Toronto · intersection · signal 2004

Lake Shore & First

Lake Shore Blvd W & First St · Toronto, Ontario · New Toronto · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore · Lakeshore Village BIA

In New Toronto, Lake Shore & First is an intersection of typical volume. It has a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
6,626
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 21, 2021
542 pedestrians · 175 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 9 property damage · #3887 of 5,508
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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
1 streetcar route · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Sharrows - Wayfinding, Bi-Directional Cycle Track
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 830 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 72% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 12 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Cyclists were 2.6% of vehicle volume, about 3.4× the typical share. That comes with about 1.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lake Shore & First

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
507 nearest 15 m
TTC bus
76110 nearest 463 m
Blue Night
301337
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Lake Shore Blvd West at First St
Cycling
Sharrows - Wayfinding on First St installed 2017; Bi-Directional Cycle Track on Lake Shore Blvd W installed 2018
Bike Share
Second St / Lake Shore Blvd W 83 m · 15 docks · 3 stations, 49 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 (9)
  • Second Street Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 204 m
  • Seventh Street Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 527 m
  • Children's Urban Enrichment StudioPrivate · 735 m
  • St Josaphat Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 912 m
  • John English Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Mimico Adult CentreEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 3 more
Community centres
Parks (17)
  • Sand Beach Road Parkette158 m
  • Prince of Wales Park360 m
  • Lake Crescent Park611 m
  • Sixth Street Park724 m
  • Hillside Park743 m
  • Jordon Carter Memorial Park760 m
  • and 11 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library New Toronto branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Mimico Centennial branch1.5 km
Signal
2004, activated 2004 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 43 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Maple Leaf House, Grill and Lounge, 24 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 43 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Maple Leaf House, Grill and Lounge · 2749 Lake Shore Blvd W24 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Maple Leaf House, Grill and Lounge · 2749 Lake Shore Blvd W24 mPassed, Aug 2026
Ati Pastry · 2755 Lake Shore Blvd W Unit-D27 mPassed, Mar 2026
Layali · 2731-2735 Lake Shore Blvd W36 mPassed, Jun 2026
McDonald's · 2736 Lake Shore Blvd W36 mPassed, Aug 2026
We the Tacos · 2765 Lake Shore Blvd W68 mPassed, Mar 2026
Basket of Bread · 2783 Lake Shore Blvd W115 mPassed, May 2025 · 2 infractions
House of Snooker · 2789 Lake Shore Blvd W127 mPassed, Aug 2024

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 New Toronto Seniors Centre Washroom, 264 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 257 m away at Prince of Wales Park.

  • New Toronto Seniors Centre Washroom · 105 Fourth St
    View centre hours
    264 m
  • Prince of Wales Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1 Third St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    391 m
Drinking water
Prince of Wales Park drinking fountain · 257 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 432 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Second Street School Age YMCA (204 m, 127 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 432 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 5
  • Second Street School Age YMCA · 71 Second St
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    204 m
  • Lamp Jr YMCA · 185 Fifth St
    47 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    423 m
  • Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre · 101 Seventh St
    164 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    527 m
  • The Mint School - Mimico · 74 Royal York Rd
    79 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age
    567 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 435 (694 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.9 km away.

FireFire Station 435 · 694 m130 Eighth St
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 38 · 1.9 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

24 registered apartment buildings with 904 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 8 Lake Shore Dr (94 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1960), which scored 92 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 46 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings24 · 904 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202646 across the 24
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
8 Lake Shore Dr113196092 · Jul 2025094 m
8 Sand Beach Rd243196688 · Aug 20241109 m
24 Second St234195585 · Nov 20250165 m
2704 Lake Shore Blvd W304196092 · Jul 20261169 m
2696 Lake Shore Blvd W · Landlord Property & Rental Mgmnt Ic274195585 · Jul 20260208 m
2835 Lake Shore Blvd WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1489198097 · Aug 20255264 m
121 Fourth St · Ipg Management Group Inc103198387 · Aug 20260280 m
23 Third St · 346 Hopewell Inc113197089 · Sep 20240291 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 lots539 lots · ≈28,020 spaces · 84.1 ha
Within 500 m75 lots · ≈1,290 spaces
Green P (public)11 car parks · about 544 spaces
EV charging (City)2390 Lake Shore Blvd W · 1.7 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking22 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
66 Third St · Surface212 m2434% (Q1 2026)
105 Fourth Street · Surface287 m22 *
140 Fifth St · Surface401 m5239% (Q1 2026)
120 Sixth St · Surface500 m5832% (Q1 2026)
139 ISLINGTON AVE. · Surface558 m11 *

Nearest lots: 28 m away, ≈3 spaces; 34 m away, ≈92 spaces; 45 m away, ≈3 spaces; 45 m away, ≈17 spaces; 58 m away, ≈19 spaces; 78 m away, ≈5 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 21, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 3,321 eastbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 158. Most cyclists arrived from the east (85 of 175). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,035 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 21% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (855). Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,321eastbound · 41 bikes · 3.9% heavy
Total vehicles6,626542 pedestrians · 175 cyclists · 4.3% heavy
From the east3,147westbound · 85 bikes · 4.9% heavy
From the south158northbound · 49 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour855 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,035 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 21, 2021

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 Lake Shore Blvd W between Royal York Rd and Sand Beach Rd (276 m away, Aug 2015) recorded volume only — about 13,507 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lake Shore Blvd W · Royal York Rd – Sand Beach Rd · 276 mAug 2015 · 3 days13,507

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

2022 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 29% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 21% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Apr 13, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3887 of 5,508
With an injury4#3003 of 4,660
Property damage only9
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian3#1307 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201415latest Apr 13, 2024

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

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft100commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 25, 2018. 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 New Toronto.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lake Shore & First a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 & First?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Oct 21, 2021, 72% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Lake Shore & First?

The nearest Green P car park is 66 Third St (212 m away, 24 spaces, 34% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 539 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,020 spaces — 75 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2390 Lake Shore Blvd W (1.7 km).

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

Streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 15 m away; bus routes 76, 110 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lake Shore Blvd West at First St, 463 m).

What restaurants are near Lake Shore & First?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 43 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Maple Leaf House, Grill and Lounge (24 m), Maple Leaf House, Grill and Lounge (24 m), Ati Pastry (27 m), Layali (36 m) and McDonald's (36 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 & First?

The nearest is New Toronto Seniors Centre Washroom, 105 Fourth St, 264 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Prince of Wales Outdoor Rink Washroom (391 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 & First?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 432 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Second Street School Age YMCA (204 m, 127 spaces), Lamp Jr YMCA (423 m, 47 spaces) and Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre (527 m, 164 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & First?

24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 904 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 8 Lake Shore Dr (94 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 8 Sand Beach Rd (109 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 24 Second St (165 m, 23 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 2704 Lake Shore Blvd W (169 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 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 & First?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 New Toronto page.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore & First in?

Lake Shore & First is in New Toronto (City of Toronto neighbourhood 018). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley. The corner falls inside the Lakeshore Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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