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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 volume14-hour count · 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 19 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 2,776 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,448 from 5:30 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 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.
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 | 23 | 0.8 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 4 | |
| Property damage only | 19 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| 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 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; 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 11 42 nearest 13 m
- Nearest stops
- 7 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 577 m · 7 min · 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 9 mapped lots within 500 m, 63 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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 Independent- Your Independent Grocer, 326 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 5 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Harvey's, 259 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Main Drug Mart, 450 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is St. John's Rehab, 1.2 km away. For seniors' housing: Extendicare Bayview, a long-term care home 470 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Harvey's · 3343 Bayview Ave259 m · 3 min
- Donut Counter · 3337 Bayview Ave326 m · 4 min
- Kaikaki Japanese Cuisine · 3307 Bayview Ave326 m · 4 min
- Swiss Chalet Rotisserie & Grill · 3253 Bayview Ave None326 m · 4 min
- Nikki's Cafe · 3292 Bayview Ave Unit-100500 m · 6 min
- Grocery
- Independent- Your Independent Grocer 326 m · 4 min
- Pharmacy
- Main Drug Mart 450 m · 5 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Petit Pearson Child Care - North York · 207 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day860 m · 10 min
- Blessed Trinity Before & After School · 103 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day879 m · 10 min
- Health and care
- St. John's Rehab · hospital site1.2 km · 14 min
- Extendicare Bayview · long-term care home470 m · 6 min
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
- Parks (15)
- Bowan Court Parkette287 m · 3 min
- Conacher Park575 m · 7 min
- Newton Parkette587 m · 7 min
- Ruddington Park661 m · 8 min
- Gustav Parkette772 m · 9 min
- Community centres
- Bayview Arena762 m · 9 min
- Schools (9)
- St Anne Catholic Academy, School of Virtual LearningEnglish Separate · 222 m
- St Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 222 m
- Dora Education CentrePrivate · 284 m · 3 min
- Tyndale University College and Seminary School - BayviewPrivate · 470 m · 6 min
- Lester B Pearson Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 860 m · 10 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 library or a public washroom.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,194 rental units. The nearest is 505 Cummer Ave (386 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 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505 Cummer Ave · Schickedanz Bros. Properties | 175 | 13 | 1967 | 97 · Aug 2025 | 386 m · 5 min |
| 70 Ruddington Dr · Schickedanz Bros. Properties | 107 | 18 | 1986 | 95 · Jul 2025 | 451 m · 5 min |
| 60 Ruddington Dr · Schickedanz Bros. Properties | 179 | 18 | 1966 | 89 · Sep 2024 | 643 m · 8 min |
| 50 Ruddington Dr · Schickedanz Bros. Properties | 189 | 14 | 1968 | 90 · Jul 2025 | 789 m · 9 min |
| 11 Ruddington Dr · The Brown Group of Companies Inc. | 155 | 13 | 1968 | 91 · Aug 2026 | 808 m · 10 min |
| 10 Ruddington Dr · Novi Properties | 155 | 13 | 1967 | 83 · Aug 2026 | 808 m · 10 min |
7 registered buildings · 1,194 units · tallest 18 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.
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 #394 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.78× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Bayview & Ruth a walkable intersection?
Bayview & Ruth scores 34 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: 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 4 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km; 7 stops within 300 m · 2 routes within 1 km.
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 63 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 8,420 spaces — 9 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?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 5 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Harvey's (259 m), Donut Counter (326 m), Kaikaki Japanese Cuisine (326 m), Swiss Chalet Rotisserie & Grill (326 m) and Nikki's Cafe (500 m). 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 306 m away at Bowan Court Parkette.
Is there child care near Bayview & Ruth?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 310 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Petit Pearson Child Care - North York (860 m, 207 spaces) and Blessed Trinity Before & After School (879 m, 103 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Bayview & Ruth?
Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,194 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 505 Cummer Ave (386 m, 175 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 70 Ruddington Dr (451 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 60 Ruddington Dr (643 m, 179 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 50 Ruddington Dr (789 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 91 out of 100.
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 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; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; 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.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 17 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: 43.79415, -79.39401 · centreline node 13444298.