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Doris & Holmes

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

In Yonge-Doris, Doris & Holmes is a moderately travelled crossing. It has a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Finch Station (Line 1) 312 m away.

Traffic volume
7,193
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 24, 2017
481 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
35
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 22 property damage · #2568 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #544 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Finch Station 312 m · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 900 vehicles an hour, 78% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 15 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Police have logged an average of 3.5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 33%, from 21 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 35 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Doris & Holmes

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Finch Station (Line 1)312 m
GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York at Yonge St. @ Kempford Blvd.207 m
TTC bus
97393642605312598 nearest 207 m
Express
939960953
Blue Night
320336339
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m
Regional
York Region Transit 002 Milliken005 Clark023 Thornhill Woods077 Highway 7088 Bathurst091 Bayview098|099 Yonge (Late Night)099 Yonge300 Business Express301 Markham Express302 Unionville Express303 Bur Oak Express at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 3473 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kempford Blvd / Yonge St 228 m · 19 docks · 6 stations, 122 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 (19)
  • Daryk HighPrivate · 148 m
  • St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 326 m
  • TFSPrivate · 338 m
  • McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 476 m
  • Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 759 m
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 830 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (35)
  • Holmes Park55 m
  • Olive Square Park216 m
  • Kenneth Park220 m
  • Finch Parkette264 m
  • Northtown Park284 m
  • Lorraine Drive Park363 m
  • and 29 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 1 km
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 68 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 216 eating places within a kilometre — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Oh-Bar, 148 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in November 2025 with 4 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés68 within 300 m · 216 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Oh-Bar · 5467 Yonge St148 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 4 infractions
Sang-Ji Fried Bao · 5461 Yonge St149 mPassed, Feb 2026
On/Off · 5463 Yonge St150 mPassed, Dec 2025
Space Coffee · 5463 Yonge St Flr-2150 mPassed, Jul 2026
I Bake · 5459 Yonge St152 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
La La Bakeshop · 5459 Yonge Stgrocery152 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ibund · 5457 Yonge St153 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Big Mao · 5519 Yonge St153 mPassed, Jun 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 Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 531 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 46 m away at Holmes Park.

  • Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · 89 Church Ave
    View centre hours · accessible
    531 m
Drinking water
Holmes Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 46 m; Kenneth Park drinking fountain · 203 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 677 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company - Finch Site (319 m, 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 677 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 7
  • Kids & Company - Finch Site · 5650 Yonge St
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    319 m
  • St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme · 18 Kempford Blvd
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    326 m
  • Yorktown Montessori School · 349 Kenneth Ave
    40 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    350 m
  • Lansing Co-Op Nursery School · 80 Church Ave
    32 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    441 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (645 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (737 m) and the nearest ambulance station 645 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 645 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 737 m30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 645 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

Eight registered apartment buildings with 1,607 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 77 Finch Ave E (268 m, 438 units, 21 storeys, built 1985), which scored 100 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 37 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 1,607 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202637 across the 8
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
77 Finch Ave E · Quadreal Residential Properties G.p. Inc.438211985100 · Jun 202429268 m
5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 20250306 m
422 Willowdale Avesocial housing · Canadian Helen Keller Centre164199298 · Jun 20240562 m
414 Willowdale Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.653195897 · Aug 20251591 m
5754 Yonge St · Colonnade Bridgeport11812197080 · Jun 20240 · 10 fire656 m
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 20242 · 1 fire794 m
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 20250834 m
5900 Yonge St · Q Residential23313197095 · Aug 202551 km

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 lots378 lots · ≈26,950 spaces · 80.9 ha
Within 500 m58 lots · ≈2,750 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 3,358 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.7 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking22 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
11 Finch Ave W · Surface319 m6267% (Q1 2026)
5667 Yonge Street · Surface431 m23 *
Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface511 m1,552 *
Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface520 m900 *
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface867 m5344% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 64 m away, ≈25 spaces; 82 m away, ≈33 spaces; 100 m away, ≈14 spaces; 107 m away, ≈21 spaces; 108 m away, ≈59 spaces; 142 m away, ≈31 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 — 8-hour, Jan 24, 2017

The north leg carries the load — 3,448 southbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 229. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,179 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,189 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north3,448southbound · 0 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the west360eastbound · 0 bikes · 8.6% heavy
Total vehicles7,193481 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 4.4% heavy
From the east229westbound · 0 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south3,156northbound · 0 bikes · 4.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,179 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,189 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 24, 2017

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 Holmes Ave between Kenneth Ave and Dudley Ave (230 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 24-hour count in December 2002; 85% of drivers were at or under 51 km/h. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. Doris Ave between Grandview Way and Northtown Way measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Jun 2025). The reading is 24 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Kempford Blvd (296 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 44,427 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Holmes Ave · Kenneth Ave – Dudley Ave · 230 mDec 2002 · 24 h80141 km/h51 km/h55 km/h
Doris Ave · Grandview Way – Northtown Way · 334 mJun 2025 · 3 days14,39039 km/h48 km/h52 km/h

School-zone speed sign 296 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct21 · 30 km/h
Over the limit0.3%
50 km/h or more0.1%

Kempford Blvd (westbound) · 44,427 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 7 collisions. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 26% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions35#2568 of 5,508
With an injury5#2591 of 4,660
Property damage only22
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian1#2105 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality1
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201438latest Jun 18, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 25, 2018.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#544 of 1,505
Fatal1#145 of 319
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Jul 25, 2018

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 37 thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 6.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 24 in 2023–2025, about 8.0 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 92% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle37201street/outdoor (34), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft440apartment parking (3), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 9, 2026. 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 & Holmes a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#544 of 1,505), out of 35 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Holmes?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Jan 24, 2017, 78% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Doris & Holmes?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Holmes Ave between Kenneth Ave and Dudley Ave (December 2002), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 51 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 296 m away (40 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Doris & Holmes?

The nearest Green P car park is 11 Finch Ave W (319 m away, 62 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 378 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,950 spaces — 58 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.7 km).

How do I get to Doris & Holmes by transit?

Finch Station (Line 1) is 312 m away; bus routes 97, 39, 36, 42, 60, 53, 125, 98 and 3 more within 1 km; York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 005 Clark, 023 Thornhill Woods, 077 Highway 7 at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 3.

What restaurants are near Doris & Holmes?

68 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 216 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Oh-Bar (148 m), Sang-Ji Fried Bao (149 m), On/Off (150 m), Space Coffee (150 m) and I Bake (152 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 & Holmes?

The nearest is Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 89 Church Ave, 531 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Holmes?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 677 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company - Finch Site (319 m, 65 spaces), St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (326 m, 142 spaces) and Yorktown Montessori School (350 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Doris & Holmes?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,607 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 77 Finch Ave E (268 m, 438 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 5430 Yonge St (306 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 422 Willowdale Ave (562 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 414 Willowdale Ave (591 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 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 & Holmes?

Toronto Police place 37 thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 & Holmes in?

Doris & Holmes 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