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Doris & Spring Garden

Doris Ave & Spring Garden Ave · Toronto, Ontario · East Willowdale · Ward 18, Willowdale

In East Willowdale, Doris & Spring Garden is an intersection of typical volume. At the corner: 3 schools within 250 m and parks. Nearby: Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4) 387 m away.

Traffic volume
5,914
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 21, 2022
624 pedestrians · 4 cyclists
Collisions
43
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 31 property damage · #2293 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
Sheppard-Yonge Station 387 m · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 740 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 64% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 9 vehicles, close to the citywide median. On average 4.3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 35%, from 26 in 2016–2020 to 17 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Doris & Spring Garden

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4)387 m; North York Centre Station (Line 1)408 m
GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York94 Pickering / Square One at Yonge St. @ Elmhurst Ave.290 m
TTC bus
979818584 nearest 291 m
Express
984
Blue Night
320385384
Nearest stops
1 surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Yonge St / North York Blvd 411 m · 23 docks · 7 stations, 145 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 (26)
  • Claude Watson School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 104 m
  • Cardinal Carter Academy For the ArtsEnglish Separate · 133 m
  • Elpis College Toronto (Temporarily Moved)Private · 230 m
  • Rutherford Private School and DaycarePrivate · 422 m
  • Toronto District School Board - Head OfficeEnglish Public · 449 m
  • Crown Academic International SchoolPrivate · 542 m
  • and 20 more
Parks (39)
  • Willowdale Park191 m
  • Spring Garden Parkette206 m
  • Lee Lifeson Art Park409 m
  • Princess Park461 m
  • Mel Lastman Square490 m
  • North York Civic Centre545 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch592 m
Places of interest
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 472 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 528 m
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 722 m

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 34 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 215 — 2.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Mujae Korean Bistro, 110 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés34 within 300 m · 215 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 19 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pat Garden Market · 63 Spring Garden Ave Nonegrocery110 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Pat Garden Market · 63 Spring Garden Ave Nonegrocery110 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 3 infractions
Mujae Korean Bistro · 39-63 Spring Garden Ave 41110 mPassed, Aug 2026
3rd Mom Spicy Hot Pot · 39 Spring Garden Ave119 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Sun Chinese Cuisine · 25 Spring Garden Ave144 mPassed, Aug 2026
Cafe Inside · 23 Spring Garden Ave152 mPassed, Aug 2026
Hay Sushi · 15-17 Spring Garden Ave Unit-4-5174 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Gimbap Shop · 11 Spring Garden Ave186 mPassed, Mar 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 Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom, 145 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 166 m away at Willowdale Park (currently off).

  • Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom · 75 Hollywood Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    145 m
  • Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom · 45 Princess Ave
    hours not listed · accessible · closed — Planned Closure
    431 m
  • Mel Lastman Square Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · closed — Planned Closure
    530 m
Drinking water
Willowdale Park drinking fountain · 166 m · off; Willowdale Park drinking fountain · 259 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 738 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Angus Valley Montessori (334 m, 141 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 738 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 9
  • Angus Valley Montessori · 4841 Yonge St
    141 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    334 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre · 30 Sheppard Ave E
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    341 m
  • Central Montessori Schools - Maplehurst Campus · 181 Maplehurst Ave
    64 spaces · preschool
    483 m
  • Central Montessori School · 180 Sheppard Ave E
    54 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    505 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (914 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 114 · 1 km12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 914 m30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 1 km12 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 14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,489 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2 Forest Laneway (197 m, 366 units, 29 storeys, built 1976), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 97, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 11 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings14 · 2,489 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score97 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202611 across the 14
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest36 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc36629197690 · Aug 20252 · 1 fire197 m
35 Greenfield Ave · Rhapsody Property Management Services36136202098 · Jun 20243 · 1 fire214 m
4 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc27729197590 · Aug 20251 · 2 fire275 m
151 Beecroft Rd30627200397 · Aug 20250430 m
35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation28310197492 · Aug 20250656 m
2 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Aug 20250750 m
4 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194597 · Jun 20240762 m
6 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Jun 20240763 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 lots442 lots · ≈30,430 spaces · 91.3 ha
Within 500 m53 lots · ≈1,880 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 2,475 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 413 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking23 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface437 m112 *
95 Beecroft Rd · Garage462 m38615% (Q1 2026)
10 Empress Ave · Surface588 m6769% (Q1 2026)
68 Sheppard Ave W · Surface669 m3063% (Q1 2026)
180 Beecroft Road · Surface670 m173 *

Nearest lots: 29 m away, ≈6 spaces; 56 m away, ≈11 spaces; 97 m away, ≈41 spaces; 97 m away, ≈48 spaces; 106 m away, ≈49 spaces; 126 m away, ≈12 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (635 m, 2 ports); 19 Glendora Ave (646 m, 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 — 8-hour, Apr 21, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 3,165 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 54% of the total, against 155 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 954 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 933 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north3,165southbound · 1 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the west477eastbound · 2 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles5,914624 pedestrians · 4 cyclists · 1.6% heavy
From the east155westbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south2,117northbound · 0 bikes · 1.4% heavy
AM peak hour954 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour933 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 21, 2022

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, 305 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. Spring Garden Ave between William Poole Way and Jonathan Dunn Way measured slower: 27 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Jun 2017). At the school-zone speed sign on Doris Ave (44 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 2,100 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spring Garden Ave · William Poole Way – Jonathan Dunn Way · 75 mJun 2017 · 24 h25227 km/h35 km/h40 km/h
Doris Ave · Elmwood Ave – Hillcrest Ave · 305 mApr 2026 · 3 days12,18541 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

School-zone speed sign 44 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 8 km/h
Over the limit0.0%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Doris Ave (northbound), 115/117 Doris Ave · 2,100 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 6. 7 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions43#2293 of 5,508
With an injury7#2329 of 4,660
Property damage only31
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian3#1405 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201461latest Feb 22, 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

Six thefts from vehicles and seven bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 57% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle611street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft710apartment parking (4), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 24, 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 East Willowdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Doris & Spring Garden a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 43 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 & Spring Garden?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Apr 21, 2022, 64% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Doris & Spring Garden?

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 44 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Doris & Spring Garden?

The nearest Green P car park is 10 Harlandale Avenue (437 m away, 112 spaces). The City's mapping shows 442 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,430 spaces — 53 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (413 m).

How do I get to Doris & Spring Garden by transit?

Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4) is 387 m away; bus routes 97, 98, 185, 84, 984 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Doris & Spring Garden?

34 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 215 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mujae Korean Bistro (110 m), 3rd Mom Spicy Hot Pot (119 m), Sun Chinese Cuisine (144 m), Cafe Inside (152 m) and Hay Sushi (174 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 & Spring Garden?

The nearest is Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom, 75 Hollywood Ave, 145 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom (431 m); Mel Lastman Square Washroom (530 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 & Spring Garden?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 738 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Angus Valley Montessori (334 m, 141 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre (341 m, 72 spaces) and Central Montessori Schools - Maplehurst Campus (483 m, 64 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Doris & Spring Garden?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,489 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2 Forest Laneway (197 m, 366 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 35 Greenfield Ave (214 m, 361 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 4 Forest Laneway (275 m, 277 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 151 Beecroft Rd (430 m, 306 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 97 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 & Spring Garden?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and seven 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 East Willowdale page.

What neighbourhood is Doris & Spring Garden in?

Doris & Spring Garden is in East Willowdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 152). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.

Sources

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