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Torresdale & Finch

Torresdale Ave & Finch Ave W · Toronto, Ontario · Westminster-Branson · Ward 6, York Centre

Torresdale & Finch, in Westminster-Branson, is an above-average intersection for traffic. It has parks and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
17,314
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 22, 2023
1,298 pedestrians · 28 cyclists · #1092 busiest
Collisions
179
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
31 with an injury · 122 property damage · #581 of 5,508 · +13 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #935 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: 19 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,240 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. That comes with about 18 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 10.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 14%, from 96 in 2016–2020 to 83 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 179 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Torresdale & Finch

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
367160125104 nearest 34 m
Express
939
Blue Night
336307
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Finch Ave West at Torresdale Ave West Side; Finch Ave West at Goldfinch Crt East Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Torresdale Ave / Finch Ave W 17 m · 19 docks · 5 stations, 95 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 (13)
  • Northview Heights Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 425 m
  • Crawford Adventist Academy High SchoolPrivate · 498 m
  • Forest Valley Outdoor Education CentreEnglish Public · 543 m
  • Charles H Best Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 821 m
  • Wilmington Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 873 m
  • Associated Hebrew Middle School - Hurwich CampusPrivate · 1.1 km
  • and 7 more
Parks (18)
  • Robert Hicks Park191 m
  • West Don Parkland342 m
  • Ailsa Craig Parkette414 m
  • Bayhampton Parkette691 m
  • Hearthstone Valley Greenbelt761 m
  • Antibes Park799 m
  • and 12 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Centennial branch131 m
Places of interest
  • Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education CentreMuseum · 1.2 km
Signal
0998, activated 1973 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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

There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, and 15 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Finch Reactivation Care Centre, 297 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 1 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Finch Reactivation Care Centre · 555 Finch Ave W297 mPassed, Jan 2026
Lumacare Adult Day Program · 541 Finch Ave W408 mPassed, Jan 2026
Northview Heights Early Learning Centre · 550 Finch Ave W425 mPassed, Feb 2026
Westminster Funeral Reception Centre · 5826 Bathurst St562 mPassed, Oct 2025
Westminster Funeral Reception Centre · 5826 Bathurst St562 mPassed, Sep 2026
Tim Hortons · 4926 Bathurst St618 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Branson Preschool · 4866 Bathurst St Unit-1628 mPassed, Jun 2026
Belle Bar & Restaurant · 4949 Bathurst St Unit-5724 mPassed, Jan 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 Esther Shiner Stadium Washroom, 605 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 210 m away at Robert Hicks Park.

  • Esther Shiner Stadium Washroom · 5720 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    605 m
  • G. Ross Lord Park Hidden Trail Washroom · 4801 Dufferin St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    1 km
Drinking water
Robert Hicks Park drinking fountain · 210 m; Esther Shiner Stadium drinking fountain · 599 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 367 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Carousel Child Care Development Centre (293 m, 46 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 367 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 6
  • Carousel Child Care Development Centre · 623 Finch Ave W
    46 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    293 m
  • Northview Advent Child Care · 541 Finch Ave W
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    408 m
  • Northview Heights Early Learning Centre - North York · 550 Finch Ave W
    29 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    425 m
  • Branson Pre-School Ltd. · 4866 Bathurst St
    42 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    629 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 112 (694 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (2.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 694 m away.

FireFire Station 112 · 694 m5700 Bathurst St
Police32 Division · 2.9 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 55 · 694 m5700 Bathurst St

