Northern Dancer & Lake Shore

Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 9, 2022

The west leg carries the load — 4,689 eastbound vehicles, or 55% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 204. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,429 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 22% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,175). Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% 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: 1,175 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,429 from 4:00 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

2024 was the peak year (14 collisions), and 2025 closed with 11. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 36 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 35% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 7, 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 E between Emdaabiimok Ave and Northern Dancer Blvd (213 m away) recorded an average of 55 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 64 km/h. That segment carries about 19,300 vehicles a day. Northern Dancer Blvd between Lake Shore Blvd E and Boardwalk Dr measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Jun 2006). 3 speed humps slow traffic on Northern Dancer Boulevard between Queen St E and Lake Shore Blvd E.

Traffic calming

Northern Dancer Boulevard (Queen St E – Lake Shore Blvd E): 3 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 1811, activated 1998 · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Not within a walk: a community centre or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food13/30

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

• Transit7/28

  1 stop within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 1.4 km away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation6/10

  3 parks within 500 m

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.6 km · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · 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.

12 registered apartment buildings with 353 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2-12 Kingston Rd (578 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1970), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

12 registered buildings · 353 units · 2 social housing · tallest 6 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.

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and 11 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 1.9 a year before that. 91% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 100% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 26, 2026.

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 South Riverdale.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 9, 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; 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 19 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: 43.66340, -79.30975 · centreline node 13973019.