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Front & Blue Jays

Front St W & Blue Jays Way · Toronto, Ontario · Harbourfront-CityPlace · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Toronto Downtown West BIA

Front & Blue Jays is a moderately heavy crossing, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Harbourfront-CityPlace, in the downtown core. It has a live City traffic camera, a protected bikeway and parks at the corner. Nearby: St Andrew Station (Line 1) 680 m away and Union Station GO 882 m away.

Traffic volume
21,182
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 10, 2025
24,538 pedestrians · 1,711 cyclists · #795 busiest
Collisions
312
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
27 with an injury · 241 property damage · #273 of 5,508 · +9 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #942 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
St Andrew Station 680 m · 7 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Bike Lane, Cycle Track
Bike Share: 61 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,510 vehicles, 1.31× the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.2 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 8.1% of vehicle volume, about 10× the typical share. That comes with about 31 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 14.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.0× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 30%, from 183 in 2016–2020 to 129 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 312 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Front & Blue Jays

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Front St W & Blue Jays Way — 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 8264 · Front St W & Blue Jays Way
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The City's own feed for Front & Blue Jays, 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 8264 · Front St W & Blue Jays Way
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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
St Andrew Station (Line 1)680 m; Union Station (Line 1)823 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)872 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville882 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 629 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 896 m
Streetcar
510504508509501503511 nearest 222 m
Blue Night
310304301307
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane on Blue Jays Way installed 2019; Cycle Track on Blue Jays Way installed 2019
Bike Share
Front St W / Blue Jays Way 65 m · 15 docks · 60 stations, 1,240 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 (22)
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 520 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 520 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 614 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 796 m
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 914 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 927 m
  • and 16 more
Parks (49)
  • Isabella Valancy Crawford Park199 m
  • Clarence Square Park208 m
  • Northern Linear Park366 m
  • Bobbie Rosenfeld Park384 m
  • Simcoe Park386 m
  • David Pecaut Square407 m
  • and 43 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch868 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 256 m
  • Glenn Gould StudioPerforming Arts · 302 m
  • CN TowerAttraction · 352 m
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 353 m
  • The WellLandmark · 369 m
  • Metro Toronto Convention CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 370 m
  • Ripley's Aquarium of CanadaAttraction · 401 m
  • Princess of Wales TheatrePerforming Arts · 421 m
Signal
1580, activated 1989 · FT · 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 100 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores, and 366 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Momtazz Kabob, 8 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés100 within 300 m · 366 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Momtazz Kabob · 330 Front St W Bldg-1028 mPassed, May 2026
Pizza Pizza · 340 Front St W39 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tim Hortons · 340 Front St W39 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 2 infractions
Rabba Marche · 361 Front St W50 mPassed, Jul 2026
Fat Bastard Burrito Co. · 20 Blue Jays Way Unit-6-753 mPassed, May 2026
Kids & Company · 320 Front St W67 mPassed, Jul 2026
Domino's Pizza · 352 Front St W None83 mPassed, Aug 2026
Siempre Restaurant · 352 Front St W Unit-105 None83 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 Metro Hall, 358 m away, Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 186 m away at Clarence Square Park.

  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    358 m
  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    497 m
  • Automated public toilet, 318 Queens Quay W
    24 hours · accessible
    606 m
Drinking water
Clarence Square Park bottle filling station, dog fountain · 186 m; Clarence Square Park dog fountain · 194 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 1,846 spaces; 16 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company - Front Street Site (67 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km22 centres · 1,846 spaces
Fee subsidy16 of 22
  • Kids & Company - Front Street Site · 320 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    67 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place · 335 Bremner Blvd
    59 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    323 m
  • Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 55 John St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    358 m
  • Macaulay - the Well · 486 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    491 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (561 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 673 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 561 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 1.2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 673 m339 Queens Quay W

