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College & Bay

College St & Bay St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, College & Bay is an above-average intersection for traffic, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a live City traffic camera, College Station and a protected bikeway at the corner.

Traffic volume
28,065
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 8, 2025
30,358 pedestrians · 2,084 cyclists · #412 busiest
Collisions
243
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
32 with an injury · 183 property damage · #394 of 5,508 · +16 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
3
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 2 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #63 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
College Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Bike Lane, Cycle Track, Sharrows - Arterial - Connector
Bike Share: 47 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,000 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.73× the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 7.4% of vehicle volume, about 9.6× the typical share. On average 24 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 8.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.75× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 32%, from 145 in 2016–2020 to 98 in 2021–2025. About one in 81 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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College & Bay

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Bay St & College St — 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 8037 · Bay St & College St
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for College & Bay, 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 8037 · Bay St & College St
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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
College Station (Line 1)233 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)390 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)497 m; TMU Station (Line 1)554 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)652 m; Museum Station (Line 1)809 m; Queen Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
506505 nearest 17 m
TTC bus
19971394 nearest 17 m
Blue Night
306305320
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — Bay St at College St; College St at Bay St
Cycling
Bike Lane on Bay St installed 2010; Cycle Track on College St installed 2001; Sharrows - Arterial - Connector on Bay St installed 2010
Bike Share
Bay St / College St (East Side) 50 m · 31 docks · 60 stations, 1,373 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 (58)
  • The YMCA Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 323 m
  • St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 470 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Theatre SchoolUniversity · 505 m
  • Taie International Institute SchoolPrivate · 567 m
  • Orde Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 568 m
  • Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 582 m
  • and 52 more
Community centres
  • Harrison Pool1.2 km
  • Wellesley Community Centre1.2 km
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre1.4 km
  • Moss Park Arena1.4 km
Parks (48)
  • Opera Place285 m
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette327 m
  • Breadalbane Park337 m
  • Dr. Lillian McGregor Park366 m
  • Alexander Street Parkette378 m
  • Clover Hill Park616 m
  • and 42 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch844 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 95 m
  • Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatrePerforming Arts · 355 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 357 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 468 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 487 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 506 m
  • Little CanadaAttraction · 611 m
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 626 m
Signal
0068, activated 1928 · 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 96 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 14 grocery and convenience stores, and 356 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Booster Juice, 43 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés96 within 300 m · 356 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience14 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Booster Juice · 777 Bay St Bldg-M200a43 mPassed, Jul 2026
Druxy's Famous Deli · 777 Bay Stgrocery43 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Farm Boy · 777 Bay Stgrocery43 mPassed, May 2026
Pogue Mahone Pub & Kitchen · 777 Bay St Unit-C20243 mPassed, May 2026
Second Cup · 777 Bay St43 mPassed, Jul 2026
Ins Market · 777 Bay St, Bsmt-M211grocery43 mPassed, Dec 2024
Salus · 777 Bay St43 mPassed, May 2026
Pronto To GO Cafe · 790 Bay St 10049 mPassed, Nov 2025

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, 210 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 213 m away at College Park.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    210 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    835 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    1 km
Drinking water
College Park bottle filling station · 213 m; Joseph Sheard Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 318 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,094 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (120 m, 16 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,094 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 14
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    120 m
  • Queen's Park Child Care Centre · 7 Queens Park Cres E
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    303 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    323 m
  • Hydrokids - Opg · 700 University Ave
    82 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    474 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (267 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (798 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 267 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 798 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.2 km58 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

