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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, a protected bikeway and a park. Nearby: Queen Station (Line 1) 257 m away and Union Station GO 792 m away.

Traffic
22,887
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 3, 2025
29,390 pedestrians · 4,619 cyclists · #701 busiest
Collisions
202
police-reported · 2016–2025
2 killed or seriously injured · #497 of 5,519
Getting there
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Queen Station 257 m · 26 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
85/100
city median 48 · #146 of 5,672
84 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 109 m

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Richmond & Bay

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 8018 · 6 m

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Live camera RESCU 8018 · Bay St & Richmond St W
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Live camera · RESCU 8018 · Bay St & Richmond St W
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Traffic volume14-hour count · 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 16,177 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 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

Peak hours: 1,821 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,836 from 4:00 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 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, 21 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 3, 2026.

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 reported collisions202#497 of 5,519
With an injury32#461 of 4,669
Property damage only159
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian11#172 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist10#128 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
Severity not classified11
Since January 2026 (outside the window)21
Killed or seriously injured2#281 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#381 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Sep 3, 2023

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, 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; 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 0063, activated 1930 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Subway
Queen Station (Line 1)257 m · 3 min; King Station (Line 1)432 m · 5 min; Osgoode Station (Line 1)462 m · 6 min; St Andrew Station (Line 1)607 m · 7 min; Union Station (Line 1)652 m · 8 min; TMU Station (Line 1)694 m · 8 min; St Patrick Station (Line 1)871 m · 10 min
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville792 m · 9 min
VIA Rail
Toronto 829 m · 10 min
Streetcar
501 503 504 508 506 505 509 510 nearest 172 m
TTC bus
19 97 114 202 121 nearest 69 m
Blue Night
301 304 306 305 310 320
Nearest stops
13 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 77 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,445 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
17 car parks · about 6,050 spaces
EV charging
Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 319 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports; also Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (319 m), Yonge Street at Dundas St. (738 m)
Bike parking
144 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 129 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (319 m)
Other lots
12 mapped lots within 500 m, 587 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Queen St W · Garage270 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage469 m63152% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface607 m2092% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage738 m26258% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface751 m27 *—

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, 109 m away. Three specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Bakery (o&b) at 135 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 84 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 Dispatch Coffee, 26 m away. Four pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Rexall, 241 m away. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 580 m away, then SickKids at 1.1 km. Haven Toronto runs a seniors' active living programme 1.0 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Dispatch Coffee · 390 Bay St, Flr-10126 m
  • Za Cafe Pizzeria & Bar · 372 Bay St29 m
  • Hy's Steakhouse Toronto · 365 Bay St38 m
  • Stoa Coffee · 390 Bay St38 m
  • Daphne · 67 Richmond St W47 m
84 within 300 m · 364 within 1 km
Grocery
Freebird Market 109 m · 7 within 1 km
Food shops
Bakery (o&b) 135 m · 3 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
4 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Rexall 241 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day373 m · 4 min
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 83 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day403 m · 5 min
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day411 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 listed332 m · 4 min
  • City Hall · Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible403 m · 5 min
Drinking water: Cloud Gardens 131 m; Larry Sefton Park 426 m · 5 min
Health and care
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site580 m · 7 min
  • SickKids · hospital site1.1 km · 13 min
  • Haven Toronto · seniors' active living centre1 km · 12 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 Gardens162 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square342 m · 4 min
  • Toronto City Hall409 m · 5 min
  • Larry Sefton Park437 m · 5 min
  • Trinity Square461 m · 5 min
and 20 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (26)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 407 m · 5 min
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 549 m · 7 min
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 662 m · 8 min
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 691 m · 8 min
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 713 m · 8 min
and 21 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch343 m · 4 min
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.3 km · 16 min
Places of interest
  • Old City HallLandmark · 185 m
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 189 m
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 323 m · 4 min
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 363 m · 4 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.

85of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #146 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 · 84 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit23/28

    Queen Station 0.3 km · 13 stops within 300 m · 26 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go14/14

    library 343 m away · 8 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    5 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

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

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking

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 24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,168 rental units — 13 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 60 Richmond St E (451 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 92, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
60 Richmond St E Toronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 2026451 m · 5 min
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 2026546 m · 7 min
111 Chestnut St Toronto Community Housing · TCH14415198786 · Sep 2024671 m · 8 min
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 2025699 m · 8 min
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 2025744 m · 9 min
252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc.33737201796 · Jul 2026753 m · 9 min

24 registered buildings · 4,168 units · 13 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

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)

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 #701 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.41× the median for a counted intersection, and #35 for pedestrians.

Is Richmond & Bay a walkable intersection?

Richmond & Bay scores 85 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #146 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: library 343 m away · 8 places of interest within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 84 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

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 (270 m away, 1,636 spaces, 28% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 587 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,270 spaces — 12 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. (319 m).

How do I get to Richmond & Bay by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 257 m away; Union Station GO is 792 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 172 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 114, 202, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at Queen St West, 69 m).

What restaurants are near Richmond & Bay?

84 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 Dispatch Coffee (26 m), Za Cafe Pizzeria & Bar (29 m), Hy's Steakhouse Toronto (38 m), Stoa Coffee (38 m) and Daphne (47 m). 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, 332 m away. Next nearest: City Hall (403 m); Union Station (751 m).

Is there child care near Richmond & Bay?

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 Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (373 m, 64 spaces), Hester How Early Learning Centre (403 m, 83 spaces) and George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (411 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Richmond & Bay?

24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,168 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 60 Richmond St E (451 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 570 Bay St (546 m, 463 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 111 Chestnut St (671 m, 144 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 90 Adelaide St E (699 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 is 92 out of 100.

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. 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