Map
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
- Finch Station (Line 1)361 m; North York Centre Station (Line 1)1 km
- 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. @ Kempford Blvd.29 m
- TTC bus
- 97363942605312598 nearest 18 m
- Express
- 939960953
- Blue Night
- 320336339
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Kempford Blvd; Yonge St at Byng Ave
- 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 3576 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Kempford Blvd / Yonge St 25 m · 19 docks · 6 stations, 122 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 (19)
- Daryk HighPrivate · 96 m
- St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 143 m
- TFSPrivate · 411 m
- McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 439 m
- Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 590 m
- Crown AcademyPrivate · 700 m
- and 13 more
- Community centres
- Parks (33)
- Holmes Park149 m
- Lorraine Drive Park211 m
- Olive Square Park269 m
- Northtown Park291 m
- Kenneth Park347 m
- Finch Parkette380 m
- and 27 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch1 km
- Places of interest
- Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 816 m
- Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 1.1 km
- Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1.2 km
- Signal
- 1101, activated 1975 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/West
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 113 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 234 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Noodle Bar - North York, 30 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Noodle Bar - North York · 5443 Yonge St | 30 m | Passed, Sep 2026 |
| Pine House Cafe · 5441 Yonge St Flr-1 | 30 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Angus Pho House · 5443 Yonge St | 30 m | Passed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu - Ii · 5445 Yonge St | 33 m | Passed, May 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Gino' S Pizza/Wing Machine · 5439 Yonge St | 35 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Yuan Chinese Cuisine · 5437 Yonge St Bldg-B C | 35 m | Passed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Ki-Ishi Izakaya · 5437a Yonge St | 37 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Pizza Shab · 3 Byng Ave | 41 m | Passed, Sep 2026 |
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, 565 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 159 m away at Holmes Park.
- Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · 89 Church Ave
View centre hours · accessible565 m - Edithvale Community Centre Washroom · 131 Finch Ave W
View centre hours929 m - Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom · 45 Princess Ave
hours not listed · accessible · closed — Planned Closure1 km
- Drinking water
- Holmes Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 159 m; Kenneth Park drinking fountain · 330 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 St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (143 m, 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age).
- St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme · 18 Kempford Blvd
142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day143 m - Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 5350 Yonge St
118 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day318 m - Kids & Company - Finch Site · 5650 Yonge St
65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day351 m - Yorktown Montessori School · 349 Kenneth Ave
40 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day409 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (483 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (582 m) and the nearest ambulance station 483 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 eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,657 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 5430 Yonge St (115 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.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 239 | 14 | 1986 | 95 · Aug 2025 | 0 | 115 m |
| 77 Finch Ave E · Quadreal Residential Properties G.p. Inc. | 438 | 21 | 1985 | 100 · Jun 2024 | 29 | 468 m |
| 55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management | 391 | 17 | 1966 | 99 · Jun 2024 | 2 · 1 fire | 646 m |
| 65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management | 107 | 6 | 1966 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 0 | 673 m |
| 5754 Yonge St · Colonnade Bridgeport | 118 | 12 | 1970 | 80 · Jun 2024 | 0 · 10 fire | 725 m |
| 422 Willowdale Avesocial housing · Canadian Helen Keller Centre | 16 | 4 | 1992 | 98 · Jun 2024 | 0 | 729 m |
| 414 Willowdale Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd. | 65 | 3 | 1958 | 97 · Aug 2025 | 1 | 736 m |
| 35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 283 | 10 | 1974 | 92 · Aug 2025 | 0 | 1 km |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Finch Ave W · Surface | 297 m | 62 | 67% (Q1 2026) |
| 5667 Yonge Street · Surface | 508 m | 23 * | — |
| Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface | 577 m | 1,552 * | — |
| Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface | 602 m | 900 * | — |
| 10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface | 755 m | 53 | 44% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 49 m away, ≈56 spaces; 83 m away, ≈100 spaces; 110 m away, ≈46 spaces; 114 m away, ≈21 spaces; 115 m away, ≈51 spaces; 119 m away, ≈34 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, May 27, 2026
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 12,931 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 867 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (99 of 201). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,173 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,262 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
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 Yonge St between Churchill Ave and Horsham Ave, 282 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2025 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 31,700 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Kempford Blvd (99 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 44,427 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonge St · Churchill Ave – Horsham Ave · 282 m | Nov 2025 · 3 days | 31,722 | 38 km/h | 49 km/h | 54 km/h |
School-zone speed sign 99 m
Kempford Blvd (westbound) · 44,427 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 2018, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 9. 12 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 8, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 2.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 73 | #1497 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 12 | #1523 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 50 | |
| Fail to remain | 12 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 4 | #677 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| All since 2014 | 93 | latest Jun 8, 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 Jul 16, 2008.
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
14 thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.1 a year before that. 43% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 14 | 3 | 0 | street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 5 | 1 | 0 | apartment parking (3), street/outdoor (2) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 16, 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 Yonge-Doris.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Yonge & Kempford a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 73 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 Yonge & Kempford?
A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #505 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.62× the median for a counted intersection, and #243 for pedestrians.
How fast do cars go at Yonge & Kempford?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yonge St between Churchill Ave and Horsham Ave (November 2025), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 99 m away (40 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.
Where can I park near Yonge & Kempford?
The nearest Green P car park is 11 Finch Ave W (297 m away, 62 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 408 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,330 spaces — 62 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.6 km).
How do I get to Yonge & Kempford by transit?
Finch Station (Line 1) is 361 m away; bus routes 97, 36, 39, 42, 60, 53, 125, 98 and 3 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Kempford Blvd, 18 m); 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 Yonge & Kempford?
113 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 234 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Noodle Bar - North York (30 m), Pine House Cafe (30 m), Angus Pho House (30 m), Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu - Ii (33 m) and Gino' S Pizza/Wing Machine (35 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 Yonge & Kempford?
The nearest is Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 89 Church Ave, 565 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Edithvale Community Centre Washroom (929 m); Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom (1.0 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 Yonge & Kempford?
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 St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (143 m, 142 spaces), Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (318 m, 118 spaces) and Kids & Company - Finch Site (351 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Kempford?
Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,657 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5430 Yonge St (115 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 77 Finch Ave E (468 m, 438 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 55 Ellerslie Ave (646 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 65 Ellerslie Ave (673 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 Yonge & Kempford?
Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and five 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 Yonge-Doris page.
What neighbourhood is Yonge & Kempford in?
Yonge & Kempford is in Yonge-Doris (City of Toronto neighbourhood 151). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng. The corner falls inside the Yonge North York Business Improvement Area.
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 May 27, 2026.
- 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- 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).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Dec 16, 2025.
- 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: 43.77696, -79.41484 · centreline node 13446504.