Toronto · intersection · signal 1801

Doris & Empress

Doris Ave & Empress Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Doris · Ward 18, Willowdale · Yonge North York BIA

Doris & Empress, in Yonge-Doris, is a moderately heavy crossing, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: North York Centre Station, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal.

Traffic volume
16,890
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
5,358 pedestrians · 324 cyclists · #1133 busiest
Collisions
92
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
13 with an injury · 74 property damage · #1210 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
North York Centre Station
subway station within 250 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 1,210 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 3 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Police have logged an average of 9.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 5.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 26%, from 53 in 2016–2020 to 39 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Doris & Empress

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
North York Centre Station (Line 1)195 m; Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4)899 m
GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York at Yonge St. @ Empress Ave.161 m
TTC bus
979818584 nearest 165 m
Express
984
Blue Night
320385384
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
10 Kingsdale Ave 150 m · 31 docks · 6 stations, 142 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 (24)
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 250 m
  • Toronto District School Board - Head OfficeEnglish Public · 365 m
  • Earl Haig Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 390 m
  • Claude Watson School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 461 m
  • Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 476 m
  • McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 487 m
  • and 18 more
Parks (40)
  • Ring Road Linear Park39 m
  • Princess Park111 m
  • Lee Lifeson Art Park166 m
  • North York Rose Garden209 m
  • McKenzie Parkette260 m
  • Mel Lastman Square325 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch344 m
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 328 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 365 m
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 451 m
Signal
1801, activated 1998 · FT · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 40 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 271 — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kinton Ramen, 148 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés40 within 300 m · 271 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 24 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Kinton Ramen · 5165 Yonge St148 mPassed, May 2026
Tokyo Grill 2 · 5175 Yonge St Bldg-1159 mPassed, Aug 2026
Shawarma Max · 5171 Yonge St160 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Honeymoon Dessert · 8 Kingsdale Ave161 mPassed, May 2026
Tavazo Dried Nuts & Fruits · 5177 Yonge St165 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 1 infraction
A Corner Cafe and Restaurant · 5193 Yonge St179 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Qing Shu Spicy Hotpot · 5195 Yonge St187 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Pho 88 Restaurant · 5197 Yonge St187 mPassed, May 2026

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 Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom, 133 m away — currently listed as closed (planned closure), and it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 113 m away at Princess Park.

  • Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom · 45 Princess Ave
    hours not listed · accessible · closed — Planned Closure
    133 m
  • Mel Lastman Square Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · closed — Planned Closure
    390 m
  • Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · accessible
    419 m
Drinking water
Princess Park drinking fountain · 113 m; Lee Lifeson Art Park drinking fountain · 126 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,005 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre (285 m, 114 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 1,005 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 11
  • Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre · 5176 Yonge St
    114 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    285 m
  • McKee McKids Enrichment Centre · 35 Church Ave
    166 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    487 m
  • Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 5350 Yonge St
    118 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    573 m
  • Lansing Co-Op Nursery School · 80 Church Ave
    32 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    584 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (487 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (408 m) and the nearest ambulance station 487 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 487 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 408 m30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 487 m12 Canterbury Pl

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 nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,395 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 55 Ellerslie Ave (353 m, 391 units, 17 storeys, built 1966), which scored 99 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 9 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings9 · 2,395 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20269 across the 9
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest36 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 20242 · 1 fire353 m
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 20250412 m
35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation28310197492 · Aug 20250419 m
151 Beecroft Rd30627200397 · Aug 20250586 m
35 Greenfield Ave · Rhapsody Property Management Services36136202098 · Jun 20243 · 1 fire707 m
2 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc36629197690 · Aug 20252 · 1 fire734 m
5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 20250778 m
4 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc27729197590 · Aug 20251 · 2 fire795 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 lots461 lots · ≈34,540 spaces · 103.6 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈1,990 spaces
Green P (public)11 car parks · about 3,375 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 786 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking35 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
10 Empress Ave · Surface138 m6769% (Q1 2026)
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface158 m5344% (Q1 2026)
180 Beecroft Road · Surface491 m173 *
95 Beecroft Rd · Garage731 m38615% (Q1 2026)
10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface852 m112 *

Nearest lots: 63 m away, ≈35 spaces; 64 m away, ≈8 spaces; 101 m away, ≈33 spaces; 104 m away, ≈40 spaces; 115 m away, ≈14 spaces (Green P); 144 m away, ≈62 spaces (Green P). More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (1.2 km, 2 ports); 19 Glendora Ave (1.2 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, May 26, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 5,986 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 3,164 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,908 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,669 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north5,986southbound · 96 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west3,164eastbound · 64 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles16,8905,358 pedestrians · 324 cyclists · 1.4% heavy
From the east3,329westbound · 88 bikes · 1.1% heavy
From the south4,411northbound · 76 bikes · 1.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,669 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,908 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 26, 2026

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 Doris Ave between Elmwood Ave and Hillcrest Ave, 253 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2026 put the average speed at 41 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,200 vehicles a day. Empress Ave between Doris Ave and Kenneth Ave measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Sep 2020). At the school-zone speed sign on Doris Ave (76 m away, 30 km/h limit), 20% of the 220,104 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Empress Ave · Doris Ave – Kenneth Ave · 123 mSep 2020 · 3 days4,44236 km/h44 km/h49 km/h
Doris Ave · Elmwood Ave – Hillcrest Ave · 253 mApr 2026 · 3 days12,18541 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

School-zone speed sign 76 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct30 · 43 km/h
Over the limit35%
40 km/h or more20%

Doris Ave (northbound), 208 Doris Avenue · 220,104 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 2017, with 14 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 13 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 17, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions92#1210 of 5,508
With an injury13#1345 of 4,660
Property damage only74
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian2#1663 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1743 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014104latest Apr 17, 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

Two thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 2, 2020. 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 Yonge-Doris.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Doris & Empress a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 92 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 Doris & Empress?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1133 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #390 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Doris & Empress?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Doris Ave between Elmwood Ave and Hillcrest Ave (April 2026), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 76 m away (30 km/h), 20% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Doris & Empress?

The nearest Green P car park is 10 Empress Ave (138 m away, 67 spaces, 69% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 461 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 34,540 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (786 m).

How do I get to Doris & Empress by transit?

North York Centre Station (Line 1) is 195 m away; bus routes 97, 98, 185, 84, 984 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Doris & Empress?

40 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 271 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kinton Ramen (148 m), Tokyo Grill 2 (159 m), Shawarma Max (160 m), Honeymoon Dessert (161 m) and Tavazo Dried Nuts & Fruits (165 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 Doris & Empress?

The nearest is Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom, 45 Princess Ave, 133 m away, with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: planned closure. Next nearest: Mel Lastman Square Washroom (390 m); Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom (419 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 Doris & Empress?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,005 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre (285 m, 114 spaces), McKee McKids Enrichment Centre (487 m, 166 spaces) and Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (573 m, 118 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Doris & Empress?

Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,395 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 55 Ellerslie Ave (353 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 65 Ellerslie Ave (412 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 35 Park Home Ave (419 m, 283 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 151 Beecroft Rd (586 m, 306 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 is 95 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 Doris & Empress?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 Yonge-Doris page.

What neighbourhood is Doris & Empress in?

Doris & Empress is in Yonge-Doris (City of Toronto neighbourhood 151). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng. The corner falls inside the Yonge North York Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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