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Donlands & Wolverton

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

In Old East York, Donlands & Wolverton is a moderately travelled crossing. Nearby are 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
14,235
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 20, 2026
119 pedestrians · 30 cyclists
Collisions
7
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
1
TTC stop within 100 m
10 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
40/100
city median 48
3 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 1 km

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Donlands & Wolverton

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 · Jan 20, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 7,496 westbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 93. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,468 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 20% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,222). Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west6,646eastbound · 16 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles14,235119 pedestrians · 30 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east7,496westbound · 14 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south93northbound · 0 bikes · 3.2% heavy

Peak hours: 1,222 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,468 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

2019 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 14% of collisions here involved an injury. People walking or cycling were involved in 14% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 20, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions7
With an injury1
Property damage only6
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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 2018

The City's counter on Donlands Ave between Elmsdale Rd and Wolverton Ave (54 m away) recorded an average of 48 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 13,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Donlands Ave · Elmsdale Rd – Wolverton Ave · 54 mOct 2018 · 3 days13,12248 km/h57 km/h62 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
51 8 25 72 100 87 88 156 nearest 21 m
Blue Night
325 322
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Donlands Ave at Wolverton Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Pape Ave / Hopedale Ave 369 m · 4 min · 15 docks · 2 stations, 34 docks 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
9 mapped lots within 500 m, 274 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 Food Basics, 1.0 km away. There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 15 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 287 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Hurst Pharmacy, 344 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. Woodgreen Community Centre - Outreach Programs runs a seniors' active living programme 924 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Tim Hortons · 310 O'connor Dr287 m · 3 min
  • The Wally Tap and Grill · 302 O'connor Dr298 m · 4 min
  • Eggsmart · 312 O'connor Dr298 m · 4 min
  • King's Belly Pub · 429a Donlands Ave328 m · 4 min
  • Link Haus · 423 Donlands Ave331 m · 4 min
3 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Grocery
Food Basics 1 km · 12 min
Food shops
Select Bakery Patisserie 402 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Hurst Pharmacy 344 m · 4 min · 2 within 1 km
Child care
  • Petite Maison Montessori · 63 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day648 m · 8 min
  • Woodgreen Community Services (the)(Debbie Yeung Child Care Centre) · 59 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day789 m · 9 min
  • Network Childcare Services - Holy Cross · 99 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day901 m · 11 min
3 licensed centres · 221 spaces within 1 km · 2 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • East York Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed872 m · 10 min
Health and care
  • Woodgreen Community Centre - Outreach Programs · seniors' active living centre924 m · 11 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 (8)
  • Kiwanis Parkette331 m · 4 min
  • Arthur Dyson Parkette390 m · 5 min
  • Four Oaks Gate Park879 m · 10 min
  • Leaside Park1.1 km · 13 min
  • Gamble Playground1.1 km · 13 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools
  • Holy Cross Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 901 m · 11 min
  • The Three Hierarchs AcademyPrivate · 1 km · 12 min
  • William Burgess Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
  • Overlea LINCEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 14 min
  • Diefenbaker Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Todmorden Room branch865 m · 10 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 care or retirement home.

40of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food12/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go5/14

    library 865 m away

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care2/8

    nearest school 0.9 km · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

15 registered apartment buildings with 891 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 9 Elmsdale Rd (282 m, 38 units, 4 storeys, built 1945), which scored 86 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
9 Elmsdale Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.384194586 · Jul 2024282 m · 3 min
338-342 Donlands Ave · Greenwin Corp.363194997 · Aug 2024521 m · 6 min
1311 Pape Ave · Yasmin Piroozan1031870—593 m · 7 min
257 Torrens Ave173195094 · Jul 2025655 m · 8 min
260 Gamble Ave · Greenwin Corp.243195098 · Jul 2025743 m · 9 min
250 Cosburn Ave406192781 · Jul 2025803 m · 10 min

15 registered buildings · 891 units · 3 social housing · tallest 12 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.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310other (2), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft210commercial premises (1), street/outdoor (1)

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 & Wolverton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 7 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 & Wolverton?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Jan 20, 2026, about the median for a counted intersection.

Is Donlands & Wolverton a walkable intersection?

Donlands & Wolverton scores 40 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: 2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km; 6 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m.

How fast do cars go at Donlands & Wolverton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Donlands Ave between Elmsdale Rd and Wolverton Ave (October 2018), found an average of 48 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Donlands & Wolverton?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 274 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,460 spaces — 9 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Donlands & Wolverton by transit?

Bus routes 51, 8, 25, 72, 100, 87, 88, 156 within 1 km (nearest stop: Donlands Ave at Wolverton Ave, 21 m).

What restaurants are near Donlands & Wolverton?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 15 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (287 m), The Wally Tap and Grill (298 m), Eggsmart (298 m), King's Belly Pub (328 m) and Link Haus (331 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Donlands & Wolverton?

The nearest is East York Community Centre Washroom, 1081 Pape Ave, 872 m away.

Is there child care near Donlands & Wolverton?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 221 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Petite Maison Montessori (648 m, 63 spaces), Woodgreen Community Services (the)(Debbie Yeung Child Care Centre) (789 m, 59 spaces) and Network Childcare Services - Holy Cross (901 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Donlands & Wolverton?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 891 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 9 Elmsdale Rd (282 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 338-342 Donlands Ave (521 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 1311 Pape Ave (593 m, 10 units) and 257 Torrens Ave (655 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 91 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Donlands & Wolverton?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Old East York page.

What neighbourhood is Donlands & Wolverton in?

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

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined