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Liberty & Mowat

Liberty St & Mowat Ave · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Liberty Village BIA

In South Parkdale, in central Toronto, Liberty & Mowat is a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: Exhibition GO 553 m away and 14 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
4,160
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 6, 2022
1,316 pedestrians · 119 cyclists
Collisions
27
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 19 property damage · #2982 of 5,508 · +4 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
5 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 520 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 45% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.9% of vehicle volume, about 3.7× the typical share. That comes with about 2.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 58%, from 19 in 2016–2020 to 8 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Liberty & Mowat

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Exhibition GO — Lakeshore West553 m
Streetcar
504508501509511 nearest 104 m
TTC bus
2963402 nearest 104 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301304329307363
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Liberty St / Fraser Ave Green P 119 m · 19 docks · 29 stations, 593 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 (8)
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 772 m
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 809 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 901 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 2 more
Parks (40)
  • Dufferin - King Park188 m
  • Lamport Stadium Park235 m
  • Rita Cox Park311 m
  • Melbourne Avenue Parkette405 m
  • Spencer - Cowan Parkette445 m
  • 34 Hanna Avenue Park462 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch733 m
Places of interest
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 525 m
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 606 m
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 650 m
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 713 m
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 854 m
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1.1 km
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 1.1 km
  • Budweiser StageSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 286 eating places within a kilometre — 3.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kinton Ramen, 28 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 286 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Kinton Ramen · 39 Mowat Ave28 mPassed, Jul 2026
Little House of Deli · 159 Liberty Stgrocery34 mPassed, May 2026
Bold Brew Coffee House · 219 Dufferin St107 mPassed, Mar 2026
Paint Cabin · 219 Dufferin St, Unit-2b and 3b107 mPassed, Jul 2025
Louie Coffee · 1179 King St W198 mPassed, Aug 2026
Caffino Restaurant · 1185 King St W207 mPassed, Apr 2026
Subway · 1207 King St W220 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Wendy's · 1200 King St W241 mPassed, Aug 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 Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 735 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 314 m away at Rita Cox Park.

  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    735 m
Drinking water
Rita Cox Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 314 m; Melbourne Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 425 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 477 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bonaventure Child Care Centre (339 m, 67 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 477 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 8
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    339 m
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 1100 King St W
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    397 m
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    627 m
  • Sunflower House · 162 Dunn Ave
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    650 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (520 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 499 m away.

FireFire Station 346 · 520 m90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 1.6 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 35 · 499 m265 Manitoba Dr

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

92 registered apartment buildings with 7,885 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 16 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 200 Dufferin St (143 m, 251 units, 14 storeys, built 1964), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 92 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 208 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 45 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings92 · 7,885 units · 16 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026208 across the 92
Open fire-code violations45
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
200 Dufferin St · Hazelview Property Services Inc25114196495 · Jul 20258143 m
99 Tyndall Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd709195796 · Jun 20251202 m
115 Tyndall Ave10810196397 · Jun 20251213 m
135 Tyndall Ave21611196392 · Jul 20260244 m
102 Tyndall AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation547199289 · Aug 20261302 m
1245 King St Wsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes393198789 · Jul 20252304 m
90 Tyndall Ave · Ranee Management12018196292 · Jul 20266305 m
100 Tyndall Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc486196599 · Jun 20251309 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 lots476 lots · ≈22,130 spaces · 66.4 ha
Within 500 m83 lots · ≈4,700 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 1,395 spaces
EV charging (City)1224 KING ST W · 292 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking46 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1155 King Street West · Surface121 m269 *
34 Hanna Ave · Surface456 m14669% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage520 m12460% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface751 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface794 m3294% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 38 m away, ≈2 spaces; 47 m away, ≈20 spaces; 52 m away, ≈15 spaces; 54 m away, ≈3 spaces; 65 m away, ≈80 spaces; 68 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (490 m, 16 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (818 m, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (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 — 8-hour, Dec 6, 2022

The east leg carries the load — 1,789 westbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 283. Most cyclists arrived from the east (56 of 119). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 674 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 692 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 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 north369southbound · 18 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the west1,719eastbound · 34 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles4,1601,316 pedestrians · 119 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east1,789westbound · 56 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south283northbound · 11 bikes · 2.1% heavy
AM peak hour674 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour692 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 6, 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.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2019 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions27#2982 of 5,508
With an injury2#3863 of 4,660
Property damage only19
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#2826 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201436latest Jun 3, 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 two thefts from vehicles and 11 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 55% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210street/outdoor (1), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft1100street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 12, 2023. 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 South Parkdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Liberty & Mowat 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 Liberty & Mowat?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 6, 2022, 45% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Liberty & Mowat?

The nearest Green P car park is 1155 King Street West (121 m away, 269 spaces). The City's mapping shows 476 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,130 spaces — 83 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (292 m).

How do I get to Liberty & Mowat by transit?

Exhibition GO is 553 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 501, 509 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 104 m away; bus routes 29, 63, 402, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Liberty & Mowat?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 286 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kinton Ramen (28 m), Bold Brew Coffee House (107 m), Paint Cabin (107 m), Louie Coffee (198 m) and Caffino Restaurant (207 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 Liberty & Mowat?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 735 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 Liberty & Mowat?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 477 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bonaventure Child Care Centre (339 m, 67 spaces), Kids & Company King and Highline (397 m, 74 spaces) and Queen Street Childcare Centre (627 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Liberty & Mowat?

92 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,885 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 200 Dufferin St (143 m, 251 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 99 Tyndall Ave (202 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 115 Tyndall Ave (213 m, 108 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 135 Tyndall Ave (244 m, 216 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 92 is 91 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 Liberty & Mowat?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and 11 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 South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is Liberty & Mowat in?

Liberty & Mowat is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Liberty Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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