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Lake Shore & Lower Spadina

Lake Shore Blvd W & Lower Spadina Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Harbourfront-CityPlace · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

In Harbourfront-CityPlace, in the downtown core, Lake Shore & Lower Spadina is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It has a multi-use trail, 2 schools within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
47,208
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 3, 2025
5,985 pedestrians · 807 cyclists
Collisions
1,571
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
185 with an injury · 1,224 property damage · +60 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #947 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard
Bike Share: 54 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 3,370 vehicles, 2.9× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). That comes with about 157 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 33.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 6.7× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 16%, from 855 in 2016–2020 to 716 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 1,571 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Lake Shore & Lower Spadina

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

UP Express
UP Express Union Station 943 m — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
510509511504508 nearest 34 m
Blue Night
310304307
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Queens Quay Loop at Lower Spadina Ave; Spadina Ave at Queens Quay West North Side
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Waterfront Trl installed 2013
Bike Share
Lower Spadina Ave / Lake Shore Blvd W 25 m · 19 docks · 49 stations, 1,140 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 (10)
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 184 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 184 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 471 m
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 508 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 933 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (39)
  • Southern Linear Park128 m
  • Spadina Quay Wetlands149 m
  • Hto Park West201 m
  • Peter Street Basin Park230 m
  • Toronto Music Garden237 m
  • Canoe Landing333 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch661 m
Places of interest
  • Toronto Music GardenNature/ Park · 244 m
  • HTO ParkNature/ Park · 337 m
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 404 m
  • The WellLandmark · 553 m
  • Toronto Railway MuseumMuseum · 560 m
  • Steam Whistle BreweryAttraction · 576 m
  • Ripley's Aquarium of CanadaAttraction · 606 m
  • CN TowerAttraction · 610 m
Signal
0215, activated 1948 · SA1 · leading pedestrian interval South · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 358 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Subway, 76 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés20 within 300 m · 358 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 42 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Subway · 10 Lower Spadina Ave76 mPassed, Aug 2026
Lakeview Convenience · 410 Queens Quay Wgrocery79 mPassed, Aug 2026
Subway · 10 Lower Spadina Ave81 mPassed, Sep 2026
Music Garden Cafe · 460 Queens Quay W120 mPassed, Aug 2026
Aimant Pour Les Femmes · 415 Queens Quay W None123 mPassed, Jun 2026
Unplugged · 415 Queens Quay W None123 mPassed, Jun 2026
Whirly Girl · 415 Queens Quay W None123 mPassed, Jun 2025
Music Garden Express · 470 Queens Quay W138 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 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 Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 241 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 182 m away at Toronto Music Garden.

  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    241 m
  • Automated public toilet, 318 Queens Quay W
    24 hours · accessible
    435 m
  • Little Norway Park Washroom · 659 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. · accessible
    704 m
Drinking water
Toronto Music Garden drinking fountain · 182 m; Hto Park West drinking fountain · 199 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,141 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program (184 m, 396 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,141 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 13
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program · 20 Brunel Crt
    396 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    184 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care · 26 Brunel Crt
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    190 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place · 335 Bremner Blvd
    59 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    225 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Waterfront Child Care Centre · 635 Queens Quay W
    122 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    508 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (306 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 306 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 306 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.8 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 306 m339 Queens Quay W

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

14 registered apartment buildings with 3,094 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 390 Queens Quay W (160 m, 289 units, 21 storeys, built 1987), which scored 99 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 52 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings14 · 3,094 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score96 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202652 across the 14
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 202416 · 15 fire160 m
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 202613 · 16 fire248 m
150 Dan Leckie WayToronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 20262514 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252533 m
146 Fort York BlvdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin257200090 · Sep 20240560 m
125 Queens Wharf RdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin737199093 · Aug 20262591 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241616 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241627 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 lots450 lots · ≈15,130 spaces · 45.4 ha
Within 500 m25 lots · ≈910 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 6,128 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 1.1 km · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking105 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface569 m110 *
2 Portland St · Garage655 m3797% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface934 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface937 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage1.1 km31141% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 34 m away, ≈10 spaces; 96 m away, ≈23 spaces; 97 m away, ≈12 spaces; 110 m away, ≈25 spaces; 176 m away, ≈29 spaces; 210 m away, ≈88 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (1.1 km, 4 ports); 10 Soho St. (1.3 km, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (1.5 km, 2 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, Jul 3, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 26,570 eastbound vehicles, or 56% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 1,047. Most cyclists arrived from the north (403 of 807). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,698 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 3,785 from 6:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 14 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north15,922southbound · 403 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the west26,570eastbound · 147 bikes · 3.6% heavy
Total vehicles47,2085,985 pedestrians · 807 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east3,669westbound · 2 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south1,047northbound · 255 bikes · 3.9% heavy
AM peak hour3,698 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour3,785 vehicles from 6:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 3, 2025

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 Spadina Ave between Gardiner E and Spadina S (4 m away, Sep 2009) recorded volume only — about 7,116 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spadina Ave · Gardiner E – Spadina S · 4 mSep 2009 · 3 days7,116
Lower Spadina Ave · Queens Quay W – Gardiner E · 54 mSep 2009 · 3 days5,442
Lake Shore Blvd W · Gardiner E – Gardiner E · 222 mMay 2011 · 24 h22,371

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

2017 was the peak year (242 collisions), and 2025 closed with 134. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 186 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 0% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 60 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 33.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions1,571
With an injury185
Property damage only1,224
Fail to remain186
Involving a pedestrian3
Involving a cyclist1
Involving a motorcyclist10
With a fatality0
Severity not classified162
Since January 2026 (outside the window)60
All since 20141,934latest Jun 28, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 10, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#947 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Sep 10, 2024

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

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and 35 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 6.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.9 a year. 49% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle430street/outdoor (4)
Bicycle theft3581apartment parking (17), street/outdoor (14)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 7, 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lake Shore & Lower Spadina a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#947 of 1,505), out of 1,571 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 & Lower Spadina?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Jul 3, 2025, 2.9× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Lake Shore & Lower Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West (569 m away, 110 spaces). The City's mapping shows 450 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,130 spaces — 25 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (1.1 km).

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

Streetcar routes 510, 509, 511, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 34 m away.

What restaurants are near Lake Shore & Lower Spadina?

20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 358 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Subway (76 m), Subway (81 m), Music Garden Cafe (120 m), Aimant Pour Les Femmes (123 m) and Unplugged (123 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 Spadina?

The nearest is Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 95 Fort York Blvd, 241 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W (435 m); Little Norway Park Washroom (704 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 Spadina?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,141 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program (184 m, 396 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care (190 m, 52 spaces) and Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (225 m, 59 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & Lower Spadina?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,094 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 390 Queens Quay W (160 m, 289 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 350 Queens Quay W (248 m, 228 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 150 Dan Leckie Way (514 m, 298 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 450 Front St W (533 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 96 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 Spadina?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and 35 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace page.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore & Lower Spadina in?

Lake Shore & Lower Spadina is in Harbourfront-CityPlace (City of Toronto neighbourhood 165). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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