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Lake Shore & Rees

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

In Harbourfront-CityPlace, in the downtown core, Lake Shore & Rees is a major arterial intersection. At the corner: parks. Nearby: Union Station (Line 1) 768 m away and Union Station GO 782 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
36,394
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 12, 2024
3,247 pedestrians · 256 cyclists · #172 busiest
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 13 property damage · #3889 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Union Station 768 m · 5 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,600 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 2.2× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 11 vehicles, close to the citywide median. That comes with about 1.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 0.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Lake Shore & Rees

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Union Station (Line 1)768 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)818 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville782 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal932 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 555 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 766 m
Streetcar
509510504508503 nearest 130 m
TTC bus
1142021211997 nearest 803 m
Blue Night
310304320
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Bremner Blvd / Rees St 180 m · 49 docks · 60 stations, 1,385 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 (12)
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 587 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 587 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 911 m
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 941 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • and 6 more
Parks (39)
  • Roundhouse Park184 m
  • Bobbie Rosenfeld Park185 m
  • Rees Street Parkette197 m
  • Hto Park253 m
  • Peter Street Basin Park255 m
  • Southern Linear Park336 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto Railway MuseumMuseum · 123 m
  • Steam Whistle BreweryAttraction · 136 m
  • Ripley's Aquarium of CanadaAttraction · 252 m
  • HTO ParkNature/ Park · 255 m
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 264 m
  • CN TowerAttraction · 293 m
  • Metro Toronto Convention CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 432 m
  • Harbourfront CentrePerforming Arts · 433 m
Signal
1408, activated 1981 · 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 32 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 369 — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pizzaiolo, 62 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés32 within 300 m · 369 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 31 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizzaiolo · 3 Rees St62 mPassed, Jul 2026
Swiss Chalet / Harvey's · 266 Queens Quay W115 mPassed, Sep 2026
Empress of Canada · 260 Queens Quay W124 mPassed, May 2026
Golden Eggs · 262 Queens Quay W Unit-5142 mPassed, Jun 2026
Indian Roti House · 256 Queens Quay W145 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Bubble Baby Cafe · 258 Queens Quay W149 mPassed, Apr 2026
Rabba Fine Foods · 252 Queens Quay Wgrocery153 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 3 infractions
C. Mitropoulos - Toronto Plate No. 03099 (Hot Dog Cart) · 300 Bremner Blvd154 mPassed, Mar 2026

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 the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W, 103 m away, open around the clock; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 215 m away at Roundhouse Park.

  • Automated public toilet, 318 Queens Quay W
    24 hours · accessible
    103 m
  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    620 m
  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    709 m
Drinking water
Roundhouse Park drinking fountain · 215 m; Hto Park drinking fountain · 246 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,236 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (398 m, 59 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,236 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 14
  • Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place · 335 Bremner Blvd
    59 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    398 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) · 26 Grand Trunk Cres
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    413 m
  • Waterclub Jr YMCA · 208 Queens Quay W
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    446 m
  • Kids & Company - Front Street Site · 320 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    554 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (279 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 279 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 279 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.6 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 279 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

Within a kilometre there are ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,136 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 350 Queens Quay W (220 m, 228 units, 19 storeys, built 1987), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 42 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings10 · 2,136 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score96 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202642 across the 10
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 202613 · 16 fire220 m
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 202416 · 15 fire321 m
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253663 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252754 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241805 m
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 20242819 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241838 m
150 Dan Leckie WayToronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 20262918 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 · ≈14,130 spaces · 42.4 ha
Within 500 m26 lots · ≈1,140 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 6,595 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 679 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking181 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (609 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 York St · Garage714 m31141% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface1 km2295% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage1 km3797% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface1 km14over 100% (Q1 2026)
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface1 km110 *

Nearest lots: 82 m away, ≈53 spaces; 127 m away, ≈4 spaces; 131 m away, ≈143 spaces; 132 m away, ≈242 spaces; 180 m away, ≈3 spaces; 197 m away, ≈48 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (1.2 km, 4 ports); 10 Portland St (1.3 km, 4 ports); 2 Church St. (1.3 km, 28 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: 21,086 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 58% of the total, against 2,355 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,106 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,093 from 6:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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 north4,655southbound · 66 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the west21,086eastbound · 95 bikes · 3.1% heavy
Total vehicles36,3943,247 pedestrians · 256 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east8,298westbound · 12 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the south2,355northbound · 83 bikes · 2.5% heavy
AM peak hour3,106 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour3,093 vehicles from 6:00 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

The City's most recent midblock count on Lake Shore Blvd W between Gardiner E and Gardiner E (226 m away, May 2011) recorded volume only — about 22,371 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lake Shore Blvd W · Gardiner E – Gardiner E · 226 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

The worst year was 2016, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 1 collision (7%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3889 of 5,508
With an injury1#4352 of 4,660
Property damage only13
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201419latest Jun 14, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on May 20, 2013.

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 no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 15, 2024. 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 & Rees a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 & Rees?

A major arterial intersection. It ranks #172 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.2× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Lake Shore & Rees?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 York St (714 m away, 311 spaces, 41% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 450 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,130 spaces — 26 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (679 m).

How do I get to Lake Shore & Rees by transit?

Union Station (Line 1) is 768 m away; Union Station GO is 782 m away; streetcar routes 509, 510, 504, 508 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 130 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 19, 97 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lake Shore & Rees?

32 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 369 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizzaiolo (62 m), Swiss Chalet / Harvey's (115 m), Empress of Canada (124 m), Golden Eggs (142 m) and Indian Roti House (145 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 & Rees?

The nearest is the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W, 103 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom (620 m); Metro Hall (709 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 & Rees?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,236 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (398 m, 59 spaces), Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) (413 m, 65 spaces) and Waterclub Jr YMCA (446 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & Rees?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,136 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 350 Queens Quay W (220 m, 228 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 390 Queens Quay W (321 m, 289 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 50 John St (663 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 450 Front St W (754 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 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 & Rees?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace page.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore & Rees in?

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

Sources

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