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Bremner & York

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

In Harbourfront-CityPlace, in the downtown core, Bremner & York is a moderately heavy crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles. At the corner: a live City traffic camera and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Union Station (Line 1) 293 m away and Union Station GO 263 m away.

Traffic volume
19,981
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 11, 2025
44,193 pedestrians · 710 cyclists · #884 busiest
Collisions
406
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
19 with an injury · 323 property damage · #183 of 5,508 · +17 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
Union Station 293 m · 6 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 30 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,430 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.23× the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.2 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 3.6% of vehicle volume, about 4.6× the typical share. That comes with about 41 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 20.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 4.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 29%, from 237 in 2016–2020 to 169 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Bremner & York

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at York St & Bremner Blvd / Raptors Way — 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 8001 · York St & Bremner Blvd / Raptors Way
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

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Live camera · RESCU 8001 · York St & Bremner Blvd / Raptors Way
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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)293 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)520 m; King Station (Line 1)687 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)930 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville263 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 Terminal386 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 223 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 231 m
Streetcar
509510503504508501 nearest 348 m
TTC bus
114202121199775 nearest 298 m
Blue Night
310304301320
Nearest stops
1 surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
25 York St – Union Station South 120 m · 11 docks · 60 stations, 1,363 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 (25)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 1 km
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 1.1 km
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 19 more
Parks (44)
  • Olympic Park279 m
  • Love Park281 m
  • Toronto Waterfront Park368 m
  • Roundhouse Park376 m
  • Rees Street Parkette452 m
  • Simcoe Park477 m
  • and 38 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The Second CityPerforming Arts · 174 m
  • Scotiabank ArenaSports / Entertainment Venue · 201 m
  • Toronto Tourist Information CentreVisitor Information · 213 m
  • Travellers' Aid Society of TorontoVisitor Information · 266 m
  • Union StationTransportation · 281 m
  • Union Station Bus TerminalTransportation · 341 m
  • Ripley's Aquarium of CanadaAttraction · 421 m
  • Steam Whistle BreweryAttraction · 422 m
Signal
1755, activated 1997 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

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 139 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 368 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bar Le Germain, 4 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés139 within 300 m · 368 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 32 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bar Le Germain · 75 Bremner Blvd None4 mPassed, Mar 2026
Hotel Le Germain Kitchen Floor 2 · 75 Bremner Blvd None4 mPassed, Jan 2025 · 1 infraction
Aria Ristorante · 25 York St None27 mPassed, May 2026
Booster Juice · 25 York St None27 mPassed, Aug 2026
International News · 25 York St None27 mPassed, Mar 2026
Pumpernickel's · 25 York St Unit-A4 None27 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Coffee Island · 25 York St61 mPassed, Aug 2026
Linkedin · 16 York St64 mPassed, Aug 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 Union Station, 290 m away, Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 259 m away at Love Park.

  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    290 m
  • Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    554 m
  • Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. · accessible
    571 m
Drinking water
Love Park bottle filling station · 259 m; Roundhouse Park drinking fountain · 311 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 870 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kidz Kare Daycare (80 m, 96 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km14 centres · 870 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 14
  • Kidz Kare Daycare · 15 York St
    96 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    80 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) · 26 Grand Trunk Cres
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    146 m
  • Waterclub Jr YMCA · 208 Queens Quay W
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    314 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Simcoe Place · 200 Front St W
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    394 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (817 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 817 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 817 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.4 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 817 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 — 1,491 rental units — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 32 Freeland St (610 m, 100 units, 4 storeys, built 2022). None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 37 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 44 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings10 · 1,491 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202637 across the 10
Open fire-code violations44
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
32 Freeland St100420220610 m
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253719 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250733 m
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 202613 · 16 fire777 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243830 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire842 m
99 Lake Shore Blvd E · Element Property Management Inc20511202398 · Jun 20262856 m
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 202416 · 15 fire878 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 lots537 lots · ≈18,080 spaces · 54.2 ha
Within 500 m28 lots · ≈960 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 7,024 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 305 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking117 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 232 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (61 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 York St · Garage308 m31141% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage782 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage1 km1,63628% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage1.1 km63152% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface1.2 km2295% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 51 m away, ≈3 spaces; 155 m away, ≈15 spaces; 173 m away, ≈23 spaces; 238 m away, ≈43 spaces; 239 m away, ≈48 spaces; 274 m away, ≈197 spaces. More EV charging: 2 Church St. (782 m, 28 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (1.1 km, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (1.1 km, 40 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 11, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 8,627 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 2,205 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,640 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,608 from 7:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% 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 north5,443southbound · 260 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the west3,706eastbound · 161 bikes · 1.4% heavy
Total vehicles19,98144,193 pedestrians · 710 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east2,205westbound · 147 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south8,627northbound · 142 bikes · 3.1% heavy
AM peak hour1,640 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,608 vehicles from 7:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 11, 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

On Bremner Blvd between Olympic Park Trl and Rees St, 395 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
York St · Bremner Blvd – Station St · 52 mSep 2012 · 3 days17,196
Bremner Blvd · Olympic Park Trl – Rees St · 395 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 2016, with 66 collisions; 2025 recorded 22. 19 collisions (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 77 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 16 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 17 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 9, 2026.

By year

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Exposure-adjusted: 20.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions406#183 of 5,508
With an injury19#950 of 4,660
Property damage only323
Fail to remain77
Involving a pedestrian10#254 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#380 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified64
Since January 2026 (outside the window)17
All since 2014504latest Jun 9, 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 Jan 8, 2013.

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

19 thefts from vehicles and 49 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 11× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 6.8 a year. 79% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 37% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 7 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 13, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1993street/outdoor (15), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft4984apartment parking (18), street/outdoor (18)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 13, 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bremner & York a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 406 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 & York?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #884 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.23× the median for a counted intersection, and #8 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Bremner & York?

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 & York?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 York St (308 m away, 311 spaces, 41% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 537 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,080 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (305 m).

How do I get to Bremner & York by transit?

Union Station (Line 1) is 293 m away; Union Station GO is 263 m away; streetcar routes 509, 510, 503, 504 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 348 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 19, 97, 75 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Bremner & York?

139 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 368 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bar Le Germain (4 m), Hotel Le Germain Kitchen Floor 2 (4 m), Aria Ristorante (27 m), Booster Juice (27 m) and International News (27 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 & York?

The nearest is Union Station, 65 Front Street West, 290 m away (Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom (554 m); Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom (571 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 & York?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 870 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kidz Kare Daycare (80 m, 96 spaces), Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) (146 m, 65 spaces) and Waterclub Jr YMCA (314 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bremner & York?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,491 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 32 Freeland St (610 m, 100 units), 50 John St (719 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 55 The Esplanade (733 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80) and 350 Queens Quay W (777 m, 228 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 91 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 & York?

Toronto Police place 19 thefts from vehicles and 49 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 7 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace page.

What neighbourhood is Bremner & York in?

Bremner & York 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

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