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Windermere & Lake Shore (North)

Windermere Ave & Lake Shore Blvd W (North) · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Windermere & Lake Shore (North), in South Parkdale, is one of the ten busiest intersections in Toronto. It has a red-light camera in place since 2008 that issued 576 tickets in 2025, a multi-use trail and a park at the corner. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
64,654
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 12, 2025
1,565 pedestrians · 115 cyclists · #4 busiest
Collisions
403
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
50 with an injury · 295 property damage · #184 of 5,508 · +18 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
576
tickets in 2025
since 2008 · 341 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail
Bike Share: 42 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 4,620 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 4.0× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 41 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 40 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 6.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 30%, from 175 in 2016–2020 to 228 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Windermere & Lake Shore (North)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501508507 nearest 243 m
TTC bus
807766 nearest 252 m
Blue Night
301
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on Humber River Recreational Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Lake Shore Blvd W / Windermere Ave 48 m · 19 docks · 9 stations, 203 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 (1)
  • Swansea Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
Community centres
  • Swansea Community Recreation Centre1.2 km
Parks (16)
  • Sir Casimir Gzowski Park168 m
  • Sunnyside Bike Park348 m
  • Humber Bay Shores Park540 m
  • Palace Pier Park550 m
  • Riverside Drive Parkette749 m
  • Windermere Avenue Parkette811 m
  • and 10 more
Places of interest
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 877 m
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 929 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1.3 km
  • Humber Bay Park West (Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat)Nature/ Park · 1.4 km
Signal
0229, activated 1955 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · bicycle signal

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, and 9 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 71 within a kilometre. The nearest is Windermere Early Learning, 267 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Windermere Early Learning · 103 the Queensway267 mPassed, Aug 2026
Sunshine Foods Convenience · 12 Windermere Avegrocery316 mPassed, Dec 2025
Petro Canada · 90 the Queenswaygrocery334 mPassed, Jun 2026
Palace Place Foods · 1 Palace Pier Crtgrocery547 mPassed, Nov 2023
Cheese Boutique Giftware · 29 Ripley Ave Bldg--568 mPassed, Jul 2026
Petro Canada · 8 South Kingswaygrocery605 mPassed, Jan 2024
Petro Canada · 8 South Kingswaygrocery605 mPassed, Jul 2026
Pier Food Shoppe · 2045 Lake Shore Blvd Wgrocery655 mPassed, Nov 2023

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 Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 194 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 162 m away at Sir Casimir Gzowski Park.

  • Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 2001 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    194 m
  • High Park Colborne Lodge Coach House Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    891 m
  • High Park Children's Garden Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    911 m
Drinking water
Sir Casimir Gzowski Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 162 m; Sir Casimir Gzowski Park bottle filling station · 198 m · off

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

One licensed child care centre within a kilometre offers 57 spaces; it accepts City fee subsidy. The nearest is Windermere Early Learning Centre (204 m, 57 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km1 centre · 57 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 1
  • Windermere Early Learning Centre · 103 the Queensway
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    204 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (1.6 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (3.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 425 · 1.6 km83 Deforest Rd
Police14 Division · 3.8 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 2 km9 Clendenan Ave

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

Five registered apartment buildings with 315 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 22. The nearest is 65 Windermere Ave (507 m, 92 units, 6 storeys, built 1962), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 16 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings5 · 315 units
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202616 across the 5
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest6 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
65 Windermere Ave · Greenwin Corp.926196295 · Jul 20253507 m
75 Windermere Ave · Greenwin Corp.526196295 · Sep 20262558 m
93 Coe Hill Dr · Aman's Renovations & Property Management384195889 · Jul 20263773 m
99 Coe Hill Dr · Trivest Developments Corporation864195794 · Jul 20255810 m
101 Coe Hill Dr473195594 · Jul 20263850 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 lots235 lots · ≈17,000 spaces · 51 ha
Within 500 m13 lots · ≈620 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 1,231 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface140 m185 *
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface522 m187 *
15 Marine Parade Drive · Surface1.2 km14 *
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1.4 km193 *
2195 Lake shore Blvd West (Parks) · Surface1.5 km228 *

Nearest lots: 61 m away, ≈168 spaces; 89 m away, ≈21 spaces; 160 m away, ≈22 spaces; 183 m away, ≈39 spaces; 263 m away, ≈41 spaces; 287 m away, ≈18 spaces.

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, Apr 12, 2025 (a weekend day)

The west leg carries the load — 39,133 eastbound vehicles, or 61% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 1. Most cyclists arrived from the north (88 of 115). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 9,040 vehicles in the hour from 3:00 p.m., 139% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (3,788). Heavy vehicles made up 0.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north5,917southbound · 88 bikes · 0.3% heavy
From the west39,133eastbound · 10 bikes · 0.7% heavy
Total vehicles64,6541,565 pedestrians · 115 cyclists · 0.7% heavy
From the east19,603westbound · 13 bikes · 0.7% heavy
From the south1northbound · 4 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour3,788 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour9,040 vehicles from 3:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 12, 2025 · weekend

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 Windermere Ave between Lake Shore Blvd W and The Queensway (33 m away, Dec 2011) recorded volume only — about 11,278 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Windermere Ave · Lake Shore Blvd W – The Queensway · 33 mDec 2011 · 3 days11,278
Lake Shore Blvd W · Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Trl – Windermere Ave · 129 mMay 2011 · 24 h28,577

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 68 collisions. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 64 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 18 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions403#184 of 5,508
With an injury50#233 of 4,660
Property damage only295
Fail to remain64
Involving a pedestrian5#753 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1228 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist5
With a fatality0
Severity not classified58
Since January 2026 (outside the window)18
All since 2014495latest Jun 23, 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

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

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

Toronto Police place 20 thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2040street/outdoor (20)
Bicycle theft210street/outdoor (1), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 11, 2025. 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 Windermere & Lake Shore (North) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 403 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 Windermere & Lake Shore (North)?

One of the ten busiest intersections in Toronto. It ranks #4 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 4.0× the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Windermere & Lake Shore (North)?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Windermere & Lake Shore (North) since 2008, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 576 tickets in 2025 (789 in 2024) and 341 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 17,096 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Windermere & Lake Shore (North)?

576 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 789 in 2024, and 341 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 17,096 tickets since 2008. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

Where can I park near Windermere & Lake Shore (North)?

The nearest Green P car park is 2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) (140 m away, 185 spaces). The City's mapping shows 235 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,000 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Windermere & Lake Shore (North) by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 508, 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 243 m away; bus routes 80, 77, 66 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Windermere & Lake Shore (North)?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 9 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Windermere Early Learning (267 m) and Cheese Boutique Giftware (568 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 Windermere & Lake Shore (North)?

The nearest is Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 2001 Lake Shore Blvd W, 194 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: High Park Colborne Lodge Coach House Washroom (891 m); High Park Children's Garden Washroom (911 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 Windermere & Lake Shore (North)?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 57 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Windermere Early Learning Centre (204 m, 57 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Windermere & Lake Shore (North)?

Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 315 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 65 Windermere Ave (507 m, 92 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 75 Windermere Ave (558 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 93 Coe Hill Dr (773 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 99 Coe Hill Dr (810 m, 86 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 93 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 Windermere & Lake Shore (North)?

Toronto Police place 20 thefts from vehicles and two 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 South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is Windermere & Lake Shore (North) in?

Windermere & Lake Shore (North) 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