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Bay & Bloor

Bay St & Bloor St W · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloor-Yorkville BIA

In the Annex, in central Toronto, Bay & Bloor is a moderately heavy crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, Bay Station and a protected bikeway.

Traffic volume
24,218
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
46,129 pedestrians · 6,427 cyclists · #601 busiest
Collisions
326
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
46 with an injury · 252 property damage · #250 of 5,508 · +13 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #684 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Bay Station
subway station within 250 m
1 streetcar route · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Sharrows - Arterial - Connector, Cycle Track
Bike Share: 54 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,730 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.50× the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.9 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 26.5% of vehicle volume, about 34× the typical share. That comes with about 33 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 13.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.7× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 29%, from 191 in 2016–2020 to 135 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 326 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Bay & Bloor

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Bay St & Bloor St W — 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 8044 · Bay St & Bloor St W
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Bay & Bloor, 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 8044 · Bay St & Bloor St W
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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
Bay Station (Line 2)69 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)263 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)323 m; Museum Station (Line 1)416 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)605 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)688 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)714 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 658 m
TTC bus
199713942682 nearest 39 m
Blue Night
306300320
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Bay St East Side; Bay St at Bloor St West - Bay Station
Cycling
Sharrows - Arterial - Connector on Bay St installed 2010; Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2020
Bike Share
Bay St / Bloor St W (East Side) 41 m · 15 docks · 42 stations, 845 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 (42)
  • Rosedale Day SchoolPrivate · 257 m
  • Career Quest - TorontoPrivate · 336 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 422 m
  • Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 450 m
  • McDonald International Academy SchoolPrivate · 491 m
  • Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 561 m
  • and 36 more
Community centres
Parks (55)
  • Village of Yorkville Park189 m
  • Town Hall Square277 m
  • St. Mary Street Parkette291 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Park346 m
  • Frank Stollery Parkette348 m
  • George Hislop Park399 m
  • and 49 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch255 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch333 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 180 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 268 m
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 315 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 346 m
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 355 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 364 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 481 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 583 m
Signal
0070, activated 1928 · 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 122 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 374 — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pi Co., 46 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés122 within 300 m · 374 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pi Co. · 1200 Bay St46 mPassed, May 2026
Bento Sushi · 60 Bloor St W52 mPassed, Jul 2025
Tobacco Road · 60 Bloor St W, Unit-C0152 mPassed, Jan 2025 · 3 infractions
Tim Hortons · 60 Bloor St W52 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinemas Conc #2 · 55 Bloor St W Unit-1164 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Dark Horse Espresso · 55 Bloor St W64 mPassed, Sep 2026
Earls Kitchen and Bar · 55 Bloor St W Unit-11364 mPassed, Jul 2026
Eataly · 55 Bloor St W 120 & 22064 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 2 infractions

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 Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 754 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 181 m away at Village of Yorkville Park.

  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    754 m
  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    847 m
Drinking water
Village of Yorkville Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 181 m; Village of Yorkville Park drinking fountain · 231 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 480 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (232 m, 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 480 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 8
  • University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 35 Charles St W
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    232 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 7 Berryman St
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    466 m
  • Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site · 160 Bloor St E
    85 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    560 m
  • Friends Day Care Centre · 60 Lowther Ave
    22 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    752 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (245 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 634 m away.

FireFire Station 312 · 245 m34 Yorkville Ave
Police52 Division · 1.7 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 634 m135 Davenport Rd

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 96 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 12,698 rental units, 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — nine social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 44 Charles St W (148 m, 793 units, 51 storeys, built 1972), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 96 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 299 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 107 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings96 · 12,698 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026299 across the 96
Open fire-code violations107
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
44 Charles St W · Jll79351197291 · Aug 202412148 m
8 St Thomas St · Bentallgreenoak164192689 · Aug 20260179 m
2 St Thomas St · Bentallgreenoak24826201796 · Oct 20256203 m
57 Charles St W · Quadreal Property Group25021197789 · Oct 20250215 m
55 Charles St W · Azuria Group Incorporated14732198183 · Oct 20253229 m
1101 Bay St · Bentallgreenoak26528197987 · Jun 20261 · 6 fire234 m
131 Bloor St W · Morguard Corporation15714196390 · Sep 20263257 m
25 St Mary St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.26025196592 · Jul 20242 · 4 fire324 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 lots952 lots · ≈23,510 spaces · 70.5 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈1,170 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 3,591 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Yorkville Ave · 220 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking204 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage259 m17575% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage340 m64618% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface451 m3073% (Q1 2026)
9 Bedford Rd · Garage620 m37151% (Q1 2026)
1010 Yonge St. · Surface693 m48 *

Nearest lots: 162 m away, ≈17 spaces; 179 m away, ≈18 spaces; 211 m away, ≈10 spaces; 267 m away, ≈15 spaces; 271 m away, ≈29 spaces; 275 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Charles St E. (364 m, 23 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (658 m, 8 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (1.2 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 — 14-hour, Jun 25, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 7,448 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 31% of the total, against 4,870 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the east (2,575 of 6,427). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,891 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,928 from 6:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north7,019southbound · 610 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the west4,870eastbound · 2,396 bikes · 4.7% heavy
Total vehicles24,21846,129 pedestrians · 6,427 cyclists · 3.9% heavy
From the east4,881westbound · 2,575 bikes · 4.7% heavy
From the south7,448northbound · 846 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,891 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,928 vehicles from 6:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 25, 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

The City's most recent midblock count on Bay St between Bloor St W and Mayfair Mews (33 m away, Sep 2019) recorded volume only — about 10,845 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bay St · Bloor St W – Mayfair Mews · 33 mSep 2019 · 7 days10,845
Bloor St W · Bay St – Bellair St · 46 mApr 2017 · 9 days12,664

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 47 collisions; 2025 recorded 28. 46 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 33 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 33 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 13.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions326#250 of 5,508
With an injury46#263 of 4,660
Property damage only252
Fail to remain33
Involving a pedestrian7#409 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist26#5 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified28
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
All since 2014431latest Jun 16, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Aug 20, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#684 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#374 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Aug 20, 2023

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

Three thefts from vehicles and 17 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 100% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle311street/outdoor (3)
Bicycle theft1732street/outdoor (17)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 25, 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 Annex.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bay & Bloor a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#684 of 1,505), out of 326 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 Bay & Bloor?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #601 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.50× the median for a counted intersection, and #7 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Bay & Bloor?

The nearest Green P car park is 74 Yorkville Ave (259 m away, 175 spaces, 75% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 952 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,510 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Yorkville Ave (220 m).

How do I get to Bay & Bloor by transit?

Bay Station (Line 2) is 69 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 658 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 13, 94, 26, 82 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Bay St East Side, 39 m).

What restaurants are near Bay & Bloor?

122 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 374 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pi Co. (46 m), Bento Sushi (52 m), Tobacco Road (52 m), Tim Hortons (52 m) and Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinemas Conc #2 (64 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 & Bloor?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 754 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Ramsden Park Washroom (847 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 & Bloor?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 480 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (232 m, 73 spaces), Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre (466 m, 26 spaces) and Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site (560 m, 85 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bay & Bloor?

96 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 12,698 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 44 Charles St W (148 m, 793 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 8 St Thomas St (179 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 2 St Thomas St (203 m, 248 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 57 Charles St W (215 m, 250 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 96 is 88 out of 100; 3 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 Bay & Bloor?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and 17 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 3 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Bay & Bloor in?

Bay & Bloor is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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