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Lake Shore & John M Tinsley

Lake Shore Blvd E & John M Tinsley St · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · The Waterfront BIA

In St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core, Lake Shore & John M Tinsley is an above-average intersection for traffic. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 642 m away and Union Station GO 768 m away.

Traffic volume
29,165
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 20, 2026
1,830 pedestrians · 69 cyclists · #368 busiest
Collisions
0
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
none reported within 65 m
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1104 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 642 m · 6 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,080 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.80× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 16 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern.

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Lake Shore & John M Tinsley

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
King Station (Line 1)642 m; Union Station (Line 1)698 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville768 m; GO bus 21 Milton31 Guelph / Toronto18 Lakeshore West16 Hamilton / Toronto Express65 Newmarket / Toronto71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket61 Richmond Hill16 Hamilton / Toronto Express21 Milton at Union Station Bus Terminal492 m
VIA Rail
Toronto 747 m
Streetcar
503504508509510501 nearest 572 m
TTC bus
75114202121651997 nearest 113 m
Blue Night
304310301320365
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lower Jarvis St / Queens Quay E 183 m · 19 docks · 58 stations, 1,437 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 (22)
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 282 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 320 m
  • George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 472 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 655 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 718 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 722 m
  • and 16 more
Community centres
  • One Yonge Community Recreation Centre286 m
  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre703 m
  • East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre810 m
  • Moss Park Arena1.1 km
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre1.1 km
Parks (35)
  • 120 Queens Quay E Park199 m
  • 50 Queens Quay East Park250 m
  • Sugar Beach Park362 m
  • Water's Edge Promenade437 m
  • Berczy Park459 m
  • Pier 27 Promenade Park476 m
  • and 29 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch586 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Redpath Sugar MuseumMuseum · 260 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 387 m
  • Sugar Beach ParkNature/ Park · 391 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 426 m
  • Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)Performing Arts · 435 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 435 m
  • Union Station Bus TerminalTransportation · 538 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 553 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 16 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 348 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Starbucks, 105 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés16 within 300 m · 348 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 52 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Loblaws · 10 Lower Jarvis Stgrocery105 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Starbucks · 10 Lower Jarvis St105 mPassed, Mar 2026
Tim Hortons · 17 Lower Jarvis St128 mPassed, May 2026
Glb Brewpub · 11 Lower Jarvis St Unit-5-8141 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Playground Cafe · 16 Lower Jarvis St None177 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 4 infractions
Ah-So Sushi · 100 Queens Quay E Unit-200182 mPassed, May 2026
Dark Horse Espresso Bar · 100 Queens Quay E182 mPassed, May 2026
Farm Boy Sugar Wharf · 100 Queens Quay Egrocery182 mPassed, Aug 2024 · 1 infraction

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 St Lawrence Tent, 302 m away, Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm. A drinking fountain is 234 m away at 50 Queens Quay East Park.

  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    302 m
  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    428 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    472 m
Drinking water
50 Queens Quay East Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 234 m; David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 379 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 641 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (279 m, 40 spaces, infant, toddler).

Within 1 km10 centres · 641 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 10
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    279 m
  • George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre · 185 Queens Quay E
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    421 m
  • Pinnacle Jr YMCA · 12 Yonge St
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    479 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    517 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (707 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 918 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 707 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 1 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 918 m58 Richmond St E

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

20 registered apartment buildings with 2,420 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 16 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (33 m, 205 units, 11 storeys, built 2023), which scored 98 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 19 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 20 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings20 · 2,420 units · 16 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202619 across the 20
Open fire-code violations20
Tallest13 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
99 Lake Shore Blvd E · Element Property Management Inc20511202398 · Jun 2026233 m
49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH155198084 · Jul 20250212 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243246 m
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 20251263 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire277 m
32 Freeland St100420220284 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250290 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire327 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 lots468 lots · ≈16,420 spaces · 49.3 ha
Within 500 m34 lots · ≈1,700 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 6,624 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 212 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking64 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 40 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (842 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2 Church St · Garage209 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
185 Queens Quay East · Surface399 m83 *
51 Dockside Dr · Garage447 m30619% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface845 m2092% (Q1 2026)
31A Parliament Street · Surface893 m230 *

Nearest lots: 12 m away, ≈6 spaces; 80 m away, ≈40 spaces; 107 m away, ≈3 spaces; 115 m away, ≈42 spaces; 119 m away, ≈4 spaces; 124 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (472 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (472 m, 6 ports); 40 York St (1 km, 12 ports).

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 — 14-hour, Jan 20, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 22,861 eastbound vehicles, or 78% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 225. Most cyclists arrived from the west (44 of 69). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,432 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 2,385 from 3:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.9% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west22,861eastbound · 44 bikes · 5.7% heavy
Total vehicles29,1651,830 pedestrians · 69 cyclists · 5.9% heavy
From the east6,079westbound · 15 bikes · 6.7% heavy
From the south225northbound · 10 bikes · 8.0% heavy
AM peak hour2,432 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour2,385 vehicles from 3:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jan 20, 2026

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 E between Cooper St and John M Tinsley St (53 m away, May 2011) recorded volume only — about 10,774 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lake Shore Blvd E · Cooper St – John M Tinsley St · 53 mMay 2011 · 24 h10,774

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

Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.

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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 19, 2018.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1104 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Sep 19, 2018

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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lake Shore & John M Tinsley a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1104 of 1,505). 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 & John M Tinsley?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #368 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.80× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Lake Shore & John M Tinsley?

The nearest Green P car park is 2 Church St (209 m away, 1,972 spaces, 16% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 468 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,420 spaces — 34 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (212 m).

How do I get to Lake Shore & John M Tinsley by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 642 m away; Union Station GO is 768 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 509 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 572 m away; bus routes 75, 114, 202, 121, 65, 19, 97 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lake Shore & John M Tinsley?

16 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 348 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Starbucks (105 m), Tim Hortons (128 m), Glb Brewpub (141 m), Playground Cafe (177 m) and Ah-So Sushi (182 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 & John M Tinsley?

The nearest is St Lawrence Tent, 125 The Esplanade Street, 302 m away (Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm). Next nearest: St Lawrence South (428 m); St Lawrence North (472 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 & John M Tinsley?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 641 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (279 m, 40 spaces), George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre (421 m, 75 spaces) and Pinnacle Jr YMCA (479 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & John M Tinsley?

20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,420 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (33 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 49 Henry Lane Ter (212 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 1 Church St (246 m, 115 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 25 Henry Lane Ter (263 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 77). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 is 88 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.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore & John M Tinsley in?

Lake Shore & John M Tinsley is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the The Waterfront Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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