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Bayview & Finch

Bayview Ave & Finch Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Bayview Village · Ward 17, Don Valley North

Bayview & Finch is one of the ten busiest intersections in Toronto. It sits in Bayview Village. It has a red-light camera in place since 2022 that issued 248 tickets in 2025, a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. It is among the hundred Toronto intersections with the most reported collisions.

Traffic volume
57,441
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 16, 2024
765 pedestrians · 85 cyclists · #9 busiest
Collisions
631
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
82 with an injury · 515 property damage · #65 of 5,508 · +25 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #919 of 1,505
Red-light camera
248
tickets in 2025
since 2022 · 178 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 4,100 vehicles an hour, 3.5× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 75 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 63 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 11.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.2× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 13%, from 337 in 2016–2020 to 294 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 631 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Bayview & Finch

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
113942 nearest 25 m
Express
939
Blue Night
339
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Bayview Ave at Finch Ave East; Finch Ave East at Bayview Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Bayview Ave / Finch Recreational Trail 459 m · 19 docks · 3 stations, 57 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 (10)
  • Blessed Trinity Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 212 m
  • Finch Public SchoolEnglish Public · 262 m
  • Bannockburn Montessori School & Beth Tikvah SynagoguePrivate · 684 m
  • Dora Education CentrePrivate · 789 m
  • Cummer Valley Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 816 m
  • St Anne Catholic Academy, School of Virtual LearningEnglish Separate · 879 m
  • and 4 more
Community centres
  • Bayview Arena351 m
Parks (17)
  • Bayview Arena Park358 m
  • Laredo Park384 m
  • Gustav Parkette532 m
  • Maxome Park656 m
  • Newtonbrook Park726 m
  • Page Parkette754 m
  • and 11 more
Signal
0650, activated 1962 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 9 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 71 within a kilometre. The nearest is Grand Luxe Event Boutique, 396 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 1 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Grand Luxe Event Boutique · 3125 Bayview Ave396 mPassed, Apr 2026
Nikki's Cafe · 3292 Bayview Ave Unit-100542 mPassed, Jun 2026
Donut Counter · 3337 Bayview Ave738 mPassed, Apr 2026
Independent- Your Independent Grocer · 3259 Bayview Avegrocery738 mPassed, Jul 2026
Kaikaki Japanese Cuisine · 3307 Bayview Ave738 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Swiss Chalet Rotisserie & Grill · 3253 Bayview Ave None738 mPassed, Feb 2026
Harvey's · 3343 Bayview Ave773 mPassed, Jul 2026
Sun Star Chinese Cuisine · 636 Finch Ave E932 mPassed, Jul 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

No City washroom within 1 km.

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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 675 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Blessed Trinity Before & After School (213 m, 103 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 675 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 6
  • Blessed Trinity Before & After School · 3205 Bayview Ave
    103 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    213 m
  • Finch Flyers Child Care Program · 277 Finch Ave E
    146 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    262 m
  • Bayview Gardens Day Care Centre · 3125 Bayview Ave
    74 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    397 m
  • Bannockburn School · 3080 Bayview Ave
    110 spaces · toddler, preschool
    684 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 111 (582 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 582 m away.

FireFire Station 111 · 582 m3300 Bayview Ave
Police32 Division · 2.4 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 56 · 582 m3300 Bayview Ave

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

Six registered apartment buildings with 960 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 22. The nearest is 11 Ruddington Dr (311 m, 155 units, 13 storeys, built 1968), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 14 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings6 · 960 units
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202614 across the 6
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
11 Ruddington Dr · The Brown Group of Companies Inc.15513196891 · Aug 20263 · 1 fire311 m
10 Ruddington Dr · Novi Properties15513196783 · Aug 20264 · 2 fire427 m
50 Ruddington Dr · Schickedanz Bros. Properties18914196890 · Jul 20254 · 1 fire620 m
60 Ruddington Dr · Schickedanz Bros. Properties17918196689 · Sep 20240749 m
505 Cummer Ave · Schickedanz Bros. Properties17513196797 · Aug 20253795 m
70 Ruddington Dr · Schickedanz Bros. Properties10718198695 · Jul 20250846 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 lots124 lots · ≈13,680 spaces · 41 ha
Within 500 m19 lots · ≈1,340 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 81 m away, ≈29 spaces; 103 m away, ≈83 spaces; 132 m away, ≈51 spaces; 132 m away, ≈92 spaces; 146 m away, ≈10 spaces; 154 m away, ≈33 spaces.

