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Howland & Langley

Howland Rd & Langley Ave · Toronto, Ontario · North Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Howland & Langley is a lightly travelled intersection. It sits in North Riverdale. Nearby is 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
620
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 6, 2004
162 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
7
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 3 property damage · #4700 of 5,508 · +2 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
3 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 80 vehicles, 7% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). That comes with about 0.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Howland & Langley

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
506504505 nearest 285 m
TTC bus
7212183 nearest 355 m
Blue Night
306304305325300
Nearest stops
1 surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Logan Ave / Gerrard St E 294 m · 23 docks · 13 stations, 262 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 (23)
  • Eastdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 343 m
  • Withrow Ave Jr & Quest Alternative SrEnglish Public · 371 m
  • Pape Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 517 m
  • Dundas Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 766 m
  • Seed Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 767 m
  • Queen Alexandra Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 830 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (43)
  • Erica Stark Parkette438 m
  • Caroline Huebner Parkette511 m
  • Eastdale Playground577 m
  • Badgerow Parkette579 m
  • Hubbard Park606 m
  • Withrow Park615 m
  • and 37 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch544 m
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 674 m
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1.1 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 130 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Bep Viet, 236 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 4 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 130 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bep Viet · 738 Gerrard St E236 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 4 infractions
Batifole · 744 Gerrard St E246 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
The Riverdale Perk · 633 Logan Ave283 mPassed, Sep 2025
Donutlan · 688 Gerrard St E301 mPassed, Jul 2026
Mi Mi Vietnamese Restaurant · 686 Gerrard St E307 mPassed, Apr 2026
Hailed Coffee · 801 Gerrard St E310 mPassed, May 2026
El Hijo de Tizoc · 797 Gerrard St E312 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Alice Marie Bakery & Coffee · 807 Gerrard St Egrocery323 mPassed, Dec 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 Withrow Park South Washroom, 479 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 470 m away at Riverdale Park East.

  • Withrow Park South Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    479 m
  • Riverdale Park East Fieldhouse Washroom · 550 Broadview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    617 m
  • Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    654 m
Drinking water
Riverdale Park East bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 470 m; Gerrard - Carlaw Traffic Island drinking fountain, dog fountain · 524 m · off

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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,242 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Withrow Child Care Centre (371 m, 181 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,242 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 14
  • Withrow Child Care Centre · 25 Bain Ave
    181 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    371 m
  • Riverdale Mighty Kids Corp · 842 Gerrard St E
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    400 m
  • Matthew-John Early Learning Centre · 135 First Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    400 m
  • Two Short Storeys · 430 Broadview Ave
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    496 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 324 (385 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 324 · 385 m840 Gerrard St E
Police51 Division · 2.2 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 1 km126 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

17 registered apartment buildings with 1,826 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 793 Gerrard St E (311 m, 28 units, 5 storeys, built 1950), which scored 83 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 41 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 16 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 1,826 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202641 across the 17
Open fire-code violations16
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
793 Gerrard St Esocial housing · North44 Property Management Inc285195083 · Nov 20250311 m
425 Broadview Ave113192082 · Jul 20260460 m
444 Logan Avesocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc15922196786 · Jun 20243 · 3 fire474 m
369 Pape AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1398198193 · Aug 20266596 m
9 Tennis Cres · Hazelview Properties Services Inc.544193196 · Jun 20251644 m
569 Broadview Ave · Hazelview Properties Services Inc.484192992 · Aug 20260687 m
10 Boultbee AveToronto Community Housing · TCH16711200192 · Jul 20261784 m
575 Pape Ave · D&d Property Management173193092 · Jul 20241788 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 lots787 lots · ≈28,620 spaces · 85.8 ha
Within 500 m32 lots · ≈830 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 910 spaces
EV charging (City)963 Gerrard St E · 687 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking22 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
653 Gerrard St E · Surface393 m3072% (Q1 2026)
573 Gerrard St E · Surface588 m3675% (Q1 2026)
136 Broadview Ave · Surface1 km2273% (Q1 2026)
670 Pape Ave · Surface1.1 km7447% (Q1 2026)
242 Danforth Ave · Surface1.1 km1978% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 221 m away, ≈19 spaces; 266 m away, ≈9 spaces; 293 m away, ≈4 spaces; 301 m away, ≈4 spaces; 305 m away, ≈6 spaces; 336 m away, ≈33 spaces. More EV charging: 220 Carlaw Ave. (1 km, 2 ports); 453 Jones Ave (1.1 km, 2 ports); 14 Arundel Ave. (1.1 km, 8 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, Oct 6, 2004

The east leg carries the load — 465 westbound vehicles, or 75% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 155. Morning rush is the busier period: 128 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 94 from 4:30 p.m. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 22 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2004, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles620162 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 0.0% heavy
From the east465westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south155northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour128 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour94 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 6, 2004

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

The City's counter on Langley Ave between Broadview Ave and Howland Rd (226 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2014; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 900 vehicles a day. The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on 722 Gerrard St East (269 m away, 40 km/h limit), 2.7% of the 25,028 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Langley Ave · Broadview Ave – Howland Rd · 226 mMar 2014 · 3 days90730 km/h38 km/h43 km/h

School-zone speed sign 269 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct33 · 42 km/h
Over the limit9.0%
50 km/h or more2.7%

722 Gerrard St East (westbound), 722/724, Gerrard Street East · 25,028 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

2016 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 57% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions7#4700 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only3
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201414latest May 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 78% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 71% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on May 6, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle903street/outdoor (7), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft720house driveway/garage (5), other (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 6, 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 North Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Howland & Langley a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 7 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 Howland & Langley?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 6, 2004, 7% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Howland & Langley?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Langley Ave between Broadview Ave and Howland Rd (March 2014), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 38 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 269 m away (40 km/h), 2.7% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Howland & Langley?

The nearest Green P car park is 653 Gerrard St E (393 m away, 30 spaces, 72% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 787 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,620 spaces — 32 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 963 Gerrard St E (687 m).

How do I get to Howland & Langley by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 285 m away; bus routes 72, 121, 83 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Howland & Langley?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 130 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bep Viet (236 m), Batifole (246 m), The Riverdale Perk (283 m), Donutlan (301 m) and Mi Mi Vietnamese Restaurant (307 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 Howland & Langley?

The nearest is Withrow Park South Washroom, 725 Logan Ave, 479 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Riverdale Park East Fieldhouse Washroom (617 m); Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (654 m). 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 Howland & Langley?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,242 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Withrow Child Care Centre (371 m, 181 spaces), Riverdale Mighty Kids Corp (400 m, 49 spaces) and Matthew-John Early Learning Centre (400 m, 73 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Howland & Langley?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,826 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 793 Gerrard St E (311 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 425 Broadview Ave (460 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 444 Logan Ave (474 m, 159 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 369 Pape Ave (596 m, 139 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 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 Howland & Langley?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 3 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 North Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Howland & Langley in?

Howland & Langley is in North Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 068). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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