Toronto · intersection · signal 628 · red-light camera

Don Mills & Van Horne

Don Mills Rd & Van Horne Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Don Valley Village · Ward 17, Don Valley North

Don Mills & Van Horne is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Don Valley Village. It has a red-light camera in place since 2017 that issued 335 tickets in 2025, a bike lane and a park at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
14,451
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 28, 2023
1,498 pedestrians · 6 cyclists
Collisions
293
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
40 with an injury · 232 property damage · #304 of 5,508 · +10 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
335
tickets in 2025
since 2017 · 138 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,810 vehicles, 1.56× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 10 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Police have logged an average of 29 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 9.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 34%, from 177 in 2016–2020 to 116 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Don Mills & Van Horne

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
251016939 nearest 23 m
Express
925939
Blue Night
325339
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Don Mills Rd at Van Horne Ave; Van Horne Ave at Don Mills Rd East Side
Regional
York Region Transit 090 Leslie090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Van Horne Av20 m
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Van Horne Ave installed 2006
Bike Share
Don Mills Rd / Goodview Rd 221 m · 11 docks · 2 stations, 30 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 (17)
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 282 m
  • Don Valley Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 289 m
  • Seneca Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 449 m
  • Georges Vanier Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 500 m
  • Crestview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 560 m
  • St Matthias C.s. (Closed For Renovation)English Separate · 584 m
  • and 11 more
Community centres
  • Oriole Community Recreation Centre634 m
  • Seneca Village Community Centre769 m
Parks (19)
  • O'shea Walkway223 m
  • Hobart Park414 m
  • Linus Park428 m
  • Seneca Hill Park474 m
  • Godstone Park506 m
  • Oriole Park - North York671 m
  • and 13 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fairview branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Historic Zion SchoolhouseMuseum · 898 m
  • CF Fairview MallLandmark · 1.2 km
Signal
0628, activated 1970 · 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

There are 19 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores, and 37 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, 144 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés19 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 3070 Don Mills Rd E144 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Saigon Express Pho · 3070 Don Mills Rd E Unit-12a144 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 3070 Don Mills Rd E144 mPassed, Jul 2025
Saigon Express · 3070 Don Mills Rd E, Unit-12a144 mPassed, Jul 2025
Peanut Plaza Pastry Shop · 3064 Don Mills Rd E None146 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Peanut Plaza Pastry Shop · 3064 Don Mills Rd E None147 mPassed, Jul 2025
Mr. Jerk · 3050 Don Mills Rd155 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Mr. Jerk · 3050 Don Mills Rd155 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction

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 Oriole Community Centre Washroom, 634 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 446 m away at Linus Park.

  • Oriole Community Centre Washroom · 2975 Don Mills Rd W
    View centre hours
    634 m
  • Bellbury Park Tennis Club Washroom · 55 Van Horne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    711 m
  • Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom · 1700 Finch Ave E.
    View centre hours
    755 m
Drinking water
Linus Park bottle filling station · 446 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 728 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Van Horne Day Care (119 m, 50 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km10 centres · 728 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 10
  • Van Horne Day Care · 201 Van Horne Ave
    50 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    119 m
  • Don Valley Christian Child Care · 25 Axsmith Cres
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    161 m
  • Jingbao Bilingual Children's Centre · 3105 Don Mills Rd
    89 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    282 m
  • Phoenix Child Centre · 625 Seneca Hill Dr
    112 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    450 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 113 (672 m), the nearest police station 33 Division (4.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 113 · 672 m700 Seneca Hill Dr
Police33 Division · 4 km50 Upjohn Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 23 · 1.7 km115 Parkway Forest Dr

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

18 registered apartment buildings with 3,090 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 225 Van Horne Ave (97 m, 153 units, 13 storeys, built 1968), which scored 98 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 64 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 34 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings18 · 3,090 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202664 across the 18
Open fire-code violations34
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
225 Van Horne Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited15313196898 · Jul 2025697 m
201 Van Horne Ave · The Brown Group of Companies Inc.24518196687 · Sep 20242119 m
335 Van Horne Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited12514196996 · Jul 20252166 m
12 Deerford Rd · CAPREIT13712196989 · Aug 20242233 m
2980 Don Mills Rd W · Homestead Land Holdings Limited16816197096 · Sep 20244564 m
185 Shaughnessy Blvd · Westdale Properties18017196793 · Jul 20252 · 1 fire620 m
2960 Don Mills Rd W · Cando Apartments Ltd.17116196087 · Sep 20244670 m
40 Godstone Rd · Fidelity Property Management Ltd17616196592 · Jun 202416 · 4 fire698 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 lots221 lots · ≈28,640 spaces · 85.9 ha
Within 500 m18 lots · ≈2,130 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 366 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East · Surface1.4 km366 *

Nearest lots: 56 m away, ≈61 spaces; 58 m away, ≈17 spaces; 91 m away, ≈72 spaces; 109 m away, ≈115 spaces; 123 m away, ≈30 spaces; 163 m away, ≈71 spaces.

