Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Live traffic camera
The City's RESCU camera at F G Gardiner Xy & Parliament St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views
The City's own feed for Lake Shore & Parliament, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Streetcar
- 504508503501 nearest 485 m
- TTC bus
- 6511420212175 nearest 42 m
- Blue Night
- 304301365
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Parliament St at Lake Shore Blvd East; Parliament St at Lake Shore Blvd East South Side
- Cycling
- Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2001; Multi-Use Trail on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2001
- Bike Share
- Mill St / Parliament St 284 m · 15 docks · 40 stations, 886 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 (13)
- Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 274 m
- Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 379 m
- George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 450 m
- George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 553 m
- St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 694 m
- Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 706 m
- and 7 more
- Community centres
- East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre193 m
- St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre386 m
- Old Fire Hall 30920 m
- Moss Park Arena1.1 km
- One Yonge Community Recreation Centre1.1 km
- John Innes Community Recreation Centre1.1 km
- Parks (40)
- Parliament Square Park289 m
- Aitken Place Park319 m
- Princess Street Park403 m
- Sherbourne Common447 m
- David Crombie Park519 m
- Little Trinity Church Lands589 m
- and 34 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch643 m
- Places of interest
- Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 233 m
- Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 246 m
- The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 317 m
- Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 400 m
- Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 447 m
- Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 639 m
- Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 677 m
- Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 739 m
- Signal
- 0209, 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 11 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 258 — 3.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Spirithouse Toronto, 200 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Spirithouse Toronto · 16 Trinity St | 200 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 8 Distillery Lane | 214 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Arvo · 39 Parliament St | 220 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Illuminarium · 28 Distillery Lane | 225 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Centre des Pioneers · 33 Hahn Pl Unit-104 | 229 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| World Swing · 251 Queens Quay Undefined E 2 | 247 m | Passed, Jan 2026 |
| Madrina Bar Y Tapas · 2 Trinity St None | 248 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Boku Distillery · 42 Gristmill Lane | 267 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 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 East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 156 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 255 m away at Parliament Square Park.
- East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · 261 Queens Quay East
View centre hours · accessible156 m - St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 230 The Esplanade
View centre hours386 m - Sherbourne Common Outdoor Rink Washroom · 5 Lower Sherbourne St
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.452 m
- Drinking water
- Parliament Square Park drinking fountain · 255 m; David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 302 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
Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 472 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Distillery District Early Learning Centre (225 m, 85 spaces, toddler, preschool).
- Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 8 Distillery Lane
85 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day225 m - Aquabella Child Care · 75 Edgewater Dr
62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day261 m - St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day376 m - St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day391 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (515 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (477 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.
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 24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,487 rental units — 18 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 5 Hahn Pl (178 m, 32 units, 4 storeys, built 1980), which scored 90 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 75 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 62 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Hahn Plsocial housing · St Clare's Multifaith Housing | 32 | 4 | 1980 | 90 · Sep 2024 | 0 | 178 m |
| 33 Hahn Plsocial housing · Les Centres D'accueil Heritage (Owns and Manages Bldg Cah Is Not A Property Mngmt Co) | 135 | 8 | 1980 | 84 · Jul 2025 | 5 · 4 fire | 228 m |
| 15 Scadding AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 251 | 9 | 1982 | 84 · Jul 2025 | 4 · 1 fire | 471 m |
| 31 Princess Stsocial housing · Kral Property Management Inc. | 82 | 10 | 1994 | 81 · Jun 2024 | 0 | 478 m |
| 131 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc | 230 | 15 | 2022 | 99 · Jul 2025 | 10 · 15 fire | 519 m |
| 100 Mill St · Tricon Residentail | 237 | 11 | 2024 | 100 · Nov 2025 | 6 | 547 m |
| 176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH | 220 | 7 | 2006 | 95 · Nov 2025 | 2 · 1 fire | 575 m |
| 151 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc | 232 | 16 | 2022 | 100 · Jul 2025 | 8 · 13 fire | 620 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31A Parliament Street · Surface | 208 m | 230 * | — |
| 44 Parliament Street · Surface | 313 m | 120 * | — |
| 70 Distillery Lane · Garage | 387 m | 103 * | — |
| 271 Front Street East · Surface | 421 m | 83 * | — |
| 373 Front Street East · Surface | 512 m | 450 * | — |
Nearest lots: 58 m away, ≈413 spaces; 81 m away, ≈59 spaces; 125 m away, ≈49 spaces; 158 m away, ≈138 spaces; 216 m away, ≈3 spaces; 216 m away, ≈111 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr (553 m, 6 ports); 2 Church St. (1 km, 28 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.9 km, 8 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, Jun 19, 2024
Traffic is heaviest from the west: 13,530 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 38% of the total, against 3,811 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the south (258 of 571). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,894 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,861 from 2:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 10.2% 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 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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 Lake Shore Blvd E between Lower Jarvis Gardiner Ramp and Cherry St, 203 m from the corner, a 5-day count in September 2021 put the average speed at 60 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 68 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 73 km/h or more. That segment carries about 17,200 vehicles a day. Parliament St between Distillery Lane and Gristmill Lane measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Apr 2025). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Blvd E · Lower Jarvis Gardiner Ramp – Cherry St · 203 m | Sep 2021 · 5 days | 17,179 | 60 km/h | 68 km/h | 73 km/h |
| Parliament St · Distillery Lane – Gristmill Lane · 240 m | Apr 2025 · 3 days | 12,859 | 31 km/h | 43 km/h | 49 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 2023, with 65 collisions; 2025 recorded 33. 55 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 55 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 17 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 16 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 13, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 9.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 344 | #232 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 55 | #197 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 246 | |
| Fail to remain | 55 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 4 | #968 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 13 | #82 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 2 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 43 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 16 | |
| All since 2014 | 401 | latest Jun 13, 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
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
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
14 thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 93% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 14 | 2 | 0 | street/outdoor (13), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), other (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 6, 2023. 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 & Parliament a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 344 lesser collisions. 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 & Parliament?
A major arterial intersection. It ranks #190 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.2× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Lake Shore & Parliament?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lake Shore Blvd E between Lower Jarvis Gardiner Ramp and Cherry St (September 2021), found an average of 60 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 68 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Lake Shore & Parliament?
The nearest Green P car park is 31A Parliament Street (208 m away, 230 spaces). The City's mapping shows 531 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,670 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (553 m).
How do I get to Lake Shore & Parliament by transit?
Streetcar routes 504, 508, 503, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 485 m away; bus routes 65, 114, 202, 121, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parliament St at Lake Shore Blvd East, 42 m).
What restaurants are near Lake Shore & Parliament?
11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 258 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Spirithouse Toronto (200 m), Distillery District Early Learning Centre (214 m), Arvo (220 m), Illuminarium (225 m) and Centre des Pioneers (229 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 & Parliament?
The nearest is East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 261 Queens Quay East, 156 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom (386 m); Sherbourne Common Outdoor Rink Washroom (452 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 & Parliament?
Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 472 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Distillery District Early Learning Centre (225 m, 85 spaces), Aquabella Child Care (261 m, 62 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (376 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & Parliament?
24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,487 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5 Hahn Pl (178 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 33 Hahn Pl (228 m, 135 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 15 Scadding Ave (471 m, 251 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 31 Princess St (478 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 is 92 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 & Parliament?
Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and three 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 & Parliament in?
Lake Shore & Parliament 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 19, 2024.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 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.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 6, 2023.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 10 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.64774, -79.36104 · centreline node 13467067.