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Queen & Bay (East)

Queen St W & Bay St (East) · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Downtown Yonge BIA

Queen & Bay (East) is an above-average intersection for traffic, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, Queen Station and a bike lane. Nearby: Union Station GO 750 m away.

Traffic volume
17,635
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 3, 2025
30,545 pedestrians · 1,997 cyclists · #1063 busiest
Collisions
368
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
27 with an injury · 309 property damage · #214 of 5,508 · +14 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #689 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Queen Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Arterial
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,260 vehicles, about the citywide median. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.7 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 11.3% of vehicle volume, about 15× the typical share. That comes with about 37 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 20.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 4.2× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 27%, from 213 in 2016–2020 to 155 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 368 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Queen & Bay (East)

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Bay St & Queen St W — 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 8113 · Bay St & Queen St W
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Queen & Bay (East), 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 8113 · Bay St & Queen St W
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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
Queen Station (Line 1)206 m; King Station (Line 1)384 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)416 m; TMU Station (Line 1)457 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)488 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)558 m; Union Station (Line 1)692 m; College Station (Line 1)921 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville750 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 Terminal1 km
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 864 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 796 m
Streetcar
501503504508505506509510 nearest 191 m
TTC bus
19971211142021375 nearest 32 m
Blue Night
301304305306310320
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — Bay St at Queen St West
Cycling
Sharrows - Arterial on Bay St installed 2014
Bike Share
Temperance St / Bay St 148 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,473 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 (43)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 342 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 434 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 436 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 458 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 478 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 511 m
  • and 37 more
Parks (47)
  • Cloud Gardens179 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square205 m
  • Toronto City Hall254 m
  • Trinity Square292 m
  • Larry Sefton Park319 m
  • Courthouse Square Park528 m
  • and 41 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch236 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Old City HallLandmark · 69 m
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 148 m
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 203 m
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 227 m
  • CF Toronto Eaton CentreLandmark · 288 m
  • Trinity SquareLandmark · 312 m
  • Massey HallPerforming Arts · 322 m
  • Osgoode HallLandmark · 327 m
Signal
0064, activated 1927 · FT

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 145 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 Calii Love, 54 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés145 within 300 m · 356 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience16 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Calii Love · 65 Queen St W54 mPassed, Feb 2026
Mos Mos Coffee · 65 Queen St W Unit-1254 mPassed, Jan 2026
Patties Express · 65 Queen St W54 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 65 Queen St W54 mPassed, Jul 2026
Oi Sushi · 65 Queen St W60 mPassed, Aug 2026
Stoa Coffee · 390 Bay St67 mPassed, Jun 2026
Dispatch Coffee · 390 Bay St, Flr-10177 mPassed, Oct 2025
Florin Trattoria · 80 Richmond St W81 mPassed, Aug 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 Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom, 182 m away, View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 158 m away at Cloud Gardens.

  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    182 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    248 m
  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    733 m
Drinking water
Cloud Gardens bottle filling station · 158 m; Trinity Square drinking fountain · 294 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,143 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Hester How Early Learning Centre (248 m, 83 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,143 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 18
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 100 Queen St W
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    248 m
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 14 Trinity Sq
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    288 m
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 130 Adelaide St W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    298 m
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    336 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (747 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (693 m) and the nearest ambulance station 410 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 747 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 693 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 410 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

Within a kilometre there are 47 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,459 rental units, 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 28 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 570 Bay St (427 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 113 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 71 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings47 · 7,459 units · 28 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026113 across the 47
Open fire-code violations71
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 20268 · 2 fire427 m
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261450 m
111 Chestnut StToronto Community Housing · TCH14415198786 · Sep 20241450 m
252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc.33737201796 · Jul 20262452 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251571 m
80 Dundas St Esocial housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp.13815199592 · Oct 20250583 m
110 Edward Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto505201188 · Oct 20254 · 16 fire592 m
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire606 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 lots917 lots · ≈25,710 spaces · 77.1 ha
Within 500 m25 lots · ≈690 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 8,572 spaces
EV charging (City)Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 185 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports
Bike parking171 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 164 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (185 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Queen St W · Garage161 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage373 m63152% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage479 m26258% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface529 m27 *
87 Richmond St E · Surface598 m2092% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 109 m away, ≈6 spaces; 140 m away, ≈3 spaces (Green P); 206 m away, ≈8 spaces; 282 m away, ≈6 spaces; 292 m away, ≈12 spaces; 303 m away, ≈42 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (185 m, 40 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (497 m, 8 ports); 40 York St (736 m, 12 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, Jul 3, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 7,904 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 10 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (971 of 1,997). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,339 vehicles in the hour from 9:00 a.m. and 1,416 from 5:30 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 14 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north7,904southbound · 971 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the west2,903eastbound · 300 bikes · 4.1% heavy
Total vehicles17,63530,545 pedestrians · 1,997 cyclists · 4.3% heavy
From the east10westbound · 33 bikes · 50.0% heavy
From the south6,818northbound · 693 bikes · 4.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,339 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,416 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 3, 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

On Bay St between Lane S of Adelaide and E of Bay and Adelaide St W, 256 m from the corner, a 5-day count in September 2021 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 42 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 8,100 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 · Lane S of Adelaide and E of Bay – Adelaide St W · 256 mSep 2021 · 5 days8,14234 km/h42 km/h48 km/h
Queen St W · York St – University Ave · 340 mNov 2019 · 4 days8,468

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 2017, with 60 collisions; 2025 recorded 22. 27 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 40 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 15 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 14 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 20.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions368#214 of 5,508
With an injury27#580 of 4,660
Property damage only309
Fail to remain40
Involving a pedestrian7#411 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#182 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified32
Since January 2026 (outside the window)14
All since 2014462latest Jun 16, 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 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Nov 16, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#689 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#380 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20064latest Nov 16, 2019

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

30 thefts from vehicles and 50 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 13× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 16 in 2023–2025, about 5.3 a year, against 9.1 a year before that. 73% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle3060street/outdoor (22), commercial premises (4)
Bicycle theft50101street/outdoor (20), commercial premises (20)

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 Yonge-Bay Corridor.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Queen & Bay (East) a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#689 of 1,505), out of 368 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 Queen & Bay (East)?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #1063 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #31 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Queen & Bay (East)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bay St between Lane S of Adelaide and E of Bay and Adelaide St 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 Queen & Bay (East)?

The nearest Green P car park is 110 Queen St W (161 m away, 1,636 spaces, 28% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 917 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,710 spaces — 25 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (185 m).

How do I get to Queen & Bay (East) by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 206 m away; Union Station GO is 750 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 191 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 121, 114, 202, 13, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at Queen St West, 32 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Bay (East)?

145 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 Calii Love (54 m), Mos Mos Coffee (54 m), Patties Express (54 m), Tim Hortons (54 m) and Oi Sushi (60 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 Queen & Bay (East)?

The nearest is Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom, 100 Queen St W, 182 m away (View outdoor rink hours). Next nearest: City Hall (248 m); Union Station (733 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 Queen & Bay (East)?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,143 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hester How Early Learning Centre (248 m, 83 spaces), Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (288 m, 52 spaces) and George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (298 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queen & Bay (East)?

47 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,459 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 570 Bay St (427 m, 463 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 60 Richmond St E (450 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 111 Chestnut St (450 m, 144 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 252 Victoria St (452 m, 337 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 47 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 Queen & Bay (East)?

Toronto Police place 30 thefts from vehicles and 50 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 Queen & Bay (East) in?

Queen & Bay (East) is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. 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