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

21 registered apartment buildings with 4,000 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, nine of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 John St (277 m, 14 units, 3 storeys, built 1940), which scored 93 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 67 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 38 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 4,000 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202667 across the 21
Open fire-code violations38
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253277 m
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 20242308 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252358 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241361 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241405 m
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 202613 · 16 fire555 m
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 202416 · 15 fire580 m
50 Portland St · Morguard23210200596 · Aug 20260698 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 lots616 lots · ≈17,510 spaces · 52.5 ha
Within 500 m37 lots · ≈1,630 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 6,340 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 687 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking116 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 92 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (762 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
363 Adelaide St W · Surface468 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface482 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage664 m3797% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage728 m31141% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface914 m12054% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 89 m away, ≈97 spaces; 107 m away, ≈72 spaces; 125 m away, ≈49 spaces; 127 m away, ≈54 spaces; 137 m away, ≈423 spaces; 147 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (747 m, 4 ports); 10 Portland St (749 m, 4 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (1.2 km, 11 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, Sep 10, 2025

The east leg carries the load — 6,897 westbound vehicles, or 33% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 3,382. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,704 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,806 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% 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 north4,968southbound · 544 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west5,935eastbound · 366 bikes · 3.7% heavy
Total vehicles21,18224,538 pedestrians · 1,711 cyclists · 2.7% heavy
From the east6,897westbound · 396 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the south3,382northbound · 405 bikes · 2.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,704 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,806 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 10, 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 Front St W between Spadina Ave and Draper St (381 m away) recorded an average of 40 km/h in its 7-day count in July 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 7,600 vehicles a day. Blue Jays Way between Front St W and Lane S of Wellington and E of Blue Jays Way measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Jun 2022). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Blue Jays Way · Front St W – Lane S of Wellington and E of Blue Jays Way · 50 mJun 2022 · 7 days8,18232 km/h42 km/h48 km/h
Front St W · Spadina Ave – Draper St · 381 mJul 2022 · 7 days7,62840 km/h48 km/h53 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

2017 was the peak year (56 collisions), and 2025 closed with 20. 9% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 54 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 14.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions312#273 of 5,508
With an injury27#589 of 4,660
Property damage only241
Fail to remain54
Involving a pedestrian15#92 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist13#78 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified44
Since January 2026 (outside the window)9
All since 2014367latest May 27, 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 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Dec 1, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#942 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#138 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20065latest Dec 1, 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 28 thefts from vehicles and 43 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 12× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 7.1 a year. 68% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 42% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle28102street/outdoor (19), apartment parking (7)
Bicycle theft4390apartment parking (18), street/outdoor (17)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Front & Blue Jays a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#942 of 1,505), out of 312 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 Front & Blue Jays?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #795 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.31× the median for a counted intersection, and #56 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Front & Blue Jays?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Front St W between Spadina Ave and Draper St (July 2022), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Front & Blue Jays?

The nearest Green P car park is 363 Adelaide St W (468 m away, 22 spaces, 95% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 616 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,510 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (687 m).

How do I get to Front & Blue Jays by transit?

St Andrew Station (Line 1) is 680 m away; Union Station GO is 882 m away; streetcar routes 510, 504, 508, 509 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 222 m away.

What restaurants are near Front & Blue Jays?

100 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 366 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Momtazz Kabob (8 m), Pizza Pizza (39 m), Tim Hortons (39 m), Rabba Marche (50 m) and Fat Bastard Burrito Co. (53 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 Front & Blue Jays?

The nearest is Metro Hall, 55 John Street, 358 m away (Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom (497 m); the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W (606 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 Front & Blue Jays?

22 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,846 spaces in total; 16 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company - Front Street Site (67 m, 62 spaces), Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (323 m, 59 spaces) and Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre (358 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Front & Blue Jays?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,000 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 John St (277 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 57 Spadina Ave (308 m, 286 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 450 Front St W (358 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 425 Wellington St W (361 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 92 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 Front & Blue Jays?

Toronto Police place 28 thefts from vehicles and 43 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace page.

What neighbourhood is Front & Blue Jays in?

Front & Blue Jays is in Harbourfront-CityPlace (City of Toronto neighbourhood 165). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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