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Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis

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

Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis is a major arterial intersection. It sits in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 704 m away and Union Station GO 866 m away. It is among the fifty worst in the city for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions.

Traffic volume
34,490
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 12, 2024
6,572 pedestrians · 369 cyclists
Collisions
1,363
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
165 with an injury · 1,063 property damage · +59 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
9 +1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
3 fatal · 5 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #1 of 1,505 · 1 since Jan 2026 (Jul 15, 2026)
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
King Station 704 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

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 2,460 vehicles, 2.1× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 5 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Police have logged an average of 136 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 39.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 8.0× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 12%, from 643 in 2016–2020 to 720 in 2021–2025. About one in 151 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury. Since January 2026, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here.

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Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Jarvis St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 9302 · Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Jarvis St
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

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Live camera · RESCU 9302 · Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Jarvis St
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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)704 m; Union Station (Line 1)792 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville866 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 Terminal597 m
VIA Rail
Toronto 847 m
Streetcar
503504508509510501 nearest 558 m
TTC bus
75114202121651997 nearest 27 m
Blue Night
304310301365320
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Lower Jarvis St at Lake Shore Blvd East
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lower Jarvis St / Queens Quay E 164 m · 19 docks · 57 stations, 1,350 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 (19)
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 238 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 257 m
  • George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 400 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 609 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 624 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 744 m
  • and 13 more
Community centres
  • One Yonge Community Recreation Centre391 m
  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre605 m
  • East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre710 m
  • Moss Park Arena1 km
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre1.1 km
Parks (38)
  • 120 Queens Quay E Park164 m
  • Sugar Beach Park326 m
  • 50 Queens Quay East Park340 m
  • Water's Edge Promenade392 m
  • David Crombie Park403 m
  • Sherbourne Common404 m
  • and 32 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch514 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Redpath Sugar MuseumMuseum · 322 m
  • Sugar Beach ParkNature/ Park · 361 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 368 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 467 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 487 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 498 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 499 m
  • Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)Performing Arts · 514 m
Signal
0210, activated 1950 · SA1

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 17 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 349 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Starbucks, 23 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 349 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 51 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Loblaws · 10 Lower Jarvis Stgrocery23 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Starbucks · 10 Lower Jarvis St23 mPassed, Mar 2026
Tim Hortons · 17 Lower Jarvis St42 mPassed, May 2026
Glb Brewpub · 11 Lower Jarvis St Unit-5-870 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Adobo Fresh Burrito Mexican Grill · 16 Richardson St Unit-396 mPassed, Mar 2026
Chaska Indian Street Food · 16 Richardson Stgrocery96 mPassed, May 2026
Pi Co · 16 Richardson St Rm-496 mPassed, Apr 2026
Playground Cafe · 16 Lower Jarvis St None143 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 4 infractions

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, 281 m away, Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm. A drinking fountain is 314 m away at David Crombie Park.

  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    281 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
    414 m
  • Sherbourne Common Outdoor Rink Washroom · 5 Lower Sherbourne St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    445 m
Drinking water
David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 314 m; 50 Queens Quay East Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 316 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) (276 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
    276 m
  • George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre · 185 Queens Quay E
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    337 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    413 m
  • Pinnacle Jr YMCA · 12 Yonge St
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    584 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (620 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (938 m) and the nearest ambulance station 934 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 620 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 938 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 934 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

Within a kilometre there are 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,420 rental units — 16 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (132 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 20262132 m
49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH155198084 · Jul 20250137 m
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 20251215 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243288 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire312 m
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 20251326 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire335 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250357 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 lots461 lots · ≈19,440 spaces · 58.3 ha
Within 500 m32 lots · ≈1,440 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 6,624 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 276 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking50 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 40 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (946 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2 Church St · Garage274 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
185 Queens Quay East · Surface323 m83 *
51 Dockside Dr · Garage379 m30619% (Q1 2026)
31A Parliament Street · Surface788 m230 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface795 m120 *