104 registered apartment buildings with 14,282 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 22 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 32 Grenville St (136 m, 50 units, 12 storeys, built 1900), which scored 100 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 104 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 311 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 111 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings104 · 14,282 units · 22 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026311 across the 104
Open fire-code violations111
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
32 Grenville Stsocial housing · Loft Community Services50121900100 · Nov 20250 · 4 fire136 m
424 Yonge St · GWLRA Residential21010194097 · Sep 20261 · 1 fire232 m
77 Gerrard St W22525197394 · Aug 20243288 m
423 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation34020197089 · Aug 20262292 m
99 Gerrard St W27532202099 · Dec 20251302 m
55 Gerrard St W · GWLRA Residential59543201895 · Oct 202516303 m
20 Carlton St · Park Property Management Inc.21616197993 · Aug 20263356 m
25 Wood St · Park Property Management Inc.28426197983 · Oct 20255 · 4 fire358 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 lots962 lots · ≈23,690 spaces · 71.1 ha
Within 500 m57 lots · ≈1,930 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 7,837 spaces
EV charging (City)91 Elizabeth St · 309 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking336 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (907 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Wellesley St E · Surface483 m12654% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface576 m27 *
205 Mc Caul St · Surface665 m3979% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage716 m26258% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface757 m3073% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 61 m away, ≈20 spaces; 101 m away, ≈6 spaces; 127 m away, ≈4 spaces; 138 m away, ≈21 spaces; 149 m away, ≈7 spaces; 151 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 9 Wellesley St W. (429 m, 8 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (637 m, 8 ports); 20 Charles St E. (900 m, 23 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, Apr 8, 2025

The south leg carries the load — 8,638 northbound vehicles, or 31% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 5,333. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,391 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 2,444 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north8,282southbound · 569 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the west5,812eastbound · 540 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles28,06530,358 pedestrians · 2,084 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east5,333westbound · 459 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the south8,638northbound · 516 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour2,391 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour2,444 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 8, 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 College St between Bay St and La Plante Ave (33 m away, Mar 2021) recorded volume only — about 7,732 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
College St · Bay St – La Plante Ave · 33 mMar 2021 · 7 days7,732
Bay St · College St – Grenville St · 43 mMar 2021 · 7 days6,432

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

2018 was the peak year (44 collisions), and 2025 closed with 20. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 35 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 16 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 4, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions243#394 of 5,508
With an injury32#456 of 4,660
Property damage only183
Fail to remain35
Involving a pedestrian11#169 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist10#121 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality1
Severity not classified27
Since January 2026 (outside the window)16
All since 2014305latest Jun 4, 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

Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. 1 of the 3 happened in darkness — 33%, about the citywide 39%. 2019 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on Feb 18, 2022.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions3#63 of 1,505
Fatal1#74 of 319
Involving a pedestrian2#61 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness133% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20063latest Feb 18, 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

Toronto Police place 56 thefts from vehicles and 81 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 23× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 13.7 a year. 88% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 6 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 29, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle5663street/outdoor (49), commercial premises (4)
Bicycle theft81333street/outdoor (27), commercial premises (27)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 29, 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 College & Bay a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #63 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 College & Bay?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #412 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.73× the median for a counted intersection, and #32 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near College & Bay?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Wellesley St E (483 m away, 126 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 962 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,690 spaces — 57 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 91 Elizabeth St (309 m).

How do I get to College & Bay by transit?

College Station (Line 1) is 233 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 17 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 13, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at College St, 17 m).

What restaurants are near College & Bay?

96 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 356 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Booster Juice (43 m), Pogue Mahone Pub & Kitchen (43 m), Second Cup (43 m), Salus (43 m) and Pronto To GO Cafe (49 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 College & Bay?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 210 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: City Hall (835 m); Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (1.0 km). 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 College & Bay?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,094 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (120 m, 16 spaces), Queen's Park Child Care Centre (303 m, 88 spaces) and YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (323 m, 144 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near College & Bay?

104 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 14,282 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 32 Grenville St (136 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 424 Yonge St (232 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 77 Gerrard St W (288 m, 225 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 423 Yonge St (292 m, 340 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 104 is 90 out of 100; 1 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 College & Bay?

Toronto Police place 56 thefts from vehicles and 81 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 6 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 College & Bay in?

College & Bay is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). 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