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Lake Shore & Bremner

Lake Shore Blvd W & Bremner Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · The Waterfront BIA

In St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core, Lake Shore & Bremner is a moderately heavy crossing. At the corner: a live City traffic camera and a park. Nearby: Union Station (Line 1) 402 m away and Union Station GO 344 m away.

Traffic volume
11,026
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 21, 2009
56 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
94
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 73 property damage · #1182 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #376 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Union Station 402 m · 6 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,380 vehicles, 1.19× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 197 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 9.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 35%, from 40 in 2016–2020 to 54 in 2021–2025. About one in 47 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Lake Shore & Bremner

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Lake Shore Blvd W & Bremner Blvd — 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 9203 · Lake Shore Blvd W & Bremner Blvd
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Lake Shore & Bremner, 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 9203 · Lake Shore Blvd W & Bremner Blvd
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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)402 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)676 m; King Station (Line 1)703 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville344 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 Terminal278 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 406 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 296 m
Streetcar
509510503504508501 nearest 180 m
TTC bus
114202121199775 nearest 158 m
Blue Night
310304301320
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
York St / Lake Shore Blvd W 116 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,410 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 (16)
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 942 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 1 km
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 1 km
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 1 km
  • George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 1.1 km
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 1.2 km
  • and 10 more
Parks (42)
  • Love Park177 m
  • Toronto Waterfront Park281 m
  • Harbour Square Park Lands337 m
  • Olympic Park454 m
  • Roundhouse Park505 m
  • Rees Street Parkette521 m
  • and 36 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The Second CityPerforming Arts · 112 m
  • Scotiabank ArenaSports / Entertainment Venue · 137 m
  • Union Station Bus TerminalTransportation · 245 m
  • Harbour Square ParkNature/ Park · 314 m
  • Travellers' Aid Society of TorontoVisitor Information · 347 m
  • Toronto Tourist Information CentreVisitor Information · 348 m
  • Union StationTransportation · 353 m
  • Jack Layton Ferry TerminalTransportation · 387 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 114 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 12 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 370 — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Cluck'n Bowl, 84 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés114 within 300 m · 370 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience12 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cluck'n Bowl · 110 Harbour St Unit-22084 mPassed, May 2026
Dollarama · 110 Harbour St Unit-305grocery84 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Kinka Izakaya Harbourfront · 110 Harbour St84 mPassed, Jun 2026
Nature's Emporium · 110 Harbour St Flr-20184 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Rolltation · 110 Harbour St Unit-22084 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Arianna (4th Fl) · 60 Harbour St93 mPassed, Apr 2026
Harbour Sixty Steakhouse · 60 Harbour St93 mPassed, May 2025 · 1 infraction
Bento Sushi · 15 York St114 mPassed, Jan 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, 357 m away, Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 138 m away at Love Park.

  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    357 m
  • Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    371 m
  • Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. · accessible
    386 m
Drinking water
Love Park bottle filling station · 138 m; Roundhouse Park drinking fountain · 421 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 714 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kidz Kare Daycare (124 m, 96 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km12 centres · 714 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 12
  • Kidz Kare Daycare · 15 York St
    96 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    124 m
  • Pinnacle Jr YMCA · 12 Yonge St
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    267 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) · 26 Grand Trunk Cres
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    279 m
  • Waterclub Jr YMCA · 208 Queens Quay W
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    296 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (902 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 902 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 902 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.6 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 902 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 12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,702 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 32 Freeland St (464 m, 100 units, 4 storeys, built 2022). None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 38 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 44 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings12 · 1,702 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202638 across the 12
Open fire-code violations44
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
32 Freeland St100420220464 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250655 m
99 Lake Shore Blvd E · Element Property Management Inc20511202398 · Jun 20262720 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243744 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire762 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire852 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250862 m
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 202613 · 16 fire884 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 lots483 lots · ≈16,490 spaces · 49.5 ha
Within 500 m31 lots · ≈1,240 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 7,160 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 465 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking207 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 218 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (200 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 York St · Garage457 m31141% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage687 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
185 Queens Quay East · Surface1.1 km83 *
51 Dockside Dr · Garage1.1 km30619% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage1.1 km1,63628% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 86 m away, ≈197 spaces; 146 m away, ≈3 spaces; 222 m away, ≈32 spaces; 242 m away, ≈39 spaces; 251 m away, ≈44 spaces; 260 m away, ≈15 spaces. More EV charging: 2 Church St. (688 m, 28 ports); 51 Dockside Dr. (1.1 km, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (1.1 km, 6 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, Apr 21, 2009

Evening rush dominates here: 2,176 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,295 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.4% 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 17 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2009, 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 west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,02656 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 5.4% heavy
From the east11,026westbound · 0 bikes · 5.4% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,295 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,176 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 21, 2009

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 Lake Shore Blvd W between Bremner Blvd and Lakeshore W (0 m away, May 2012) recorded volume only — about 2,971 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lake Shore Blvd W · Bremner Blvd – Lakeshore W · 0 mMay 2012 · 24 h2,971

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 15 collisions. 5 collisions (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions94#1182 of 5,508
With an injury5#2727 of 4,660
Property damage only73
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014107latest May 28, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. The most recent was on Jul 11, 2022.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#376 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Jul 11, 2022

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

11 thefts from vehicles and 36 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 7.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 4.7 a year. 64% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 53% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1130street/outdoor (7), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft3680apartment parking (19), street/outdoor (12)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 22, 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lake Shore & Bremner a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#376 of 1,505), out of 94 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Lake Shore & Bremner?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 21, 2009, 1.19× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Lake Shore & Bremner?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 York St (457 m away, 311 spaces, 41% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 483 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,490 spaces — 31 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (465 m).

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

Union Station (Line 1) is 402 m away; Union Station GO is 344 m away; streetcar routes 509, 510, 503, 504 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 180 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 19, 97, 75 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lake Shore & Bremner?

114 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 Cluck'n Bowl (84 m), Kinka Izakaya Harbourfront (84 m), Nature's Emporium (84 m), Rolltation (84 m) and Arianna (4th Fl) (93 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 Lake Shore & Bremner?

The nearest is Union Station, 65 Front Street West, 357 m away (Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom (371 m); Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom (386 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 Lake Shore & Bremner?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 714 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kidz Kare Daycare (124 m, 96 spaces), Pinnacle Jr YMCA (267 m, 44 spaces) and Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) (279 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore & Bremner?

12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,702 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 32 Freeland St (464 m, 100 units), 55 The Esplanade (655 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80), 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (720 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 1 Church St (744 m, 115 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 12 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 Lake Shore & Bremner?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and 36 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore & Bremner in?

Lake Shore & Bremner is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the The Waterfront Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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