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Donlands & Plains

Donlands Ave & Plains Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Old East York · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

In Old East York, Donlands & Plains is a mid-volume intersection. Nearby is 12 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
16,177
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 19, 2024
1,318 pedestrians · 254 cyclists · #1198 busiest
Collisions
29
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 21 property damage · #2869 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
10 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,160 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 12 vehicles, close to the citywide median. On average 2.9 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 1.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions edged down 7%, from 15 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Donlands & Plains

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
5188772100622588156403 nearest 20 m
Blue Night
322325
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Donlands Ave at Torrens Ave; Donlands Ave at Plains Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Cosburn Ave / Donlands Ave 292 m · 19 docks · 6 stations, 90 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)
  • The Three Hierarchs AcademyPrivate · 348 m
  • Holy Cross Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 367 m
  • William Burgess Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 474 m
  • Diefenbaker Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 898 m
  • Cosburn Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 946 m
  • Chester Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 11 more
Parks (21)
  • Gamble Playground425 m
  • Four Oaks Gate Park578 m
  • Dieppe Park584 m
  • Arthur Dyson Parkette728 m
  • Kiwanis Parkette733 m
  • Aldwych Park894 m
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Todmorden Room branch582 m
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Thorncliffe branch1.1 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 13 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 46. The nearest is 367 Cafe, 33 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2025.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Captain John Donlands Fish and Chips · 373 Donlands Avegrocery32 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
367 Cafe · 367 Donlands Ave33 mPassed, Aug 2025
Donlands Convenience · 363 Donlands Avegrocery33 mPassed, Mar 2025
Henry's Milk · 346 Donlands Ave34 mPassed, Mar 2025
Simba Grill · 375 Donlands Ave39 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 2 infractions
Rajkapuri Paan & Snacks · 377 Donlands Ave43 mPassed, Apr 2026
Fresh From the Farm · 350 Donlands Ave44 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 1 infraction
Select Bakery Patisserie · 405 Donlands Avegrocery122 mPassed, Sep 2025

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 Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 524 m away — currently listed as closed (closed for the season); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 428 m away at Gamble Playground.

  • Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    524 m
  • East York Community Centre Washroom · 1081 Pape Ave
    View centre hours
    564 m
  • Dieppe Park Washroom · 455 Cosburn Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    635 m
Drinking water
Gamble Playground drinking fountain · 428 m; Dieppe Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 568 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 766 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Woodgreen Community Services (the)(Debbie Yeung Child Care Centre) (277 m, 59 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 766 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 10
  • Woodgreen Community Services (the)(Debbie Yeung Child Care Centre) · 249 Cosburn Ave
    59 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    277 m
  • Network Childcare Services - Holy Cross · 299a Donlands Ave
    99 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    367 m
  • William Burgess Jr YMCA · 100 Torrens Ave
    166 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    474 m
  • Network - Child's Nest Early Years and Child Care Centre - 123 Cosburn · 123 Cosburn Ave
    58 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    552 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 322 (228 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 648 m away.

FireFire Station 322 · 228 m256 Cosburn Ave
Police55 Division · 3.3 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 648 m1300 Pape Ave

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

Within a kilometre there are 64 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,472 rental units, 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 338-342 Donlands Ave (27 m, 36 units, 3 storeys, built 1949), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 142 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 109 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings64 · 5,472 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026142 across the 64
Open fire-code violations109
Tallest25 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
338-342 Donlands Ave · Greenwin Corp.363194997 · Aug 2024127 m
257 Torrens Ave173195094 · Jul 20250 · 5 fire120 m
260 Gamble Ave · Greenwin Corp.243195098 · Jul 20253130 m
9 Elmsdale Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.384194586 · Jul 20241215 m
250 Cosburn Ave406192781 · Jul 20251 · 5 fire235 m
246 Cosburn Ave · Colonia Treuhand Management Inc.406195596 · Jul 20250245 m
240 Cosburn Ave · M&r Property Management386195993 · Jul 20250262 m
230 Cosburn Ave · Avenue Holdings Ltd.303196079 · Aug 20260275 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 lots463 lots · ≈26,150 spaces · 78.5 ha
Within 500 m30 lots · ≈660 spaces
Green P (public)14 car parks · about 515 spaces
EV charging (City)132 Chatham Ave · 1.6 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking12 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface1.2 km1862% (Q1 2026)
31 Langford Ave · Surface1.4 km2761% (Q1 2026)
12 Woodycrest Ave · Surface1.4 km3543% (Q1 2026)
17 Eaton Ave · Surface1.4 km3065% (Q1 2026)
20 Eaton Avenue · Surface1.5 km70 *

