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Donlea & Don Avon

Donlea Dr & Don Avon Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Leaside-Bennington · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Donlea & Don Avon is a quiet local crossing. It sits in Leaside-Bennington. Nearby is Laird Station (Line 5) 256 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
2,243
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 6, 2025
561 pedestrians · 55 cyclists · #2212 busiest
Collisions
5
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4993 of 5,508 · +2 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Laird Station 256 m · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 160 vehicles an hour, 14% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.5% of vehicle volume, about 3.2× the typical share. On average 0.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Donlea & Don Avon

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Laird Station (Line 5)256 m
TTC bus
345188156 nearest 167 m
Blue Night
334354
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Eglinton Ave E / Brentcliffe Rd 160 m · 15 docks · 8 stations, 155 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 (8)
  • Maria Montessori SchoolPrivate · 271 m
  • Northlea Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 565 m
  • Children's Garden Junior SchoolPrivate · 855 m
  • Leaside High SchoolEnglish Public · 905 m
  • Bloorview School AuthorityPrivate · 912 m
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 2 more
Community centres
Parks (12)
  • Radar Park287 m
  • Serena Gundy Park637 m
  • Leonard Linton Park711 m
  • Sunnybrook Park880 m
  • Howard Talbot Park1 km
  • Bessborough Parkette1 km
  • and 6 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sunnybrook Hospital branch1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 68 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Cafe On the Hill, 92 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 68 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cafe On the Hill · 916 Eglinton Ave W92 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Noor Frize · 825 Eglinton Ave E175 mPassed, Oct 2025
Fairgrounds Leaside Public Racket Club · 849 Eglinton Ave E208 mPassed, Aug 2026
Dollarama · 815 Eglinton Ave Egrocery222 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 878 Eglinton Ave E Unit-7232 mPassed, Apr 2026
Sushi By K · 874 Eglinton Ave E239 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Charmaine Sweets · 939 Eglinton Ave E244 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Vozara Food Factory · 856 Eglinton Ave Egrocery268 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 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 Serena Gundy Park Washroom, 609 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 301 m away at Radar Park.

  • Serena Gundy Park Washroom · 58 Rykert Cres
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    609 m
  • Sunnybrook Park Washroom · 1132 Leslie St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    887 m
Drinking water
Radar Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 301 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 559 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community (272 m, 71 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 559 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 6
  • Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community · 125 Brentcliffe Rd
    71 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    272 m
  • Leaside Day Care Centre · 206 Laird Dr
    99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    443 m
  • Northlea Community Child Care · 305 Rumsey Rd
    225 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    565 m
  • Brightpath Academy - Leaside · 235 McRae Dr
    107 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    703 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 321 (713 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 321 · 713 m231 McRae Dr
Police53 Division · 3.2 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 57 · 1.4 km2075 Bayview 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

15 registered apartment buildings with 715 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 898 Eglinton Ave E (70 m, 21 units, 3 storeys, built 1954), which scored 99 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 14 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings15 · 715 units
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202614 across the 15
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
898 Eglinton Ave E · Wj Properties213195499 · Aug 2026170 m
904 Eglinton Ave E234195878 · Dec 2025270 m
896 Eglinton Ave E · Goldie Imports of Canada Limited434195089 · Aug 2026083 m
894 Eglinton Ave E · Royal Lepage Signature Realty444195491 · Sep 20250110 m
892 Eglinton Ave E · Trivest Developments Corporation374196192 · Sep 20251156 m
888 Eglinton Ave E · Trivest Developments Corporation183195488 · Sep 20250183 m
958 Eglinton Ave E · Hannah Property Management Ltd.243194593 · Sep 20251204 m
31 Brentcliffe Rd164195884 · Oct 20250241 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 lots407 lots · ≈50,010 spaces · 150 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈2,960 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 146 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parking3 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1670 Bayview Ave · Surface1.4 km33 *
709 Millwood Rd · Garage1.5 km2078% (Q1 2026)
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface1.5 km2465% (Q1 2026)
2170 Bayview avenue · Surface1.7 km69 *

Nearest lots: 57 m away, ≈8 spaces; 198 m away, ≈10 spaces; 213 m away, ≈5 spaces; 216 m away, ≈449 spaces; 241 m away, ≈635 spaces; 251 m away, ≈21 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 — 14-hour, May 6, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 1,055 eastbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 274. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 329 vehicles in the hour from 3:30 p.m., 32% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (249). Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north365southbound · 8 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the west1,055eastbound · 22 bikes · 1.4% heavy
Total vehicles2,243561 pedestrians · 55 cyclists · 1.6% heavy
From the east549westbound · 23 bikes · 1.6% heavy
From the south274northbound · 2 bikes · 1.5% heavy
AM peak hour249 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour329 vehicles from 3:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 6, 2025

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 Donlea Dr between Laird Dr and Don Avon Dr (103 m away) recorded an average of 32 km/h in its 24-hour count in August 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 1,800 vehicles a day. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Donlea Drive between Don Avon Dr and Brentcliffe Rd (installed 2025).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Donlea Dr · Laird Dr – Don Avon Dr · 103 mAug 2026 · 24 h1,75732 km/h39 km/h43 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Donlea Drive · Don Avon Dr – Brentcliffe Rd
    2 speed humps
    installed 2025

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 2 collisions. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions5#4993 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only4
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 20149latest Jun 20, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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 seven thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 43% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle710house driveway/garage (3), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft200house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 2, 2024. 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 Leaside-Bennington.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Donlea & Don Avon a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 5 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 Donlea & Don Avon?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2212 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 14% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Donlea & Don Avon?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Donlea Dr between Laird Dr and Don Avon Dr (August 2026), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Donlea & Don Avon?

The nearest Green P car park is 1670 Bayview Ave (1.4 km away, 33 spaces). The City's mapping shows 407 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 50,010 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Donlea & Don Avon by transit?

Laird Station (Line 5) is 256 m away; bus routes 34, 51, 88, 156 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Donlea & Don Avon?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 68 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cafe On the Hill (92 m), Noor Frize (175 m), Fairgrounds Leaside Public Racket Club (208 m), Tim Hortons (232 m) and Sushi By K (239 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 Donlea & Don Avon?

The nearest is Serena Gundy Park Washroom, 58 Rykert Cres, 609 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Sunnybrook Park Washroom (887 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 Donlea & Don Avon?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 559 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community (272 m, 71 spaces), Leaside Day Care Centre (443 m, 99 spaces) and Northlea Community Child Care (565 m, 225 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Donlea & Don Avon?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 715 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 898 Eglinton Ave E (70 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 904 Eglinton Ave E (70 m, 23 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 896 Eglinton Ave E (83 m, 43 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 894 Eglinton Ave E (110 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 89 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 Donlea & Don Avon?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Leaside-Bennington page.

What neighbourhood is Donlea & Don Avon in?

Donlea & Don Avon is in Leaside-Bennington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 056). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

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