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Finch & Ardwick

Finch Ave W & Ardwick Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · Humber Summit · Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek

Finch & Ardwick, in Humber Summit, is a busier-than-typical intersection. It has Pearldale Station at the corner.

Traffic volume
19,639
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 8, 2025
1,731 pedestrians · 69 cyclists · #914 busiest
Collisions
126
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
25 with an injury · 73 property damage · #858 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
3
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
2 fatal · 2 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #53 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Pearldale Station
subway station within 250 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,400 vehicles an hour, 1.21× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 11 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Police have logged an average of 13 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 34%, from 76 in 2016–2020 to 50 in 2021–2025. About one in 42 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Finch & Ardwick

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Pearldale Station (Line 6)13 m; Duncanwoods Station (Line 6)385 m; Rowntree Mills Station (Line 6)503 m; Milvan Rumike Station (Line 6)820 m
TTC bus
37119166118 nearest 473 m
Express
937
Blue Night
336337
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — Finch Ave West at Pearldale Ave; Finch Ave West at Ardwick Blvd (West)
Regional
York Region Transit 013 Islington at Islington Av / Aviemore Dr474 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station 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 (8)
  • Humber Summit Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 357 m
  • Nile Academy School - Blue Haven CampusPrivate · 488 m
  • Success AcademyPrivate · 518 m
  • Gracedale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 605 m
  • St Roch Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 749 m
  • Beaumonde Heights Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 2 more
Community centres
  • Gord and Irene Risk Community Recreation Centre337 m
  • Thistletown Multi-Service Centre1.4 km
Parks (15)
  • Gord and Irene Risk Park380 m
  • Gracedale Park464 m
  • West Humber Parkland515 m
  • Duncanwoods Greenbelt532 m
  • Bluehaven Park612 m
  • Finch - Islington Park702 m
  • and 9 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Humber Summit branch1.5 km
Signal
1223, activated 1977 · SA2 · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 43 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Hakka No.1 Restaurant, 127 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés6 within 300 m · 43 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Centra Food Market (Ny) · 2592 Finch Ave Wgrocery110 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Caldense Bakery Cafe · 2588 Finch Ave W 101grocery127 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Hakka No.1 Restaurant · 2584 Finch Ave W127 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Mundo Sports Bar Lounge · 2560 Finch Ave W156 mPassed, Aug 2026
Fantastic Shawarma · 2558 Finch Ave W Unit-8a178 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Finch Convenience Store · 2544 Finch Ave Wgrocery240 mPassed, Aug 2026
Student Tasty Biryani · 2516 Finch Ave W278 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Fritou · 2518 Finch Ave W280 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Gord and Irene Risk Community Centre Washroom, 333 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 421 m away at Gord and Irene Risk Park.

  • Gord and Irene Risk Community Centre Washroom · 2650 Finch Ave W
    View centre hours · accessible
    333 m
Drinking water
Gord and Irene Risk Park drinking fountain · 421 m; Bluehaven Park drinking fountain · 521 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 205 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Educare Kindergarten - Islington (417 m, 90 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 205 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Educare Kindergarten - Islington · 2825 Islington Ave
    90 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    417 m
  • Rowntree Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 2765 Islington Ave
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    598 m
  • St. Roch Child Care Centre · 174 Duncanwoods Dr
    79 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    749 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 411 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 23 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 411 · 1.3 km75 Toryork Dr
Police23 Division · 1.8 km5230 Finch Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 51 · 1.4 km61 Toryork Dr

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

Seven registered apartment buildings with 915 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 22. The nearest is 3001 Finch Ave W (80 m, 166 units, 14 storeys, built 1993), which scored 95 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 8 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 915 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20268 across the 7
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest14 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
3001 Finch Ave Wsocial housing · Ahmadiyya Abode of Peace16614199395 · Oct 2025080 m
2600 Finch Ave W · Jolan Properties Inc.1137197194 · Aug 20240 · 1 fire82 m
50 Pearldale Ave · Casmik Property Management967196588 · Aug 20240 · 1 fire199 m
25 Duncanwoods Dr · Cando Apartments Ltd.14811196096 · Jul 20262451 m
35 Duncanwoods Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.757196995 · Aug 20240466 m
2765 Islington AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23714198494 · Nov 20255598 m
2715 Islington Avesocial housing · Our Saviour Thistletown Lutheran Lodge8051992100 · Nov 20251753 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 lots232 lots · ≈48,840 spaces · 146.5 ha
Within 500 m19 lots · ≈1,660 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 23 spaces
EV charging (City)14 Barkwin Dr · 1.1 km · 4 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
14 Barkwin Dr · Surface1.1 km2320% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 88 m away, ≈112 spaces; 122 m away, ≈80 spaces; 125 m away, ≈2 spaces; 148 m away, ≈609 spaces; 152 m away, ≈2 spaces; 158 m away, ≈9 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 8, 2025 (a weekend day)

