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Queens Quay & Bay

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

In St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core, Queens Quay & Bay is a moderately travelled crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, a bike lane and parks. Nearby: Union Station (Line 1) 570 m away and Union Station GO 542 m away.

Traffic volume
15,954
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 5, 2024
27,488 pedestrians · 4,420 cyclists · #1213 busiest
Collisions
221
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
30 with an injury · 150 property damage · #444 of 5,508 · +13 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #962 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Union Station 570 m · 5 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane, Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard
Bike Share: 128 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,140 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 27.7% of vehicle volume, about 36× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 22 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 13.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.8× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 8%, from 106 in 2016–2020 to 115 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 221 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Queens Quay & Bay

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Queens Quay W & Bay St / Harbour Sq — 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 8115 · Queens Quay W & Bay St / Harbour Sq
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Queens Quay & Bay, 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 8115 · Queens Quay W & Bay St / Harbour Sq
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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
Union Station (Line 1)570 m; King Station (Line 1)814 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)899 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville542 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 Terminal321 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 640 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 494 m
Streetcar
509510503504508 nearest 36 m
TTC bus
114202121199775 nearest 62 m
Blue Night
310304320
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Queens Quay/Ferry Docks Station; Bay St at Queens Quay West North Side - Jack Layton Ferry Terminal
Cycling
Bike Lane on Bay St installed 2015; Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2015
Bike Share
Jack Layton Ferry Terminal 17 m · 23 docks · 50 stations, 1,215 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 (9)
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 896 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 0.9 km
  • George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 1 km
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 1.1 km
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 1.2 km
  • and 3 more
Parks (37)
  • Harbour Square Park Lands114 m
  • Love Park245 m
  • Toronto Waterfront Park301 m
  • Pier 27 Promenade Park381 m
  • 50 Queens Quay East Park420 m
  • Rees Street Parkette652 m
  • and 31 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Harbour Square ParkNature/ Park · 108 m
  • Jack Layton Ferry TerminalTransportation · 160 m
  • The Second CityPerforming Arts · 288 m
  • Scotiabank ArenaSports / Entertainment Venue · 314 m
  • Union Station Bus TerminalTransportation · 322 m
  • Harbourfront CentrePerforming Arts · 481 m
  • Redpath Sugar MuseumMuseum · 491 m
  • The Power Plant Contemporary Art GalleryGallery · 503 m
Signal
2416, activated 1963 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

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 64 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 368 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is My Roti Place, 24 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés64 within 300 m · 368 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 32 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
My Roti Place · 12 Queens Quay W Unit-10224 mPassed, Aug 2026
Sake Sushi · 12 Queens Quay W Unit-424 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 12 Queens Quay W24 mPassed, Apr 2026
Don Alfonso 1890 Toronto · 1 Harbour Sq Flr-3838 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Harbour Castle - Main Kitchen · 1 Harbour Sq38 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Harbour Castle Pastry · 1 Harbour Sq38 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
Harbour Coffee Bar · 1 Harbour Sq38 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 2 infractions
Harbour Gifts · 1 Harbour Sq Unit-1838 mPassed, Mar 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, 145 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 222 m away at Love Park.

  • Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    145 m
  • Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom · 25 Queens Quay W
    6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. · accessible
    153 m
  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    546 m
Drinking water
Love Park bottle filling station · 222 m; 50 Queens Quay East Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 455 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 600 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Pinnacle Jr YMCA (227 m, 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 600 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 10
  • Pinnacle Jr YMCA · 12 Yonge St
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    227 m
  • Kidz Kare Daycare · 15 York St
    96 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    350 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
    487 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

Within a kilometre there are ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,273 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 32 Freeland St (376 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 St100420220376 m
99 Lake Shore Blvd E · Element Property Management Inc20511202398 · Jun 20262620 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250659 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243727 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire753 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire844 m
49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH155198084 · Jul 20250858 m
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 20251884 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 lots408 lots · ≈16,010 spaces · 48 ha
Within 500 m22 lots · ≈1,770 spaces
Green P (public)19 car parks · about 6,669 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 663 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking190 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 218 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (433 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2 Church St · Garage662 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage679 m31141% (Q1 2026)
185 Queens Quay East · Surface923 m83 *
51 Dockside Dr · Garage932 m30619% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface1.3 km2092% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 29 m away, ≈24 spaces; 90 m away, ≈44 spaces; 148 m away, ≈92 spaces; 152 m away, ≈197 spaces; 158 m away, ≈131 spaces; 173 m away, ≈32 spaces. More EV charging: 40 York St (692 m, 12 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

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 7,170 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 668 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (2,027 of 4,420). Evening rush dominates here: 1,459 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:30 p.m., against 1,319 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Trucks and buses were 6.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,797southbound · 372 bikes · 8.3% heavy
From the west5,319eastbound · 1,897 bikes · 7.0% heavy
Total vehicles15,95427,488 pedestrians · 4,420 cyclists · 6.6% heavy
From the east7,170westbound · 2,027 bikes · 6.3% heavy
From the south668northbound · 124 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,319 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,459 vehicles from 5:30 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

On Bay St between Bay St N and Lake Shore Blvd W, 195 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 47 km/h or more. 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
Queens Quay W · Yonge St – Bay St · 98 mDec 2009 · 3 days15,283
Bay St · Bay St N – Lake Shore Blvd W · 195 mSep 2021 · 5 days8,38834 km/h42 km/h47 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

The worst year was 2024, with 29 collisions; 2025 recorded 26. 30 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 44 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 25 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 13.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions221#444 of 5,508
With an injury30#512 of 4,660
Property damage only150
Fail to remain44
Involving a pedestrian6#570 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist19#26 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified41
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
All since 2014265latest Jun 8, 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 Sep 6, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#962 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#541 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Sep 6, 2023

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

22 thefts from vehicles and 71 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 16× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 9.3 a year. 45% of the vehicle thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots; 56% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2270commercial premises (10), street/outdoor (8)
Bicycle theft71242street/outdoor (40), commercial premises (14)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 13, 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 Queens Quay & Bay a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#962 of 1,505), out of 221 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 Queens Quay & Bay?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1213 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #46 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Queens Quay & 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 Queens Quay & Bay?

The nearest Green P car park is 2 Church St (662 m away, 1,972 spaces, 16% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 408 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,010 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (663 m).

How do I get to Queens Quay & Bay by transit?

Union Station (Line 1) is 570 m away; Union Station GO is 542 m away; streetcar routes 509, 510, 503, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 36 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 19, 97, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queens Quay/Ferry Docks Station, 62 m).

What restaurants are near Queens Quay & Bay?

64 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 368 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are My Roti Place (24 m), Sake Sushi (24 m), Tim Hortons (24 m), Don Alfonso 1890 Toronto (38 m) and Harbour Castle - Main Kitchen (38 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 Queens Quay & Bay?

The nearest is Harbour Square Park Lands Fieldhouse Washroom, 25 Queens Quay W, 145 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Washroom (153 m); Union Station (546 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 Queens Quay & Bay?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 600 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Pinnacle Jr YMCA (227 m, 44 spaces), Kidz Kare Daycare (350 m, 96 spaces) and Waterclub Jr YMCA (393 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Queens Quay & Bay?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,273 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 32 Freeland St (376 m, 100 units), 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (620 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 55 The Esplanade (659 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80) and 1 Church St (727 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 Queens Quay & Bay?

Toronto Police place 22 thefts from vehicles and 71 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Queens Quay & Bay in?

Queens Quay & 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

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