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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
Which way is it looking?4 reference views
Fixed shots from the City, not live.The City's own feed for Richmond & Bay, replaced every few minutes. This card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds.
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.
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
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 202 | #497 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 32 | #461 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 159 | |
| Fail to remain | 18 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 11 | #172 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 10 | #128 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 21 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 2 | #281 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #381 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest 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 segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay St · Lane S of Adelaide and E of Bay – Adelaide St W · 170 m | Sep 2021 · 5 days | 8,142 | 34 km/h | 42 km/h | 48 km/h |
| Richmond St E · Victoria St – Berti St · 359 m | Oct 2007 · 3 days | 19,512 | — | — | — |
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 park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 Queen St W · Garage | 270 m | 1,636 | 28% (Q1 2026) |
| 37 Queen St E · Garage | 469 m | 631 | 52% (Q1 2026) |
| 87 Richmond St E · Surface | 607 m | 20 | 92% (Q1 2026) |
| 20 Dundas Sq · Garage | 738 m | 262 | 58% (Q1 2026) |
| 130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface | 751 m | 27 * | — |
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Community centres
- Harrison Pool929 m · 11 min
- Moss Park Arena1.2 km · 14 min
- John Innes Community Recreation Centre1.3 km · 15 min
- 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
- 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.
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.
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 buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Richmond St E Toronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto | 50 | 8 | 1990 | 90 · Aug 2026 | 451 m · 5 min |
| 570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd. | 463 | 29 | 2013 | 97 · Aug 2026 | 546 m · 7 min |
| 111 Chestnut St Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 144 | 15 | 1987 | 86 · Sep 2024 | 671 m · 8 min |
| 90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc. | 60 | 8 | 1980 | 92 · Jul 2025 | 699 m · 8 min |
| 25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc | 240 | 30 | 2024 | 100 · Nov 2025 | 744 m · 9 min |
| 252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc. | 337 | 37 | 2017 | 96 · Jul 2026 | 753 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
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 17 | 3 | 1 | street/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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jul 3, 2025.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras; live image from Traffic Cameras (RESCU).
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 13 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.65117, -79.38133 · centreline node 13466536.