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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 · 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 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 1,856 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,135 from 4:15 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 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, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 14, 2026.
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
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 60 | #1779 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 12 | #1428 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 41 | |
| Fail to remain | 7 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1108 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #954 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #540 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | #140 of 319 |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #238 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Aug 5, 2016 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2009
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. The reading is 21 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 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).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finch Ave W · Eldora Ave – Elmview Ave · 255 m | Oct 2005 · 24 h | 27,987 | 56 km/h | 64 km/h | 70 km/h |
| Talbot Rd · Gaslight Crt – Blake Ave · 355 m | Sep 2009 · 24 h | 8,264 | 46 km/h | 53 km/h | 58 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 1206, activated 1978 · leading pedestrian interval East/West · transit priority
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Finch Station (Line 1)669 m · 8 min
- GO Transit
- GO bus 96 Oshawa / Finch Express 27 Milton / North York 19 Mississauga / North York 67 Keswick / North York 32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York at Yonge St. @ Finch Ave.708 m · 8 min
- TTC bus
- 36 39 97 98 42 60 125 53 nearest 17 m
- Express
- 939 960
- Blue Night
- 336 339 320
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Finch Ave West at Talbot Rd
- Regional
- York Region Transit 002 Milliken 005 Clark 077 Highway 7 091 Bayview 300 Business Express 301 Markham Express 302 Unionville Express 303 Bur Oak Express 304 Mount Joy Express 305 Box Grove Express 391 Bayview Express blue B Viva Blue B at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 2901 m · 11 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Talbot Rd / Finch Hydro Corridor 470 m · 6 min · 15 docks · 3 stations, 53 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
- 7 car parks · about 2,830 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- 5 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 29 mapped lots within 500 m, 244 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Finch Ave W · Surface | 557 m | 62 | 67% (Q1 2026) |
| 5667 Yonge Street · Surface | 835 m | 23 * | — |
| Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface | 869 m | 1,552 * | — |
| Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface | 925 m | 900 * | — |
| 180 Beecroft Road · Surface | 1.6 km | 173 * | — |
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 H Mart, 778 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 86 eating places are within a kilometre — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Marathon Cafe, 475 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Family Pharmacy, 63 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. North York Seniors Centre - Active Living Centre - Multicultural runs a seniors' active living programme 708 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Marathon Cafe · 28 Finch Ave W Unit-111475 m · 6 min
- Sushi Amai · 28 Finch Ave W Unit-113475 m · 6 min
- The Chinese Block · 28 Finch Ave W Unit-109475 m · 6 min
- Yonge Potato · 28 Finch Ave W Unit-110475 m · 6 min
- 19 Eatery · 19c Finch Ave W None488 m · 6 min
- Grocery
- H Mart 778 m · 9 min
- Food shops
- Brick & Butter Bakehouse 475 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Family Pharmacy 63 m · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- PLASP St. Antoine Daniel · 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day609 m · 7 min
- Kids & Company - Finch Site · 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day634 m · 8 min
- St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme · 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day690 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Edithvale Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed349 m · 4 min
- Health and care
- North York Seniors Centre - Active Living Centre - Multicultural · seniors' active living centre708 m · 8 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 (21)
- Edithvale Park345 m · 4 min
- Carney Park475 m · 6 min
- Hendon Park554 m · 7 min
- Lorraine Drive Park594 m · 7 min
- Olive Square Park685 m · 8 min
- Community centres
- Edithvale Community Centre345 m · 4 min
- Schools (15)
- St Antoine Daniel Catholic Elementary School (Closed For Reno)English Separate · 608 m · 7 min
- St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 690 m · 8 min
- TFSPrivate · 745 m · 9 min
- Daryk HighPrivate · 867 m · 10 min
- R J Lang Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 892 m · 11 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 care or retirement home.
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.
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.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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. Its latest count is from Nov 22, 2023, about the median for a counted intersection.
Is Talbot & Finch a walkable intersection?
Talbot & Finch scores 45 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: 2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; Finch Station 0.7 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 86 within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
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 (557 m away, 62 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 244 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,310 spaces — 29 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Talbot & Finch by transit?
Finch Station (Line 1) is 669 m away; bus routes 36, 39, 97, 98, 42, 60, 125, 53 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Finch Ave West at Talbot Rd, 17 m); York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 005 Clark, 077 Highway 7, 091 Bayview at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 2.
What restaurants are near Talbot & Finch?
None within 300 m, and 86 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Marathon Cafe (475 m), Sushi Amai (475 m), The Chinese Block (475 m), Yonge Potato (475 m) and 19 Eatery (488 m). 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, 349 m away.
Is there child care near Talbot & Finch?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 306 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are PLASP St. Antoine Daniel (609 m, 28 spaces), Kids & Company - Finch Site (634 m, 65 spaces) and St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (690 m, 142 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
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. 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
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 Nov 22, 2023.
- 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.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 18 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: 43.77812, -79.42299 · centreline node 13446359.