Lake Shore & Superior

Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 5, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 7,100 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 684 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 1,493 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,341 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

Peak hours: 1,341 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,493 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 13 collisions. 13 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 19, 2026.

Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. The most recent was on Mar 30, 2023.

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.

How fast traffic moves here

On Superior Ave between Lane W of Lake Shore and S of Superior and Stanley Ave, 117 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2021 put the average speed at 36 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Mimico Ave (225 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.6% of the 135,395 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Superior Avenue between Lake Shore Blvd W and Cavell Ave.

Speed sign

Mimico Ave (westbound), 225 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 24 km/h, 85th percentile 33 km/h; 1.6% at 40 km/h or more. 135,395 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Superior Avenue (Lake Shore Blvd W – Cavell Ave): 4 speed humps

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 0231, activated 1958 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 30 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit13/28

  8 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 458 m away

• Parks and recreation7/10

  4 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.1 km

• Schools and child care5/8

  nearest school 0.5 km · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot10/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · traffic calming

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.

Within a kilometre there are 48 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,198 rental units, 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2407 Lake Shore Blvd W (104 m, 22 units, 3 storeys, built 1951), which scored 94 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

48 registered buildings · 2,198 units · 1 social housing · tallest 10 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.

11 thefts from vehicles and seven bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 73% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 86% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

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 Nov 5, 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.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary); Traffic Calming Database.
• 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 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: 43.61496, -79.48866 · centreline node 13470022.