Lake Shore & Twentieth

Traffic volume8-hour count · Jan 27, 2022

The east leg carries the load — 3,656 westbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 111. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,157 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 9% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,060). Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

Peak hours: 1,060 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,157 from 4:30 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

2024 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 16% of collisions here involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 11% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 22, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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

The City's counter on Lake Shore Blvd W between Colonel Sam Smith Park Trl and Sixteenth St (370 m away) recorded an average of 49 km/h in its 24-hour count in April 2009; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 12,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Twentieth St between Lake Shore Blvd W and Birmingham St measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 45 km/h (Jun 2019) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Lake Shore Blvd W (66 m away, 50 km/h limit), 4.0% of the 169,843 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

Lake Shore Blvd W (eastbound), 66 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 45 km/h, 85th percentile 53 km/h; 4.0% at 60 km/h or more. 169,843 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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.

• Groceries and food19/30

  2 grocery stores within 1 km · 14 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit13/28

  7 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 832 m away

• Parks and recreation6/10

  nearest park 0.7 km · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot0/10

  no crossing features on file

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.

21 registered apartment buildings with 628 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 21 Twenty Second St (321 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1950), which scored 87 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

21 registered buildings · 628 units · 1 social housing · tallest 14 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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jan 27, 2022.
• 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).
• 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).
• 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: 43.59770, -79.51914 · centreline node 13470552.