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Wilson & Ridley

Wilson Ave & Ridley Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · Bedford Park-Nortown · Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence

At its last City count, in 2022, Wilson & Ridley, in Bedford Park-Nortown, was a busier-than-typical intersection. It has a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
9,790
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 26, 2022
366 pedestrians · 2 cyclists
Collisions
43
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #2298 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
10 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
53/100
city median 48 · #2,360 of 5,672
1 place to eat within 300 m · grocery 488 m

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Wilson & Ridley

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Jan 26, 2022

The west leg carries the load — 4,622 eastbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 378. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,433 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 12% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,276). Trucks and buses were 7.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north378southbound · 0 bikes · 9.3% heavy
From the west4,622eastbound · 1 bikes · 7.9% heavy
Total vehicles9,790366 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 7.6% heavy
From the east3,837westbound · 0 bikes · 8.1% heavy
From the south953northbound · 1 bikes · 3.9% heavy

Peak hours: 1,276 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,433 from 4:00 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 9 collisions. 21% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 14, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions43#2298 of 5,519
With an injury9#1968 of 4,669
Property damage only31
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist2
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on Wilson Ave between Belgrave Ave and Avenue Rd (331 m away) recorded an average of 48 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 58 km/h. That segment carries about 15,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Ridley Blvd between Delhi Ave and Armour Blvd measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Mar 2022). At the school-zone speed sign on Wilson Ave (323 m away, 40 km/h limit), 12% of the 214,602 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Ridley Blvd · Delhi Ave – Armour Blvd · 331 mMar 2022 · 3 days89634 km/h40 km/h45 km/h
Wilson Ave · Belgrave Ave – Avenue Rd · 331 mMay 2022 · 3 days15,89548 km/h58 km/h63 km/h
Speed sign
Wilson Ave (eastbound), 323 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 40 km/h, 85th percentile 49 km/h; 12% at 50 km/h or more. 214,602 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 1738, activated 1996 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
96 165 61 97 400 7 160 nearest 12 m
Express
996
Blue Night
396 307
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Wilson Ave at Ridley Blvd
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.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
3 car parks · about 265 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
2 post-and-rings within 300 m
Other lots
38 mapped lots within 500 m, 282 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
246 Brooke Ave · Surface821 m9467% (Q1 2026)
1880 Avenue Rd · Surface1 km3232% (Q1 2026)
3885 Yonge St · Surface1.8 km13929% (Q1 2026)

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

The nearest grocery store is Bruno's Fine Foods, 488 m away; 2 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 44 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Domino's, 68 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Beaver Drugs Limited, 40 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Baycrest Hospital, 1.6 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Domino's · 182 Wilson Ave68 m
  • Tcscc - Family Bistro · 141 Wilson Ave Flr-1451 m · 5 min
  • Tcscc - Sports Grill · 141 Wilson Ave Flr-1451 m · 5 min
  • Chiang Rai · 2070 Avenue Rd499 m · 6 min
  • L.s.l · 2066 Avenue Rd509 m · 6 min
1 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Grocery
Bruno's Fine Foods 488 m · 6 min · 2 within 1 km
Food shops
Short and Sweet Bakeshop 784 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Beaver Drugs Limited 40 m · 4 within 1 km
Child care
  • Temple Sinai Nursery School · 55 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day189 m
  • Armour Heights Child Care Program · 110 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day441 m · 5 min
  • PLASP St. Margaret C.S. · 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day620 m · 7 min
5 licensed centres · 347 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Armour Heights Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed199 m
Health and care
  • Baycrest Hospital · hospital site1.6 km · 19 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
  • Bathurst - Wilson Parkette842 m · 10 min
  • 167 Armour Blvd Parkette1.3 km · 15 min
  • Grey Parkette1.3 km · 15 min
  • Stewart A. McGregor Parkette1.3 km · 15 min
  • Old Orchard Park1.3 km · 16 min
Community centres
Schools (6)
  • Glen Briar Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 189 m
  • Armour Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 441 m · 5 min
  • St Margaret Catholic Elementary School - Carmichael SiteEnglish Separate · 620 m · 7 min
  • Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • Magnificent Minds SchoolPrivate · 1.2 km · 15 min
and 1 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Armour Heights branch218 m

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 care or retirement home.

53of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,360 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food11/30

    2 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    8 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go7/14

    library 218 m away

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    nearest park 0.8 km · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    2 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

19 registered apartment buildings with 1,130 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 199 Wilson Ave (55 m, 46 units, 4 storeys, built 1955), which scored 98 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 97, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
199 Wilson Ave · Viron Properties Inc.464195598 · Jun 202555 m
262 Ridley Blvd social housing · Greenwin Corp.1118199298 · Dec 202576 m
193 Wilson Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1255198289 · Sep 2024123 m
205 Wilson Ave · High Value Consultants Ltd203196099 · Aug 2026134 m
211 Wilson Ave · High Value Consultants Ltd263196096 · Jul 2025180 m
2200 Avenue Rd · Viron Properties Inc.15216196999 · Jul 2025183 m

19 registered buildings · 1,130 units · 2 social housing · tallest 16 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place 19 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 58% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 10, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1981street/outdoor (11), apartment parking (8)
Bicycle theft100apartment parking (1)

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 Bedford Park-Nortown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Wilson & Ridley a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 43 lesser collisions. 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 Wilson & Ridley?

A busier-than-typical intersection at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Jan 26, 2022, about today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Wilson & Ridley a walkable intersection?

Wilson & Ridley scores 53 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,360 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; nearest park 0.8 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 8 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

How fast do cars go at Wilson & Ridley?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Wilson Ave between Belgrave Ave and Avenue Rd (May 2022), found an average of 48 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 58 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 323 m away (40 km/h), 12% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Wilson & Ridley?

The nearest Green P car park is 246 Brooke Ave (821 m away, 94 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 282 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,850 spaces — 38 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Wilson & Ridley by transit?

Bus routes 96, 165, 61, 97, 400, 7, 160, 996 within 1 km (nearest stop: Wilson Ave at Ridley Blvd, 12 m).

What restaurants are near Wilson & Ridley?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 44 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Domino's (68 m), Tcscc - Family Bistro (451 m), Tcscc - Sports Grill (451 m), Chiang Rai (499 m) and L.s.l (509 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Wilson & Ridley?

The nearest is Armour Heights Community Centre Washroom, 2140 Avenue Rd, 199 m away.

Is there child care near Wilson & Ridley?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 347 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Temple Sinai Nursery School (189 m, 55 spaces), Armour Heights Child Care Program (441 m, 110 spaces) and PLASP St. Margaret C.S. (620 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wilson & Ridley?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,130 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 199 Wilson Ave (55 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 262 Ridley Blvd (76 m, 111 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 193 Wilson Ave (123 m, 125 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 205 Wilson Ave (134 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 97 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Wilson & Ridley?

Toronto Police place 19 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Bedford Park-Nortown page.

What neighbourhood is Wilson & Ridley in?

Wilson & Ridley is in Bedford Park-Nortown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 039). It is in Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, represented by Councillor Mike Colle.

Sources

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