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Finch & Baylawn

Finch Ave E & Baylawn Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Agincourt South-Malvern West · Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt

In Agincourt South-Malvern West, Finch & Baylawn is a high-volume crossing. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
19,296
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 21, 2000
559 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
188
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
17 with an injury · 114 property damage · #550 of 5,508 · +14 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #918 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,410 vehicles an hour, 2.1× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 35 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 19 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.1× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 39%, from 117 in 2016–2020 to 71 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 188 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Finch & Baylawn

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
39574316921 nearest 21 m
Express
939
Blue Night
339343
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Finch Ave East at Baylawn Dr
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Finch Ave E / Midland Ave 184 m · 14 docks · 2 stations, 25 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 (20)
  • Amanah Academy North America Foundation SchoolPrivate · 111 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Midland CampusEnglish Separate · 344 m
  • Midland Adult Education CentreEnglish Separate · 480 m
  • Sir William Osler High SchoolPrivate · 630 m
  • St Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 645 m
  • Kennedy LINCEnglish Public · 683 m
  • and 14 more
Community centres
  • L'amoreaux Tennis Centre1.4 km
Parks (10)
  • Kennedy Parkette607 m
  • Knott Park641 m
  • Alexmuir Park834 m
  • Chartland Park843 m
  • Havendale Park1.1 km
  • Highland Heights Park1.2 km
  • and 4 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 75 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 139. The nearest is Oguz Polov, 93 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés75 within 300 m · 139 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 38 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Oguz Polov · 4186 Finch Ave E 2893 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Shi Zi Lu Kou Noodle · 4186 Finch Ave E 2593 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Chahalo · 3262 Midland Ave Unit-E108166 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Fav Craft Kitchen · 3262 Midland Ave Unit-E107166 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Phin Cafe Bar · 3262 Midland Ave Unit-E105166 mPassed, Feb 2026
Pho Vietnam · 3262 Midland Ave Unit-E101-102166 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
The Second Tummy Tiramisu · 3262 Midland Ave Unit-E111166 mPassed, Jun 2026
Double Ming Chinese Dessert · 4186 Finch Ave E170 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 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

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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 461 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Tamarack Day Care Centre (765566 Ontario Inc) (477 m, 142 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 461 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 5
  • Tamarack Day Care Centre (765566 Ontario Inc) · 3315 Midland Ave
    142 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    477 m
  • A & A Daycare Centre · 3380 Midland Ave
    132 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    695 m
  • Lynnwood Heights Junior Public School · 50 Southlawn Dr
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    754 m
  • Chartland Child Care Inc · 109 Chartland Blvd S
    110 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    926 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 242 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (4.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 242 · 1 km2733 Brimley Rd
Police42 Division · 4.2 km242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 24 · 1.5 km3061 Birchmount Rd

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots224 lots · ≈37,780 spaces · 113.4 ha
Within 500 m17 lots · ≈6,090 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 84 m away, ≈112 spaces; 88 m away, ≈53 spaces; 128 m away, ≈8 spaces; 160 m away, ≈294 spaces; 199 m away, ≈3 spaces; 202 m away, ≈29 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 — 8-hour, Nov 21, 2000

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 9,507 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 378 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,753 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,858 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.3% 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 26 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2000, 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.

From the north430southbound · 0 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west8,981eastbound · 0 bikes · 5.6% heavy
Total vehicles19,296559 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 5.3% heavy
From the east9,507westbound · 0 bikes · 5.5% heavy
From the south378northbound · 0 bikes · 0.3% heavy
AM peak hour2,753 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,858 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 21, 2000

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 most recent midblock count on Finch Ave E between East Highland Creek Trl and Midland Ave (188 m away, Oct 2011) recorded volume only — about 18,586 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Finch Ave E · East Highland Creek Trl – Midland Ave · 188 mOct 2011 · 3 days18,586

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 2017, with 31 collisions; 2025 recorded 17. 17 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 64 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 34% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 14 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions188#550 of 5,508
With an injury17#1038 of 4,660
Property damage only114
Fail to remain64
Involving a pedestrian2#1738 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1845 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified57
Since January 2026 (outside the window)14
All since 2014230latest Jun 14, 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. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Nov 10, 2020.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#918 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#520 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Nov 10, 2020

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

Seven 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. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Feb 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle742street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 28, 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 Agincourt South-Malvern West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Finch & Baylawn a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#918 of 1,505), out of 188 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Baylawn?

A high-volume crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 21, 2000, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Finch & Baylawn?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 224 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 37,780 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Finch & Baylawn by transit?

Bus routes 39, 57, 43, 169, 21, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Finch Ave East at Baylawn Dr, 21 m).

What restaurants are near Finch & Baylawn?

75 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 139 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Oguz Polov (93 m), Shi Zi Lu Kou Noodle (93 m), Chahalo (166 m), Fav Craft Kitchen (166 m) and Phin Cafe Bar (166 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 Finch & Baylawn?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 461 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Tamarack Day Care Centre (765566 Ontario Inc) (477 m, 142 spaces), A & A Daycare Centre (695 m, 132 spaces) and Lynnwood Heights Junior Public School (754 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Finch & Baylawn?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 Agincourt South-Malvern West page.

What neighbourhood is Finch & Baylawn in?

Finch & Baylawn is in Agincourt South-Malvern West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 128). It is in Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by Councillor Nick Mantas.

Sources

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