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Van Horne & Houston (North)

Van Horne Ave & Houston Cres (North) · Toronto, Ontario · Don Valley Village · Ward 17, Don Valley North

In Don Valley Village, Van Horne & Houston (North) is a low-volume local intersection. At the corner: a bike lane and a park. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,416
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 24, 2024
170 pedestrians · 38 cyclists · #1934 busiest
Collisions
2
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 2 property damage · #5431 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
2
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

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 460 vehicles, 40% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 38 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 0.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Van Horne & Houston (North)

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 48 m
Express
925939
Blue Night
325339
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Van Horne Ave at Houston Cres (West); Van Horne Ave at Houston Cres (West) West Side
Regional
York Region Transit 090 Leslie090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Deerford Rd368 m
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Van Horne Ave installed 2006
Bike Share
Don Mills Rd / Goodview Rd 575 m · 11 docks · 3 stations, 45 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)
  • Kingslake Public SchoolEnglish Public · 321 m
  • Seneca Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 460 m
  • Georges Vanier Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 570 m
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 570 m
  • Woodbine Jr High & N/E Secondary AlternativeEnglish Public · 587 m
  • Don Valley Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 673 m
  • and 14 more
Parks (20)
  • Hobart Park231 m
  • Godstone Park339 m
  • Seneca Hill Park585 m
  • O'shea Walkway605 m
  • Pinto Park708 m
  • Oriole Park - North York732 m
  • and 14 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fairview branch929 m
  • Toronto Public Library Pleasant View branch935 m
Places of interest
  • CF Fairview MallLandmark · 1.1 km
  • Historic Zion SchoolhouseMuseum · 1.3 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; 41 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is McDonald's, 408 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
McDonald's · 3030 Don Mills Rd E408 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Momo Billiards & Lounge · 3030 Don Mills Rd E Bsmt-20408 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Subway · 3030 Don Mills Rd E Unit-27408 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tone Tai Supermarket · 3030 Don Mills Rd E Unit-26grocery408 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Viva Shawarma · 3030 Don Mills Rd E408 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Komugi Bakery · 3030 Don Mills Rd E Unit-12bgrocery408 mPassed, Aug 2026
Fresh Cup Bubble Tea · 3030 Don Mills Rd E Unit-20408 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 3 infractions
Dollarama · 3030 Don Mills Rd Egrocery408 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 Oriole Community Centre Washroom, 720 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 489 m away at Godstone Park.

  • Oriole Community Centre Washroom · 2975 Don Mills Rd W
    View centre hours
    720 m
  • Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom · 1700 Finch Ave E.
    View centre hours
    806 m
  • Pleasantview Community Centre Washroom · 545 Van Horne Ave
    View centre hours
    826 m
Drinking water
Godstone Park bottle filling station · 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 496 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Family Day Kingslake Before and After School Program (321 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 496 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 8
  • Family Day Kingslake Before and After School Program · 90 Kingslake Rd
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    321 m
  • Don Valley Christian Child Care · 25 Axsmith Cres
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    431 m
  • Phoenix Child Centre · 625 Seneca Hill Dr
    112 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    461 m
  • Van Horne Day Care · 201 Van Horne Ave
    50 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    543 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 113 (705 m), the nearest police station 33 Division (4.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 113 · 705 m700 Seneca Hill Dr
Police33 Division · 4 km50 Upjohn Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 23 · 1.5 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

Within a kilometre there are 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,851 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 335 Van Horne Ave (310 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 62 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 35 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 2,851 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202662 across the 17
Open fire-code violations35
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
335 Van Horne Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited12514196996 · Jul 20252310 m
12 Deerford Rd · CAPREIT13712196989 · Aug 20242322 m
225 Van Horne Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited15313196898 · Jul 20256392 m
201 Van Horne Ave · The Brown Group of Companies Inc.24518196687 · Sep 20242543 m
40 Godstone Rd · Fidelity Property Management Ltd17616196592 · Jun 202416 · 4 fire576 m
30 Godstone Rd · Homestead Land Holdings Limited17415197096 · Jun 20244 · 4 fire671 m
2980 Don Mills Rd W · Homestead Land Holdings Limited16816197096 · Sep 20244741 m
20 Godstone Rd · Fieldgate Properties17415196879 · Jun 20245 · 11 fire758 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 lots306 lots · ≈36,910 spaces · 110.7 ha
Within 500 m10 lots · ≈1,240 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 · Surface1.3 km366 *

Nearest lots: 275 m away, ≈70 spaces; 285 m away, ≈47 spaces; 308 m away, ≈95 spaces; 387 m away, ≈72 spaces; 400 m away, ≈13 spaces; 419 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 — 14-hour, Sep 24, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,336 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 84 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (31 of 38). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 723 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 723 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west2,996eastbound · 31 bikes · 3.7% heavy
Total vehicles6,416170 pedestrians · 38 cyclists · 3.6% heavy
From the east3,336westbound · 5 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south84northbound · 2 bikes · 3.6% heavy
AM peak hour723 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour723 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 24, 2024

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 Van Horne Ave between Deerford Rd and Hobart Park Trl, 106 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2020 put the average speed at 52 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 62 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 68 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,200 vehicles a day. 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 · 106 mMar 2020 · 3 days6,19352 km/h62 km/h68 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 2024, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions2#5431 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only2
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20143latest Jan 20, 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

Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 30, 2025. 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 & Houston (North) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 2 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 & Houston (North)?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1934 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 40% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Van Horne & Houston (North)?

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 & Houston (North)?

The nearest Green P car park is Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East (1.3 km away, 366 spaces). The City's mapping shows 306 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 36,910 spaces — 10 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Van Horne & Houston (North) by transit?

Bus routes 10, 169, 25, 39, 925, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Van Horne Ave at Houston Cres (West), 48 m); York Region Transit routes 090 Leslie, 090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Deerford Rd.

What restaurants are near Van Horne & Houston (North)?

None within 300 m, and 41 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are McDonald's (408 m), Momo Billiards & Lounge (408 m), Subway (408 m), Viva Shawarma (408 m) and Fresh Cup Bubble Tea (408 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 & Houston (North)?

The nearest is Oriole Community Centre Washroom, 2975 Don Mills Rd W, 720 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom (806 m); Pleasantview Community Centre Washroom (826 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 Van Horne & Houston (North)?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 496 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Family Day Kingslake Before and After School Program (321 m, 28 spaces), Don Valley Christian Child Care (431 m, 49 spaces) and Phoenix Child Centre (461 m, 112 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Van Horne & Houston (North)?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,851 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 335 Van Horne Ave (310 m, 125 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 12 Deerford Rd (322 m, 137 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 225 Van Horne Ave (392 m, 153 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 201 Van Horne Ave (543 m, 245 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 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 & Houston (North)?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles 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 & Houston (North) in?

Van Horne & Houston (North) 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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