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Church & Doris

Church Ave & Doris Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Doris · Ward 18, Willowdale · Yonge North York BIA

Church & Doris, in Yonge-Doris, is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: North York Centre Station (Line 1) 619 m away.

Traffic volume
15,409
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
5,151 pedestrians · 259 cyclists · #1260 busiest
Collisions
52
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 39 property damage · #1991 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
North York Centre Station 619 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 1,100 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 3.0 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Police have logged an average of 5.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 42%, from 33 in 2016–2020 to 19 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Church & Doris

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
North York Centre Station (Line 1)619 m; Finch Station (Line 1)718 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. @ Churchill Ave.144 m
TTC bus
97983936426053125 nearest 117 m
Express
939960953
Blue Night
320336339
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
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 3915 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kempford Blvd / Yonge St 370 m · 19 docks · 5 stations, 111 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 (23)
  • McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 118 m
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 387 m
  • Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 389 m
  • Daryk HighPrivate · 448 m
  • St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 457 m
  • Earl Haig Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 727 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (36)
  • McKee Parkette37 m
  • Doris - Norton Park141 m
  • Northtown Park202 m
  • McKenzie Parkette248 m
  • Mitchell Field Park334 m
  • Kempford Parkette338 m
  • and 30 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch680 m
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 535 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 745 m
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 860 m
Signal
1977, activated 2003 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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 102 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 11 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 243 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bento Sushi, 53 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés102 within 300 m · 243 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience11 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bento Sushi · 20 Church Ave53 mPassed, Apr 2026
Metro · 20 Church Avegrocery53 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
H-Mart · 5323 Yonge St103 mPassed, Jun 2026
Kim's A La Cart · 5323 Yonge St103 mPassed, Apr 2026
Mr. Fish · 5321 Yonge Stgrocery106 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Meet Fresh · 5315 Yonge St Flr-2115 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Shiko Pot · 5315 Yonge St115 mPassed, Jun 2026
This Or That · 5317 Yonge St116 mPassed, Aug 2025

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 Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 313 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 375 m away at Kenneth Park.

  • Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · 89 Church Ave
    View centre hours · accessible
    313 m
  • Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom · 45 Princess Ave
    hours not listed · accessible · closed — Planned Closure
    634 m
  • Mel Lastman Square Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · closed — Planned Closure
    768 m
Drinking water
Kenneth Park drinking fountain · 375 m; Holmes Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 435 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 677 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is McKee McKids Enrichment Centre (118 m, 166 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 677 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 7
  • McKee McKids Enrichment Centre · 35 Church Ave
    166 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    118 m
  • Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 5350 Yonge St
    118 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    168 m
  • Lansing Co-Op Nursery School · 80 Church Ave
    32 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    240 m
  • Yorktown Montessori School · 349 Kenneth Ave
    40 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    280 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (280 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (335 m) and the nearest ambulance station 280 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 280 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 335 m30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 280 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 seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,539 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 5430 Yonge St (299 m, 239 units, 14 storeys, built 1986), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 97, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 32 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 1,539 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score97 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202632 across the 7
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 20250299 m
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 20242 · 1 fire375 m
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 20250434 m
414 Willowdale Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.653195897 · Aug 20251648 m
77 Finch Ave E · Quadreal Residential Properties G.p. Inc.438211985100 · Jun 202429685 m
422 Willowdale Avesocial housing · Canadian Helen Keller Centre164199298 · Jun 20240698 m
35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation28310197492 · Aug 20250708 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 lots461 lots · ≈34,680 spaces · 104 ha
Within 500 m56 lots · ≈2,620 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 3,358 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.3 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking30 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface416 m5344% (Q1 2026)
10 Empress Ave · Surface517 m6769% (Q1 2026)
11 Finch Ave W · Surface664 m6267% (Q1 2026)
180 Beecroft Road · Surface783 m173 *
5667 Yonge Street · Surface858 m23 *

Nearest lots: 54 m away, ≈31 spaces; 83 m away, ≈25 spaces; 85 m away, ≈26 spaces; 93 m away, ≈32 spaces; 119 m away, ≈300 spaces; 147 m away, ≈15 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (1.7 km, 2 ports); 19 Glendora Ave (1.7 km, 2 ports).

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, May 26, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,644 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 1,993 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,738 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,569 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north6,644southbound · 88 bikes · 0.8% heavy
From the west2,350eastbound · 59 bikes · 1.2% heavy
Total vehicles15,4095,151 pedestrians · 259 cyclists · 0.9% heavy
From the east1,993westbound · 59 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the south4,422northbound · 53 bikes · 0.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,569 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,738 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 26, 2026

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 Doris Ave between Grandview Way and Northtown Way, 118 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2025 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,400 vehicles a day. Church Ave between Doris Ave and Kenneth Ave measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 41 km/h (Jun 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on McKee Ave (152 m away, 30 km/h limit), 2.1% of the 3,503 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Church Ave · Doris Ave – Kenneth Ave · 110 mJun 2025 · 3 days4,87835 km/h41 km/h45 km/h
Doris Ave · Grandview Way – Northtown Way · 118 mJun 2025 · 3 days14,39039 km/h48 km/h52 km/h

School-zone speed sign 152 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 17 km/h
Over the limit8.6%
40 km/h or more2.1%

McKee Ave (eastbound), 65 McKee Avenue · 3,503 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2018, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 8 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 4 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 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions52#1991 of 5,508
With an injury8#2016 of 4,660
Property damage only39
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian4#892 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201464latest Jan 5, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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

Five thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 1.0 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle500street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft970street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 22, 2025. 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 Yonge-Doris.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Church & Doris a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 52 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 Church & Doris?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1260 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #399 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Church & Doris?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Doris Ave between Grandview Way and Northtown Way (June 2025), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 152 m away (30 km/h), 2.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Church & Doris?

The nearest Green P car park is 10 Kingsdale Ave (416 m away, 53 spaces, 44% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 461 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 34,680 spaces — 56 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.3 km).

How do I get to Church & Doris by transit?

North York Centre Station (Line 1) is 619 m away; bus routes 97, 98, 39, 36, 42, 60, 53, 125 and 3 more within 1 km; York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 005 Clark, 023 Thornhill Woods, 077 Highway 7 at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 3.

What restaurants are near Church & Doris?

102 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 243 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bento Sushi (53 m), H-Mart (103 m), Kim's A La Cart (103 m), Meet Fresh (115 m) and Shiko Pot (115 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 Church & Doris?

The nearest is Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 89 Church Ave, 313 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom (634 m); Mel Lastman Square Washroom (768 m). 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 Church & Doris?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 677 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are McKee McKids Enrichment Centre (118 m, 166 spaces), Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (168 m, 118 spaces) and Lansing Co-Op Nursery School (240 m, 32 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Church & Doris?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,539 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5430 Yonge St (299 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 55 Ellerslie Ave (375 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 65 Ellerslie Ave (434 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 414 Willowdale Ave (648 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 97 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 Church & Doris?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and nine 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 Yonge-Doris page.

What neighbourhood is Church & Doris in?

Church & Doris is in Yonge-Doris (City of Toronto neighbourhood 151). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng. The corner falls inside the Yonge North York Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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