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Edward & Bay

Edward St & Bay St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Downtown Yonge BIA

In Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, Edward & Bay is an above-average intersection for traffic, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has TMU Station, a bike lane and a school within 250 m at the corner.

Traffic volume
19,848
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 19, 2024
12,364 pedestrians · 1,410 cyclists · #897 busiest
Collisions
212
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
33 with an injury · 153 property damage · #467 of 5,508 · +5 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
TMU Station
subway station within 250 m
6 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 78 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,420 vehicles an hour, 1.23× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 7.1% of vehicle volume, about 9.2× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 21 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 10.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.2× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 7%, from 110 in 2016–2020 to 102 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Edward & Bay

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
TMU Station (Line 1)240 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)376 m; College Station (Line 1)427 m; Queen Station (Line 1)493 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)569 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)595 m; King Station (Line 1)891 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)913 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)949 m
Streetcar
506505501503504508 nearest 68 m
TTC bus
19971394 nearest 68 m
Blue Night
306305301304320
Nearest stops
19 surface stops within 300 m — Bay St at Dundas St West; Dundas St West at Bay St
Cycling
Bike Lane on Bay St installed 2010
Bike Share
Edward St / Yonge St 107 m · 23 docks · 60 stations, 1,462 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)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 151 m
  • TMU - Heaslip HouseUniversity · 359 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - School of Image ArtsUniversity · 405 m
  • TMU - Heidelberg Centre School of Graphic Comm'ns MgmtUniversity · 461 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 500 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 506 m
  • and 45 more
Community centres
Parks (48)
  • Larry Sefton Park227 m
  • Trinity Square273 m
  • Toronto City Hall324 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Square367 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square400 m
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette471 m
  • and 42 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch340 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatrePerforming Arts · 227 m
  • Little CanadaAttraction · 256 m
  • Trinity SquareLandmark · 271 m
  • Sankofa Square (formerly known as Yonge-Dundas Square)Landmark · 293 m
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 309 m
  • CF Toronto Eaton CentreLandmark · 349 m
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 378 m
  • CAA Ed Mirvish TheatrePerforming Arts · 392 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 192 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 20 grocery and convenience stores, and 364 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Gb Hand-Pulled Noodles, 32 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés192 within 300 m · 364 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience20 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Gb Hand-Pulled Noodles · 66 Edward St32 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Monkey Sushi · 64 Edward St41 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Rex's Bar & Kitchen · 635 Bay St46 mPassed, May 2026
Roy Woods · 598 Bay St, Bldg-148 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 2 infractions
Blondies Pizza · 598 Bay St54 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Reply · 633 Bay St Bldg-B55 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Booster Juice · 595 Bay St61 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Feta & Olives · 595 Bay St61 mPassed, Mar 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 City Hall, 333 m away, Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 227 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
    333 m
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    359 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    470 m
Drinking water
Larry Sefton Park drinking fountain · 227 m; Trinity Square drinking fountain · 269 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

20 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,551 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (297 m, 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,551 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 20
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 14 Trinity Sq
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    297 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) · 350 Victoria St
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    320 m
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 100 Queen St W
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    333 m
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    548 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (739 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (522 m) and the nearest ambulance station 738 m away.

FireFire Station 314 · 739 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 522 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 738 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

75 registered apartment buildings with 10,073 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 31 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 570 Bay St (113 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 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 141 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 87 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings75 · 10,073 units · 31 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026141 across the 75
Open fire-code violations87
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 20268 · 2 fire113 m
25 Elm StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation10116198585 · Jun 20240 · 5 fire134 m
150 Elizabeth Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto25017201185 · Dec 202510154 m
110 Edward Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto505201188 · Oct 20254 · 16 fire177 m
111 Chestnut StToronto Community Housing · TCH14415198786 · Sep 20241218 m
55 Gerrard St W · GWLRA Residential59543201895 · Oct 202516224 m
77 Gerrard St W22525197394 · Aug 20243232 m
99 Gerrard St W27532202099 · Dec 20251251 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 lots1,039 lots · ≈28,270 spaces · 84.8 ha
Within 500 m41 lots · ≈1,030 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 8,240 spaces
EV charging (City)Yonge Street at Dundas St. · 248 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking352 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 99 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (402 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface168 m27 *
20 Dundas Sq · Garage331 m26258% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage526 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage685 m63152% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface687 m3979% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 58 m away, ≈7 spaces; 74 m away, ≈157 spaces; 78 m away, ≈9 spaces; 154 m away, ≈25 spaces; 161 m away, ≈28 spaces (Green P); 174 m away, ≈17 spaces. More EV charging: 91 Elizabeth St (259 m, 2 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (402 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (402 m, 40 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, Mar 19, 2024

The north leg carries the load — 9,456 southbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 1,176. Most cyclists arrived from the north (620 of 1,410). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,593 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,618 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north9,456southbound · 620 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the west1,176eastbound · 75 bikes · 3.5% heavy
Total vehicles19,84812,364 pedestrians · 1,410 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east1,626westbound · 153 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the south7,590northbound · 562 bikes · 3.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,593 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,618 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Mar 19, 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 most recent midblock count on Edward St between Bay St and Barnaby Pl (31 m away, Sep 2007) recorded volume only — about 6,807 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Edward St · Bay St – Barnaby Pl · 31 mSep 2007 · 3 days6,807
Bay St · Dundas St W – Edward St · 40 mNov 2019 · 4 days8,839

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 (34 collisions), and 2025 closed with 23. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 32 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 11% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions212#467 of 5,508
With an injury33#439 of 4,660
Property damage only153
Fail to remain32
Involving a pedestrian6#527 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist17#34 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist6
With a fatality0
Severity not classified26
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014262latest Apr 8, 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 21 thefts from vehicles and 36 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 9.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 13 in 2023–2025, about 4.3 a year, against 6.3 a year before that. 76% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 69% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2141street/outdoor (16), apartment parking (3)
Bicycle theft3690street/outdoor (25), commercial premises (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 24, 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 Edward & Bay a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 212 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 Edward & Bay?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #897 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.23× the median for a counted intersection, and #166 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Edward & Bay?

The nearest Green P car park is 130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal (168 m away, 27 spaces). The City's mapping shows 1,039 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,270 spaces — 41 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Yonge Street at Dundas St. (248 m).

How do I get to Edward & Bay by transit?

TMU Station (Line 1) is 240 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505, 501, 503 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 68 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 13, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at Dundas St West, 68 m).

What restaurants are near Edward & Bay?

192 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 364 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Gb Hand-Pulled Noodles (32 m), Monkey Sushi (41 m), Rex's Bar & Kitchen (46 m), Roy Woods (48 m) and Blondies Pizza (54 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 Edward & Bay?

The nearest is City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 333 m away (Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom (359 m); Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (470 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 Edward & Bay?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,551 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (297 m, 52 spaces), Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) (320 m, 39 spaces) and Hester How Early Learning Centre (333 m, 83 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Edward & Bay?

75 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 10,073 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 570 Bay St (113 m, 463 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 25 Elm St (134 m, 101 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 150 Elizabeth St (154 m, 250 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 110 Edward St (177 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 75 is 90 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 Edward & Bay?

Toronto Police place 21 thefts from vehicles and 36 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor page.

What neighbourhood is Edward & Bay in?

Edward & Bay is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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