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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 879 m away.

Traffic
17,635
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 3, 2025
30,545 pedestrians · 1,997 cyclists · #1083 busiest
Collisions
368
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured · #214 of 5,519
Getting there
Queen Station
subway station within 250 m
27 routes within 1 km · bikeway
Within a walk
88/100
city median 48 · #70 of 5,672
45 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 196 m

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Queen & Bay (East)

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Live traffic camera RESCU 8113 · 13 m

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Live camera RESCU 8113 · Bay St & Queen St W
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Live camera · RESCU 8113 · Bay St & Queen St W
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Traffic volume14-hour count · 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 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

Peak hours: 1,339 vehicles in the hour from 9:00 a.m. and 1,416 from 5:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

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, 20 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 2026.

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

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions368#214 of 5,519
With an injury27#580 of 4,669
Property damage only309
Fail to remain40
Involving a pedestrian7#411 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist8#182 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified32
Since January 2026 (outside the window)20
Killed or seriously injured1#689 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#380 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20064latest Nov 16, 2019

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Speeds here, last measured in 2021

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; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing
Signal 0064, activated 1927

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Queen Station (Line 1)235 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)461 m · 5 min; King Station (Line 1)519 m · 6 min; TMU Station (Line 1)615 m · 7 min; St Andrew Station (Line 1)688 m · 8 min; Union Station (Line 1)739 m · 9 min; St Patrick Station (Line 1)784 m · 9 min
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville879 m · 10 min
VIA Rail
Toronto 916 m · 11 min
Streetcar
501 503 504 508 506 505 509 510 nearest 259 m · 3 min
TTC bus
19 97 114 202 121 13 nearest 32 m
Blue Night
301 304 306 305 310 320
Nearest stops
11 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 164 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,447 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
16 car parks · about 6,264 spaces
EV charging
Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 232 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports; also Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (232 m), Yonge Street at Dundas St. (659 m)
Bike parking
134 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 164 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (232 m)
Other lots
13 mapped lots within 500 m, 609 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Queen St W · Garage183 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage390 m63152% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage659 m26258% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface664 m27 *—
87 Richmond St E · Surface694 m2092% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Freebird Market, 196 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Bakery (o&b), 137 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 45 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 364 — 8.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Calii Love, 61 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Rexall, 265 m away. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 501 m away, then SickKids at 1.0 km. Haven Toronto runs a seniors' active living programme 890 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Calii Love · 65 Queen St W61 m
  • Mos Mos Coffee · 65 Queen St W Unit-1261 m
  • Patties Express · 65 Queen St W61 m
  • Tim Hortons · 65 Queen St W61 m
  • Oi Sushi · 65 Queen St W75 m
45 within 300 m · 364 within 1 km
Grocery
Freebird Market 196 m · 8 within 1 km
Food shops
Bakery (o&b) 137 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
4 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Rexall 265 m · 3 min · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 83 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day316 m · 4 min
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day357 m · 4 min
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day460 m · 5 min
11 licensed centres · 652 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed245 m
  • City Hall · Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible316 m · 4 min
Drinking water: Cloud Gardens 218 m; Larry Sefton Park 339 m · 4 min
Health and care
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site501 m · 6 min
  • SickKids · hospital site1 km · 12 min
  • Haven Toronto · seniors' active living centre890 m · 11 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (25)
  • Cloud Gardens249 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square255 m · 3 min
  • Toronto City Hall322 m · 4 min
  • Larry Sefton Park350 m · 4 min
  • Trinity Square374 m · 4 min
and 20 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (28)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 494 m · 6 min
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 583 m · 7 min
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 604 m · 7 min
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 634 m · 8 min
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 636 m · 8 min
and 23 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch256 m · 3 min
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.4 km · 17 min
Places of interest
  • Old City HallLandmark · 98 m
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 153 m
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 236 m
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 284 m · 3 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

88of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #70 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 45 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit28/28

    Queen Station · 11 stops within 300 m · 27 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go14/14

    library 256 m away · 8 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    5 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.8 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    1 school within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot4/10

    traffic signal

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,248 rental units — 15 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 570 Bay St (459 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 92, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 2026459 m · 5 min
60 Richmond St E Toronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 2026495 m · 6 min
111 Chestnut St Toronto Community Housing · TCH14415198786 · Sep 2024584 m · 7 min
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 2025667 m · 8 min
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 2024674 m · 8 min
252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc.33737201796 · Jul 2026674 m · 8 min

26 registered buildings · 4,248 units · 15 social housing · tallest 43 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

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

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

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 #1083 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #31 for pedestrians.

Is Queen & Bay (East) a walkable intersection?

Queen & Bay (East) scores 88 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #70 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: Queen Station · 11 stops within 300 m · 27 routes within 1 km; library 256 m away · 8 places of interest within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 45 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal.

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 (183 m away, 1,636 spaces, 28% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 609 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,400 spaces — 13 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. (232 m).

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

Queen Station (Line 1) is 235 m away; Union Station GO is 879 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 259 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 114, 202, 121, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at Queen St West, 32 m).

What restaurants are near Queen & Bay (East)?

45 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 364 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Calii Love (61 m), Mos Mos Coffee (61 m), Patties Express (61 m), Tim Hortons (61 m) and Oi Sushi (75 m). 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, 245 m away. Next nearest: City Hall (316 m); Union Station (838 m).

Is there child care near Queen & Bay (East)?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 652 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hester How Early Learning Centre (316 m, 83 spaces), Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (357 m, 52 spaces) and Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (460 m, 64 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

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

26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,248 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 570 Bay St (459 m, 463 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 60 Richmond St E (495 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 111 Chestnut St (584 m, 144 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 25 Dalhousie St (667 m, 240 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 26 is 92 out of 100.

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. 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