Toronto · intersection · signal 1457

St Joseph & Bay

St Joseph St & Bay St · Toronto, Ontario · Bay-Cloverhill · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

St Joseph & Bay is a busier-than-typical intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Bay-Cloverhill, in the downtown core. It has a bike lane, a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Wellesley Station (Line 1) 322 m away.

Traffic volume
18,003
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 9, 2025
18,980 pedestrians · 2,337 cyclists · #1024 busiest
Collisions
83
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 61 property damage · #1338 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Wellesley Station 322 m · 1 streetcar route · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Arterial - Connector
Bike Share: 35 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,290 vehicles, about the citywide median. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 13.0% of vehicle volume, about 17× the typical share. That comes with about 8.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 4.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 34%, from 50 in 2016–2020 to 33 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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St Joseph & Bay

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Wellesley Station (Line 1)322 m; Museum Station (Line 1)425 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)524 m; Bay Station (Line 2)536 m; College Station (Line 1)597 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)606 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)615 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)879 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 193 m
TTC bus
1994971326 nearest 20 m
Blue Night
306320300
Nearest stops
16 surface stops within 300 m — Bay St at St Joseph St; Bay St at St Joseph St North Side
Cycling
Sharrows - Arterial - Connector on Bay St installed 2010
Bike Share
Bay St / St. Joseph St 22 m · 15 docks · 60 stations, 1,240 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 (60)
  • St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 163 m
  • Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 257 m
  • The YMCA Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 323 m
  • Rosedale Day SchoolPrivate · 510 m
  • The Abelard Centre For EducationPrivate · 549 m
  • Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 553 m
  • and 54 more
Community centres
Parks (54)
  • Clover Hill Park64 m
  • Dr. Lillian McGregor Park240 m
  • Breadalbane Park243 m
  • St. Mary Street Parkette256 m
  • James Canning Gardens297 m
  • Norman Jewison Park308 m
  • and 48 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch702 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch706 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 310 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 432 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 456 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 491 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 514 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 545 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 563 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 581 m
Signal
1457, activated 1983 · SAP

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 102 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores, and 359 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Second Cup, 31 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés102 within 300 m · 359 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Second Cup · 1000 Bay St Unit-101 None31 mPassed, Jul 2026
Centre Street Deli Express · 995 Bay Stgrocery34 mPassed, May 2026
Choco Choo · 35 St Joseph St45 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tokyo Sushi · 33 St Joseph St60 mPassed, Mar 2026
Pizza Nova · 997 Bay St None60 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bay St Social · 1033 Bay St62 mPassed, May 2026
7-Eleven · 1033 Bay Stgrocery63 mPassed, Feb 2026
Petit Potato · 1033 Bay St63 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 Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 737 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 88 m away at Clover Hill Park.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    737 m
Drinking water
Clover Hill Park bottle filling station · 88 m; St. Mary Street Parkette drinking fountain · 255 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 846 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (284 m, 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 846 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 10
  • University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 35 Charles St W
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    284 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    322 m
  • Queen's Park Child Care Centre · 7 Queens Park Cres E
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    536 m
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    542 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (379 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 379 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 1.3 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.1 km135 Davenport Rd

