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Liberty & Mowat

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

At its last City count, in 2022, Liberty & Mowat, in South Parkdale, in central Toronto, was a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence. Nearby are 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
4,160
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 6, 2022
1,316 pedestrians · 119 cyclists
Collisions
27
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
10 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
46/100
city median 48
6 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 442 m

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Liberty & Mowat

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · 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 16,177 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

Peak hours: 674 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 692 from 5:00 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

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, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 23, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions27
With an injury2
Property damage only19
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
504 508 501 nearest 119 m
TTC bus
29 63 402 nearest 119 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301 304 329
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Liberty St / Fraser Ave Green P 154 m · 19 docks · 16 stations, 333 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
14 car parks · about 1,202 spaces
EV charging
1224 KING ST W · 413 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 45 Abell St (1.3 km), 1051 Queen Street W (1.4 km)
Bike parking
34 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
49 mapped lots within 500 m, 344 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1155 King Street West · Surface135 m269 *—
34 Hanna Ave · Surface477 m14669% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface1.2 km3294% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage1.2 km12460% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface1.3 km8over 100% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

The nearest grocery store is King's Food Market, 442 m away; 9 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. A specialist food shop is closer still: Little House of Deli, 34 m away. There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 140 eating places within a kilometre — 3.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kinton Ramen, 28 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Charles Family Pharmacy, 323 m away; 7 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Bickle Centre, 1.0 km away. For seniors' housing: Norwood Nursing Home, a long-term care home 586 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Kinton Ramen · 39 Mowat Ave28 m
  • Bold Brew Coffee House · 219 Dufferin St123 m
  • Paint Cabin · 219 Dufferin St, Unit-2b and 3b123 m
  • Caffino Restaurant · 1185 King St W237 m
  • Louie Coffee · 1179 King St W249 m
6 within 300 m · 140 within 1 km
Grocery
King's Food Market 442 m · 5 min · 9 within 1 km
Food shops
Little House of Deli 34 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Charles Family Pharmacy 323 m · 4 min · 7 within 1 km
Child care
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 67 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day478 m · 6 min
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 74 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day538 m · 6 min
  • Sunflower House · 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day917 m · 11 min
5 licensed centres · 252 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Health and care
  • Bickle Centre · hospital site1 km · 12 min
  • Norwood Nursing Home · long-term care home586 m · 7 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (23)
  • Dufferin - King Park256 m · 3 min
  • 34 Hanna Avenue Park486 m · 6 min
  • Lamport Stadium Park535 m · 6 min
  • Melbourne Avenue Parkette595 m · 7 min
  • Rita Cox Park734 m · 9 min
and 18 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1 km · 12 min
Places of interest
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 656 m · 8 min
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 944 m · 11 min
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km · 14 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a public washroom.

46of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food16/30

    9 grocery stores within 1 km · 6 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit12/28

    3 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go5/14

    library 1 km away · 4 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation9/10

    2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care4/8

    nearest school 1 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

46 registered apartment buildings with 3,944 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, nine of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 200 Dufferin St (146 m, 251 units, 14 storeys, built 1964), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 46 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
200 Dufferin St · Hazelview Property Services Inc25114196495 · Jul 2025146 m
99 Tyndall Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd709195796 · Jun 2025335 m · 4 min
135 Tyndall Ave21611196392 · Jul 2026339 m · 4 min
115 Tyndall Ave10810196397 · Jun 2025344 m · 4 min
60 Tyndall Ave · Dms Property Management699195998 · Jun 2025392 m · 5 min
40 Tyndall Ave · Dms Property Management657196596 · Jun 2025392 m · 5 min

46 registered buildings · 3,944 units · 9 social housing · tallest 35 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.

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

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

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 at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Dec 6, 2022, 45% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Liberty & Mowat a walkable intersection?

Liberty & Mowat scores 46 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 9 grocery stores within 1 km · 6 places to eat within 300 m; nearest school 1 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m.

Where can I park near Liberty & Mowat?

The nearest Green P car park is 1155 King Street West (135 m away, 269 spaces). The City's mapping shows 344 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,880 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (413 m).

How do I get to Liberty & Mowat by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 119 m away; bus routes 29, 63, 402, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Liberty & Mowat?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 140 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Kinton Ramen (28 m), Bold Brew Coffee House (123 m), Paint Cabin (123 m), Caffino Restaurant (237 m) and Louie Coffee (249 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Liberty & Mowat?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 573 m away at Melbourne Avenue Parkette.

Is there child care near Liberty & Mowat?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 252 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bonaventure Child Care Centre (478 m, 67 spaces), Kids & Company King and Highline (538 m, 74 spaces) and Sunflower House (917 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Liberty & Mowat?

46 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,944 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 200 Dufferin St (146 m, 251 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 99 Tyndall Ave (335 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 135 Tyndall Ave (339 m, 216 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 115 Tyndall Ave (344 m, 108 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 46 is 91 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

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. 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

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