Lake Shore & Palace Pier

Live traffic camera RESCU 9213 · 52 m

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Live camera RESCU 9213 · Gardiner E Lake Shore West E Ramp & Lake Shore Blvd W · 52 m from the node

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Traffic volume14-hour count · Apr 23, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 9,861 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 90% of the total, against 1,076 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (75 of 81). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,364 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m., 40% above the afternoon peak from 5:00 p.m. (973). Heavy vehicles made up 1.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 18 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,364 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 973 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 worst year was 2023, with 15 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 26 collisions (26%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 12, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Mar 6, 2024.

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2017

On Lake Shore Blvd W between Marine Parade Dr and Lake Shore W, 334 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in September 2010 put the average speed at 46 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 57 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 62 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Palace Pier Crt between Waterfront Dr and Lake Shore Blvd W measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 45 km/h (Jun 2017) — a much more recent reading than the one above.

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 2034, activated 1995

Not within a walk: a community centre, licensed child care, a library or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food16/30

  2 grocery stores within 1 km · 6 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit7/28

  1 stop within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go1/14

  1 place of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation5/10

  2 parks within 500 m

• Schools and child care1/8

  nearest school 1 km

• Crossing on foot4/10

  traffic signal

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.

Four thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

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 Humber Bay Shores.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 23, 2025.
• 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; 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.
• 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 3 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: 43.63126, -79.47554 · centreline node 13469208.