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Harbour & Bay

Harbour St & Bay St · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · The Waterfront BIA

Harbour & Bay is a busier-than-typical intersection, with more people on foot than in cars. It sits in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core. It has a bike lane, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Union Station (Line 1) 456 m away and Union Station GO 429 m away.

Traffic volume
21,444
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 5, 2024
23,308 pedestrians · 1,018 cyclists · #781 busiest
Collisions
305
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
24 with an injury · 231 property damage · #284 of 5,508 · +13 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #543 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Union Station 456 m · 6 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard, Bike Lane
Bike Share: 96 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,530 vehicles, 1.33× 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 4.7% of vehicle volume, about 6.1× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 31 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 14.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.9× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 7%, from 147 in 2016–2020 to 158 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 305 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Harbour & Bay

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Union Station (Line 1)456 m; King Station (Line 1)709 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)791 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville429 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal222 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 546 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 381 m
Streetcar
509510503504508501 nearest 38 m
TTC bus
114202121199775 nearest 39 m
Blue Night
310304301320
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Queens Quay/Ferry Docks Station; Bay St at Harbour St South Side - Jack Layton Ferry Terminal
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Harbour St installed 2018; Bike Lane on Bay St installed 2015
Bike Share
Bay St / Harbour St 38 m · 23 docks · 60 stations, 1,453 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 (15)
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 847 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 904 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 1 km
  • George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 1 km
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 1 km
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 1.2 km
  • and 9 more
Parks (41)
  • Harbour Square Park Lands228 m
  • Love Park244 m
  • Toronto Waterfront Park331 m
  • 50 Queens Quay East Park420 m
  • Pier 27 Promenade Park446 m
  • Olympic Park606 m
  • and 35 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Scotiabank ArenaSports / Entertainment Venue · 202 m
  • Union Station Bus TerminalTransportation · 215 m
  • Harbour Square ParkNature/ Park · 220 m
  • The Second CityPerforming Arts · 241 m
  • Jack Layton Ferry TerminalTransportation · 273 m
  • Travellers' Aid Society of TorontoVisitor Information · 432 m
  • Union StationTransportation · 432 m
  • Toronto Tourist Information CentreVisitor Information · 462 m
Signal
0213, activated 1932 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval 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 103 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 12 grocery and convenience stores, and 370 eating places within a kilometre — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pita Pit, 9 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés103 within 300 m · 370 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience12 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pita Pit · 33 Bay St Unit-39b9 mPassed, Sep 2026
Second Cup · 33 Bay St Unit-39b9 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
The Fox · 33 Bay St9 mPassed, Apr 2026
Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre · 11 Bay St None59 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Booster Juice · 20 Bay St59 mPassed, Jul 2026
Casa 73 · 20 Bay St59 mPassed, Oct 2025
Miku · 20 Bay St59 mPassed, Aug 2026
Mos Mos · 20 Bay St Unit-10859 mPassed, Feb 2026

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 Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom, 258 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 208 m away at Love Park.

  • Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    258 m
  • Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. · accessible
    261 m
  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    432 m
Drinking water
Love Park bottle filling station · 208 m; 50 Queens Quay East Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 459 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 665 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Pinnacle Jr YMCA (154 m, 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 665 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 11
  • Pinnacle Jr YMCA · 12 Yonge St
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    154 m
  • Kidz Kare Daycare · 15 York St
    96 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    276 m
  • Waterclub Jr YMCA · 208 Queens Quay W
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    393 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Infinity Place (Day Care Connection) · 26 Grand Trunk Cres
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    428 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 334 · 1 km339 Queens Quay W
Police51 Division · 1.7 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1 km339 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

