Toronto · intersection · signal 2491

Grenville & Bay

Grenville St & Bay St · Toronto, Ontario · Bay-Cloverhill · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Grenville & Bay is a busier-than-typical intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Bay-Cloverhill, in the downtown core. At the corner: College Station, a bike lane and a park.

Traffic volume
10,585
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 28, 2017
4,702 pedestrians · 896 cyclists
Collisions
182
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
19 with an injury · 145 property damage · #569 of 5,508 · +8 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
College Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Arterial - Connector
Bike Share: 31 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,320 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.3 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 8.5% of vehicle volume, about 11× the typical share. On average 18 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 5.9× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged down 14%, from 98 in 2016–2020 to 84 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Grenville & Bay

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)243 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)386 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)431 m; TMU Station (Line 1)630 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)726 m; Museum Station (Line 1)738 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)945 m
Streetcar
506505 nearest 72 m
TTC bus
19979413 nearest 72 m
Blue Night
306305320300
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m — Bay St at College St; Bay St at Grosvenor St
Cycling
Sharrows - Arterial - Connector on Bay St installed 2010
Bike Share
Bay St / College St (East Side) 133 m · 31 docks · 60 stations, 1,323 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 (60)
  • The YMCA Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 250 m
  • St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 389 m
  • Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 508 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Theatre SchoolUniversity · 548 m
  • Taie International Institute SchoolPrivate · 577 m
  • Orde Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 593 m
  • and 54 more
Community centres
Parks (51)
  • Opera Place206 m
  • Breadalbane Park254 m
  • Dr. Lillian McGregor Park285 m
  • Alexander Street Parkette335 m
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette368 m
  • Clover Hill Park531 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch929 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 110 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 312 m
  • Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatrePerforming Arts · 433 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 448 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 468 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 557 m
  • Little CanadaAttraction · 688 m
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 691 m
Signal
2491, activated 2020 · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 91 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 16 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 356 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is D Spot, 4 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés91 within 300 m · 356 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience16 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
D Spot · 828 Bay St4 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Ins Market #5150 · 800 Bay St 101agrocery51 mPassed, Dec 2025
Tosto Quick Fire Pizza Pasta · 800 Bay St51 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Ins Market · 800 Bay St, Bldg-101agrocery52 mPassed, Jul 2024
Dopamina Restaurant · 832 Bay St Bldg-363 mPassed, Aug 2026
Nandos Flame Grilled Chicken · 832 Bay St63 mPassed, Aug 2026
Sushi 9 · 76 Grenville St 2103 mPassed, Aug 2026
Extreme Pita/ Jugo Juice · 76 Grenville St103 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction

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, 282 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 279 m away at College Park.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    282 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    921 m
Drinking water
College Park bottle filling station · 279 m; Alexander Street Parkette drinking fountain · 324 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 (126 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
    126 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    251 m
  • Queen's Park Child Care Centre · 7 Queens Park Cres E
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    288 m
  • Hydrokids - Opg · 700 University Ave
    82 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    498 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (202 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (868 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 202 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 868 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.3 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

Within a kilometre there are 107 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 14,687 rental units, 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — 21 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 32 Grenville St (76 m, 50 units, 12 storeys, built 1900), which scored 100 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 107 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 316 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 110 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings107 · 14,687 units · 21 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026316 across the 107
Open fire-code violations110
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
32 Grenville Stsocial housing · Loft Community Services50121900100 · Nov 20250 · 4 fire76 m
424 Yonge St · GWLRA Residential21010194097 · Sep 20261 · 1 fire282 m
925 Bay St · Morguard Corporation29333200596 · Jul 20260 · 4 fire288 m
423 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation34020197089 · Aug 20262339 m
25 Wood St · Park Property Management Inc.28426197983 · Oct 20255 · 4 fire352 m
20 Carlton St · Park Property Management Inc.21616197993 · Aug 20263364 m
77 Gerrard St W22525197394 · Aug 20243373 m
33 Maitland St · Melbourne Property Management373192381 · Oct 20250380 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 lots1,077 lots · ≈25,380 spaces · 76.1 ha
Within 500 m59 lots · ≈2,020 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 7,992 spaces
EV charging (City)9 Wellesley St W. · 350 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking293 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 45 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Wellesley St E · Surface416 m12654% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface660 m27 *
13 Isabella St · Surface678 m3073% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface704 m3979% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage793 m26258% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 70 m away, ≈7 spaces; 77 m away, ≈7 spaces; 82 m away, ≈20 spaces; 90 m away, ≈7 spaces; 134 m away, ≈38 spaces; 143 m away, ≈22 spaces. More EV charging: 91 Elizabeth St (391 m, 2 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (716 m, 8 ports); 20 Charles St E. (819 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 — 8-hour, Mar 28, 2017

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 5,054 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 434 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (551 of 896). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,385 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,445 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north5,054southbound · 551 bikes · 4.1% heavy
From the west641eastbound · 30 bikes · 3.4% heavy
Total vehicles10,5854,702 pedestrians · 896 cyclists · 4.3% heavy
From the east434westbound · 38 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south4,456northbound · 277 bikes · 4.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,385 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,445 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 28, 2017

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 College St and Grenville St (43 m away, Mar 2021) recorded volume only — about 6,432 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Wellesley St W (355 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 53,586 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bay St · College St – Grenville St · 43 mMar 2021 · 7 days6,432

School-zone speed sign 355 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct35 · 41 km/h
Over the limit4.7%
50 km/h or more0.6%

Wellesley St W (eastbound), S/S - 113m East of Queens Park Cres E · 53,586 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2019, with 29 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 19 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions182#569 of 5,508
With an injury19#906 of 4,660
Property damage only145
Fail to remain22
Involving a pedestrian2#1564 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#542 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014211latest Jun 13, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

17 thefts from vehicles and 25 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 7.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 4.2 a year. 47% of the vehicle thefts were from apartment-building parking; 44% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1780apartment parking (8), street/outdoor (6)
Bicycle theft2560street/outdoor (11), commercial premises (7)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 18, 2025. 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 Grenville & Bay a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 182 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 Grenville & Bay?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 28, 2017, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Grenville & Bay?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Wellesley St E (416 m away, 126 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,077 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,380 spaces — 59 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 9 Wellesley St W. (350 m).

How do I get to Grenville & Bay by transit?

College Station (Line 1) is 243 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 72 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 94, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at College St, 72 m).

What restaurants are near Grenville & Bay?

91 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 D Spot (4 m), Tosto Quick Fire Pizza Pasta (51 m), Dopamina Restaurant (63 m), Nandos Flame Grilled Chicken (63 m) and Sushi 9 (103 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 Grenville & Bay?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 282 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: City Hall (921 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 Grenville & 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 (126 m, 16 spaces), YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (251 m, 144 spaces) and Queen's Park Child Care Centre (288 m, 88 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Grenville & Bay?

107 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 14,687 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 32 Grenville St (76 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 424 Yonge St (282 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 925 Bay St (288 m, 293 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 423 Yonge St (339 m, 340 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 107 is 89 out of 100; 2 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 Grenville & Bay?

Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and 25 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Grenville & Bay in?

Grenville & Bay is in Bay-Cloverhill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 169). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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