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Dawes & Gower

Dawes Rd & Gower St · Toronto, Ontario · O'Connor-Parkview · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Dawes & Gower is a mid-volume intersection. It sits in O'Connor-Parkview. At the corner: a bike lane, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. 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
5,373
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 10, 2022
516 pedestrians · 10 cyclists
Collisions
27
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 21 property damage · #2954 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 670 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 58% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 10 vehicles, close to the citywide median. On average 2.7 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 31%, from 16 in 2016–2020 to 11 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Dawes & Gower

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
234042486787 nearest 16 m
Express
924
Blue Night
324
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Dawes Rd at Gower St; Dawes Rd at Gower St North Side
Cycling
Bike Lane on Dawes Rd installed 2008
Bike Share
Victoria Park Ave / Dawes Rd 490 m · 19 docks · 7 stations, 127 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 (15)
  • George Webster Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 264 m
  • Crescent Town Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 701 m
  • Regent Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 820 m
  • Gordon A Brown Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 897 m
  • Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 918 m
  • Community Life Christian SchoolPrivate · 944 m
  • and 9 more
Community centres
Parks (23)
  • Joshua Cronkwright Parkette170 m
  • Donora Park277 m
  • George Webster Park342 m
  • Regents Park679 m
  • Dentonia Park Golf Course799 m
  • Dentonia Park1 km
  • and 17 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Dawes Road branch63 m
Signal
0655, activated 1957 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/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 13 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 40. The nearest is Duffy's Drive In, 17 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2024 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Duffy's Drive In · 399 Dawes Rd17 mPassed, Dec 2024 · 2 infractions
Duffy's Drive In · 399 Dawes Rd17 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Master Pizzeria · 436 Dawes Rd36 mPassed, Jun 2026
9ja Appetite · 436-438 Dawes Rd 43836 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
7star Convenience · 438 Dawes Rdgrocery36 mPassed, Jun 2025
Manra Tiffin Service · 430 Dawes Rd48 mPassed, May 2026
Dawes Road Centre For Early Learning · 391 Dawes Rd55 mPassed, Jul 2026
Banahaw Foodmart · 458 Dawes Rdgrocery63 mPassed, May 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 George Webster Park Washroom, 331 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 158 m away at Joshua Cronkwright Parkette.

  • George Webster Park Washroom · 30 Chapman Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    331 m
  • Taylor Creek Park Washroom · 260 Dawes Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    635 m
  • Dentonia Park Washroom · 80 Thyra Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    1 km
Drinking water
Joshua Cronkwright Parkette bottle filling station · 158 m; George Webster Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 362 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 544 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Dawes Road Centre For Early Learning (57 m, 80 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 544 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 6
  • Dawes Road Centre For Early Learning · 391 Dawes Rd
    80 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    57 m
  • George Webster Jr YMCA · 50 Chapman Ave
    148 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    264 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre, Crescent Town Elementary School · 4 Massey Sq
    136 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    701 m
  • Eyet - Crescent Town Centre · 2a the Market Pl
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    805 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 224 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (3.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 224 · 1.8 km1313 Woodbine Ave
Police41 Division · 3.6 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 2 km105 Cedarvale 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 58 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,718 rental units, 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 10 Gower St (97 m, 164 units, 7 storeys, built 1994), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 58 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 222 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 95 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings58 · 6,718 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026222 across the 58
Open fire-code violations95
Tallest42 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
10 Gower Stsocial housing · Vincentpaul Family Homes Corporation1647199498 · Aug 2025497 m
418 Dawes Rdsocial housing · North 44 Property Management Inc495197090 · Sep 20261110 m
500 Dawes Rd · Havcare Investments Inc.33214196648 · May 202617 · 35 fire154 m
506 Dawes Rd674195896 · Oct 20250197 m
508 Dawes Rd · Dawes Apartments Inc.664195980 · Aug 20269233 m
510 Dawes Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc624196084 · Sep 20255234 m
390 Dawes Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.24614197093 · Jul 20257251 m
514 Dawes Rd344195097 · Jul 20261264 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 lots517 lots · ≈35,340 spaces · 106 ha
Within 500 m35 lots · ≈1,340 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 1,244 spaces
EV charging (City)216 Oakcrest Ave · 1.9 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking11 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.2 km173 *
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.6 km151 *
Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave · Surface1.9 km920 *

Nearest lots: 20 m away, ≈2 spaces; 30 m away, ≈10 spaces; 55 m away, ≈7 spaces; 55 m away, ≈15 spaces; 59 m away, ≈2 spaces; 61 m away, ≈60 spaces. More EV charging: 2231 Gerrard Street East (2 km, 1 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 — 8-hour, 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 16,183 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.

From the north2,461southbound · 3 bikes · 10.8% heavy
From the west378eastbound · 5 bikes · 7.1% heavy
Total vehicles5,373516 pedestrians · 10 cyclists · 10.6% heavy
From the east150westbound · 0 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the south2,384northbound · 2 bikes · 11.3% heavy
AM peak hour739 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour819 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 10, 2022

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 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. 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). The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Chapman Ave (180 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.3% of the 37,517 vehicles logged in July 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Gower St · Cedarcrest Blvd – Captain Demont Lane · 101 mMay 2019 · 3 days1,48431 km/h40 km/h46 km/h
Dawes Rd · Donora Dr – Chapman Ave · 175 mMay 2003 · 24 h14,94244 km/h53 km/h58 km/h

School-zone speed sign 180 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct22 · 31 km/h
Over the limit6.3%
40 km/h or more1.3%

Chapman Ave (westbound), 50 Chapman Avenue · 37,517 vehicles logged in July 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; 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 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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions27#2954 of 5,508
With an injury2#3672 of 4,660
Property damage only21
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201442latest Mar 24, 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 Aug 17, 2014.

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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle401street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft420other (2), street/outdoor (1)

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

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dawes & Gower a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 27 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 Dawes & Gower?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 10, 2022, 58% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dawes & Gower?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dawes Rd between Donora Dr and Chapman Ave (May 2003), found an average of 44 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 180 m away (30 km/h), 1.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Dawes & Gower?

The nearest Green P car park is Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue (1.2 km away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 517 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 35,340 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 216 Oakcrest Ave (1.9 km).

How do I get to Dawes & Gower by transit?

Bus routes 23, 404, 24, 8, 67, 87, 924 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dawes Rd at Gower St, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Dawes & Gower?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 40 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Duffy's Drive In (17 m), Duffy's Drive In (17 m), Master Pizzeria (36 m), 9ja Appetite (36 m) and Manra Tiffin Service (48 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 Dawes & Gower?

The nearest is George Webster Park Washroom, 30 Chapman Ave, 331 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Taylor Creek Park Washroom (635 m); Dentonia 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 Dawes & Gower?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 544 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Dawes Road Centre For Early Learning (57 m, 80 spaces), George Webster Jr YMCA (264 m, 148 spaces) and Eyet Early Learning Centre, Crescent Town Elementary School (701 m, 136 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dawes & Gower?

58 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,718 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 10 Gower St (97 m, 164 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 418 Dawes Rd (110 m, 49 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 500 Dawes Rd (154 m, 332 units, RentSafeTO score 48) and 506 Dawes Rd (197 m, 67 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 58 is 90 out of 100; 2 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 Dawes & Gower?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 O'Connor-Parkview page.

What neighbourhood is Dawes & Gower in?

Dawes & Gower is in O'Connor-Parkview (City of Toronto neighbourhood 054). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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