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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Live traffic camera RESCU 9318 · 16 m
Which way is it looking?3 reference views
Fixed shots from the City, not live.The City's own feed for Lake Shore & Ellis (North), replaced every few minutes. This card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds.
Traffic volume8-hour count · 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 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 5,948 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 6,559 from 5:00 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 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, 22 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 5, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 226 | #433 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 30 | #515 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 167 | |
| Fail to remain | 32 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 4 | #969 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 29 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 22 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2000
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; 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 0228, activated 1957 · bicycle signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 501 508 nearest 242 m
- TTC bus
- 80 77 nearest 61 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 72 m · 19 docks · 9 stations, 207 docks within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 6 car parks · about 863 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 6 mapped lots within 500 m, 143 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface | 310 m | 187 * | — |
| 2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface | 446 m | 185 * | — |
| 1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface | 1.2 km | 193 * | — |
| 15 Marine Parade Drive · Surface | 1.6 km | 14 * | — |
| 255 Kennedy Ave · Surface | 2 km | 56 | 65% (Q1 2026) |
Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 3 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Palace Place Foods, 923 m away. The nearest pharmacy is First Light Pharmacy, 260 m away. The nearest hospital site is St. Joseph's Health Centre, 1.4 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Palace Place Foods · 1 Palace Pier Crt923 m · 11 min
- Pier Food Shoppe · 2045 Lake Shore Blvd W1 km · 12 min
- Veloute Bistro · 2045 Lake Shore Blvd W, Flr-11 km · 12 min
- Pharmacy
- First Light Pharmacy 260 m · 3 min
- Child care
- Windermere Early Learning Centre · 57 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day528 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible195 m
- Sunnyside Park Pavillion West Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible748 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- St. Joseph's Health Centre · hospital site1.4 km · 17 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks (11)
- Sunnyside Bike Park119 m
- Sir Casimir Gzowski Park226 m
- Sunnyside Park843 m · 10 min
- Humber Bay Shores Park878 m · 10 min
- Palace Pier Park886 m · 11 min
- Schools
- Swansea Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Places of interest
- Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 767 m · 9 min
- Colborne LodgeMuseum · 878 m · 10 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a grocery store, a community centre, a library or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 268 rental units. The nearest is 65 Windermere Ave (731 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.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 Windermere Ave · Greenwin Corp. | 92 | 6 | 1962 | 95 · Jul 2025 | 731 m · 9 min |
| 75 Windermere Ave · Greenwin Corp. | 52 | 6 | 1962 | 95 · Sep 2026 | 784 m · 9 min |
| 93 Coe Hill Dr · Aman's Renovations & Property Management | 38 | 4 | 1958 | 89 · Jul 2026 | 935 m · 11 min |
| 99 Coe Hill Dr · Trivest Developments Corporation | 86 | 4 | 1957 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 1 km · 12 min |
4 registered buildings · 268 units · tallest 6 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.
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.
| 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) |
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 at the City's last count here, in 2016. Its latest count is from Oct 4, 2016, 3.8× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Lake Shore & Ellis (North) a walkable intersection?
Lake Shore & Ellis (North) scores 27 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 2 parks within 500 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km; nearest school 1.4 km · 1 licensed child care within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal.
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) (310 m away, 187 spaces). The City's mapping shows 143 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,750 spaces — 6 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 242 m away; bus routes 80, 77 within 1 km (nearest stop: Ellis Ave at Lake Shore Blvd West North Side, 61 m).
What restaurants are near Lake Shore & Ellis (North)?
None within 300 m, and 3 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Palace Place Foods (923 m), Pier Food Shoppe (1.0 km) and Veloute Bistro (1.0 km). 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, 195 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Sunnyside Park Pavillion West Washroom (748 m); Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom (861 m).
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 (528 m, 57 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & Ellis (North)?
Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 268 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 65 Windermere Ave (731 m, 92 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 75 Windermere Ave (784 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 93 Coe Hill Dr (935 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 99 Coe Hill Dr (1.0 km, 86 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 93 out of 100.
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. 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 Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 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.
- 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 4 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: 43.63635, -79.46529 · centreline node 13468687.