The west leg carries the load — 8,769 eastbound vehicles, or 45% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 962. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,852 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 47% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,258). Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% 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 recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north1,563southbound · 14 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the west8,769eastbound · 25 bikes · 2.6% heavy
Total vehicles19,6391,731 pedestrians · 69 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east8,345westbound · 21 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south962northbound · 9 bikes · 0.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,258 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,852 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 8, 2025 · 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 Pearldale Ave between Topeka Rd and Duncanwoods Dr (294 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 24-hour count in April 2006; 85% of drivers were at or under 49 km/h. That segment carries about 3,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 20 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Pearldale Ave (181 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 45,174 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Finch Ave W · Pearldale Ave – Milady Rd · 87 mNov 2011 · 3 days19,588
Pearldale Ave · Topeka Rd – Duncanwoods Dr · 294 mApr 2006 · 24 h3,07241 km/h49 km/h55 km/h

School-zone speed sign 181 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct22 · 28 km/h
Over the limit1.7%
40 km/h or more0.3%

Pearldale Ave (southbound), 43 Pearldale Avenue · 45,174 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

2020 was the peak year (18 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 29 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% 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, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 1, 2026.

By year

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Exposure-adjusted: 6.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions126#858 of 5,508
With an injury25#633 of 4,660
Property damage only73
Fail to remain29
Involving a pedestrian10#199 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality2
Severity not classified26
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014154latest Mar 1, 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

Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, two were fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. 2 of the 3 happened in darkness — 67%, above the citywide 39%. 2018 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on Feb 25, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions3#53 of 1,505
Fatal2#12 of 319
Involving a pedestrian2#49 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness267% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20064latest Feb 25, 2019

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 13 thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 1.9 a year before that. 92% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1330street/outdoor (12), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft300street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 14, 2024. 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 Humber Summit.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Finch & Ardwick a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #53 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 Finch & Ardwick?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #914 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.21× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Finch & Ardwick?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Pearldale Ave between Topeka Rd and Duncanwoods Dr (April 2006), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 181 m away (30 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Finch & Ardwick?

The nearest Green P car park is 14 Barkwin Dr (1.1 km away, 23 spaces, 20% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 232 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 48,840 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Barkwin Dr (1.1 km).

How do I get to Finch & Ardwick by transit?

Pearldale Station (Line 6) is 13 m away; bus routes 37, 119, 166, 118, 937 within 1 km (nearest stop: Finch Ave West at Pearldale Ave, 473 m); York Region Transit route 013 Islington at Islington Av / Aviemore Dr.

What restaurants are near Finch & Ardwick?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 43 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Hakka No.1 Restaurant (127 m), Mundo Sports Bar Lounge (156 m), Fantastic Shawarma (178 m), Student Tasty Biryani (278 m) and Fritou (280 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 Finch & Ardwick?

The nearest is Gord and Irene Risk Community Centre Washroom, 2650 Finch Ave W, 333 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. 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 Finch & Ardwick?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 205 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Educare Kindergarten - Islington (417 m, 90 spaces), Rowntree Early Learning & Child Care Centre (598 m, 36 spaces) and St. Roch Child Care Centre (749 m, 79 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Finch & Ardwick?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 915 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3001 Finch Ave W (80 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 2600 Finch Ave W (82 m, 113 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 50 Pearldale Ave (199 m, 96 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 25 Duncanwoods Dr (451 m, 148 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 95 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 Finch & Ardwick?

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Humber Summit page.

What neighbourhood is Finch & Ardwick in?

Finch & Ardwick is in Humber Summit (City of Toronto neighbourhood 021), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek, represented by Councillor Anthony Perruzza.

Sources

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