Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Live traffic camera
The City's RESCU camera at Lake Shore Blvd W & Ellis Ave — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views
The City's own feed for Lake Shore & Ellis (North), 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.
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Streetcar
- 501508 nearest 178 m
- TTC bus
- 8077 nearest 55 m
- Blue Night
- 301
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Ellis Ave at Lake Shore Blvd West North Side; Ellis Ave at Lake Shore Blvd West
- Cycling
- Bike Lane on Ellis Ave installed 2020
- Bike Share
- Lake Shore Blvd W / Ellis Ave 50 m · 19 docks · 10 stations, 230 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 (1)
- Swansea Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
- Community centres
- Swansea Community Recreation Centre1.3 km
- Parks (14)
- Sunnyside Bike Park87 m
- Sir Casimir Gzowski Park167 m
- Sunnyside Park750 m
- Humber Bay Shores Park781 m
- Palace Pier Park814 m
- Rennie Park891 m
- and 8 more
- Places of interest
- Colborne LodgeMuseum · 620 m
- Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 674 m
- High ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km
- Signal
- 0228, activated 1957 · SA1 · bicycle signal
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 5 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 71 within a kilometre. The nearest is Windermere Early Learning, 433 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Windermere Early Learning · 103 the Queensway | 433 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Sunshine Foods Convenience · 12 Windermere Avegrocery | 440 m | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| Petro Canada · 90 the Queenswaygrocery | 504 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Cheese Boutique Giftware · 29 Ripley Ave Bldg-- | 747 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Palace Place Foods · 1 Palace Pier Crtgrocery | 802 m | Passed, Nov 2023 |
| Petro Canada · 8 South Kingswaygrocery | 812 m | Passed, Jan 2024 |
| Petro Canada · 8 South Kingswaygrocery | 812 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Cheese Boutique · 45 Ripley Ave | 832 m | Passed, Jul 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 Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 141 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 56 m away at Sunnyside Bike Park.
- Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 2001 Lake Shore Blvd W
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible141 m - High Park Colborne Lodge Coach House Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible636 m - High Park Children's Garden Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible678 m
- Drinking water
- Sunnyside Bike Park bottle filling station · 56 m; Sir Casimir Gzowski Park drinking fountain · 92 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
One licensed child care centre within a kilometre offers 57 spaces; it accepts City fee subsidy. The nearest is Windermere Early Learning Centre (396 m, 57 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Windermere Early Learning Centre · 103 the Queensway
57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day396 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (1.7 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (3.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.9 km away.
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
Within a kilometre there are five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 315 rental units. The nearest is 65 Windermere Ave (586 m, 92 units, 6 storeys, built 1962), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 16 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 Windermere Ave · Greenwin Corp. | 92 | 6 | 1962 | 95 · Jul 2025 | 3 | 586 m |
| 75 Windermere Ave · Greenwin Corp. | 52 | 6 | 1962 | 95 · Sep 2026 | 2 | 634 m |
| 93 Coe Hill Dr · Aman's Renovations & Property Management | 38 | 4 | 1958 | 89 · Jul 2026 | 3 | 807 m |
| 99 Coe Hill Dr · Trivest Developments Corporation | 86 | 4 | 1957 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 5 | 850 m |
| 101 Coe Hill Dr | 47 | 3 | 1955 | 94 · Jul 2026 | 3 | 897 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface | 258 m | 187 * | — |
| 2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface | 392 m | 185 * | — |
| 1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface | 1.1 km | 193 * | — |
| 15 Marine Parade Drive · Surface | 1.4 km | 14 * | — |
| 2195 Lake shore Blvd West (Parks) · Surface | 1.8 km | 228 * | — |
Nearest lots: 43 m away, ≈18 spaces; 242 m away, ≈168 spaces; 256 m away, ≈186 spaces (Green P); 285 m away, ≈39 spaces; 345 m away, ≈21 spaces; 359 m away, ≈22 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, Oct 4, 2016
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 21,219 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 61% of the total, against 1,742 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (947 of 1,818). Evening rush dominates here: 6,559 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 5,948 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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.
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
On Ellis Ave between The Queensway and Ellis Gdns, 254 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in June 2000 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 47 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 26 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Blvd W · Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Trl – Ellis Ave · 66 m | May 2011 · 24 h | 32,059 | — | — | — |
| Ellis Ave · The Queensway – Ellis Gdns · 254 m | Jun 2000 · 24 h | 3,028 | 39 km/h | 47 km/h | 53 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
The worst year was 2024, with 30 collisions; 2025 recorded 29. 30 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 32 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 15 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 226 | #433 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 30 | #515 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 167 | |
| Fail to remain | 32 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 4 | #969 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | #2041 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 29 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 15 | |
| All since 2014 | 287 | latest Jun 26, 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
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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
Four thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (1), apartment parking (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 23, 2021. 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 & Ellis (North) a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 226 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 & Ellis (North)?
A major arterial intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 4, 2016, 3.8× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Lake Shore & Ellis (North)?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellis Ave between The Queensway and Ellis Gdns (June 2000), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Lake Shore & Ellis (North)?
The nearest Green P car park is 2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) (258 m away, 187 spaces). The City's mapping shows 198 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,420 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lake Shore & Ellis (North) by transit?
Streetcar routes 501, 508 stop within 1 km, the nearest 178 m away; bus routes 80, 77 within 1 km (nearest stop: Ellis Ave at Lake Shore Blvd West North Side, 55 m).
What restaurants are near Lake Shore & Ellis (North)?
None within 300 m, and 5 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Windermere Early Learning (433 m), Cheese Boutique Giftware (747 m) and Cheese Boutique (832 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 & Ellis (North)?
The nearest is Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 2001 Lake Shore Blvd W, 141 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: High Park Colborne Lodge Coach House Washroom (636 m); High Park Children's Garden Washroom (678 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 & Ellis (North)?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 57 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Windermere Early Learning Centre (396 m, 57 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & Ellis (North)?
Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 315 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 65 Windermere Ave (586 m, 92 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 75 Windermere Ave (634 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 93 Coe Hill Dr (807 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 99 Coe Hill Dr (850 m, 86 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 93 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 & Ellis (North)?
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and two 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 & Ellis (North) in?
Lake Shore & Ellis (North) 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 4, 2016.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras; live image from Traffic Cameras (RESCU).
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Dec 23, 2021.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 4 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.63635, -79.46529 · centreline node 13468687.