Ten registered apartment buildings with 1,273 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 32 Freeland St (340 m, 100 units, 4 storeys, built 2022). None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 7 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 13 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings10 · 1,273 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20267 across the 10
Open fire-code violations13
Tallest13 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
32 Freeland St100420220340 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250585 m
99 Lake Shore Blvd E · Element Property Management Inc20511202398 · Jun 20262596 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243663 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire686 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire777 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250819 m
49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH155198084 · Jul 20250822 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 lots454 lots · ≈16,600 spaces · 49.8 ha
Within 500 m29 lots · ≈1,460 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 7,121 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 587 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking182 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 218 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (337 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 York St · Garage572 m31141% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage600 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
185 Queens Quay East · Surface936 m83 *
51 Dockside Dr · Garage1 km30619% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage1.2 km1,63628% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 69 m away, ≈197 spaces; 95 m away, ≈32 spaces; 100 m away, ≈44 spaces; 143 m away, ≈24 spaces; 221 m away, ≈21 spaces; 249 m away, ≈39 spaces. More EV charging: 2 Church St. (601 m, 28 ports); 51 Dockside Dr. (1 km, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (1 km, 6 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, Jun 5, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The west leg carries the load — 15,635 eastbound vehicles, or 73% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 2,384. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,627 vehicles in the hour from 9:00 a.m. and 1,600 from 2:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.2% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,384southbound · 320 bikes · 8.2% heavy
From the west15,635eastbound · 224 bikes · 5.3% heavy
Total vehicles21,44423,308 pedestrians · 1,018 cyclists · 6.2% heavy
From the east0westbound · 116 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,425northbound · 358 bikes · 9.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,627 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,600 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 5, 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 counter on Bay St between Bay St N and Lake Shore Blvd W (82 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 5-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 8,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bay St · Bay St N – Lake Shore Blvd W · 82 mSep 2021 · 5 days8,38834 km/h42 km/h47 km/h
Harbour St · Bay St – York St · 143 mMay 2011 · 24 h19,917

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

2023 was the peak year (46 collisions), and 2025 closed with 35. 8% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 55 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 14.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions305#284 of 5,508
With an injury24#663 of 4,660
Property damage only231
Fail to remain55
Involving a pedestrian6#505 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1488 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist6
With a fatality1
Severity not classified49
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
All since 2014386latest Jun 24, 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 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 1, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#543 of 1,505
Fatal1#144 of 319
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Sep 1, 2016

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 38 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 16× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 9.4 a year. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 45% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 5 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle56144street/outdoor (35), apartment parking (20)
Bicycle theft38101apartment parking (17), street/outdoor (11)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 21, 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Harbour & Bay a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#543 of 1,505), out of 305 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 Harbour & Bay?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #781 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.33× the median for a counted intersection, and #62 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Harbour & Bay?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bay St between Bay St N and Lake Shore Blvd W (September 2021), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Harbour & Bay?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 York St (572 m away, 311 spaces, 41% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 454 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,600 spaces — 29 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (587 m).

How do I get to Harbour & Bay by transit?

Union Station (Line 1) is 456 m away; Union Station GO is 429 m away; streetcar routes 509, 510, 503, 504 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 38 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 19, 97, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queens Quay/Ferry Docks Station, 39 m).

What restaurants are near Harbour & Bay?

103 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 370 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pita Pit (9 m), Second Cup (9 m), The Fox (9 m), Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre (59 m) and Booster Juice (59 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 Harbour & Bay?

The nearest is Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom, 25 Queens Quay W, 258 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom (261 m); Union Station (432 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 Harbour & Bay?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 665 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Pinnacle Jr YMCA (154 m, 44 spaces), Kidz Kare Daycare (276 m, 96 spaces) and Waterclub Jr YMCA (393 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Harbour & Bay?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,273 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 32 Freeland St (340 m, 100 units), 55 The Esplanade (585 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80), 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (596 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 1 Church St (663 m, 115 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 86 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 Harbour & Bay?

Toronto Police place 56 thefts from vehicles and 38 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 5 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Harbour & Bay in?

Harbour & Bay is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the The Waterfront Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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