Nearest lots: 84 m away, ≈4 spaces; 86 m away, ≈3 spaces; 99 m away, ≈6 spaces; 123 m away, ≈40 spaces; 156 m away, ≈42 spaces; 158 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (400 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (400 m, 6 ports); 40 York St (1.1 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, Nov 12, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 19,968 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 58% of the total, against 2,336 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the south (164 of 369). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 3,108 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 24% above the afternoon peak from 7:00 p.m. (2,502). Trucks and buses were 7.9% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,336southbound · 144 bikes · 3.9% heavy
From the west19,968eastbound · 40 bikes · 6.5% heavy
Total vehicles34,4906,572 pedestrians · 369 cyclists · 7.9% heavy
From the east9,360westbound · 21 bikes · 11.0% heavy
From the south2,826northbound · 164 bikes · 10.3% heavy
AM peak hour3,108 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,502 vehicles from 7:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 12, 2024

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

On Lower Jarvis St between Lakeshore W and Wilton St, 175 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2025 put the average speed at 30 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 23,600 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lake Shore Blvd E · Cooper St – John M Tinsley St · 158 mMay 2011 · 24 h10,774
Lower Jarvis St · Lakeshore W – Wilton St · 175 mApr 2025 · 3 days23,56030 km/h40 km/h45 km/h

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

The worst year was 2017, with 195 collisions; 2025 recorded 109. 165 collisions (12%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 152 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 17 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 59 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 39.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions1,363
With an injury165
Property damage only1,063
Fail to remain152
Involving a pedestrian11
Involving a cyclist6
Involving a motorcyclist7
With a fatality2
Severity not classified133
Since January 2026 (outside the window)59
All since 20141,579latest Jun 30, 2026

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

Of the nine serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, three were fatal. 5 pedestrians, 1 cyclist and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt; 2 collisions involved vehicle occupants only. 5 of the 9 happened in darkness — 56%, above the citywide 39%. 2023 alone accounted for 2 of them. The last one inside the window was in 2025. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here (1 cyclist involved), the latest on Jul 15, 2026. Going back to 2006, the total is 16.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.26 KSI collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles.

2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions9#1 of 1,505
Fatal3#2 of 319
Involving a pedestrian5#2 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#16 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness556% here vs 39% citywide
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11 cyclist · latest Jul 15, 2026
All KSI since 200616latest Jul 15, 2026

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

Two thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 1.0 a year before that. 67% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft940street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 19, 2025. 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #1 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded since January 2026, after the ranking window closed. 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 & Lower Jarvis?

A major arterial intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 12, 2024, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lower Jarvis St between Lakeshore W and Wilton St (April 2025), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis?

The nearest Green P car park is 2 Church St (274 m away, 1,972 spaces, 16% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 461 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,440 spaces — 32 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (276 m).

How do I get to Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 704 m away; Union Station GO is 866 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 509 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 558 m away; bus routes 75, 114, 202, 121, 65, 19, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lower Jarvis St at Lake Shore Blvd East, 27 m).

What restaurants are near Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 349 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Starbucks (23 m), Tim Hortons (42 m), Glb Brewpub (70 m), Adobo Fresh Burrito Mexican Grill (96 m) and Pi Co (96 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 & Lower Jarvis?

The nearest is St Lawrence Tent, 125 The Esplanade Street, 281 m away (Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm). Next nearest: St Lawrence South (414 m); Sherbourne Common Outdoor Rink Washroom (445 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 & Lower Jarvis?

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) (276 m, 40 spaces), George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre (337 m, 75 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (413 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis?

20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,420 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (132 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 49 Henry Lane Ter (137 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 25 Henry Lane Ter (215 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 77) and 1 Church St (288 m, 115 units, RentSafeTO score 83). 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.

How many thefts are reported at Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis in?

Lake Shore & Lower Jarvis 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

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