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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
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)630 m
- GO Transit
- GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York at Yonge St. @ Empress Ave.609 m
- TTC bus
- 9897185 nearest 212 m
- Blue Night
- 320385
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- 10 Kingsdale Ave 558 m · 31 docks · 4 stations, 84 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 (25)
- Earl Haig Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 149 m
- McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 574 m
- Central Montessori School - WillowdalePrivate · 622 m
- Crown AcademyPrivate · 655 m
- Claude Watson School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 656 m
- Newton International College SchoolPrivate · 682 m
- and 19 more
- Community centres
- Parks (41)
- Lee Lifeson Art Park412 m
- Ring Road Linear Park440 m
- Mitchell Field Park471 m
- McKenzie Parkette494 m
- Princess Park505 m
- Willowdale Park523 m
- and 35 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch788 m
- Places of interest
- Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 771 m
- Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 793 m
- Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 853 m
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 210 eating places are within a kilometre — 2.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Dumpling, 484 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| The Dumpling · 184 Willowdale Ave | 484 m | Passed, May 2026 · 1 infraction |
| McKee McKids · 35 Church Ave | 575 m | Passed, Nov 2025 |
| Honeymoon Dessert · 8 Kingsdale Ave | 575 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Kinton Ramen · 5165 Yonge St | 590 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Tokyo Grill 2 · 5175 Yonge St Bldg-1 | 594 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Pho 88 Restaurant · 5197 Yonge St | 596 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Tavazo Dried Nuts & Fruits · 5177 Yonge St | 597 m | Passed, Feb 2025 · 1 infraction |
| Shawarma Max · 5171 Yonge St | 598 m | Passed, Jul 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 Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom, 433 m away — currently listed as closed (planned closure), and it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 417 m away at Lee Lifeson Art Park.
- Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom · 45 Princess Ave
hours not listed · accessible · closed — Planned Closure433 m - Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · 89 Church Ave
View centre hours · accessible478 m - Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom · 75 Hollywood Ave
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.563 m
- Drinking water
- Lee Lifeson Art Park drinking fountain · 417 m; Princess Park drinking fountain · 489 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
Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 650 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lansing Co-Op Nursery School (566 m, 32 spaces, preschool).
- Lansing Co-Op Nursery School · 80 Church Ave
32 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day566 m - McKee McKids Enrichment Centre · 35 Church Ave
166 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day574 m - Central Montessori Schools - Willowdale Campus · 157 Willowdale Ave
62 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day622 m - Yorktown Montessori School · 349 Kenneth Ave
40 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day659 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (818 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (779 m) and the nearest ambulance station 818 m away.
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 ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,411 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 414 Willowdale Ave (702 m, 65 units, 3 storeys, built 1958), which scored 97 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 9 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414 Willowdale Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd. | 65 | 3 | 1958 | 97 · Aug 2025 | 1 | 702 m |
| 55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management | 391 | 17 | 1966 | 99 · Jun 2024 | 2 · 1 fire | 747 m |
| 422 Willowdale Avesocial housing · Canadian Helen Keller Centre | 16 | 4 | 1992 | 98 · Jun 2024 | 0 | 813 m |
| 65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management | 107 | 6 | 1966 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 0 | 820 m |
| 35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 283 | 10 | 1974 | 92 · Aug 2025 | 0 | 865 m |
| 2 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc | 366 | 29 | 1976 | 90 · Aug 2025 | 2 · 1 fire | 903 m |
| 35 Greenfield Ave · Rhapsody Property Management Services | 361 | 36 | 2020 | 98 · Jun 2024 | 3 · 1 fire | 916 m |
| 151 Beecroft Rd | 306 | 27 | 2003 | 97 · Aug 2025 | 0 | 949 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface | 574 m | 53 | 44% (Q1 2026) |
| 10 Empress Ave · Surface | 587 m | 67 | 69% (Q1 2026) |
| 180 Beecroft Road · Surface | 935 m | 173 * | — |
| 95 Beecroft Rd · Garage | 1.1 km | 386 | 15% (Q1 2026) |
| 10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface | 1.1 km | 112 * | — |
Nearest lots: 115 m away, ≈23 spaces; 185 m away, ≈197 spaces; 217 m away, ≈22 spaces; 315 m away, ≈8 spaces; 349 m away, ≈10 spaces; 424 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (1.3 km, 2 ports); 19 Glendora Ave (1.3 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, Jan 31, 2024
Traffic is heaviest from the west: 2,252 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 344 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 588 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:15 p.m., against 457 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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 Empress Ave between Doris Ave and Kenneth Ave, 327 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2020 put the average speed at 36 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 4,400 vehicles a day. Dudley Ave between Empress Ave and Kingsdale Ave measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Nov 2009). The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley Ave · Empress Ave – Kingsdale Ave · 48 m | Nov 2009 · 24 h | 1,378 | 36 km/h | 43 km/h | 46 km/h |
| Empress Ave · Doris Ave – Kenneth Ave · 327 m | Sep 2020 · 3 days | 4,442 | 36 km/h | 44 km/h | 49 km/h |
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 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 3 collisions (25%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 14, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 2.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 12 | #4055 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 3 | #3280 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 8 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | #1837 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| All since 2014 | 14 | latest Jan 14, 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Dudley & Empress a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 12 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 Dudley & Empress?
A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #2003 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 33% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Dudley & Empress?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Empress Ave between Doris Ave and Kenneth Ave (September 2020), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Dudley & Empress?
The nearest Green P car park is 10 Kingsdale Ave (574 m away, 53 spaces, 44% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 463 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,080 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.1 km).
How do I get to Dudley & Empress by transit?
North York Centre Station (Line 1) is 630 m away; bus routes 98, 97, 185 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Dudley & Empress?
None within 300 m, and 210 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Dumpling (484 m), McKee McKids (575 m), Honeymoon Dessert (575 m), Kinton Ramen (590 m) and Tokyo Grill 2 (594 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 Dudley & Empress?
The nearest is Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom, 45 Princess Ave, 433 m away, with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: planned closure. Next nearest: Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom (478 m); Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom (563 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 Dudley & Empress?
Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 650 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lansing Co-Op Nursery School (566 m, 32 spaces), McKee McKids Enrichment Centre (574 m, 166 spaces) and Central Montessori Schools - Willowdale Campus (622 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Dudley & Empress?
Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,411 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 414 Willowdale Ave (702 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 55 Ellerslie Ave (747 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 422 Willowdale Ave (813 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 65 Ellerslie Ave (820 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 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.
What neighbourhood is Dudley & Empress in?
Dudley & Empress is in East Willowdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 152). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jan 31, 2024.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 18 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.77090, -79.40546 · centreline node 13447339.