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

103 registered apartment buildings with 14,623 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 13 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 26 St Joseph St (91 m, 65 units, 6 storeys, built 1920), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 103 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 344 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 113 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings103 · 14,623 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026344 across the 103
Open fire-code violations113
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
26 St Joseph St · Sk Properties & Development Inc656192095 · Nov 2025091 m
31 Phipps St · Sterling Karamar Property Management7872018100 · Nov 20252106 m
21 St Joseph StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation355199497 · Nov 20250108 m
16 St Joseph St · Akelius374192789 · Nov 20251141 m
925 Bay St · Morguard Corporation29333200596 · Jul 20260 · 4 fire190 m
25 St Mary St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.26025196592 · Jul 20242 · 4 fire193 m
1101 Bay St · Bentallgreenoak26528197987 · Jun 20261 · 6 fire241 m
55 Charles St W · Azuria Group Incorporated14732198183 · Oct 20253249 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 lots1,033 lots · ≈24,320 spaces · 73 ha
Within 500 m61 lots · ≈1,850 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 5,412 spaces
EV charging (City)9 Wellesley St W. · 229 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking170 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 85 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.5 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
13 Isabella St · Surface324 m3073% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface344 m12654% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage449 m64618% (Q1 2026)
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage691 m17575% (Q1 2026)
9 Bedford Rd · Garage841 m37151% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 72 m away, ≈22 spaces; 90 m away, ≈15 spaces; 92 m away, ≈63 spaces; 110 m away, ≈106 spaces; 132 m away, ≈13 spaces; 136 m away, ≈21 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Charles St E. (418 m, 23 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (681 m, 9 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (852 m, 2 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 north leg carries the load — 8,650 southbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 20. Most cyclists arrived from the north (1,017 of 2,337). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,573 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 25% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (1,260). Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% 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 north8,650southbound · 1,017 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west1,510eastbound · 276 bikes · 1.5% heavy
Total vehicles18,00318,980 pedestrians · 2,337 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east20westbound · 103 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south7,823northbound · 941 bikes · 3.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,260 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,573 vehicles from 5:00 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 counter on St Joseph St between Bay St and St Nicholas St (71 m away) recorded an average of 26 km/h in its 3-day count in December 2014; 85% of drivers were at or under 37 km/h. That segment carries about 1,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Wellesley St W (236 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 53,586 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 3 speed humps slow traffic on St Joseph Street between Queens Park Crescent East and Bay St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
St Joseph St · Bay St – St Nicholas St · 71 mDec 2014 · 3 days1,53626 km/h37 km/h42 km/h
Bay St · Charles St W – Bloor St W · 386 mSep 2019 · 7 days10,698

School-zone speed sign 236 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct35 · 41 km/h
Over the limit4.7%
50 km/h or more0.6%

Wellesley St W (eastbound), S/S - 113m East of Queens Park Cres E · 53,586 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • St Joseph Street · Queens Park Crescent East – Bay St
    3 speed humps

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 (15 collisions), and 2025 closed with 11. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions83#1338 of 5,508
With an injury9#1817 of 4,660
Property damage only61
Fail to remain16
Involving a pedestrian2#1566 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#404 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014109latest Jun 15, 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Sep 16, 2009.

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 seven thefts from vehicles and 18 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 71% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 78% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle742street/outdoor (5), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft1850street/outdoor (14), commercial premises (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 23, 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 Bay-Cloverhill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is St Joseph & Bay a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 83 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 St Joseph & Bay?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #1024 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #90 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at St Joseph & Bay?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on St Joseph St between Bay St and St Nicholas St (December 2014), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 236 m away (40 km/h), 0.6% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near St Joseph & Bay?

The nearest Green P car park is 13 Isabella St (324 m away, 30 spaces, 73% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,033 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,320 spaces — 61 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 9 Wellesley St W. (229 m).

How do I get to St Joseph & Bay by transit?

Wellesley Station (Line 1) is 322 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 193 m away; bus routes 19, 94, 97, 13, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bay St at St Joseph St, 20 m).

What restaurants are near St Joseph & Bay?

102 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 359 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Second Cup (31 m), Choco Choo (45 m), Tokyo Sushi (60 m), Pizza Nova (60 m) and Bay St Social (62 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 St Joseph & Bay?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 737 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. 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 St Joseph & Bay?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 846 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (284 m, 73 spaces), YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (322 m, 144 spaces) and Queen's Park Child Care Centre (536 m, 88 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near St Joseph & Bay?

103 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 14,623 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 26 St Joseph St (91 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 31 Phipps St (106 m, 78 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 21 St Joseph St (108 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 16 St Joseph St (141 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 103 is 89 out of 100; 2 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 St Joseph & Bay?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and 18 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 Bay-Cloverhill page.

What neighbourhood is St Joseph & Bay in?

St Joseph & Bay is in Bay-Cloverhill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 169). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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