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

31 registered apartment buildings with 2,990 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 11 Goldfinch Crt (92 m, 174 units, 15 storeys, built 1964), which scored 95 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 109 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 19 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings31 · 2,990 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026109 across the 31
Open fire-code violations19
Tallest16 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
11 Goldfinch Crt · The Brown Group of Companies Inc.17415196495 · Oct 2025292 m
15 Torresdale Avesocial housing · Greenwin Corp.617199493 · Jul 20261130 m
12 Goldfinch Crt · Sterling Karamar Property Management14312196996 · Jul 202610153 m
605 Finch Ave W · The Brown Group of Companies Inc.2449196786 · Sep 20245 · 2 fire179 m
601 Finch Ave W · Sterling Karamar Property Management17014196986 · Oct 202523189 m
3 Goldfinch Crt · Q Residential17215196494 · Aug 20260 · 1 fire198 m
4 Goldfinch Crt · Sterling Karamar Property Management9512196998 · Aug 202623271 m
623 Finch Ave Wsocial housing · H & R Property Management14112198394 · Oct 20250293 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 lots271 lots · ≈44,250 spaces · 132.8 ha
Within 500 m15 lots · ≈3,260 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 80 m away, ≈97 spaces; 96 m away, ≈202 spaces; 124 m away, ≈129 spaces; 124 m away, ≈38 spaces; 129 m away, ≈696 spaces; 130 m away, ≈142 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

The east leg carries the load — 8,517 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 638. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,446 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,581 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north881southbound · 2 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the west7,278eastbound · 14 bikes · 4.4% heavy
Total vehicles17,3141,298 pedestrians · 28 cyclists · 4.1% heavy
From the east8,517westbound · 9 bikes · 4.1% heavy
From the south638northbound · 3 bikes · 2.2% heavy
AM peak hour2,446 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,581 vehicles from 5:00 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

The City's counter on Finch Ave W between Red Robinway and Virgilwood Dr (349 m away) recorded an average of 53 km/h in its 24-hour count in August 2017; 85% of drivers were at or under 63 km/h. That segment carries about 26,600 vehicles a day. Torresdale Ave between Finch Ave W and Robert Hicks Dr measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 45 km/h (Aug 2022). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Torresdale Ave · Finch Ave W – Robert Hicks Dr · 126 mAug 2022 · 3 days2,62838 km/h45 km/h49 km/h
Finch Ave W · Red Robinway – Virgilwood Dr · 349 mAug 2017 · 24 h26,62753 km/h63 km/h68 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

2022 was the peak year (23 collisions), and 2025 closed with 22. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 34 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions179#581 of 5,508
With an injury31#483 of 4,660
Property damage only122
Fail to remain34
Involving a pedestrian6#566 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#327 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified26
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
All since 2014241latest Jun 13, 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 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jun 13, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#935 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Jun 13, 2023

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 100 thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 18× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 10.7 a year. 62% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 71% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100270street/outdoor (62), apartment parking (32)
Bicycle theft721street/outdoor (5), apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 18, 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 Westminster-Branson.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Torresdale & Finch a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#935 of 1,505), out of 179 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 Torresdale & Finch?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #1092 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Torresdale & Finch?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Finch Ave W between Red Robinway and Virgilwood Dr (August 2017), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 63 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Torresdale & Finch?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 271 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 44,250 spaces — 15 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Torresdale & Finch by transit?

Bus routes 36, 7, 160, 125, 104, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Finch Ave West at Torresdale Ave West Side, 34 m).

What restaurants are near Torresdale & Finch?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 15 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Finch Reactivation Care Centre (297 m), Lumacare Adult Day Program (408 m), Northview Heights Early Learning Centre (425 m), Westminster Funeral Reception Centre (562 m) and Westminster Funeral Reception Centre (562 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 Torresdale & Finch?

The nearest is Esther Shiner Stadium Washroom, 5720 Bathurst St, 605 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: G. Ross Lord Park Hidden Trail Washroom (1.0 km). 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 Torresdale & Finch?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 367 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Carousel Child Care Development Centre (293 m, 46 spaces), Northview Advent Child Care (408 m, 49 spaces) and Northview Heights Early Learning Centre - North York (425 m, 29 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Torresdale & Finch?

31 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,990 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 11 Goldfinch Crt (92 m, 174 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 15 Torresdale Ave (130 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 12 Goldfinch Crt (153 m, 143 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 605 Finch Ave W (179 m, 244 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 31 is 91 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 Torresdale & Finch?

Toronto Police place 100 thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 Westminster-Branson page.

What neighbourhood is Torresdale & Finch in?

Torresdale & Finch is in Westminster-Branson (City of Toronto neighbourhood 035). It is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined