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Talbot & Finch

Talbot Rd & Finch Ave W · Toronto, Ontario · Willowdale West · Ward 18, Willowdale

In Willowdale West, Talbot & Finch is a moderately travelled crossing. Nearby is Finch Station (Line 1) 627 m away.

Traffic volume
13,876
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 22, 2023
463 pedestrians · 26 cyclists · #1396 busiest
Collisions
60
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 41 property damage · #1779 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #540 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Finch Station 627 m · 8 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 990 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 30 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 4.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 50%, from 40 in 2016–2020 to 20 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 60 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Talbot & Finch

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Finch Station (Line 1)627 m
GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York at Yonge St. @ Finch Ave.637 m
TTC bus
36399897426012553 nearest 17 m
Express
939960953
Blue Night
336339320
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — Finch Ave West at Talbot Rd
Regional
York Region Transit 002 Milliken005 Clark023 Thornhill Woods077 Highway 7088 Bathurst091 Bayview098|099 Yonge (Late Night)099 Yonge300 Business Express301 Markham Express302 Unionville Express303 Bur Oak Express at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 2748 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Talbot Rd / Finch Hydro Corridor 463 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 68 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 (19)
  • St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 527 m
  • St Antoine Daniel Catholic Elementary School (Closed For Reno)English Separate · 564 m
  • R J Lang Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 660 m
  • Daryk HighPrivate · 665 m
  • TFSPrivate · 669 m
  • Churchill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 882 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (34)
  • Edithvale Park264 m
  • Carney Park389 m
  • Hendon Park414 m
  • Lorraine Drive Park457 m
  • Basswood Parkette551 m
  • Horsham Parkette622 m
  • and 28 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 1.4 km
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1.5 km
Signal
1206, activated 1978 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval East/West · transit priority

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; 195 eating places are within a kilometre — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Brick & Butter Bakehouse, 445 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2025.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 195 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Brick & Butter Bakehouse · 28 Finch Ave W, Unit-116445 mPassed, Aug 2025
Marathon Cafe · 28 Finch Ave W, Unit-111445 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 1 infraction
Yonge Potato · 28 Finch Ave W, Unit-110445 mPassed, Mar 2025
Sushi Amai · 28 Finch Ave W Unit-113445 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
The Chinese Block · 28 Finch Ave W Unit-109445 mPassed, Jan 2026
Brick & Butter Bakehouse · 28 Finch Ave W Unit-116445 mPassed, Aug 2026
Yonge Potato · 28 Finch Ave W Unit-110445 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Marathon Cafe · 28 Finch Ave W Unit-111445 mPassed, Aug 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 Edithvale Community Centre Washroom, 306 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 213 m away at Edithvale Park.

  • Edithvale Community Centre Washroom · 131 Finch Ave W
    View centre hours
    306 m
Drinking water
Edithvale Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 213 m; Hendon Park drinking fountain · 344 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 613 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (527 m, 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 613 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 6
  • St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme · 18 Kempford Blvd
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    527 m
  • Plasp St. Antoine Daniel · 160 Finch Ave W
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    564 m
  • Kids & Company - Finch Site · 5650 Yonge St
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    599 m
  • Play and Grow Child Care Centre · 227 Drewry Ave
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    661 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (865 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 865 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 865 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 1 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 865 m12 Canterbury Pl

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 six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,216 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 5430 Yonge St (668 m, 239 units, 14 storeys, built 1986), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 6 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 34 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 10 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings6 · 1,216 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202634 across the 6
Open fire-code violations10
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 20250668 m
5754 Yonge St · Colonnade Bridgeport11812197080 · Jun 20240 · 10 fire752 m
33 Drewry Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc816199669 · Sep 202601 km
77 Finch Ave E · Quadreal Residential Properties G.p. Inc.438211985100 · Jun 2024291 km
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 202501 km
5900 Yonge St · Q Residential23313197095 · Aug 202551 km

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 lots363 lots · ≈42,690 spaces · 128.1 ha
Within 500 m32 lots · ≈870 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 3,328 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.9 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking11 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
11 Finch Ave W · Surface532 m6267% (Q1 2026)
Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface686 m1,552 *
5667 Yonge Street · Surface694 m23 *
Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface735 m900 *
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface1.2 km5344% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 45 m away, ≈11 spaces; 48 m away, ≈14 spaces; 49 m away, ≈76 spaces; 54 m away, ≈2 spaces; 63 m away, ≈40 spaces; 64 m away, ≈13 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 22, 2023

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,105 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 44% of the total, against 111 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 2,135 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 1,856 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,906southbound · 9 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the west5,754eastbound · 7 bikes · 4.4% heavy
Total vehicles13,876463 pedestrians · 26 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east6,105westbound · 7 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south111northbound · 3 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,856 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,135 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 22, 2023

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 Finch Ave W between Eldora Ave and Elmview Ave, 255 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in October 2005 put the average speed at 56 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 70 km/h or more. That segment carries about 28,000 vehicles a day. Talbot Rd between Gaslight Crt and Blake Ave measured slower: 46 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 53 km/h (Sep 2009). The reading is 21 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Finch Ave W · Eldora Ave – Elmview Ave · 255 mOct 2005 · 24 h27,98756 km/h64 km/h70 km/h
Talbot Rd · Gaslight Crt – Blake Ave · 355 mSep 2009 · 24 h8,26446 km/h53 km/h58 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 2017, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 12 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions60#1779 of 5,508
With an injury12#1428 of 4,660
Property damage only41
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian3#1108 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#954 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality1
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201476latest Jan 21, 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 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Aug 5, 2016.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#540 of 1,505
Fatal1#140 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#238 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Aug 5, 2016

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

Four 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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle400street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 24, 2022. 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 Willowdale West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Talbot & Finch a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#540 of 1,505), out of 60 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 Talbot & Finch?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1396 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Talbot & Finch?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Finch Ave W between Eldora Ave and Elmview Ave (October 2005), found an average of 56 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Talbot & Finch?

The nearest Green P car park is 11 Finch Ave W (532 m away, 62 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 363 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 42,690 spaces — 32 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.9 km).

How do I get to Talbot & Finch by transit?

Finch Station (Line 1) is 627 m away; bus routes 36, 39, 98, 97, 42, 60, 125, 53 and 3 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Finch Ave West at Talbot Rd, 17 m); York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 005 Clark, 023 Thornhill Woods, 077 Highway 7 at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 2.

What restaurants are near Talbot & Finch?

None within 300 m, and 195 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Brick & Butter Bakehouse (445 m), Marathon Cafe (445 m), Yonge Potato (445 m), Sushi Amai (445 m) and The Chinese Block (445 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 Talbot & Finch?

The nearest is Edithvale Community Centre Washroom, 131 Finch Ave W, 306 m away (View centre hours). 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 Talbot & Finch?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 613 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (527 m, 142 spaces), Plasp St. Antoine Daniel (564 m, 28 spaces) and Kids & Company - Finch Site (599 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Talbot & Finch?

Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,216 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5430 Yonge St (668 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 5754 Yonge St (752 m, 118 units, RentSafeTO score 80), 33 Drewry Ave (1.0 km, 81 units, RentSafeTO score 69) and 77 Finch Ave E (1.0 km, 438 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 89 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 Talbot & Finch?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no 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 Willowdale West page.

What neighbourhood is Talbot & Finch in?

Talbot & Finch is in Willowdale West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 037). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.

Sources

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