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Doris & Northtown

Doris Ave & Northtown Way · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Doris · Ward 18, Willowdale

Doris & Northtown is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in Yonge-Doris. At the corner: a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: Finch Station (Line 1) 565 m away.

Traffic volume
12,755
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 11, 2025
3,016 pedestrians · 98 cyclists · #1489 busiest
Collisions
41
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 37 property damage · #2345 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Finch Station 565 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 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 910 vehicles an hour, 79% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. On average 4.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 3.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 22%, from 23 in 2016–2020 to 18 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Doris & Northtown

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)565 m; North York Centre Station (Line 1)774 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. @ Northtown Way117 m
TTC bus
97393642605312598 nearest 179 m
Express
939960953
Blue Night
320336339
Nearest stops
4 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 3758 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kempford Blvd / Yonge St 237 m · 19 docks · 5 stations, 111 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 (20)
  • McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 211 m
  • Daryk HighPrivate · 298 m
  • St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 345 m
  • Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 494 m
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 535 m
  • TFSPrivate · 606 m
  • and 14 more
Parks (35)
  • Northtown Park105 m
  • McKee Parkette189 m
  • Holmes Park262 m
  • Kenneth Park264 m
  • Doris - Norton Park297 m
  • Mitchell Field Park370 m
  • and 29 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch827 m
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 675 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 894 m
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1 km

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 117 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 12 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 237 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 6cloud, 48 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés117 within 300 m · 237 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience12 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
6cloud · 10 Northtown Way 11048 mPassed, Jul 2026
Mochi Lab · 10 Northtown Way 11248 mPassed, Apr 2026
Donkey King Northtown Way · 10 Northtown Way Unit-11149 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Full Moon Cuisine · 10 Northtown Way Unit-10549 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Kung Fu Duck · 10 Northtown Way Unit-10649 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Northtown Convenience · 10 Northtown Way Unit-104grocery49 mPassed, Jan 2026
Haida Sandwich · 15 Northtown Way, Unit-2152 mPassed, Oct 2025
Xinlong Food · 15 Northtown Way, Unit-30grocery52 mPassed, Nov 2025

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, 352 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 255 m away at Kenneth Park.

  • Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · 89 Church Ave
    View centre hours · accessible
    352 m
  • Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom · 45 Princess Ave
    hours not listed · accessible · closed — Planned Closure
    789 m
  • Mel Lastman Square Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · closed — Planned Closure
    917 m
Drinking water
Kenneth Park drinking fountain · 255 m; Holmes Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 278 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 McKee McKids Enrichment Centre (211 m, 166 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 677 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 7
  • McKee McKids Enrichment Centre · 35 Church Ave
    166 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    211 m
  • Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 5350 Yonge St
    118 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    211 m
  • Yorktown Montessori School · 349 Kenneth Ave
    40 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    232 m
  • Lansing Co-Op Nursery School · 80 Church Ave
    32 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    255 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (378 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (457 m) and the nearest ambulance station 378 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 378 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 457 m30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 378 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 eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,657 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 5430 Yonge St (198 m, 239 units, 14 storeys, built 1986), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 32 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 1,657 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202632 across the 8
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 20250198 m
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 20242 · 1 fire508 m
77 Finch Ave E · Quadreal Residential Properties G.p. Inc.438211985100 · Jun 202429538 m
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 20250557 m
414 Willowdale Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.653195897 · Aug 20251604 m
422 Willowdale Avesocial housing · Canadian Helen Keller Centre164199298 · Jun 20240631 m
35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation28310197492 · Aug 20250849 m
5754 Yonge St · Colonnade Bridgeport11812197080 · Jun 20240 · 10 fire927 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 lots432 lots · ≈33,670 spaces · 101 ha
Within 500 m54 lots · ≈2,460 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 3,358 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.4 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking23 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
11 Finch Ave W · Surface520 m6267% (Q1 2026)
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface571 m5344% (Q1 2026)
10 Empress Ave · Surface673 m6769% (Q1 2026)
5667 Yonge Street · Surface703 m23 *
Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface779 m1,552 *

Nearest lots: 68 m away, ≈113 spaces; 77 m away, ≈3 spaces; 111 m away, ≈34 spaces; 115 m away, ≈300 spaces; 119 m away, ≈253 spaces; 177 m away, ≈40 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (1.8 km, 2 ports); 19 Glendora Ave (1.8 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, Jun 11, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,261 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 1,104 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (49 of 98). Evening rush dominates here: 1,346 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 1,116 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north6,261southbound · 49 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west1,104eastbound · 6 bikes · 2.4% heavy
Total vehicles12,7553,016 pedestrians · 98 cyclists · 1.3% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south5,390northbound · 43 bikes · 1.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,116 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,346 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 11, 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

On Doris Ave between Grandview Way and Northtown Way, 39 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2025 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,400 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on McKee Ave (271 m away, 30 km/h limit), 2.1% of the 3,503 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Doris Ave · Grandview Way – Northtown Way · 39 mJun 2025 · 3 days14,39039 km/h48 km/h52 km/h

School-zone speed sign 271 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 17 km/h
Over the limit8.6%
40 km/h or more2.1%

McKee Ave (eastbound), 65 McKee Avenue · 3,503 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 2019, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 5% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions41#2345 of 5,508
With an injury2#3679 of 4,660
Property damage only37
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2396 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201448latest Jun 7, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Oct 10, 2011.

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

13 thefts from vehicles and ten bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.9 a year before that. 46% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 70% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1321street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (6)
Bicycle theft1011apartment parking (7), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 18, 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 & Northtown a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 41 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 & Northtown?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1489 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 79% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Doris & Northtown?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Doris Ave between Grandview Way and Northtown Way (June 2025), found an average of 39 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 271 m away (30 km/h), 2.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Doris & Northtown?

The nearest Green P car park is 11 Finch Ave W (520 m away, 62 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 432 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 33,670 spaces — 54 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.4 km).

How do I get to Doris & Northtown by transit?

Finch Station (Line 1) is 565 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 & Northtown?

117 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 237 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 6cloud (48 m), Mochi Lab (48 m), Donkey King Northtown Way (49 m), Full Moon Cuisine (49 m) and Kung Fu Duck (49 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 & Northtown?

The nearest is Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 89 Church Ave, 352 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom (789 m); Mel Lastman Square Washroom (917 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 & Northtown?

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 McKee McKids Enrichment Centre (211 m, 166 spaces), Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (211 m, 118 spaces) and Yorktown Montessori School (232 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Doris & Northtown?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,657 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5430 Yonge St (198 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 55 Ellerslie Ave (508 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 77 Finch Ave E (538 m, 438 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 65 Ellerslie Ave (557 m, 107 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 & Northtown?

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and ten bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 & Northtown in?

Doris & Northtown is in Yonge-Doris (City of Toronto neighbourhood 151). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.

Sources

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