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Carlaw & Gowan

Carlaw Ave & Gowan Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Broadview North · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

In Broadview North, Carlaw & Gowan is a quiet local crossing, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: 2 schools within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,425
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 21, 2025
1,128 pedestrians · 70 cyclists · #2290 busiest
Collisions
25
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 14 property damage · #3082 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
7 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 100 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 9% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.3 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 4.9% of vehicle volume, about 6.3× the typical share. On average 2.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 17.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.5× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 8%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Carlaw & Gowan

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
87721006282551 nearest 105 m
Express
925
Blue Night
322325
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Pape Ave / Gamble Ave 259 m · 19 docks · 8 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 (13)
  • Chester Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 79 m
  • Westwood Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 164 m
  • Centennial College School - Carlaw CampusCollege · 403 m
  • William Burgess Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 491 m
  • Holy Cross Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 850 m
  • Jackman Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 850 m
  • and 7 more
Parks (22)
  • Westwood Park187 m
  • Agnes Macphail Square377 m
  • Livingstone Park430 m
  • Gamble Playground467 m
  • Charles Sauriol Parkette544 m
  • Lower Don Parklands628 m
  • and 16 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Todmorden Room branch423 m
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage SiteLandmark · 771 m
  • Evergreen Brick WorksAttraction · 1.2 km
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 1.4 km

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 15 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 62. The nearest is Brothers Pizza, 188 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés15 within 300 m · 62 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Brothers Pizza · 976a Pape Ave188 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Brothers Pizza · 976a Pape Ave188 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Barcode Cafe · 978 Pape Ave192 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
El Greco · 160 Floyd Ave197 mPassed, Dec 2025
East York Restaurant · 1039 Pape Ave215 mPassed, May 2026 · 4 infractions
Elmer's Fine Foods · 1027 Pape Avegrocery220 mPassed, Feb 2026
Pho Challenge · 1025 Pape Ave224 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
D'tropical Hub · 1015 Pape Ave227 mPassed, Apr 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 East York Community Centre Washroom, 442 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 442 m away at Livingstone Park.

  • East York Community Centre Washroom · 1081 Pape Ave
    View centre hours
    442 m
Drinking water
Livingstone Park drinking fountain · 442 m; Gamble Playground drinking fountain · 460 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 1,038 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Chester Jr YMCA (79 m, 161 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km11 centres · 1,038 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 11
  • Chester Jr YMCA · 115 Gowan Ave
    161 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    79 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Child's Nest Early Learning Centre · 121 Cosburn Ave
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    327 m
  • Network - Child's Nest Early Years and Child Care Centre - 123 Cosburn · 123 Cosburn Ave
    58 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    336 m
  • Abiona Centre For Infant and Early Mental Health Elc Broadview Campus · 1102 Broadview Ave
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    465 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 322 (763 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 548 m away.

FireFire Station 322 · 763 m256 Cosburn Ave
Police55 Division · 3.4 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 548 m1300 Pape Ave

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 74 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,925 rental units, 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 100 Gowan Ave (36 m, 121 units, 17 storeys, built 1966), which scored 97 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 74 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 133 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 58 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings74 · 4,925 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026133 across the 74
Open fire-code violations58
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
100 Gowan Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc.12117196697 · Jun 2025436 m
80 Gowan Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc8811196894 · Aug 2024264 m
75 Cosburn Ave · 75 Co11812196892 · Sep 20241181 m
130 Gowan Ave · Greenwin Inc16012196898 · Jun 20247 · 2 fire87 m
91 Cosburn Ave · Greenwin Corp.8611198697 · Nov 20253107 m
55 Cosburn Ave · Enderby Developments Limited15512197392 · Aug 20263107 m
60 Gowan Ave · Enderby Developments Limited11821197095 · Jul 20251109 m
80 Cosburn Ave · Greenwin Inc.8415197093 · Jul 20254 · 9 fire147 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 lots480 lots · ≈20,110 spaces · 60.3 ha
Within 500 m86 lots · ≈1,940 spaces
Green P (public)14 car parks · about 575 spaces
EV charging (City)41 FULTON AVE · 734 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking29 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
77 Gough Ave · Surface1 km1783% (Q1 2026)
25 Ferrier Ave · Surface1 km4682% (Q1 2026)
18 Ferrier Ave · Surface1 km2358% (Q1 2026)
716 Pape Ave · Surface1 km7475% (Q1 2026)
20 Eaton Avenue · Surface1.1 km70 *

