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Bay & Albert

Bay St & Albert St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Bay & Albert, in Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: Queen Station, a bike lane and parks. Nearby: Union Station GO 880 m away.

Traffic volume
8,025
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 2, 2019
3,040 pedestrians · 71 cyclists
Collisions
103
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 74 property damage · #1075 of 5,508 · +6 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
Queen Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Arterial
Bike Share: 63 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,000 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. On average 10 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 22%, from 58 in 2016–2020 to 45 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Bay & Albert

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen Station (Line 1)249 m; TMU Station (Line 1)363 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)368 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)447 m; King Station (Line 1)520 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)561 m; College Station (Line 1)798 m; Union Station (Line 1)827 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)931 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville880 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 1 km — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 926 m
Streetcar
501505506503504508509510 nearest 292 m
TTC bus
199713121114202 nearest 13 m
Blue Night
301305306304310320
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m — Bay St at Albert St
Cycling
Sharrows - Arterial on Bay St installed 2014
Bike Share
Bay St / Albert St 36 m · 63 docks · 60 stations, 1,499 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 (45)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 314 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 417 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 435 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 456 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 484 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - SecondaryEnglish Separate · 487 m
  • and 39 more
Parks (45)
  • Nathan Phillips Square104 m
  • Toronto City Hall121 m
  • Larry Sefton Park179 m
  • Trinity Square183 m
  • Cloud Gardens308 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Square555 m
  • and 39 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch105 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 85 m
  • Old City HallLandmark · 91 m
  • Trinity SquareLandmark · 209 m
  • CF Toronto Eaton CentreLandmark · 220 m
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 248 m
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 263 m
  • Osgoode HallLandmark · 274 m
  • Massey HallPerforming Arts · 316 m
Signal
0065, activated 1948 · FT · 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 113 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 15 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 360 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Cafedelity, 100 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés113 within 300 m · 360 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience15 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cafedelity · 483 Bay St Unit-300100 mPassed, Aug 2026
Eggspectation · 483 Bay St100 mPassed, Jun 2026
Mieluna · 483 Bay St Unit-110s100 mPassed, May 2026
Rebozos Taqueria (Truck) · 100 Queen St W117 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tornado Fries · 100 Queen St W117 mPassed, Jun 2026
We Cater Food On Wheels - 2210 · 100 Queen St Wgrocery117 mPassed, Jun 2026
Cafe On the Square · 100 Queen St W132 mPassed, May 2026
Hero Certified Burgers · 100 Queen St W132 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 City Hall, 117 m away, Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 175 m away at Larry Sefton Park.

  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    117 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    136 m
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    692 m
Drinking water
Larry Sefton Park drinking fountain · 175 m; Trinity Square drinking fountain · 183 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

22 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,498 spaces; 14 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Hester How Early Learning Centre (117 m, 83 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km22 centres · 1,498 spaces
Fee subsidy14 of 22
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 100 Queen St W
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    117 m
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 14 Trinity Sq
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    192 m
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 130 Adelaide St W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    377 m
  • Life-Bridge Child Care · 330 University Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    422 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (761 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (586 m) and the nearest ambulance station 484 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 761 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 586 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 484 m58 Richmond St E

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 48 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,571 rental units, 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — 27 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 570 Bay St (289 m, 463 units, 29 storeys, built 2013), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 112 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 64 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings48 · 7,571 units · 27 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026112 across the 48
Open fire-code violations64
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 20268 · 2 fire289 m
111 Chestnut StToronto Community Housing · TCH14415198786 · Sep 20241314 m
252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc.33737201796 · Jul 20262387 m
110 Edward Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto505201188 · Oct 20254 · 16 fire452 m
150 Elizabeth Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto25017201185 · Dec 202510472 m
25 Elm StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation10116198585 · Jun 20240 · 5 fire488 m
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261521 m
80 Dundas St Esocial housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp.13815199592 · Oct 20250531 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 lots950 lots · ≈26,480 spaces · 79.4 ha
Within 500 m31 lots · ≈830 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 8,383 spaces
EV charging (City)Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 81 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports
Bike parking173 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 276 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (81 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Queen St W · Garage165 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface389 m27 *
20 Dundas Sq · Garage402 m26258% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage437 m63152% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface671 m2092% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 40 m away, ≈6 spaces; 66 m away, ≈8 spaces; 147 m away, ≈6 spaces; 178 m away, ≈3 spaces (Green P); 190 m away, ≈30 spaces; 221 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (81 m, 40 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (398 m, 8 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (638 m, 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 — 8-hour, Feb 2, 2019 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 3,706 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 886 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (40 of 71). Evening rush dominates here: 1,217 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 720 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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 north3,433southbound · 28 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 3 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles8,0253,040 pedestrians · 71 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east886westbound · 0 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the south3,706northbound · 40 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour720 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,217 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 2, 2019 · 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

On Bay St between Lane S of Adelaide and E of Bay and Adelaide St W, 394 m from the corner, a 5-day count in September 2021 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 42 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 8,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bay St · Lane S of Adelaide and E of Bay – Adelaide St W · 394 mSep 2021 · 5 days8,14234 km/h42 km/h48 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 2017, with 19 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 7 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 25 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions103#1075 of 5,508
With an injury7#2173 of 4,660
Property damage only74
Fail to remain25
Involving a pedestrian3#1146 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1583 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified22
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014136latest Jun 22, 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

119 thefts from vehicles and 59 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 30× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 17.8 a year. 91% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 56% of the bike thefts were from other premises. Since January 2026, 8 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle119245street/outdoor (108), other (8)
Bicycle theft59193other (33), street/outdoor (24)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 19, 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bay & Albert a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 103 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 Bay & Albert?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Feb 2, 2019, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bay & Albert?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bay St between Lane S of Adelaide and E of Bay and Adelaide St W (September 2021), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bay & Albert?

The nearest Green P car park is 110 Queen St W (165 m away, 1,636 spaces, 28% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 950 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,480 spaces — 31 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (81 m).

How do I get to Bay & Albert by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 249 m away; Union Station GO is 880 m away; streetcar routes 501, 505, 506, 503 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 292 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 13, 121, 114, 202 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at Albert St, 13 m).

What restaurants are near Bay & Albert?

113 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 360 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cafedelity (100 m), Eggspectation (100 m), Mieluna (100 m), Rebozos Taqueria (Truck) (117 m) and Tornado Fries (117 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 Bay & Albert?

The nearest is City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 117 m away (Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (136 m); Harrison Pool Washroom (692 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 Bay & Albert?

22 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,498 spaces in total; 14 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hester How Early Learning Centre (117 m, 83 spaces), Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (192 m, 52 spaces) and George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (377 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bay & Albert?

48 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,571 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 570 Bay St (289 m, 463 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 111 Chestnut St (314 m, 144 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 252 Victoria St (387 m, 337 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 110 Edward St (452 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 48 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 Bay & Albert?

Toronto Police place 119 thefts from vehicles and 59 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 8 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor page.

What neighbourhood is Bay & Albert in?

Bay & Albert is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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