Lake Shore & Lower Simcoe (South)

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Live camera RESCU 9329 · Lake Shore Blvd W & Lower Simcoe St

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Traffic volume8-hour count · Oct 6, 2012 · weekend

The west leg carries the load — 2,855 eastbound vehicles, or 40% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 769. Most cyclists arrived from the south (223 of 376). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,140 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 112% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (539). Heavy vehicles made up 2.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 14 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2012, 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: 539 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,140 from 2:00 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

2023 was the peak year (54 collisions), and 2025 closed with 28. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 43 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 38 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. 1 of the 3 happened in darkness — 33%, about the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Jun 2, 2020. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on Lake Shore Blvd W between Harbour St and Lower Simcoe St (Id: 1146834) (22 m away, May 2011) recorded volume only — about 9,137 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

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.

The crossing

Signal 1747, activated 1997 · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Not within a walk: a library or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food30/30

  3 grocery stores within 300 m · 48 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Union Station 0.8 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  6 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation7/10

  5 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

• Schools and child care5/8

  nearest school 1 km · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Two registered apartment buildings with 517 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 350 Queens Quay W (558 m, 228 units, 19 storeys, built 1987), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation.

2 registered buildings · 517 units · tallest 21 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.

Toronto Police place 78 thefts from vehicles and 33 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 19× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 17 in 2023–2025, about 5.7 a year, against 13.4 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 52% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 26, 2026.

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 Harbourfront-CityPlace.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 6, 2012.
• 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; live image from Traffic Cameras (RESCU).
• 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 10 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: 43.64034, -79.38319 · centreline node 14134885.