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 28, 2023

The north leg carries the load — 6,154 southbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,589. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,368 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,521 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north6,154southbound · 4 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the west1,690eastbound · 1 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles14,4511,498 pedestrians · 6 cyclists · 4.6% heavy
From the east1,589westbound · 1 bikes · 4.1% heavy
From the south5,018northbound · 0 bikes · 5.4% heavy
AM peak hour2,368 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,521 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 28, 2023

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 Don Mills Rd between Van Horne Ave and Seneca Hill Dr (169 m away) recorded an average of 51 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 59 km/h. That segment carries about 26,800 vehicles a day. Van Horne Ave between Shaughnessy Blvd and O'shea Cres measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Jun 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Seneca Hill Dr (378 m away, 30 km/h limit), 43% of the 33,974 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Don Mills Rd · Van Horne Ave – Seneca Hill Dr · 169 mApr 2026 · 3 days26,76151 km/h59 km/h64 km/h
Van Horne Ave · Shaughnessy Blvd – O'shea Cres · 341 mJun 2025 · 3 days6,75740 km/h47 km/h50 km/h

School-zone speed sign 378 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct37 · 46 km/h
Over the limit68%
40 km/h or more43%

Seneca Hill Dr (westbound), 312 Seneca Hill Drive · 33,974 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

2018 was the peak year (49 collisions), and 2025 closed with 26. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 24 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions293#304 of 5,508
With an injury40#337 of 4,660
Property damage only232
Fail to remain24
Involving a pedestrian3#1204 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#572 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified21
Since January 2026 (outside the window)10
All since 2014361latest Jun 27, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jul 4, 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

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle951apartment parking (5), street/outdoor (4)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 19, 2026. 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 Don Valley Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Don Mills & Van Horne a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 293 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 Don Mills & Van Horne?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 28, 2023, 1.56× the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Don Mills & Van Horne?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Don Mills & Van Horne since 2017, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 335 tickets in 2025 (367 in 2024) and 138 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 3,835 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Don Mills & Van Horne?

335 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — about the same as 367 in 2024, and 138 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 3,835 tickets since 2017. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

How fast do cars go at Don Mills & Van Horne?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Don Mills Rd between Van Horne Ave and Seneca Hill Dr (April 2026), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 378 m away (30 km/h), 43% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Don Mills & Van Horne?

The nearest Green P car park is Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East (1.4 km away, 366 spaces). The City's mapping shows 221 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,640 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Don Mills & Van Horne by transit?

Bus routes 25, 10, 169, 39, 925, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Don Mills Rd at Van Horne Ave, 23 m); York Region Transit routes 090 Leslie, 090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Van Horne Av.

What restaurants are near Don Mills & Van Horne?

19 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 37 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (144 m), Saigon Express Pho (144 m), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (144 m), Saigon Express (144 m) and Peanut Plaza Pastry Shop (146 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 Don Mills & Van Horne?

The nearest is Oriole Community Centre Washroom, 2975 Don Mills Rd W, 634 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Bellbury Park Tennis Club Washroom (711 m); Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom (755 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 Don Mills & Van Horne?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 728 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Van Horne Day Care (119 m, 50 spaces), Don Valley Christian Child Care (161 m, 49 spaces) and Jingbao Bilingual Children's Centre (282 m, 89 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Don Mills & Van Horne?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,090 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 225 Van Horne Ave (97 m, 153 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 201 Van Horne Ave (119 m, 245 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 335 Van Horne Ave (166 m, 125 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 12 Deerford Rd (233 m, 137 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 93 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 Don Mills & Van Horne?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Don Valley Village page.

What neighbourhood is Don Mills & Van Horne in?

Don Mills & Van Horne is in Don Valley Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 047). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

Sources

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