Nearest lots: 29 m away, ≈20 spaces; 46 m away, ≈19 spaces; 60 m away, ≈6 spaces; 93 m away, ≈16 spaces; 127 m away, ≈19 spaces; 133 m away, ≈42 spaces. More EV charging: 41 FULTON AVE (1.6 km, 2 ports); 14 Arundel Ave. (1.8 km, 8 ports); 503 Jones Ave (1.8 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 — 14-hour, Nov 19, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 7,712 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 1,329 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (114 of 254). Evening rush dominates here: 1,526 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 1,394 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north7,712southbound · 114 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles16,1771,318 pedestrians · 254 cyclists · 2.7% heavy
From the east1,329westbound · 49 bikes · 1.1% heavy
From the south7,136northbound · 91 bikes · 3.1% heavy
AM peak hour1,394 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,526 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 19, 2024

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

On Donlands Ave between Memorial Park Ave and Cosburn Ave, 235 m from the corner, a 2-day count in January 2020 put the average speed at 47 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 7,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Donlands Ave (319 m away, 40 km/h limit), 7.2% of the 175,303 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Plains Rd · Cadorna Ave – St Hubert Ave · 211 mJun 2005 · 3 days2,311
Donlands Ave · Memorial Park Ave – Cosburn Ave · 235 mJan 2020 · 2 days7,51947 km/h54 km/h59 km/h

School-zone speed sign 319 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct38 · 46 km/h
Over the limit21%
50 km/h or more7.2%

Donlands Ave (northbound), 299 Lesmount Avenue · 175,303 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

The worst year was 2016, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 5 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions29#2869 of 5,508
With an injury5#2775 of 4,660
Property damage only21
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian2#1929 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201444latest Apr 22, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Police records place no theft from a vehicle or bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 19, 2015. 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 Old East York.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Donlands & Plains a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 29 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 Donlands & Plains?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1198 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Donlands & Plains?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Donlands Ave between Memorial Park Ave and Cosburn Ave (January 2020), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 319 m away (40 km/h), 7.2% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Donlands & Plains?

The nearest Green P car park is 850 Coxwell Ave (1.2 km away, 18 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 463 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,150 spaces — 30 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 132 Chatham Ave (1.6 km).

How do I get to Donlands & Plains by transit?

Bus routes 51, 8, 87, 72, 100, 62, 25, 88 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Donlands Ave at Torrens Ave, 20 m).

What restaurants are near Donlands & Plains?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 46 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 367 Cafe (33 m), Henry's Milk (34 m), Simba Grill (39 m), Rajkapuri Paan & Snacks (43 m) and Fresh From the Farm (44 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 Donlands & Plains?

The nearest is Dieppe Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 455 Cosburn Ave, 524 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. Next nearest: East York Community Centre Washroom (564 m); Dieppe Park Washroom (635 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 Donlands & Plains?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 766 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Woodgreen Community Services (the)(Debbie Yeung Child Care Centre) (277 m, 59 spaces), Network Childcare Services - Holy Cross (367 m, 99 spaces) and William Burgess Jr YMCA (474 m, 166 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Donlands & Plains?

64 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,472 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 338-342 Donlands Ave (27 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 257 Torrens Ave (120 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 260 Gamble Ave (130 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 9 Elmsdale Rd (215 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 64 is 90 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.

What neighbourhood is Donlands & Plains in?

Donlands & Plains is in Old East York (City of Toronto neighbourhood 058). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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