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Bremner & Rees

Bremner Blvd & Rees St · Toronto, Ontario · Harbourfront-CityPlace · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Toronto Downtown West BIA

Bremner & Rees, in Harbourfront-CityPlace, in the downtown core, is a mid-volume intersection. At the corner: a live City traffic camera and parks. Nearby: Union Station (Line 1) 718 m away and Union Station GO 743 m away.

Traffic volume
7,504
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 20, 2014
1,665 pedestrians · 210 cyclists
Collisions
63
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 50 property damage · #1718 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Union Station 718 m · 6 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 49 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 940 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 81% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 5 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 2.8% of vehicle volume, about 3.6× the typical share. On average 6.3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged up 10%, from 30 in 2016–2020 to 33 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Bremner & Rees

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Bremner Blvd & Rees St — 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 8262 · Bremner Blvd & Rees St
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The City's own feed for Bremner & Rees, 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 8262 · Bremner Blvd & Rees St
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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

Subway
Union Station (Line 1)718 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)733 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville743 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal930 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 499 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 734 m
Streetcar
509510504508503501 nearest 236 m
TTC bus
1142021211997 nearest 830 m
Blue Night
310304301320
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Bremner Blvd / Rees St 103 m · 49 docks · 60 stations, 1,365 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 (17)
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 564 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 564 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 922 m
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 11 more
Parks (41)
  • Bobbie Rosenfeld Park86 m
  • Roundhouse Park181 m
  • Rees Street Parkette280 m
  • Olympic Park303 m
  • Isabella Valancy Crawford Park306 m
  • Peter Street Basin Park309 m
  • and 35 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto Railway MuseumMuseum · 136 m
  • Steam Whistle BreweryAttraction · 156 m
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 165 m
  • Ripley's Aquarium of CanadaAttraction · 167 m
  • CN TowerAttraction · 195 m
  • Metro Toronto Convention CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 336 m
  • HTO ParkNature/ Park · 344 m
  • Glenn Gould StudioPerforming Arts · 392 m

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 74 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 370 — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is C. Mitropoulos - Toronto Plate No. 03099 (Hot Dog Cart), 72 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés74 within 300 m · 370 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
C. Mitropoulos - Toronto Plate No. 03099 (Hot Dog Cart) · 300 Bremner Blvd72 mPassed, Mar 2026
G. Dean - Toronto Plate No. 04656 (Hot Dog Cart) · 300 Bremner Blvd None72 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Gus Hot Dogs · 300 300 Bremner Blvd Blvd None72 mPassed, Feb 2026
Y. Khazaineh (Hot Dog Cart) · 300 Bremner Blvd72 mPassed, Feb 2026
Pizzaiolo · 3 Rees St175 mPassed, Jul 2026
On Deck · 1 Blue Jays Way204 mPassed, Jul 2026
Steam Whistle Brewing - Taps Room · 255 Bremner Blvd205 mPassed, Aug 2026
Steam Whistle Kitchen (Formerly: Biergarten) · 255 Bremner Blvd205 mPassed, May 2026

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 the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W, 214 m away, open around the clock; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 144 m away at Bobbie Rosenfeld Park.

  • Automated public toilet, 318 Queens Quay W
    24 hours · accessible
    214 m
  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    587 m
  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    599 m
Drinking water
Bobbie Rosenfeld Park drinking fountain · 144 m; Roundhouse Park drinking fountain · 190 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,328 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (346 m, 59 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,328 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 16
  • Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place · 335 Bremner Blvd
    59 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    346 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) · 26 Grand Trunk Cres
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    410 m
  • Kids & Company - Front Street Site · 320 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    443 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Simcoe Place · 200 Front St W
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    480 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (361 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 361 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 361 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.5 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 361 m339 Queens Quay 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 ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,136 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 350 Queens Quay W (272 m, 228 units, 19 storeys, built 1987), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 42 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings10 · 2,136 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score96 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202642 across the 10
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 202613 · 16 fire272 m
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 202416 · 15 fire360 m
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253550 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252673 m
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 20242715 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241716 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241753 m
150 Dan Leckie WayToronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 20262881 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 lots505 lots · ≈15,620 spaces · 46.8 ha
Within 500 m27 lots · ≈1,200 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 6,686 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 615 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking156 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 108 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (590 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 York St · Garage653 m31141% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface876 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface891 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage932 m3797% (Q1 2026)
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface1 km110 *

Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈53 spaces; 49 m away, ≈4 spaces; 148 m away, ≈4 spaces; 158 m away, ≈143 spaces; 183 m away, ≈123 spaces; 214 m away, ≈242 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (1.1 km, 4 ports); 10 Portland St (1.2 km, 4 ports); 2 Church St. (1.3 km, 28 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 — 8-hour, May 20, 2014

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. No single direction dominates: each approach carried between 2,454 and 2,581 vehicles. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,250 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,182 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 7.4% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west2,581eastbound · 71 bikes · 7.6% heavy
Total vehicles7,5041,665 pedestrians · 210 cyclists · 7.4% heavy
From the east2,469westbound · 83 bikes · 8.7% heavy
From the south2,454northbound · 56 bikes · 5.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,250 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,182 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 20, 2014

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

On Bremner Blvd between Olympic Park Trl and Rees St, 164 m from the corner, a 3-day count in January 2026 put the average speed at 30 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 38 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,600 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bremner Blvd · Olympic Park Trl – Rees St · 164 mJan 2026 · 3 days6,64830 km/h38 km/h44 km/h

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 2024, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 5 collisions (8%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions63#1718 of 5,508
With an injury5#2636 of 4,660
Property damage only50
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian2#1596 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201484latest Jun 1, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Six thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 83% 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 vehicle630street/outdoor (5), transit property (1)
Bicycle theft210commercial premises (1), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 9, 2024. 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bremner & Rees a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 63 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 Bremner & Rees?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from May 20, 2014, 81% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bremner & Rees?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bremner Blvd between Olympic Park Trl and Rees St (January 2026), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 38 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bremner & Rees?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 York St (653 m away, 311 spaces, 41% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 505 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,620 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (615 m).

How do I get to Bremner & Rees by transit?

Union Station (Line 1) is 718 m away; Union Station GO is 743 m away; streetcar routes 509, 510, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 236 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 19, 97 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Bremner & Rees?

74 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 370 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are C. Mitropoulos - Toronto Plate No. 03099 (Hot Dog Cart) (72 m), G. Dean - Toronto Plate No. 04656 (Hot Dog Cart) (72 m), Gus Hot Dogs (72 m), Y. Khazaineh (Hot Dog Cart) (72 m) and Pizzaiolo (175 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 Bremner & Rees?

The nearest is the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W, 214 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom (587 m); Metro Hall (599 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 Bremner & Rees?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,328 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (346 m, 59 spaces), Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) (410 m, 65 spaces) and Kids & Company - Front Street Site (443 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bremner & Rees?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,136 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 350 Queens Quay W (272 m, 228 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 390 Queens Quay W (360 m, 289 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 50 John St (550 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 450 Front St W (673 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 96 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 Bremner & Rees?

Toronto Police place six 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace page.

What neighbourhood is Bremner & Rees in?

Bremner & Rees is in Harbourfront-CityPlace (City of Toronto neighbourhood 165). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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