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Richmond & Victoria

Richmond St E & Victoria St · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

In Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core, Richmond & Victoria is a busier-than-typical intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Queen Station, a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Union Station GO 787 m away.

Traffic volume
17,819
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 9, 2025
15,516 pedestrians · 2,927 cyclists · #1043 busiest
Collisions
140
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
19 with an injury · 108 property damage · #770 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 3 before 2016
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: 65 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,270 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.1 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 16.4% of vehicle volume, about 21× the typical share. That comes with about 14 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 7.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.58× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 29%, from 82 in 2016–2020 to 58 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Richmond & Victoria

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)117 m; King Station (Line 1)259 m; TMU Station (Line 1)506 m; Union Station (Line 1)697 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)720 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)722 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)855 m; College Station (Line 1)1 km
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville787 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 Terminal883 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 1 km — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 822 m
Streetcar
501503504508505506509510 nearest 134 m
TTC bus
97191211142027513 nearest 96 m
Blue Night
301304305306310320
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Richmond St East
Cycling
Cycle Track on Richmond St E installed 2015
Bike Share
Richmond St E / Yonge St (2) 75 m · 17 docks · 60 stations, 1,512 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 (46)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 101 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 205 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 317 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 346 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 387 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - SecondaryEnglish Separate · 397 m
  • and 40 more
Parks (55)
  • Cloud Gardens180 m
  • Courthouse Square Park249 m
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park341 m
  • St. James Park402 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden406 m
  • Trinity Square436 m
  • and 49 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch513 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch787 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 171 m
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 177 m
  • Massey HallPerforming Arts · 248 m
  • Old City HallLandmark · 324 m
  • CF Toronto Eaton CentreLandmark · 359 m
  • CAA Ed Mirvish TheatrePerforming Arts · 388 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 399 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 406 m
Signal
0027, activated 1927 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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

There are 140 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 14 grocery and convenience stores, and 366 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Osteria Ciceri / La Bettola Di Terroni, 17 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés140 within 300 m · 366 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience14 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Osteria Ciceri / La Bettola Di Terroni · 106 Victoria St17 mPassed, Jun 2026
Bob's Bulgogi · 105 Victoria St, Unit-Co325 mPassed, Mar 2025
Rabba Fine Foods · 85 Victoria Stgrocery31 mPassed, May 2025 · 1 infraction
House of McGrath · 75 Victoria St48 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 infractions
Melt N Dip · 26 Lombard St 594 mPassed, Aug 2026
Greenbox · 151 Yonge St96 mPassed, May 2026
Druxy's Famous Deli · 29 Queen St Egrocery102 mPassed, Aug 2026
Starbucks Coffee Co · 1 Queen St E107 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions

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, 498 m away, View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 188 m away at Cloud Gardens.

  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    498 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    524 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    543 m
Drinking water
Cloud Gardens bottle filling station · 188 m; Courthouse Square Park drinking fountain · 255 m · off

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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 823 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (229 m, 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 823 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 13
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    229 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    331 m
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 14 Trinity Sq
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    409 m
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 100 Queen St W
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    524 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (947 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 102 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 947 m207 Front St E
Police52 Division · 1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 102 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

73 registered apartment buildings with 10,304 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 41 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 60 Richmond St E (141 m, 50 units, 8 storeys, built 1990), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 73 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 135 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 82 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings73 · 10,304 units · 41 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026135 across the 73
Open fire-code violations82
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261141 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250301 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251315 m
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire338 m
25 Mutual StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin9711198395 · Jul 20260379 m
160 Jarvis Stsocial housing · Thed Salvation Army Toronto Harbourlight Ministries986200998 · Jul 20260 · 3 fire429 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250430 m
252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc.33737201796 · Jul 20262435 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 lots891 lots · ≈25,740 spaces · 77.2 ha
Within 500 m34 lots · ≈920 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 7,850 spaces
EV charging (City)Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 482 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports
Bike parking307 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (482 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
37 Queen St E · Garage93 m63152% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface282 m2092% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage479 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage482 m26258% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage721 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 150 m away, ≈106 spaces; 245 m away, ≈17 spaces; 269 m away, ≈148 spaces; 278 m away, ≈28 spaces; 294 m away, ≈22 spaces (Green P); 322 m away, ≈30 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (482 m, 40 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (548 m, 8 ports); 2 Church St. (718 m, 28 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, Oct 9, 2025

The east leg carries the load — 13,137 westbound vehicles, or 74% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 3. Most cyclists arrived from the east (2,191 of 2,927). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,525 vehicles in the hour from 6:00 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. (1,299). Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north2,377southbound · 296 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west3eastbound · 76 bikes · 33.3% heavy
Total vehicles17,81915,516 pedestrians · 2,927 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east13,137westbound · 2,191 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the south2,302northbound · 364 bikes · 4.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,299 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,525 vehicles from 6:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 9, 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

The City's most recent midblock count on Richmond St E between Victoria St and Berti St (58 m away, Oct 2007) recorded volume only — about 19,512 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Richmond St E · Victoria St – Berti St · 58 mOct 2007 · 3 days19,512
Victoria St · Scott St – King St E · 335 mJun 2007 · 3 days1,708

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

2019 was the peak year (24 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 2, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions140#770 of 5,508
With an injury19#940 of 4,660
Property damage only108
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian8#368 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#482 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014182latest Jun 2, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jul 21, 2015.

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

Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and 17 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 16 in 2023–2025, about 5.3 a year, against 2.1 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 53% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1484street/outdoor (14)
Bicycle theft1780street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 18, 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 Downtown Yonge East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Richmond & Victoria a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 140 lesser collisions. 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 & Victoria?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #1043 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #122 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Richmond & Victoria?

The nearest Green P car park is 37 Queen St E (93 m away, 631 spaces, 52% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 891 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,740 spaces — 34 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. (482 m).

How do I get to Richmond & Victoria by transit?

Queen Station (Line 1) is 117 m away; Union Station GO is 787 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 134 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 121, 114, 202, 75, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Richmond St East, 96 m).

What restaurants are near Richmond & Victoria?

140 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 366 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Osteria Ciceri / La Bettola Di Terroni (17 m), Bob's Bulgogi (25 m), House of McGrath (48 m), Melt N Dip (94 m) and Greenbox (96 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 & Victoria?

The nearest is Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom, 100 Queen St W, 498 m away (View outdoor rink hours). Next nearest: City Hall (524 m); St Lawrence North (543 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 & Victoria?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 823 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (229 m, 64 spaces), Bloomsbury Academy (331 m, 44 spaces) and Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (409 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Richmond & Victoria?

73 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 10,304 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 60 Richmond St E (141 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 90 Adelaide St E (301 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 25 Dalhousie St (315 m, 240 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 30 Mutual St (338 m, 302 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 73 is 88 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 & Victoria?

Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and 17 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 4 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 Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is Richmond & Victoria in?

Richmond & Victoria is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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