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Van Horne & Deerford

Van Horne Ave & Deerford Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Don Valley Village · Ward 17, Don Valley North

Van Horne & Deerford is a quiet local crossing. It sits in Don Valley Village. It has a bike lane and a park at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
3,371
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 16, 2021
216 pedestrians · 13 cyclists
Collisions
5
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 2 property damage · #4986 of 5,508 · +1 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
3
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 420 vehicles an hour, 36% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 16 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Police have logged an average of 0.5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Van Horne & Deerford

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
101692539 nearest 68 m
Express
925939
Blue Night
325339
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Van Horne Ave at Houston Cres (West) West Side; Van Horne Ave at Hobart Dr
Regional
York Region Transit 090 Leslie090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Deerford Rd336 m
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Van Horne Ave installed 2006
Bike Share
Don Mills Rd / Goodview Rd 496 m · 11 docks · 2 stations, 30 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)
  • Seneca Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 352 m
  • Kingslake Public SchoolEnglish Public · 430 m
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 437 m
  • Don Valley Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 541 m
  • Georges Vanier Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 569 m
  • Woodbine Jr High & N/E Secondary AlternativeEnglish Public · 617 m
  • and 14 more
Parks (22)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fairview branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Pleasant View branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • CF Fairview MallLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Historic Zion SchoolhouseMuseum · 1.2 km

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; 37 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is McDonald's, 332 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
McDonald's · 3030 Don Mills Rd E332 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Momo Billiards & Lounge · 3030 Don Mills Rd E Bsmt-20332 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Subway · 3030 Don Mills Rd E Unit-27332 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tone Tai Supermarket · 3030 Don Mills Rd E Unit-26grocery332 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Viva Shawarma · 3030 Don Mills Rd E332 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Komugi Bakery · 3030 Don Mills Rd E Unit-12bgrocery332 mPassed, Aug 2026
Fresh Cup Bubble Tea · 3030 Don Mills Rd E Unit-20332 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 3 infractions
Dollarama · 3030 Don Mills Rd Egrocery332 mPassed, Aug 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 Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom, 710 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 549 m away at Godstone Park.

  • Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom · 1700 Finch Ave E.
    View centre hours
    710 m
  • Oriole Community Centre Washroom · 2975 Don Mills Rd W
    View centre hours
    725 m
  • Pleasantview Community Centre Washroom · 545 Van Horne Ave
    View centre hours
    0.9 km
Drinking water
Godstone Park bottle filling station · 549 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 706 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Don Valley Christian Child Care (299 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 706 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 11
  • Don Valley Christian Child Care · 25 Axsmith Cres
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    299 m
  • Phoenix Child Centre · 625 Seneca Hill Dr
    112 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    353 m
  • Family Day Kingslake Before and After School Program · 90 Kingslake Rd
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    430 m
  • Jingbao Bilingual Children's Centre · 3105 Don Mills Rd
    89 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    437 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 113 (608 m), the nearest police station 33 Division (4.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 113 · 608 m700 Seneca Hill Dr
Police33 Division · 4.1 km50 Upjohn Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 23 · 1.6 km115 Parkway Forest Dr

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

19 registered apartment buildings with 3,193 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 335 Van Horne Ave (202 m, 125 units, 14 storeys, built 1969), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 65 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 35 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings19 · 3,193 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202665 across the 19
Open fire-code violations35
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
335 Van Horne Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited12514196996 · Jul 20252202 m
12 Deerford Rd · CAPREIT13712196989 · Aug 20242262 m
225 Van Horne Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited15313196898 · Jul 20256290 m
201 Van Horne Ave · The Brown Group of Companies Inc.24518196687 · Sep 20242445 m
40 Godstone Rd · Fidelity Property Management Ltd17616196592 · Jun 202416 · 4 fire632 m
1700 Finch Ave EToronto Community Housing27518197995 · Aug 20253 · 2 fire694 m
2980 Don Mills Rd W · Homestead Land Holdings Limited16816197096 · Sep 20244721 m
30 Godstone Rd · Homestead Land Holdings Limited17415197096 · Jun 20244 · 4 fire734 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 lots296 lots · ≈38,270 spaces · 114.8 ha
Within 500 m14 lots · ≈1,530 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 366 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East · Surface1.4 km366 *

Nearest lots: 169 m away, ≈47 spaces; 258 m away, ≈95 spaces; 278 m away, ≈72 spaces; 294 m away, ≈71 spaces; 341 m away, ≈61 spaces; 346 m away, ≈701 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, Dec 16, 2021

The east leg carries the load — 1,660 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 28. Morning rush is the busier period: 607 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:30 a.m., compared with 546 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north28southbound · 0 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west1,504eastbound · 7 bikes · 5.1% heavy
Total vehicles3,371216 pedestrians · 13 cyclists · 5.1% heavy
From the east1,660westbound · 6 bikes · 5.1% heavy
From the south179northbound · 0 bikes · 6.1% heavy
AM peak hour607 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour546 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 16, 2021

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 Van Horne Ave between Deerford Rd and Hobart Park Trl (28 m away) recorded an average of 52 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 62 km/h. That segment carries about 6,200 vehicles a day. Deerford Rd between Hobart Dr and Van Horne Ave measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 45 km/h (Nov 2024). The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Van Horne Ave · Deerford Rd – Hobart Park Trl · 28 mMar 2020 · 3 days6,19352 km/h62 km/h68 km/h
Deerford Rd · Hobart Dr – Van Horne Ave · 96 mNov 2024 · 3 days67538 km/h45 km/h50 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

2022 was the peak year (1 collision), and 2025 closed with 0. 60% of collisions here involved an injury. People walking or cycling were involved in 40% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions5#4986 of 5,508
With an injury3#3247 of 4,660
Property damage only2
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian1#2378 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1723 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20147latest Jan 31, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 3, 2016. 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 Don Valley Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Van Horne & Deerford a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 5 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 Van Horne & Deerford?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 16, 2021, 36% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Van Horne & Deerford?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Van Horne Ave between Deerford Rd and Hobart Park Trl (March 2020), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 62 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Van Horne & Deerford?

The nearest Green P car park is Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East (1.4 km away, 366 spaces). The City's mapping shows 296 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 38,270 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Van Horne & Deerford by transit?

Bus routes 10, 169, 25, 39, 925, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Van Horne Ave at Houston Cres (West) West Side, 68 m); York Region Transit routes 090 Leslie, 090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Deerford Rd.

What restaurants are near Van Horne & Deerford?

None within 300 m, and 37 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are McDonald's (332 m), Momo Billiards & Lounge (332 m), Subway (332 m), Viva Shawarma (332 m) and Fresh Cup Bubble Tea (332 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 Van Horne & Deerford?

The nearest is Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom, 1700 Finch Ave E., 710 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Oriole Community Centre Washroom (725 m); Pleasantview Community Centre Washroom (0.9 km). 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 Van Horne & Deerford?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 706 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Don Valley Christian Child Care (299 m, 49 spaces), Phoenix Child Centre (353 m, 112 spaces) and Family Day Kingslake Before and After School Program (430 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Van Horne & Deerford?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,193 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 335 Van Horne Ave (202 m, 125 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 12 Deerford Rd (262 m, 137 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 225 Van Horne Ave (290 m, 153 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 201 Van Horne Ave (445 m, 245 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 93 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 Van Horne & Deerford?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Don Valley Village page.

What neighbourhood is Van Horne & Deerford in?

Van Horne & Deerford is in Don Valley Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 047). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

Sources

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