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Lowther & Brunswick

Lowther Ave & Brunswick Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Lowther & Brunswick, in the Annex, in central Toronto, is a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Spadina Station, a bike lane and 3 schools within 250 m at the corner. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,534
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2024
619 pedestrians · 843 cyclists · #2280 busiest
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4266 of 5,508
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
Spadina Station
subway station within 250 m
3 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 110 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 9% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 55.0% of vehicle volume, about 71× the typical share. That comes with about 1 reported collision a year, 2016–2025 — 6.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.31× the median rate for counted intersections. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lowther & Brunswick

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)243 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)296 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)648 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)693 m; Christie Station (Line 2)826 m
Streetcar
511506510 nearest 292 m
TTC bus
1277942612619 nearest 296 m
Blue Night
306310300307
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Brunswick Ave installed 2020; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Brunswick Ave installed 2001; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Lowther Ave installed 2001
Bike Share
Barton Ave / Howland Ave - SMART 188 m · 27 docks · 35 stations, 669 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 (43)
  • Royal St George's College- Sr SchoolPrivate · 190 m
  • Royal St Georges College School - Main AddressPrivate · 229 m
  • Royal St Georges College School - See HousePrivate · 229 m
  • Royal St George's College School - Jr SchoolPrivate · 252 m
  • Jackman Institute of Child Study Elementary SchoolUniversity · 262 m
  • Royal St Georges College School - AdvancementPrivate · 269 m
  • and 37 more
Community centres
Parks (49)
  • Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park179 m
  • Gwendolyn MacEwen Parkette179 m
  • St. Alban's Square189 m
  • Seaton Park300 m
  • Ed and Anne Mirvish Parkette305 m
  • Jean Sibelius Square381 m
  • and 43 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch299 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch571 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 394 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 529 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 658 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 838 m
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 851 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 938 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1 km
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 48 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 321 eating places within a kilometre — 4.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Souper Hot Pot & Tea, 223 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés48 within 300 m · 321 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Souper Hot Pot & Tea · 388 Bloor St W223 mPassed, Aug 2026
Celeb Thair Kitchen & Bar · 394 Bloor St W 101224 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Burger's Priest · 406 Bloor St W225 mPassed, Jun 2026
Fuwa Fuwa · 408 Bloor St W225 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Pizzaiolo · 416 Bloor St W230 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Chulo · 394 Bloor St W238 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Freshii · 382 Bloor St W239 mPassed, Jul 2026
Scotty Bons Caribbean Grill · 402 Bloor St W240 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 404 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 161 m away at St. Alban's Square.

  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    404 m
Drinking water
St. Alban's Square bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 161 m; Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 176 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,376 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Institute of Child Study After School Daycare (262 m, 214 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,376 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 17
  • Institute of Child Study After School Daycare · 45 Walmer Rd
    214 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age
    262 m
  • Dr Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School Nursery · 45 Walmer Rd
    20 spaces · preschool
    262 m
  • Annex Montessori School · 427 Bloor St W
    68 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    305 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori School · 39 Spadina Rd
    109 spaces · kindergarten
    329 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (617 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 450 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 617 m240 Howland Ave
Police52 Division · 2.1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 450 m674 Markham St

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

77 registered apartment buildings with 5,107 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 376 Brunswick Ave (49 m, 13 units, 3 storeys, built 1888), which scored 71 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 77 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 93 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 41 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings77 · 5,107 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 4 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202693 across the 77
Open fire-code violations41
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
376 Brunswick Ave133188871 · Jul 2026049 m
375 Brunswick Ave639196070 · Oct 2025250 m
40 Walmer Rd · 2114778 Ontario Inc.334196190 · Sep 20250136 m
34 Walmer Rd6110197199 · Aug 20261137 m
30 Walmer Rd · Property Services Inc.403196079 · Sep 20250139 m
22 Walmer Rd718196092 · Aug 20260 · 1 fire156 m
44 Walmer Rd · Berkley Property Management Inc.8513196098 · Aug 20260159 m
50 Walmer Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.354195890 · Sep 20251175 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 lots925 lots · ≈22,960 spaces · 68.9 ha
Within 500 m91 lots · ≈2,040 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 3,006 spaces
EV charging (City)365 Lippincott St. · 319 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking87 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 56 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface301 m19 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface329 m65 *
365 Lippincott St · Surface349 m13654% (Q1 2026)
4 Spadina Road · Surface361 m51 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface446 m38 *

Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈30 spaces; 46 m away, ≈5 spaces; 89 m away, ≈34 spaces; 91 m away, ≈21 spaces; 102 m away, ≈10 spaces; 125 m away, ≈12 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (340 m, 6 ports); 273 Christie St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.4 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, Jun 25, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 1,010 southbound vehicles, or 66% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 14. Most cyclists arrived from the north (492 of 843). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 173 vehicles in the hour from 3:15 p.m., 37% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (126). Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,010southbound · 492 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,534619 pedestrians · 843 cyclists · 3.6% heavy
From the east510westbound · 137 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the south14northbound · 214 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour126 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour173 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 25, 2024

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 counter on Lowther Ave between Madison Ave and Spadina Rd (351 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2005; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 2,600 vehicles a day. Brunswick Ave between Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park Trl and Lowther Ave measured slower: 27 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (May 2013). The reading is 21 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 14 speed humps slow traffic on Lowther Avenue between Brunswick Ave and Avenue Rd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Brunswick Ave · Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park Trl – Lowther Ave · 122 mMay 2013 · 24 h1,00427 km/h34 km/h38 km/h
Lowther Ave · Madison Ave – Spadina Rd · 351 mApr 2005 · 3 days2,57930 km/h38 km/h43 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Lowther Avenue · Brunswick Ave – Avenue Rd
    14 speed humps

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

2023 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 60% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Oct 15, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4266 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only6
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
All since 201412latest Oct 15, 2025

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 seven thefts from vehicles and 12 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.9 a year. 57% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle710street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft1240apartment parking (6), other (4)

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

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lowther & Brunswick a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 Lowther & Brunswick?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #2280 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 9% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lowther & Brunswick?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lowther Ave between Madison Ave and Spadina Rd (April 2005), 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 Lowther & Brunswick?

The nearest Green P car park is 292 Brunswick Avenue (301 m away, 19 spaces). The City's mapping shows 925 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,960 spaces — 91 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (319 m).

How do I get to Lowther & Brunswick by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 243 m away; streetcar routes 511, 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 292 m away; bus routes 127, 7, 94, 26, 126, 19 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lowther & Brunswick?

48 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 321 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Souper Hot Pot & Tea (223 m), Celeb Thair Kitchen & Bar (224 m), The Burger's Priest (225 m), Fuwa Fuwa (225 m) and Pizzaiolo (230 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 Lowther & Brunswick?

The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 404 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 Lowther & Brunswick?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,376 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Institute of Child Study After School Daycare (262 m, 214 spaces), Dr Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School Nursery (262 m, 20 spaces) and Annex Montessori School (305 m, 68 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lowther & Brunswick?

77 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,107 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 376 Brunswick Ave (49 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 71), 375 Brunswick Ave (50 m, 63 units, RentSafeTO score 70), 40 Walmer Rd (136 m, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 34 Walmer Rd (137 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 77 is 87 out of 100; 4 scored below 70. 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 Lowther & Brunswick?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and 12 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Lowther & Brunswick in?

Lowther & Brunswick is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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