Toronto · intersection · signal 2533

Church & Willowdale

Church Ave & Willowdale Ave · Toronto, Ontario · East Willowdale · Ward 18, Willowdale

Church & Willowdale is a mid-volume intersection. It sits in East Willowdale. It has a protected bikeway and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
8,483
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 15, 2018
170 pedestrians · 7 cyclists
Collisions
36
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 24 property damage · #2563 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #1459 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,060 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 50 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 3.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 43%, from 23 in 2016–2020 to 13 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 36 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Church & Willowdale

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York at Yonge St. @ Northtown Way771 m
TTC bus
98399736425360 nearest 15 m
Express
939960953
Blue Night
339320336
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Willowdale Ave at Church Ave; Willowdale Ave at Church Ave North Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on Willowdale Ave installed 2020
Bike Share
Kempford Blvd / Yonge St 846 m · 19 docks · 4 stations, 88 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 (22)
  • McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 546 m
  • Earl Haig Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 699 m
  • Daryk HighPrivate · 835 m
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 915 m
  • St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • TFSPrivate · 1 km
  • and 16 more
Parks (38)
  • Longmore Park263 m
  • Mitchell Field Park331 m
  • Kenneth Park494 m
  • Northtown Park555 m
  • McKee Parkette684 m
  • McKenzie Parkette685 m
  • and 32 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1.3 km
Signal
2533, activated 2021 · 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

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 171 eating places are within a kilometre — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is More Than Noodles, 387 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 171 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
More Than Noodles · 1 Byng Ave387 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
McKee McKids · 35 Church Ave546 mPassed, Nov 2025
6cloud · 10 Northtown Way 110687 mPassed, Jul 2026
Mochi Lab · 10 Northtown Way 112687 mPassed, Apr 2026
Donkey King Northtown Way · 10 Northtown Way Unit-111687 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Full Moon Cuisine · 10 Northtown Way Unit-105687 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Kung Fu Duck · 10 Northtown Way Unit-106687 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Northtown Convenience · 10 Northtown Way Unit-104grocery687 mPassed, Jan 2026

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, 352 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 512 m away at Kenneth Park.

  • Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · 89 Church Ave
    View centre hours · accessible
    352 m
  • Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom · 45 Princess Ave
    hours not listed · accessible · closed — Planned Closure
    895 m
Drinking water
Kenneth Park drinking fountain · 512 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 498 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lansing Co-Op Nursery School (420 m, 32 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 498 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 5
  • Lansing Co-Op Nursery School · 80 Church Ave
    32 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    420 m
  • Yorktown Montessori School · 349 Kenneth Ave
    40 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    426 m
  • McKee McKids Enrichment Centre · 35 Church Ave
    166 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    546 m
  • Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 5350 Yonge St
    118 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    820 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (927 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 927 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 927 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 1 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 927 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

Five registered apartment buildings with 1,149 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 414 Willowdale Ave (174 m, 65 units, 3 storeys, built 1958), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 98, 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 buildings5 · 1,149 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score98 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202632 across the 5
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
414 Willowdale Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.653195897 · Aug 20251174 m
422 Willowdale Avesocial housing · Canadian Helen Keller Centre164199298 · Jun 20240283 m
77 Finch Ave E · Quadreal Residential Properties G.p. Inc.438211985100 · Jun 202429707 m
5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 20250846 m
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 20242 · 1 fire1 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 lots440 lots · ≈32,090 spaces · 96.3 ha
Within 500 m17 lots · ≈610 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 3,358 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.6 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface877 m5344% (Q1 2026)
10 Empress Ave · Surface945 m6769% (Q1 2026)
11 Finch Ave W · Surface1 km6267% (Q1 2026)
5667 Yonge Street · Surface1.1 km23 *
Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface1.2 km900 *

Nearest lots: 95 m away, ≈63 spaces; 130 m away, ≈57 spaces; 175 m away, ≈30 spaces; 190 m away, ≈64 spaces; 207 m away, ≈77 spaces; 246 m away, ≈17 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (1.9 km, 2 ports); 19 Glendora Ave (1.9 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 — 8-hour, Feb 15, 2018

The north leg carries the load — 4,199 southbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 118. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,468 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 12% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,309). Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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 north4,199southbound · 6 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west746eastbound · 1 bikes · 0.7% heavy
Total vehicles8,483170 pedestrians · 7 cyclists · 1.4% heavy
From the east118westbound · 0 bikes · 7.6% heavy
From the south3,420northbound · 0 bikes · 1.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,309 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,468 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 15, 2018

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 Willowdale Ave between Norton Ave and McKee Ave (149 m away) recorded an average of 48 km/h in its 3-day count in February 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 55 km/h. That segment carries about 9,700 vehicles a day. Church Ave between Kenneth Ave and Dudley Ave measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Sep 2010). The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Byng Ave C (350 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 14,913 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Willowdale Ave · Norton Ave – McKee Ave · 149 mFeb 2020 · 3 days9,68548 km/h55 km/h59 km/h
Church Ave · Kenneth Ave – Dudley Ave · 329 mSep 2010 · 24 h5,15239 km/h47 km/h52 km/h

School-zone speed sign 350 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct21 · 34 km/h
Over the limit1.7%
50 km/h or more0.5%

Byng Ave C (westbound), 144 Byng Avenue · 14,913 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

2019 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 25% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions36#2563 of 5,508
With an injury9#1964 of 4,660
Property damage only24
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist2#1419 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 201440latest Sep 25, 2025

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 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 21, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1459 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#258 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Sep 21, 2025

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 five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle520house driveway/garage (3), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 11, 2023. 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 East Willowdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Church & Willowdale a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1459 of 1,505), out of 36 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 Church & Willowdale?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 15, 2018, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Church & Willowdale?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Willowdale Ave between Norton Ave and McKee Ave (February 2020), found an average of 48 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 55 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 350 m away (40 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Church & Willowdale?

The nearest Green P car park is 10 Kingsdale Ave (877 m away, 53 spaces, 44% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 440 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,090 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.6 km).

How do I get to Church & Willowdale by transit?

Bus routes 98, 39, 97, 36, 42, 53, 60, 939 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Willowdale Ave at Church Ave, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Church & Willowdale?

None within 300 m, and 171 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are More Than Noodles (387 m), McKee McKids (546 m), 6cloud (687 m), Mochi Lab (687 m) and Donkey King Northtown Way (687 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 & Willowdale?

The nearest is Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 89 Church Ave, 352 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom (895 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 & Willowdale?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 498 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lansing Co-Op Nursery School (420 m, 32 spaces), Yorktown Montessori School (426 m, 40 spaces) and McKee McKids Enrichment Centre (546 m, 166 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Church & Willowdale?

Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,149 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 414 Willowdale Ave (174 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 422 Willowdale Ave (283 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 77 Finch Ave E (707 m, 438 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 5430 Yonge St (846 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 98 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 & Willowdale?

Toronto Police place five 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 East Willowdale page.

What neighbourhood is Church & Willowdale in?

Church & Willowdale is in East Willowdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 152). 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