Donlands & Mortimer

Traffic volume14-hour count · Mar 10, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,333 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 31% of the total, against 4,273 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,923 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,704 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

Peak hours: 1,704 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,923 from 5:00 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

The worst year was 2016, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 10. 12 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 12 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 27, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Apr 11, 2009.

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

On Mortimer Ave between Woodycrest Ave and Dewhurst Blvd N, 254 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in June 2000 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 57 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 63 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 26 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Donlands Ave between Memorial Park Ave and Cosburn Ave measured slower: 37 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Sep 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Donlands Ave (147 m away, 40 km/h limit), 3.6% of the 178,529 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

Donlands Ave (northbound), 147 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 37 km/h, 85th percentile 45 km/h; 3.6% at 50 km/h or more. 178,529 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 0663, activated 1959 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food13/30

  3 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit21/28

  Donlands Station 0.8 km · 12 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go2/14

  library 1.2 km away

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km

• Schools and child care7/8

  1 school within 500 m · 2 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.

Within a kilometre there are 36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,818 rental units, 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 266 Donlands Ave (301 m, 254 units, 8 storeys, built 1986), which scored 94 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

36 registered buildings · 1,818 units · 5 social housing · tallest 15 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.

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

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 Danforth East York.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 10, 2026.
• 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; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; 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 14 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: 43.68762, -79.34024 · centreline node 13460235.