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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
Traffic volume8-hour count · Sep 21, 2000
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,239 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 376 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (41 of 41). Evening rush dominates here: 2,245 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,807 in the morning peak from 7:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 26 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2000, 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: 1,807 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 2,245 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 2016, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 2 collisions (8%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Jul 2, 2025.
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jun 19, 2021.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 26 | |
| With an injury | 2 | |
| Property damage only | 19 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #566 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Jun 19, 2021 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
On Lake Shore Blvd W between Forty First St and Forty Second St, 49 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2026 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 57 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 63 km/h or more. That segment carries about 19,600 vehicles a day. Forty Second St between Marie Curtis Park Trl and James St measured slower: 37 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 45 km/h (May 2014).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Blvd W · Forty First St – Forty Second St · 49 m | May 2026 · 3 days | 19,568 | 45 km/h | 57 km/h | 63 km/h |
| Forty Second St · Marie Curtis Park Trl – James St · 241 m | May 2014 · 24 h | 1,091 | 37 km/h | 45 km/h | 52 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- GO Transit
- Long Branch GO — Lakeshore West233 m
- Streetcar
- 507 nearest 330 m · 4 min
- TTC bus
- 110 123 nearest 330 m · 4 min
- Blue Night
- 301 315 345
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Regional
- MiWay 5 Dixie 23 Lakeshore 31 Ogden at Lakeshore Rd at Forty-Third St17 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Lake Shore Blvd W / Brow Dr 227 m · 15 docks · 3 stations, 57 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- 6 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 22 mapped lots within 500 m, 215 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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 within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Jeff, Rose and Herbs No Frills, 633 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 14 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is 241 Pizza, 386 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Procare Pharmacy, 50 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Adeline's Lodge, a retirement home 748 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- 241 Pizza · 3815 Lake Shore Blvd W386 m · 5 min
- Nona's Burek · 3813 Lake Shore Blvd W395 m · 5 min
- Burrito Boyz · 3803 Lake Shore Blvd W441 m · 5 min
- Panettorino Forno Italiano · 3797 Lake Shore Blvd W461 m · 5 min
- Woody's Burger Bar & Grill · 3795 Lake Shore Blvd W466 m · 6 min
- Grocery
- Jeff, Rose and Herbs No Frills 633 m · 8 min
- Food shops
- Lale Bakery Caffe 847 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Procare Pharmacy 50 m · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Les Etoiles Brillantes - Garderie · 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day228 m
- PLASP St. Elizabeth Catholic School · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day876 m · 10 min
- Washrooms
- Marie Curtis Park Playground Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.349 m · 4 min
- Marie Curtis Park Beach Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible671 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- Adeline's Lodge · retirement home748 m · 9 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 (9)
- Maurice J. Breen Park214 m
- Enfield Park458 m · 5 min
- Municipal Park492 m · 6 min
- Marie Curtis Park601 m · 7 min
- Thirty Eighth Street Park907 m · 11 min
- Schools
- Micheline Saint Cyr Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 228 m
- St Leo Catholic School (Temporary Location)English Separate · 876 m · 10 min
- Penguin Private SchoolPrivate · 1.5 km · 18 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Long Branch branch1.4 km · 16 min
- Places of interest
- Marie Curtis Park East BeachNature/ Park · 645 m · 8 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 community centre.
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 seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 250 rental units. The nearest is 87 Forty Second St (107 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.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 Forty Second St · Cio Management | 41 | 3 | 1959 | 95 · Jul 2025 | 107 m |
| 75 Forty Second St · Rentpedia Inc | 28 | 4 | 1960 | 92 · Jul 2025 | 177 m |
| 55 Forty Second St · Greenwin Corp. | 26 | 4 | 1950 | 98 · Jul 2025 | 225 m |
| 45 Forty Second St · Greenwin Corp. | 53 | 4 | 1963 | 97 · Aug 2026 | 306 m · 4 min |
| 92 James St · Greenwin Corp | 34 | 3 | 1960 | 95 · Jul 2025 | 394 m · 5 min |
| 90 James St · Greenwin Corp | 34 | 3 | 1960 | 98 · Aug 2026 | 422 m · 5 min |
7 registered buildings · 250 units · tallest 4 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
16 thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 2.9 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 100% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 16, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 16 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (12), apartment parking (4) |
| Bicycle theft | 5 | 1 | 1 | apartment parking (5) |
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 & Forty Second a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#566 of 1,505), out of 26 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 & Forty Second?
A moderately heavy crossing at the City's last count here, in 2000. Its latest count is from Sep 21, 2000, 1.17× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Lake Shore & Forty Second a walkable intersection?
Lake Shore & Forty Second scores 33 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 3 parks within 500 m; Long Branch GO 0.2 km · 6 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Lake Shore & Forty Second?
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 & Forty Second?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 215 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 10,090 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lake Shore & Forty Second by transit?
Long Branch GO is 233 m away; streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 330 m away; bus routes 110, 123 within 1 km; MiWay routes 5 Dixie, 23 Lakeshore, 31 Ogden at Lakeshore Rd at Forty-Third St.
What restaurants are near Lake Shore & Forty Second?
None within 300 m, and 14 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are 241 Pizza (386 m), Nona's Burek (395 m), Burrito Boyz (441 m), Panettorino Forno Italiano (461 m) and Woody's Burger Bar & Grill (466 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Lake Shore & Forty Second?
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 (671 m).
Is there child care near Lake Shore & Forty Second?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 194 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Les Etoiles Brillantes - Garderie (228 m, 151 spaces) and PLASP St. Elizabeth Catholic School (876 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & Forty Second?
Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 250 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 87 Forty Second St (107 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 75 Forty Second St (177 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 55 Forty Second St (225 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 45 Forty Second St (306 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 95 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Lake Shore & Forty Second?
Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Long Branch page.
What neighbourhood is Lake Shore & Forty Second in?
Lake Shore & Forty Second is in Long Branch (City of Toronto neighbourhood 019). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.
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 Sep 21, 2000.
- 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.
- 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 3 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: 43.58975, -79.54564 · centreline node 13470738.