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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 1142 nearest 13 m
- Nearest stops
- 9 surface stops within 300 m — Bayview Ave at Ruth Ave; Bayview Ave at Argonne Cres
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Bayview Ave / Finch Recreational Trail 569 m · 19 docks · 2 stations, 38 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 (12)
- St Anne Catholic Academy, School of Virtual LearningEnglish Separate · 167 m
- St Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 167 m
- Dora Education CentrePrivate · 252 m
- Tyndale University College and Seminary School - BayviewPrivate · 366 m
- Lester B Pearson Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 564 m
- Blessed Trinity Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 825 m
- and 6 more
- Community centres
- Bayview Arena689 m
- Parks (19)
- Bowan Court Parkette206 m
- Conacher Park350 m
- Ruddington Park435 m
- Newton Parkette544 m
- Gustav Parkette610 m
- Bayview Arena Park687 m
- and 13 more
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
Toronto Public Health inspects 5 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 7 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Extendicare Bayview, 253 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Extendicare Bayview · 550 Cummer Ave | 253 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Harvey's · 3343 Bayview Ave | 256 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Donut Counter · 3337 Bayview Ave | 293 m | Passed, Apr 2026 |
| Independent- Your Independent Grocer · 3259 Bayview Avegrocery | 293 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Kaikaki Japanese Cuisine · 3307 Bayview Ave | 293 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions |
| Swiss Chalet Rotisserie & Grill · 3253 Bayview Ave None | 293 m | Passed, Feb 2026 |
| Nikki's Cafe · 3292 Bayview Ave Unit-100 | 487 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Willow World · 288 Cummer Ave | 863 m | Passed, May 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
No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 223 m away at Bowan Court Parkette.
No City washroom within 1 km.
- Drinking water
- Bowan Court Parkette drinking fountain · 223 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
Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 378 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Petit Pearson Child Care - North York (564 m, 207 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).
- Petit Pearson Child Care - North York · 7 Snowcrest Ave
207 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day564 m - Blessed Trinity Before & After School · 3205 Bayview Ave
103 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day824 m - Plasp St. Agnes - Toronto · 280 Otonabee Ave
28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day848 m - Willow World · 288 Cummer Ave
40 spaces · toddler, preschool877 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 111 (448 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 448 m away.
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
Within a kilometre there are nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,601 rental units. The nearest is 505 Cummer Ave (291 m, 175 units, 13 storeys, built 1967), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 19 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505 Cummer Ave · Schickedanz Bros. Properties | 175 | 13 | 1967 | 97 · Aug 2025 | 3 | 291 m |
| 70 Ruddington Dr · Schickedanz Bros. Properties | 107 | 18 | 1986 | 95 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 315 m |
| 60 Ruddington Dr · Schickedanz Bros. Properties | 179 | 18 | 1966 | 89 · Sep 2024 | 0 | 399 m |
| 50 Ruddington Dr · Schickedanz Bros. Properties | 189 | 14 | 1968 | 90 · Jul 2025 | 4 · 1 fire | 487 m |
| 10 Ruddington Dr · Novi Properties | 155 | 13 | 1967 | 83 · Aug 2026 | 4 · 2 fire | 632 m |
| 11 Ruddington Dr · The Brown Group of Companies Inc. | 155 | 13 | 1968 | 91 · Aug 2026 | 3 · 1 fire | 732 m |
| 4001 Bayview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management | 234 | 12 | 1971 | 94 · Sep 2024 | 0 | 808 m |
| 4003 Bayview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management | 172 | 12 | 1971 | 99 · Aug 2025 | 2 · 3 fire | 902 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
Nearest lots: 59 m away, ≈23 spaces; 151 m away, ≈84 spaces; 156 m away, ≈100 spaces; 264 m away, ≈435 spaces; 293 m away, ≈852 spaces; 299 m away, ≈23 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, Mar 25, 2025
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 13,983 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 217 from the east. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 2,776 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 13% above the afternoon peak from 5:30 p.m. (2,448). Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 18 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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
On Bayview Ave between Brenham Cres and Newton Dr, 390 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2025 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 32,000 vehicles a day. Ruth Ave between Algo Crt and Bayview Ave measured slower: 44 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 53 km/h (Mar 2013).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Ave · Algo Crt – Bayview Ave · 89 m | Mar 2013 · 24 h | 1,737 | 44 km/h | 53 km/h | 59 km/h |
| Bayview Ave · Brenham Cres – Newton Dr · 390 m | Jun 2025 · 3 days | 31,961 | 51 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
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
The worst year was 2016, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 4 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 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 Mar 31, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 0.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 23 | #3190 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 4 | #2887 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 19 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| All since 2014 | 28 | latest 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
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Bayview & Ruth a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 23 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 Bayview & Ruth?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #387 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.78× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Bayview & Ruth?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bayview Ave between Brenham Cres and Newton Dr (June 2025), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Bayview & Ruth?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 110 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,980 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Bayview & Ruth by transit?
Bus routes 11, 42 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bayview Ave at Ruth Ave, 13 m).
What restaurants are near Bayview & Ruth?
5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 7 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Extendicare Bayview (253 m), Harvey's (256 m), Donut Counter (293 m), Kaikaki Japanese Cuisine (293 m) and Swiss Chalet Rotisserie & Grill (293 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 Bayview & Ruth?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 223 m away at Bowan Court Parkette. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.
Is there child care near Bayview & Ruth?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 378 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Petit Pearson Child Care - North York (564 m, 207 spaces), Blessed Trinity Before & After School (824 m, 103 spaces) and Plasp St. Agnes - Toronto (848 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Bayview & Ruth?
Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,601 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 505 Cummer Ave (291 m, 175 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 70 Ruddington Dr (315 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 60 Ruddington Dr (399 m, 179 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 50 Ruddington Dr (487 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 is 93 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.
What neighbourhood is Bayview & Ruth in?
Bayview & Ruth is in Bayview Woods-Steeles (City of Toronto neighbourhood 049). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.
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 Mar 25, 2025.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 17 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.79415, -79.39401 · centreline node 13444298.