Dawes & Gower

Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 10, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 2,461 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 150 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 819 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 739 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Trucks and buses were 10.6% 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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.

Peak hours: 739 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 819 from 4:45 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2020, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 2 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 24, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Aug 17, 2014.

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

On Dawes Rd between Donora Dr and Chapman Ave, 175 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in May 2003 put the average speed at 44 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 53 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 58 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Gower St between Cedarcrest Blvd and Captain Demont Lane measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (May 2019) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Chapman Ave (180 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.9% of the 35,534 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority. 1 speed hump slow traffic on Gower Street between Cedarcrest Blvd and Dawes Rd.

Speed sign

Chapman Ave (westbound), 180 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 23 km/h, 85th percentile 32 km/h; 1.9% at 40 km/h or more. 35,534 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Gower Street (Cedarcrest Blvd – Dawes Rd): 1 speed hump

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing

Signal 0655, activated 1957 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

• Groceries and food26/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 9 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit13/28

  7 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 65 m away

• Parks and recreation6/10

  2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.4 km

• Schools and child care7/8

  1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot10/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · traffic calming

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Within a kilometre there are 39 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,743 rental units, 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 10 Gower St (105 m, 164 units, 7 storeys, built 1994), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 39 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

39 registered buildings · 2,743 units · 2 social housing · tallest 14 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Four thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 10, 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 O'Connor-Parkview.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 10, 2022.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 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); Traffic Calming Database.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (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 Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 19 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: 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; 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.70226, -79.29693 · centreline node 13457585.