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Parkside & Lake Shore

Parkside Dr & Lake Shore Blvd W · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

In South Parkdale, Parkside & Lake Shore is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. At the corner: a live City traffic camera and a park. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
63,913
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 24, 2025
343 pedestrians · 295 cyclists
Collisions
598
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
70 with an injury · 465 property damage · +23 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
3 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 27 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 4,570 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 3.9× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 186 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 60 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 9.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.89× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 20%, from 333 in 2016–2020 to 265 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Parkside & Lake Shore

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Lake Shore Blvd W & Parkside Dr — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 9333 · Lake Shore Blvd W & Parkside Dr
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Parkside & Lake Shore, 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.

Live camera · RESCU 9333 · Lake Shore Blvd W & Parkside Dr
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501508504 nearest 148 m
TTC bus
80402 nearest 173 m
Blue Night
301304
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Sunnyside - Gus Ryder Pool 117 m · 27 docks · 11 stations, 233 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 (10)
  • Garden Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 643 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • High Park Gardens Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1.2 km
  • Howard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (13)
  • Sunnyside Park228 m
  • Budapest Park377 m
  • Grafton Avenue Park616 m
  • Beaty Boulevard Parkette620 m
  • Sunnyside Bike Park905 m
  • Beaty Avenue Parkette1 km
  • and 7 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch840 m
Places of interest
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 303 m
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 567 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1.2 km
Signal
0226, activated 1949 · FT

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 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 70. The nearest is Lakeview Lifecare Centre, 213 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 70 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Lakeview Lifecare Centre · 46 the Queensway213 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Second Cup · 30 the Queensway295 mConditional pass, Sep 2026 · 6 infractions
Glendale House · 85 Glendale Ave389 mPassed, Sep 2026
High Park Club · 100 Indian Rd497 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Aggies · 66 Roncesvalles Ave540 mPassed, Jul 2024
Palais Royale · 1601 Lake Shore Blvd W543 mPassed, May 2026
T Dot Jerk · 26 Roncesvalles Ave557 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Ice Queen Restaurant · 28 Roncesvalles Ave574 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 2 infractions

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 Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom, 186 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 112 m away at Budapest Park.

  • Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    186 m
  • Sunnyside Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    View outdoor pool hours · accessible
    205 m
  • Sunnyside Park Pavillion West Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    290 m
Drinking water
Budapest Park drinking fountain · 112 m; Budapest Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 503 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 505 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (514 m, 51 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 505 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 4
  • Kids Zone Daycare Inc. · 123 Glendale Ave
    51 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    514 m
  • Sunnyside Garden Day Care · 225 Garden Ave
    193 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    643 m
  • Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles · 10 High Park Blvd
    87 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    925 m
  • Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group · 128 Fern Ave
    174 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.9 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1.4 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 2.6 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.9 km1288 Queen St 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 16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 913 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1 Claude Ave (215 m, 30 units, 3 storeys, built 1960), which scored 97 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 43 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings16 · 913 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202643 across the 16
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1 Claude Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303196097 · Jul 20253215 m
83 Indian Rd215196086 · Aug 20250430 m
66 Roncesvalles Avesocial housing20011197791 · Aug 20240 · 2 fire556 m
109 Indian Rd · Akelius Ltd388197096 · Jul 20250556 m
59 Roncesvalles Ave · Aristocrat Property Management384196786 · Nov 20250615 m
118 Roncesvalles Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303194095 · Jul 20250632 m
1623 Queen St W · Hannah Property Management Ltd.424192292 · Jun 20260670 m
1621 Queen St W · Pergos Developments746190090 · Jun 20250697 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 lots345 lots · ≈12,070 spaces · 36.2 ha
Within 500 m11 lots · ≈750 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 989 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 1.5 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking17 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface204 m193 *
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface717 m187 *
1624 Queen St W · Surface901 m3371% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface1.2 km4247% (Q1 2026)
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1.3 km120 *

Nearest lots: 206 m away, ≈177 spaces (Green P); 234 m away, ≈32 spaces; 307 m away, ≈132 spaces; 349 m away, ≈11 spaces; 365 m away, ≈28 spaces; 398 m away, ≈74 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (1.8 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.9 km, 2 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, Sep 24, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 39,033 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 61% of the total, against 11,197 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the west (157 of 295). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 6,294 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 5,847 from 6:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north13,683southbound · 33 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west39,033eastbound · 157 bikes · 3.4% heavy
Total vehicles63,913343 pedestrians · 295 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east11,197westbound · 48 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south0northbound · 57 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour6,294 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour5,847 vehicles from 6:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 24, 2025

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 Parkside Dr between Lake Shore Blvd W and Gardiner Expy E (26 m away, Nov 2022) recorded volume only — about 21,986 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Ward 4 - S10 (385 m away, 40 km/h limit), 29% of the 80,033 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Parkside Dr · Lake Shore Blvd W – Gardiner Expy E · 26 mNov 2022 · 3 days21,986
Lake Shore Blvd W · Parkside Dr S – Lakeshore E · 46 mMay 2011 · 24 h30,432

School-zone speed sign 385 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct45 · 54 km/h
Over the limit55%
50 km/h or more29%

Ward 4 - S10 (southbound), Opposite 101 Parkside Dr · 80,033 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2019, with 85 collisions; 2025 recorded 51. 70 collisions (12%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 74 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 23 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

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Exposure-adjusted: 9.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions598
With an injury70
Property damage only465
Fail to remain74
Involving a pedestrian2
Involving a cyclist1
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified63
Since January 2026 (outside the window)23
All since 2014754latest Jun 24, 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 Nov 29, 2010.

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

Ten thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1010street/outdoor (10)
Bicycle theft201street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 29, 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 Parkdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Parkside & Lake Shore a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 598 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 Parkside & Lake Shore?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Sep 24, 2025, 3.9× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Parkside & Lake Shore?

The nearest Green P car park is 1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) (204 m away, 193 spaces). The City's mapping shows 345 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,070 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.5 km).

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

Streetcar routes 501, 508, 504 stop within 1 km, the nearest 148 m away; bus routes 80, 402 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Parkside & Lake Shore?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 70 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Lakeview Lifecare Centre (213 m), Second Cup (295 m), Glendale House (389 m), High Park Club (497 m) and Aggies (540 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 Parkside & Lake Shore?

The nearest is Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom, 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W, 186 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Sunnyside Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (205 m); Sunnyside Park Pavillion West Washroom (290 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 Parkside & Lake Shore?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 505 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (514 m, 51 spaces), Sunnyside Garden Day Care (643 m, 193 spaces) and Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles (925 m, 87 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Parkside & Lake Shore?

16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 913 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1 Claude Ave (215 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 83 Indian Rd (430 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 66 Roncesvalles Ave (556 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 109 Indian Rd (556 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 16 is 89 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 Parkside & Lake Shore?

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is Parkside & Lake Shore in?

Parkside & Lake Shore is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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