (6), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 21, 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 Long Branch.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lake Shore & Brow a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 25 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 Lake Shore & Brow?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #1082 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lake Shore & Brow?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lake Shore Blvd W between Forty First St and Forty Second St (May 2026), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lake Shore & Brow?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 303 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,520 spaces — 29 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lake Shore & Brow by transit?

Long Branch GO is 131 m away; streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 204 m away; bus routes 110, 123 within 1 km; MiWay routes 5 Dixie, 23 Lakeshore, 31 Ogden at Lakeshore Rd at Forty-First St.

What restaurants are near Lake Shore & Brow?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 26 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Canadian Legion Branch 101 (58 m), Les Etoiles Brillantes-Garderie (99 m), 241 Pizza (268 m), Nona's Burek (278 m) and Burrito Boyz (302 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 & Brow?

The nearest is Marie Curtis Park Playground Washroom, 2 Forty Second St, 349 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Marie Curtis Park Beach Washroom (602 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 Lake Shore & Brow?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 318 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Les Etoiles Brillantes - Garderie (100 m, 151 spaces), Plasp St. Elizabeth Catholic School (701 m, 43 spaces) and Rec Room Child Care @ Long Branch (1.0 km, 124 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & Brow?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 264 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 87 Forty Second St (122 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 75 Forty Second St (183 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 25 Villa Rd (198 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 92 James St (215 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 95 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 & Brow?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and seven 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 Long Branch page.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore & Brow in?

Lake Shore & Brow is in Long Branch (City of Toronto neighbourhood 019). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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