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Richmond & Bay

Richmond St W & Bay St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Financial District BIA

In Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, Richmond & Bay is a busier-than-typical intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, Queen Station and a protected bikeway. Nearby: Union Station GO 667 m away.

Traffic volume
22,887
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 3, 2025
29,390 pedestrians · 4,619 cyclists · #685 busiest
Collisions
202
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
32 with an injury · 159 property damage · #497 of 5,508 · +14 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #281 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
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 74 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,630 vehicles an hour, 1.41× the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.3 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 20.2% of vehicle volume, about 26× the typical share. On average 20 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 8.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.78× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 10%, from 96 in 2016–2020 to 106 in 2021–2025. About one in 101 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Richmond & Bay

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Bay St & Richmond 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 8018 · Bay St & Richmond St W
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Richmond & 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 8018 · Bay St & Richmond 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)204 m; King Station (Line 1)311 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)422 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)444 m; TMU Station (Line 1)533 m; Union Station (Line 1)606 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)624 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville667 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 Terminal868 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 791 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 712 m
Streetcar
501503504508505506509510 nearest 167 m
TTC bus
19971211142021375 nearest 58 m
Blue Night
301304305306310320
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — Bay St at Queen St West
Cycling
Cycle Track on Richmond St W installed 2015
Bike Share
Temperance St / Bay St 64 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,527 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 (41)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 299 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 429 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 479 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 506 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 520 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 559 m
  • and 35 more
Parks (48)
  • Cloud Gardens130 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square278 m
  • Toronto City Hall334 m
  • Trinity Square375 m
  • Larry Sefton Park405 m
  • Courthouse Square Park479 m
  • and 42 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch316 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 147 m
  • Old City HallLandmark · 152 m
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 261 m
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 281 m
  • Four Seasons Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 357 m
  • CF Toronto Eaton CentreLandmark · 360 m
  • Massey HallPerforming Arts · 368 m
  • Osgoode HallLandmark · 370 m
Signal
0063, activated 1930 · FT · 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 183 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 18 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 360 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Dispatch Coffee, 26 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in October 2025.

Restaurants & cafés183 within 300 m · 360 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience18 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Dispatch Coffee · 390 Bay St, Flr-10126 mPassed, Oct 2025
7-Eleven · 372 Bay Stgrocery29 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Za Cafe Pizzeria & Bar · 372 Bay St29 mPassed, Aug 2026
Hy's Steakhouse Toronto · 365 Bay St38 mPassed, Feb 2026
Stoa Coffee · 390 Bay St38 mPassed, Jun 2026
Daphne · 67 Richmond St W44 mPassed, May 2026
John & Sons Oyster House · 56 Temperance St66 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Florin Trattoria · 80 Richmond St W67 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, 239 m away, View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 115 m away at Cloud Gardens.

  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    239 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    328 m
  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    649 m
Drinking water
Cloud Gardens bottle filling station · 115 m; Trinity Square drinking fountain · 377 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

20 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,283 spaces; 14 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (259 m, 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,283 spaces
Fee subsidy14 of 20
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 130 Adelaide St W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    259 m
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    264 m
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 100 Queen St W
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    328 m
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 14 Trinity Sq
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    368 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (735 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (754 m) and the nearest ambulance station 400 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 735 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 754 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 400 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 42 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,591 rental units — 26 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 60 Richmond St E (441 m, 50 units, 8 storeys, built 1990), which scored 90 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 91 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 67 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings42 · 6,591 units · 26 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202691 across the 42
Open fire-code violations67
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261441 m
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 20268 · 2 fire514 m
252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc.33737201796 · Jul 20262518 m
111 Chestnut StToronto Community Housing · TCH14415198786 · Sep 20241531 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251586 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250587 m
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire618 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250618 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 lots893 lots · ≈25,230 spaces · 75.7 ha
Within 500 m23 lots · ≈530 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 7,926 spaces
EV charging (City)Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 260 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports
Bike parking196 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 129 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (260 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Queen St W · Garage199 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage373 m63152% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage549 m26258% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface582 m2092% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface612 m27 *

Nearest lots: 165 m away, ≈3 spaces (Green P); 192 m away, ≈6 spaces; 269 m away, ≈4 spaces; 292 m away, ≈8 spaces; 293 m away, ≈12 spaces; 315 m away, ≈21 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (260 m, 40 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (575 m, 8 ports); 40 York St (663 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 east: 10,815 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 1 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the east (2,984 of 4,619). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,821 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,836 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% 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 north6,662southbound · 868 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the west1eastbound · 55 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles22,88729,390 pedestrians · 4,619 cyclists · 4.2% heavy
From the east10,815westbound · 2,984 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the south5,409northbound · 712 bikes · 4.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,821 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,836 vehicles from 4:00 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, 170 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 · 170 mSep 2021 · 5 days8,14234 km/h42 km/h48 km/h
Richmond St E · Victoria St – Berti St · 359 mOct 2007 · 3 days19,512

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 30 collisions. 32 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 21 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 14 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: 8.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions202#497 of 5,508
With an injury32#460 of 4,660
Property damage only159
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian11#172 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist10#128 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified11
Since January 2026 (outside the window)14
All since 2014263latest 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 3, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#281 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#381 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Sep 3, 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

One theft from a vehicle and 17 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 53% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 14, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft1731street/outdoor (9), commercial premises (8)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 14, 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 Richmond & Bay a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#281 of 1,505), out of 202 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 Richmond & Bay?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #685 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.41× the median for a counted intersection, and #35 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Richmond & Bay?

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 Richmond & Bay?

The nearest Green P car park is 110 Queen St W (199 m away, 1,636 spaces, 28% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 893 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,230 spaces — 23 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. (260 m).

How do I get to Richmond & Bay by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 204 m away; Union Station GO is 667 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 167 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 121, 114, 202, 13, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at Queen St West, 58 m).

What restaurants are near Richmond & Bay?

183 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 360 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Dispatch Coffee (26 m), Za Cafe Pizzeria & Bar (29 m), Hy's Steakhouse Toronto (38 m), Stoa Coffee (38 m) and Daphne (44 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 Richmond & Bay?

The nearest is Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom, 100 Queen St W, 239 m away (View outdoor rink hours). Next nearest: City Hall (328 m); Union Station (649 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 Richmond & Bay?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,283 spaces in total; 14 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (259 m, 65 spaces), Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (264 m, 64 spaces) and Hester How Early Learning Centre (328 m, 83 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Richmond & Bay?

42 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,591 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 60 Richmond St E (441 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 570 Bay St (514 m, 463 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 252 Victoria St (518 m, 337 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 111 Chestnut St (531 m, 144 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 42 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 Richmond & Bay?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and 17 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 Richmond & Bay in?

Richmond & Bay is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Financial District Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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