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Danforth & McCowan

Danforth Rd & McCowan Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Bendale South · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

Danforth & McCowan, in Bendale South, is a moderately travelled crossing. Nearby is 8 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
8,845
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 18, 2023
107 pedestrians · 5 cyclists
Collisions
31
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 20 property damage · #2738 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
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,110 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 83 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 3.1 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 28%, from 18 in 2016–2020 to 13 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Danforth & McCowan

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
1654154921 nearest 71 m
Express
954
Blue Night
316354
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — McCowan Rd at Hollyhedge Dr (North) South Side; McCowan Rd at Hollyhedge Dr (North)
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Valparaiso Ave / Lawrence Ave E 314 m · 15 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 (10)
  • Simra Academy Private SchoolPrivate · 610 m
  • St Rose of Lima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 612 m
  • Knob Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 933 m
  • John McCrae Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • St Nicholas Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 4 more
Community centres
Parks (14)
  • Hague Park454 m
  • Bendale Park464 m
  • McCowan Park709 m
  • Pringdale Ravine825 m
  • Thomson Memorial Park902 m
  • Knob Hill Park1.1 km
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bendale branch183 m
Places of interest
  • Scarborough MuseumMuseum · 1 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 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 48. The nearest is Subway, 46 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 10 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Subway · 615 McCowan Rd Unit-346 mPassed, Jun 2026
The Best Original Boy Litson · 617 McCowan Rd57 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Sai Eesan Supermarket · 621 McCowan Rdgrocery58 mPassed, Jun 2026
McCowan Fish & Chips · 623 McCowan Rdgrocery63 mPassed, Jul 2026
Sammy's Family Restaurant · 639 McCowan Rd Unit-F1 and Bsmt113 mPassed, Jun 2026
Universal Filipino Foods · 649 McCowan Rdgrocery128 mPassed, Jun 2026
Africa Mart · 651 McCowan Rd134 mPassed, Jun 2026
Rockcliffe Care Community · 3015 Lawrence Ave E360 mPassed, 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

No City washroom within 1 km.

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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 368 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Rosalie Hall Early Learning and Child Care Centre (462 m, 79 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 368 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 6
  • Rosalie Hall Early Learning and Child Care Centre · 3020 Lawrence Ave E
    79 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    462 m
  • Knob Hill Day Nursery · 23 Gage Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    544 m
  • Friendly Little Campus (2037711 Ontario Ltd) · 3255 Lawrence Ave E
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    552 m
  • St. Rose of Lima YMCA Child Care · 3220 Lawrence Ave E
    112 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    612 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 232 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (3.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 741 m away.

FireFire Station 232 · 1.8 km1550 Midland Ave
Police41 Division · 3.6 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 28 · 741 m2900 Lawrence Ave E

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 seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,048 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 3125 Lawrence Ave E (282 m, 110 units, 7 storeys, built 1964), which scored 84 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 57 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 1,048 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202657 across the 7
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
3125 Lawrence Ave E · G & S Regal Management Limited1107196484 · Nov 20256282 m
3201 Lawrence Ave E · Cando Apartments Ltd.12313196094 · Oct 20258459 m
3210 Lawrence Ave E · Mpm Inc.486196079 · Jul 20240498 m
2950 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2006196091 · Sep 20243571 m
3010 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing · Jack Goodlad Senior Citizen Residences Corporation17011198995 · Aug 20244 · 1 fire573 m
1360 Danforth Rd · Metcap Living Management Inc17215196390 · Nov 202515862 m
1350 Danforth Rd · Metcap Living Management Inc.22515196594 · Aug 2025210.9 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

All parking lots245 lots · ≈35,550 spaces · 106.7 ha
Within 500 m12 lots · ≈2,210 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 38 m away, ≈25 spaces; 205 m away, ≈520 spaces; 209 m away, ≈29 spaces; 273 m away, ≈77 spaces; 281 m away, ≈99 spaces; 298 m away, ≈78 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, Apr 18, 2023

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,521 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 179 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,263 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,311 from 4:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.2% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. 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. 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 north4,521southbound · 2 bikes · 6.8% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles8,845107 pedestrians · 5 cyclists · 6.2% heavy
From the east179westbound · 1 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south4,145northbound · 2 bikes · 5.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,263 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,311 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 18, 2023

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 Danforth Rd between Furlong Crt and McCowan Rd, 35 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2023 put the average speed at 65 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 73 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 79 km/h or more. That segment carries about 16,400 vehicles a day. McCowan Rd between Danforth Rd and Hollyhedge Dr measured slower: 56 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 64 km/h (May 2023).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Rd · Furlong Crt – McCowan Rd · 35 mMay 2023 · 3 days16,35265 km/h73 km/h79 km/h
McCowan Rd · Danforth Rd – Hollyhedge Dr · 48 mMay 2023 · 3 days16,84556 km/h64 km/h70 km/h
Perivale Cres · Hague Park Trl – Dignam Crt · 266 mJul 2025 · 3 days29534 km/h43 km/h48 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 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 7 collisions (23%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions31#2738 of 5,508
With an injury7#2213 of 4,660
Property damage only20
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian2#1647 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201439latest Feb 22, 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 vehicle220street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 13, 2024. 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 Bendale South.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & McCowan a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 31 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 Danforth & McCowan?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 18, 2023, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & McCowan?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Danforth Rd between Furlong Crt and McCowan Rd (May 2023), found an average of 65 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 73 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Danforth & McCowan?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 245 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 35,550 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Danforth & McCowan by transit?

Bus routes 16, 54, 154, 9, 21, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: McCowan Rd at Hollyhedge Dr (North) South Side, 71 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & McCowan?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 48 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Subway (46 m), The Best Original Boy Litson (57 m), Sammy's Family Restaurant (113 m), Africa Mart (134 m) and Rockcliffe Care Community (360 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Danforth & McCowan?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 368 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Rosalie Hall Early Learning and Child Care Centre (462 m, 79 spaces), Knob Hill Day Nursery (544 m, 49 spaces) and Friendly Little Campus (2037711 Ontario Ltd) (552 m, 36 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & McCowan?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,048 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3125 Lawrence Ave E (282 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 3201 Lawrence Ave E (459 m, 123 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 3210 Lawrence Ave E (498 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 2950 Lawrence Ave E (571 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 90 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 Danforth & McCowan?

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 Bendale South page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & McCowan in?

Danforth & McCowan is in Bendale South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 157). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined