Toronto · intersection · signal 2561

Bay & St Mary

Bay St & St Mary St · Toronto, Ontario · Bay-Cloverhill · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloor-Yorkville BIA

Bay & St Mary is a moderately heavy crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Bay-Cloverhill, in central Toronto. It has a bike lane, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Bay Station (Line 2) 327 m away.

Traffic volume
17,790
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 9, 2025
14,314 pedestrians · 2,201 cyclists · #1049 busiest
Collisions
70
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 46 property damage · #1556 of 5,508 · +2 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Bay Station 327 m · 1 streetcar route · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Arterial - Connector
Bike Share: 35 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,270 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.2 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 12.4% of vehicle volume, about 16× the typical share. That comes with about 7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 37%, from 43 in 2016–2020 to 27 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Bay & St Mary

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)327 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)384 m; Museum Station (Line 1)392 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)406 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)425 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)764 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)786 m; College Station (Line 1)796 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
506 nearest 402 m
TTC bus
1997139426 nearest 67 m
Blue Night
306320300
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Bay St at Charles St West South Side; Bay St at Charles St West
Cycling
Sharrows - Arterial - Connector on Bay St installed 2010
Bike Share
25 St. Mary St 84 m · 15 docks · 52 stations, 1,085 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 (51)
  • St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 335 m
  • Rosedale Day SchoolPrivate · 345 m
  • Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 347 m
  • Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 454 m
  • The YMCA Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 517 m
  • Career Quest - TorontoPrivate · 526 m
  • and 45 more
Community centres
Parks (55)
  • St. Mary Street Parkette139 m
  • Clover Hill Park153 m
  • George Hislop Park303 m
  • Norman Jewison Park317 m
  • James Canning Gardens370 m
  • Village of Yorkville Park386 m
  • and 49 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch499 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch522 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 234 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 326 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 379 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 384 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 407 m
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 503 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 505 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 604 m
Signal
2561, activated 2021 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 107 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 15 grocery and convenience stores, and 373 eating places within a kilometre — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Subway, 37 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés107 within 300 m · 373 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience15 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Subway · 1102 Bay St37 mPassed, Mar 2026
Imperfect Fresh Eats · 1108 Bay St41 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Sushi On Bay · 1105 Bay St41 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Aroma Espresso Bar · 55 Charles St W49 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Firkin On Bay St · 1075 Bay St50 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Slab Burgers · 47 Charles St W85 mPassed, Sep 2026
Starbucks Coffee · 47 Charles St W85 mPassed, Jun 2026
Sushi Umi · 41 Charles St W95 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 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 Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 945 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 130 m away at Clover Hill Park.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    945 m
Drinking water
Clover Hill Park bottle filling station · 130 m; St. Mary Street Parkette drinking fountain · 137 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 738 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (117 m, 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 738 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 11
  • University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 35 Charles St W
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    117 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    516 m
  • Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site · 160 Bloor St E
    85 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    641 m
  • Queen's Park Child Care Centre · 7 Queens Park Cres E
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    719 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (495 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 894 m away.

FireFire Station 312 · 495 m34 Yorkville Ave
Police52 Division · 1.5 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 894 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

102 registered apartment buildings with 13,292 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, ten of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1101 Bay St (36 m, 265 units, 28 storeys, built 1979), which scored 87 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 102 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 320 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 121 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings102 · 13,292 units · 10 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026320 across the 102
Open fire-code violations121
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1101 Bay St · Bentallgreenoak26528197987 · Jun 20261 · 6 fire36 m
55 Charles St W · Azuria Group Incorporated14732198183 · Oct 2025348 m
57 Charles St W · Quadreal Property Group25021197789 · Oct 2025089 m
25 St Mary St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.26025196592 · Jul 20242 · 4 fire110 m
44 Charles St W · Jll79351197291 · Aug 202412144 m
2 St Thomas St · Bentallgreenoak24826201796 · Oct 20256192 m
26 St Joseph St · Sk Properties & Development Inc656192095 · Nov 20250206 m
16 St Joseph St · Akelius374192789 · Nov 20251213 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 lots993 lots · ≈24,000 spaces · 72 ha
Within 500 m47 lots · ≈1,210 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 5,392 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Charles St E. · 319 m · 22 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking141 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.7 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
13 Isabella St · Surface307 m3073% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage331 m64618% (Q1 2026)
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage490 m17575% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface490 m12654% (Q1 2026)
9 Bedford Rd · Garage712 m37151% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 51 m away, ≈2 spaces; 73 m away, ≈41 spaces; 90 m away, ≈40 spaces; 125 m away, ≈18 spaces; 142 m away, ≈27 spaces; 142 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 9 Wellesley St W. (408 m, 8 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (474 m, 9 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (1.1 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, Oct 9, 2025

The north leg carries the load — 8,207 southbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 764. Most cyclists arrived from the north (1,028 of 2,201). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,543 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 20% above the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. (1,291). Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north8,207southbound · 1,028 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the west981eastbound · 175 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles17,79014,314 pedestrians · 2,201 cyclists · 3.1% heavy
From the east764westbound · 125 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the south7,838northbound · 873 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,291 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,543 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 9, 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 counter on St Mary St between St Nicholas St and La Scala Lane (100 m away) recorded an average of 23 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 32 km/h. That segment carries about 2,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
St Mary St · St Nicholas St – La Scala Lane · 100 mMay 2019 · 3 days2,54423 km/h32 km/h35 km/h
Bay St · Charles St W – Bloor St W · 177 mSep 2019 · 7 days10,698

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

2019 was the peak year (13 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 11% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions70#1556 of 5,508
With an injury12#1434 of 4,660
Property damage only46
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian4#870 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#543 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201483latest May 19, 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

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 14 thefts from vehicles and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 10 in 2023–2025, about 3.3 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from apartment-building parking; 83% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1471apartment parking (7), street/outdoor (6)
Bicycle theft630street/outdoor (5), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 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 Bay-Cloverhill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bay & St Mary a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 70 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 & St Mary?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1049 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #136 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Bay & St Mary?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on St Mary St between St Nicholas St and La Scala Lane (May 2019), found an average of 23 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 32 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bay & St Mary?

The nearest Green P car park is 13 Isabella St (307 m away, 30 spaces, 73% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 993 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,000 spaces — 47 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Charles St E. (319 m).

How do I get to Bay & St Mary by transit?

Bay Station (Line 2) is 327 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 402 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 13, 94, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at Charles St West South Side, 67 m).

What restaurants are near Bay & St Mary?

107 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 373 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Subway (37 m), Imperfect Fresh Eats (41 m), Sushi On Bay (41 m), Aroma Espresso Bar (49 m) and Firkin On Bay St (50 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 & St Mary?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 945 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. 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 & St Mary?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 738 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (117 m, 73 spaces), YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (516 m, 144 spaces) and Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site (641 m, 85 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bay & St Mary?

102 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 13,292 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1101 Bay St (36 m, 265 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 55 Charles St W (48 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 57 Charles St W (89 m, 250 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 25 St Mary St (110 m, 260 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 102 is 89 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 & St Mary?

Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 Bay-Cloverhill page.

What neighbourhood is Bay & St Mary in?

Bay & St Mary is in Bay-Cloverhill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 169). 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