Doris & Holmes

Traffic volume8-hour count · 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 16,177 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.

Peak hours: 1,179 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,189 from 4:45 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

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, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 23, 2026.

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.

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.

How fast traffic moves here

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. The reading is 24 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 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) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Kempford Blvd (296 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 43,565 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Kempford Blvd (westbound), 296 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 21 km/h, 85th percentile 30 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 43,565 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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.

• Groceries and food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 49 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit22/28

  Finch Station 0.4 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go3/14

  library 1.3 km away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation10/10

  7 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• 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.

Six registered apartment buildings with 1,267 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 77 Finch Ave E (311 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.

6 registered buildings · 1,267 units · 2 social housing · tallest 21 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.

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.

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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jan 24, 2017.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 18 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.77817, -79.41293 · centreline node 30015238.