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Lake Shore & Forty Third

Lake Shore Blvd W & Forty Third St · Toronto, Ontario · Long Branch · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Lake Shore & Forty Third, in Long Branch, was a busier-than-typical intersection — that was the City's last count here, in 2007. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Long Branch GO 249 m away and 6 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
10,920
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 25, 2007
362 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
10
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
6 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
32/100
city median 48
14 places to eat within 1 km · grocery 657 m

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Lake Shore & Forty Third

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 · Jun 25, 2007

The east leg carries the load — 5,385 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 115. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,151 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 21% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (1,776). Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 19 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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 north115southbound · 0 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the west5,017eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.7% heavy
Total vehicles10,920362 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 4.7% heavy
From the east5,385westbound · 0 bikes · 5.0% heavy
From the south403northbound · 0 bikes · 2.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,776 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,151 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 2 collisions. 30% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Dec 16, 2025.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10
With an injury3
Property damage only5
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified2
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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

The City's counter on Lake Shore Blvd W between Forty First St and Forty Second St (75 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 · 75 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; 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 West249 m
Streetcar
507 nearest 354 m · 4 min
TTC bus
110 123 nearest 354 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 St16 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lake Shore Blvd W / Brow Dr 251 m · 3 min · 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
1 post-and-ring within 300 m
Other lots
21 mapped lots within 500 m, 211 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

The nearest grocery store is Jeff, Rose and Herbs No Frills, 657 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, 410 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Procare Pharmacy, 74 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 772 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • 241 Pizza · 3815 Lake Shore Blvd W410 m · 5 min
  • Nona's Burek · 3813 Lake Shore Blvd W419 m · 5 min
  • Burrito Boyz · 3803 Lake Shore Blvd W465 m · 6 min
  • Panettorino Forno Italiano · 3797 Lake Shore Blvd W485 m · 6 min
  • Woody's Burger Bar & Grill · 3795 Lake Shore Blvd W490 m · 6 min
0 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Grocery
Jeff, Rose and Herbs No Frills 657 m · 8 min
Food shops
Lale Bakery Caffe 871 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Procare Pharmacy 74 m · 3 within 1 km
Child care
  • Les Etoiles Brillantes - Garderie · 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day252 m · 3 min
  • PLASP St. Elizabeth Catholic School · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day900 m · 11 min
2 licensed centres · 194 spaces within 1 km · all accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Marie Curtis Park Playground Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.373 m · 4 min
  • Marie Curtis Park Beach Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible649 m · 8 min
Health and care
  • Adeline's Lodge · retirement home772 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 Park190 m
  • Enfield Park434 m · 5 min
  • Municipal Park516 m · 6 min
  • Marie Curtis Park577 m · 7 min
  • Thirty Eighth Street Park931 m · 11 min
and 4 more within 1.5 km
Schools
  • Micheline Saint Cyr Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 252 m · 3 min
  • St Leo Catholic School (Temporary Location)English Separate · 900 m · 11 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Long Branch branch1.4 km · 17 min
Places of interest
  • Marie Curtis Park East BeachNature/ Park · 669 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.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food8/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 14 within 1 km

  • Transit10/28

    Long Branch GO 0.2 km · 6 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go3/14

    library 1.4 km away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation5/10

    2 parks within 500 m

  • Schools and child care6/8

    1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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

Seven registered apartment buildings with 250 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 87 Forty Second St (131 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 buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
87 Forty Second St · Cio Management413195995 · Jul 2025131 m
75 Forty Second St · Rentpedia Inc284196092 · Jul 2025201 m
55 Forty Second St · Greenwin Corp.264195098 · Jul 2025249 m
45 Forty Second St · Greenwin Corp.534196397 · Aug 2026330 m · 4 min
92 James St · Greenwin Corp343196095 · Jul 2025418 m · 5 min
90 James St · Greenwin Corp343196098 · Aug 2026446 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

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Third a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 & Forty Third?

A busier-than-typical intersection at the City's last count here, in 2007. Its latest count is from Jun 25, 2007, 1.18× today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Lake Shore & Forty Third a walkable intersection?

Lake Shore & Forty Third scores 32 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; 2 parks within 500 m; Long Branch GO 0.2 km · 6 routes within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Lake Shore & Forty Third?

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 Third?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 211 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 10,060 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lake Shore & Forty Third by transit?

Long Branch GO is 249 m away; streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 354 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 Third?

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 (410 m), Nona's Burek (419 m), Burrito Boyz (465 m), Panettorino Forno Italiano (485 m) and Woody's Burger Bar & Grill (490 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Lake Shore & Forty Third?

The nearest is Marie Curtis Park Playground Washroom, 2 Forty Second St, 373 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Marie Curtis Park Beach Washroom (649 m).

Is there child care near Lake Shore & Forty Third?

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 (252 m, 151 spaces) and PLASP St. Elizabeth Catholic School (900 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & Forty Third?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 250 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 87 Forty Second St (131 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 75 Forty Second St (201 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 55 Forty Second St (249 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 45 Forty Second St (330 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 Third?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Long Branch page.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore & Forty Third in?

Lake Shore & Forty Third 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