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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 15, 2023
The north leg carries the load — 17,732 southbound vehicles, or 54% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 16. Most cyclists arrived from the south (37 of 69). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,158 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,372 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 3,158 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,372 from 4:30 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
2018 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 29, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Apr 16, 2019.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 58 | #1841 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 11 | #1572 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 41 | |
| Fail to remain | 8 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Apr 16, 2019 |
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 2022
The City's counter on Don Mills Rd between Kern Rd and York Mills Rd (314 m away) recorded an average of 61 km/h in its 3-day count in July 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 69 km/h. That segment carries about 24,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Mills Rd · Kern Rd – York Mills Rd · 314 m | Jul 2022 · 3 days | 24,286 | 61 km/h | 69 km/h | 75 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 25 95 nearest 21 m
- Express
- 925 995 996
- Blue Night
- 325 395
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Don Mills Rd at Kern Rd; Don Mills Rd at Kern Rd North Side
- 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 16 mapped lots within 500 m, 171 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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 Alborz Supermarket, 835 m away; 2 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 39 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Mancini Kitchen, 86 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Agape Pharmacy, 319 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Mancini Kitchen · 1400 Don Mills Rd86 m
- Don Mills Cafe · 1440 Don Mills Rd Flr-2nd118 m
- Monkey Sushi · 1396 Don Mills Rd Unit-B110153 m
- Aspen · 33 Kern Rd355 m · 4 min
- Pasquale Brothers · 34 Kern Rd, Unit-10376 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Alborz Supermarket 835 m · 10 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Bakery Gateau 1 km · 12 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Agape Pharmacy 319 m · 4 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Don Mills Children's Centre · 32 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day355 m · 4 min
- St. George Mini School Inc · 55 spaces, infant, toddler · $10-a-day495 m · 6 min
- St. George Mini School - Mallard · 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day498 m · 6 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
- Mallow Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Duncan Mill Greenbelt1.2 km · 14 min
- Spinney Greenbelt1.3 km · 16 min
- Bond Park1.5 km · 18 min
- Macklin Hancock Park1.5 km · 18 min
- Schools (12)
- Ace Acumen High SchoolPrivate · 117 m
- Alathena International Academy - North YorkPrivate · 210 m
- Alathena International Elementary SchoolPrivate · 210 m
- Canaan Global AcademyPrivate · 358 m · 4 min
- Don Mills LINCEnglish Public · 401 m · 5 min
- Places of interest
- Canadian Sculpture CentreGallery · 1.3 km · 16 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 community centre, a library, a public washroom 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
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (2) |
| 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 Banbury-Don Mills.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Don Mills & Kern a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 58 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 Don Mills & Kern?
A heavily travelled arterial crossing. It ranks #263 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.0× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Don Mills & Kern a walkable intersection?
Don Mills & Kern scores 36 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: 6 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; 2 grocery stores within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m; 5 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Don Mills & Kern?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Don Mills Rd between Kern Rd and York Mills Rd (July 2022), found an average of 61 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 69 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Don Mills & Kern?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 171 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,230 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Don Mills & Kern by transit?
Bus routes 25, 95, 925, 995, 996 within 1 km (nearest stop: Don Mills Rd at Kern Rd, 21 m).
What restaurants are near Don Mills & Kern?
3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 39 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Mancini Kitchen (86 m), Don Mills Cafe (118 m), Monkey Sushi (153 m), Aspen (355 m) and Pasquale Brothers (376 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Don Mills & Kern?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 331 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Don Mills Children's Centre (355 m, 32 spaces), St. George Mini School Inc (495 m, 55 spaces) and St. George Mini School - Mallard (498 m, 73 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Don Mills & Kern?
Toronto Police place two 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 Banbury-Don Mills page.
What neighbourhood is Don Mills & Kern in?
Don Mills & Kern is in Banbury-Don Mills (City of Toronto neighbourhood 042). It is in Ward 16, Don Valley East, represented by Councillor Jon Burnside.
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 15, 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; 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 16 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: 43.75009, -79.34687 · centreline node 13450238.