Nearest lots: 23 m away, ≈13 spaces; 36 m away, ≈6 spaces; 67 m away, ≈19 spaces; 72 m away, ≈8 spaces; 73 m away, ≈3 spaces; 93 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 14 Arundel Ave. (1.1 km, 8 ports); 35 Erindale Ave (1.3 km, 10 ports); 132 Chatham Ave (1.5 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, May 21, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 726 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 4 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (35 of 70). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 175 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 170 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 months 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 west726eastbound · 35 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles1,4251,128 pedestrians · 70 cyclists · 3.9% heavy
From the east695westbound · 30 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the south4northbound · 5 bikes · 50.0% heavy
AM peak hour175 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour170 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 21, 2025

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 Gowan Ave between Logan Ave and Carlaw Ave, 86 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2024 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,400 vehicles a day. Carlaw Ave between Westwood Ave and Floyd Ave measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Apr 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Gowan Ave (20 m away, 30 km/h limit), 2.7% of the 30,134 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Gowan Ave · Logan Ave – Carlaw Ave · 86 mApr 2024 · 3 days1,38726 km/h34 km/h39 km/h
Carlaw Ave · Westwood Ave – Floyd Ave · 156 mApr 2024 · 3 days63326 km/h33 km/h36 km/h

School-zone speed sign 20 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct23 · 32 km/h
Over the limit9.9%
40 km/h or more2.7%

Gowan Ave (westbound), Burncrest Road · 30,134 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 2017, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 3 collisions (12%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 40% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (20%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 17.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions25#3082 of 5,508
With an injury3#3300 of 4,660
Property damage only14
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian1#2526 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#595 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201433latest Apr 5, 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

24 thefts from vehicles and 15 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 6.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 4.4 a year before that. 71% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2462street/outdoor (17), apartment parking (5)
Bicycle theft1520apartment parking (6), other (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 15, 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 Broadview North.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Carlaw & Gowan a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 25 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 Carlaw & Gowan?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2290 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 9% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Carlaw & Gowan?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Gowan Ave between Logan Ave and Carlaw Ave (April 2024), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 20 m away (30 km/h), 2.7% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Carlaw & Gowan?

The nearest Green P car park is 77 Gough Ave (1.0 km away, 17 spaces, 83% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 480 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,110 spaces — 86 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 41 FULTON AVE (734 m).

How do I get to Carlaw & Gowan by transit?

Bus routes 87, 72, 100, 62, 8, 25, 51, 925 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Carlaw & Gowan?

15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 62 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Brothers Pizza (188 m), Brothers Pizza (188 m), Barcode Cafe (192 m), El Greco (197 m) and East York Restaurant (215 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 Carlaw & Gowan?

The nearest is East York Community Centre Washroom, 1081 Pape Ave, 442 m away (View centre hours). 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 Carlaw & Gowan?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,038 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Chester Jr YMCA (79 m, 161 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Child's Nest Early Learning Centre (327 m, 40 spaces) and Network - Child's Nest Early Years and Child Care Centre - 123 Cosburn (336 m, 58 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Carlaw & Gowan?

74 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,925 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 100 Gowan Ave (36 m, 121 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 80 Gowan Ave (64 m, 88 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 75 Cosburn Ave (81 m, 118 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 130 Gowan Ave (87 m, 160 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 74 is 90 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 Carlaw & Gowan?

Toronto Police place 24 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 Broadview North page.

What neighbourhood is Carlaw & Gowan in?

Carlaw & Gowan is in Broadview North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 057). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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