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, Nov 16, 2024 (a weekend day)

Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 13,304 vehicles entering from the east to 15,170 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the south (53 of 85). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 5,127 vehicles in the hour from 2:15 p.m., 23% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (4,177). Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north14,872southbound · 12 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the west14,095eastbound · 12 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles57,441765 pedestrians · 85 cyclists · 1.5% heavy
From the east13,304westbound · 8 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the south15,170northbound · 53 bikes · 0.9% heavy
AM peak hour4,177 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour5,127 vehicles from 2:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 16, 2024 · weekend

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 Bayview Ave between Finch Ave E and Ruddington Dr (170 m away) recorded an average of 52 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 63 km/h. That segment carries about 25,100 vehicles a day. Finch Ave E between Winlock Pk and Manorcrest Dr measured slower: 51 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 59 km/h (Jul 2022). The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Bayview Ave (210 m away, 50 km/h limit), 1.4% of the 47,394 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bayview Ave · Finch Ave E – Ruddington Dr · 170 mJun 2019 · 3 days25,07552 km/h63 km/h69 km/h
Finch Ave E · Winlock Pk – Manorcrest Dr · 270 mJul 2022 · 3 days23,89551 km/h59 km/h64 km/h

School-zone speed sign 210 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct43 · 51 km/h
Over the limit6.6%
60 km/h or more1.4%

Bayview Ave (southbound) · 47,394 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 (84 collisions), and 2025 closed with 66. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 37 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 1% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 25 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 11.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions631#65 of 5,508
With an injury82#89 of 4,660
Property damage only515
Fail to remain37
Involving a pedestrian4#933 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1846 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified34
Since January 2026 (outside the window)25
All since 2014815latest Jun 28, 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. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on May 17, 2021. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#919 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest May 17, 2021

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 no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 7, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle101house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 7, 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 Bayview Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bayview & Finch a dangerous intersection?

By collision count, yes: it ranks #65 of 5,508 Toronto intersections for police-reported collisions in 2016–2025, and 1 of those left someone killed or seriously injured. 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 Bayview & Finch?

One of the ten busiest intersections in Toronto. It ranks #9 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 3.5× the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Bayview & Finch?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Bayview & Finch since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 248 tickets in 2025 (367 in 2024) and 178 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 1,111 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Bayview & Finch?

248 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 367 in 2024, and 178 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 1,111 tickets since 2022. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

How fast do cars go at Bayview & Finch?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bayview Ave between Finch Ave E and Ruddington Dr (June 2019), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 63 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 210 m away (50 km/h), 1.4% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Bayview & Finch?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 124 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,680 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Bayview & Finch by transit?

Bus routes 11, 39, 42, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bayview Ave at Finch Ave East, 25 m).

What restaurants are near Bayview & Finch?

None within 300 m, and 9 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Grand Luxe Event Boutique (396 m), Nikki's Cafe (542 m), Donut Counter (738 m), Kaikaki Japanese Cuisine (738 m) and Swiss Chalet Rotisserie & Grill (738 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Bayview & Finch?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 675 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Blessed Trinity Before & After School (213 m, 103 spaces), Finch Flyers Child Care Program (262 m, 146 spaces) and Bayview Gardens Day Care Centre (397 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bayview & Finch?

Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 960 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 11 Ruddington Dr (311 m, 155 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 10 Ruddington Dr (427 m, 155 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 50 Ruddington Dr (620 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 60 Ruddington Dr (749 m, 179 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 91 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 Bayview & Finch?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no 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 Bayview Village page.

What neighbourhood is Bayview & Finch in?

Bayview & Finch is in Bayview Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 052). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

Sources

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