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Richmond & York

Richmond St W & York St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Financial District BIA

In Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, Richmond & York is a moderately travelled crossing, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Osgoode Station, a protected bikeway and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Union Station GO 667 m away.

Traffic volume
13,583
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 30, 2024
17,647 pedestrians · 2,943 cyclists · #1428 busiest
Collisions
127
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
20 with an injury · 99 property damage · #852 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1297 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Osgoode Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track - Contraflow, Cycle Track, Sharrows
Bike Share: 44 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 970 vehicles an hour, 84% of 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 21.7% of vehicle volume, about 28× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 13 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 9.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.89× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 28%, from 74 in 2016–2020 to 53 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 127 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Richmond & York

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Osgoode Station (Line 1)152 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)248 m; Queen Station (Line 1)475 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)484 m; King Station (Line 1)532 m; Union Station (Line 1)600 m; TMU Station (Line 1)684 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 Terminal943 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 696 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 716 m
Streetcar
501503504508505506509510 nearest 35 m
TTC bus
199711420212113 nearest 253 m
Blue Night
301304305306310320
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Richmond St West at York St
Cycling
Cycle Track - Contraflow on York St installed 2024; Cycle Track on Richmond St W installed 2014; Sharrows on York St installed 2024
Bike Share
Richmond St W / York St 84 m · 17 docks · 60 stations, 1,452 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 (38)
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 457 m
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 473 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 555 m
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 558 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 565 m
  • Contact Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 594 m
  • and 32 more
Parks (50)
  • Nathan Phillips Square269 m
  • Toronto City Hall344 m
  • Cloud Gardens401 m
  • Larry Sefton Park445 m
  • St. Patricks Square488 m
  • Trinity Square502 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch330 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Four Seasons Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 87 m
  • Osgoode HallLandmark · 198 m
  • Campbell HouseMuseum · 229 m
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 296 m
  • Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 299 m
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 307 m
  • Old City HallLandmark · 326 m
  • The 48th Highlanders MuseumMuseum · 356 m
Signal
0074, activated 1928 · 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 146 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 20 grocery and convenience stores, and 361 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Little Anthony's, 10 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés146 within 300 m · 361 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience20 within 300 m · 39 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Little Anthony's · 121 Richmond St W10 mPassed, Jul 2026
Goldstruck Coffee · 133 Richmond St W Unit-10319 mPassed, Feb 2026
Senla Vietnamese · 133 Richmond St W Unit-10119 mPassed, Jun 2026
Volos Greek Cuisine · 133 Richmond St W Unit-419 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Cambridge Club · 100 Richmond St W Flr-1160 mPassed, Mar 2026
Hilton - the Market · 145 Richmond St Wgrocery90 mPassed, Apr 2026
Ministry of Chocolate · 145 Richmond St W90 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Hilton - Level Two · 145 Richmond St W90 mPassed, Jul 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, 201 m away, View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 389 m away at Cloud Gardens.

  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    201 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    335 m
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    507 m
Drinking water
Cloud Gardens bottle filling station · 389 m; Larry Sefton Park drinking fountain · 448 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

23 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,494 spaces; 14 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (107 m, 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km23 centres · 1,494 spaces
Fee subsidy14 of 23
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 130 Adelaide St W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    107 m
  • Life-Bridge Child Care · 330 University Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    277 m
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 218 Richmond St W
    97 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    288 m
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 100 Queen St W
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    335 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (465 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (586 m) and the nearest ambulance station 675 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 465 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 586 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 675 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

35 registered apartment buildings with 5,314 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 20 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 20 St Patrick St (387 m, 256 units, 14 storeys, built 1982), which scored 82 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 89 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 46 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings35 · 5,314 units · 20 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202689 across the 35
Open fire-code violations46
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 20246 · 7 fire387 m
111 Chestnut StToronto Community Housing · TCH14415198786 · Sep 20241493 m
248 Simcoe StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation5312199192 · Aug 20240535 m
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 20268 · 2 fire555 m
168 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 20254556 m
127 St Patrick StToronto Community Housing · TCH5412198092 · Aug 20240558 m
190 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation264199293 · Aug 20260588 m
50 Stephanie St · Bernada Properties28424196680 · Jul 20250637 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 lots882 lots · ≈24,330 spaces · 73 ha
Within 500 m29 lots · ≈680 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 7,362 spaces
EV charging (City)Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 275 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports
Bike parking195 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (275 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Queen St W · Garage156 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage567 m31141% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface584 m27 *
37 Queen St E · Garage645 m63152% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage722 m26258% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 31 m away, ≈12 spaces; 64 m away, ≈21 spaces; 80 m away, ≈8 spaces; 147 m away, ≈42 spaces; 150 m away, ≈3 spaces (Green P); 172 m away, ≈4 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (275 m, 40 ports); 40 York St (578 m, 12 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (717 m, 8 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, May 30, 2024

The east leg carries the load — 11,270 westbound vehicles, or 83% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 2,313. Most cyclists arrived from the east (2,615 of 2,943). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,211 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,037). Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north0southbound · 51 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 9 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles13,58317,647 pedestrians · 2,943 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east11,270westbound · 2,615 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the south2,313northbound · 268 bikes · 2.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,037 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,211 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 30, 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

The City's most recent midblock count on York St between Richmond St W and Queen St W (44 m away, Mar 1995) recorded volume only — about 19,663 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
York St · Richmond St W – Queen St W · 44 mMar 1995 · 24 h19,663
Richmond St W · Lane W of York and S of Richmond – University Ave · 92 mOct 2007 · 3 days19,827

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

2017 was the peak year (21 collisions), and 2025 closed with 18. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 9.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions127#852 of 5,508
With an injury20#879 of 4,660
Property damage only99
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian8#370 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#877 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 2014154latest Mar 31, 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 Mar 1, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1297 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#745 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Mar 1, 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

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and 11 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 1.0 a year before that. 55% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft1141street/outdoor (6), other (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 25, 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 & York a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1297 of 1,505), out of 127 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 & York?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1428 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 84% of the median for a counted intersection, and #103 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Richmond & York?

The nearest Green P car park is 110 Queen St W (156 m away, 1,636 spaces, 28% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 882 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,330 spaces — 29 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. (275 m).

How do I get to Richmond & York by transit?

Osgoode Station (Line 1) is 152 m away; Union Station GO is 667 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 35 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 114, 202, 121, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Richmond St West at York St, 253 m).

What restaurants are near Richmond & York?

146 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 361 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Little Anthony's (10 m), Goldstruck Coffee (19 m), Senla Vietnamese (19 m), Volos Greek Cuisine (19 m) and The Cambridge Club (60 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 & York?

The nearest is Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom, 100 Queen St W, 201 m away (View outdoor rink hours). Next nearest: City Hall (335 m); Harrison Pool Washroom (507 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 & York?

23 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,494 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 (107 m, 65 spaces), Life-Bridge Child Care (277 m, 57 spaces) and Kinder College Early Learning Centre (288 m, 97 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Richmond & York?

35 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,314 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 20 St Patrick St (387 m, 256 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 111 Chestnut St (493 m, 144 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 248 Simcoe St (535 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 570 Bay St (555 m, 463 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 35 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 & York?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and 11 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 & York in?

Richmond & York is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. 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