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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
Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 15, 2021
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,659 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 59% of the total, against 55 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,390 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 876 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 6.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
Peak hours: 876 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,390 from 4:15 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 worst year was 2024, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 5 collisions (33%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 31, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 15 | |
| With an injury | 5 | |
| Property damage only | 9 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
On Alness St between Finch Ave W and York University Busway, 184 m from the corner, a 3-day count in January 2023 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,500 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alness St · Finch Ave W – York University Busway · 184 m | Jan 2023 · 3 days | 9,487 | 45 km/h | 54 km/h | 59 km/h |
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 2129, activated 1964 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority · bicycle signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 107 36 105 104 nearest 15 m
- Express
- 939
- Blue Night
- 336 329
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Alness St at York Univeristy Busway
- Regional
- York Region Transit 105 Dufferin at Dufferin St Stop # 7381399 m · 5 min
- Cycling
- Cycle Track on Alness St installed 2025; Multi-Use Trail on Finch Corridor Trl installed 2011
- Bike Share
- Dufferin St / Finch Corridor Trail 511 m · 6 min · 19 docks · 1 station, 19 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
- 1 car park · about 335 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 26 mapped lots within 500 m, 205 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3950 Keele Street · Surface | 2 km | 335 * | — |
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
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Anush Market, 638 m away. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Fred's Bread at 165 m. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 31 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is La Flota Takerias, 340 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Catp, 631 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- La Flota Takerias · 1046 Finch Ave W340 m · 4 min
- Georgian House Authentic Restaurant · 1044 Finch Ave W384 m · 5 min
- Doughbox · 1050 Finch Ave W395 m · 5 min
- Afiyet Shawarma · 1054 Finch Ave W401 m · 5 min
- Tim Hortons · 1060 Finch Ave W421 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Anush Market 638 m · 8 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Fred's Bread 165 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Catp 631 m · 8 min · 4 within 1 km
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
- Schools
- Bright Start Academy SchoolPrivate · 547 m · 7 min
- Nygh Outpatient and Community Services Centre/Urban InternationalPrivate · 625 m · 7 min
- Adelfiha's Christian AcademyPrivate · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Wilmington Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km · 17 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 park, a community centre, licensed child care, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Four thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 2 | 0 | street/outdoor (4) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 York University Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Alness St & York University Busway a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 15 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 Alness St & York University Busway?
A mid-volume intersection at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Dec 15, 2021, about today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Alness St & York University Busway a walkable intersection?
Alness St & York University Busway scores 26 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: 2 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; 2 grocery stores within 1 km · 31 within 1 km; nearest school 0.5 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Alness St & York University Busway?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Alness St between Finch Ave W and York University Busway (January 2023), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Alness St & York University Busway?
The nearest Green P car park is 3950 Keele Street (2.0 km away, 335 spaces). The City's mapping shows 205 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 64,790 spaces — 26 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Alness St & York University Busway by transit?
Bus routes 107, 36, 105, 104, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Alness St at York Univeristy Busway, 15 m); York Region Transit route 105 Dufferin at Dufferin St Stop # 7381.
What restaurants are near Alness St & York University Busway?
None within 300 m, and 31 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are La Flota Takerias (340 m), Georgian House Authentic Restaurant (384 m), Doughbox (395 m), Afiyet Shawarma (401 m) and Tim Hortons (421 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
How many thefts are reported at Alness St & York University Busway?
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the York University Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Alness St & York University Busway in?
Alness St & York University Busway is in York University Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 027), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak. The corner falls inside the DuKe Heights 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 Dec 15, 2021.
- 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.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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.
- 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 6 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: 43.77111, -79.47214 · centreline node 20142354.