Don Mills & The Donway (South)

Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 28, 2023

The south leg carries the load — 8,338 northbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 994. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,163 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (2,878). Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2023, 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.

Peak hours: 2,878 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,163 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

2017 was the peak year (29 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 24% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 21, 2026.

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. All happened in daylight or lit conditions (citywide, 39% of KSI collisions occur in darkness). The most recent was on May 30, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 4. The police all-collisions file records 1 fatal collision here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places it just outside the 65 m radius.

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 The Donway W between Burdock Lane and Southill Dr (226 m away) recorded an average of 40 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 4,200 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on The Donway E (312 m away, 40 km/h limit), 2.8% of the 67,518 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

The Donway E (northbound), 312 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 37 km/h, 85th percentile 43 km/h; 2.8% at 50 km/h or more. 67,518 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 0625, activated 1958 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a public washroom.

• Groceries and food9/30

  2 grocery stores within 1 km · 45 within 1 km

• Transit15/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 890 m away

• Parks and recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care7/8

  1 school within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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.

36 registered apartment buildings with 1,619 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 2 The Donway E (99 m, 40 units, 4 storeys, built 1950), which scored 93 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

36 registered buildings · 1,619 units · 2 social housing · tallest 7 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.

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 28, 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• 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.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• 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: 43.73224, -79.34212 · centreline node 13453034.