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Markham & Cougar

Markham Rd & Cougar Crt · Toronto, Ontario · Scarborough Village · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

Markham & Cougar is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Scarborough Village. At the corner: a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
12,478
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 8, 2014
925 pedestrians · 1 cyclists
Collisions
62
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 44 property damage · #1740 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #580 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,560 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.35× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 13 vehicles, close to the citywide median. That comes with about 6.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 30%, from 27 in 2016–2020 to 35 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 62 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Markham & Cougar

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
10286116129 nearest 19 m
Express
902905986
Blue Night
334386
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Markham Rd at Luella St; Markham Rd at Cougar Crt
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Markham Rd / Cougar Crt 26 m · 11 docks · 8 stations, 115 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 (10)
  • Scarborough Village Public SchoolEnglish Public · 218 m
  • Cedar Drive Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 385 m
  • St Boniface Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 506 m
  • Mason Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 824 m
  • Cedarbrook Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 875 m
  • George P Mackie Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 894 m
  • and 4 more
Parks (16)
  • Bakerton Parkette302 m
  • Fred Johnson Park532 m
  • Scarborough Village Park567 m
  • Lochleven Park602 m
  • Bethune Park810 m
  • Bellamy Park890 m
  • and 10 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Cedarbrae branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Scarborough Village TheatrePerforming Arts · 628 m
Signal
0990, activated 1972 · SAP · 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 23 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 58. The nearest is Caribbean Sweet Spot, 16 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés23 within 300 m · 58 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Caribbean Sweet Spot · 260 Markham Rd16 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Tim Choi Chinese Food · 266 Markham Rdgrocery46 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Lulu Shawarma & Meat · 268 Markham Rdgrocery53 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 3 infractions
The Big Slice Pizza and Chicken · 226 Markham Rd, Bldg-157 mPassed, Sep 2025
North Kabab · 234 Markham Rd66 mPassed, Nov 2025
New Aryana Afghan Store · 232 Markham Rd66 mPassed, May 2026
King of Taste · 286 Markham Rd79 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Namma Madurai · 296 Markham Rd Bldg-179 mConditional pass, Jun 2026 · 5 infractions

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 Scarborough Village Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 595 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 514 m away at Scarborough Village Park.

  • Scarborough Village Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 23 Gatesview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    595 m
  • Scarborough Village Recreation Centre Washroom · 3600 Kingston Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    602 m
Drinking water
Scarborough Village Park bottle filling station · 514 m; Scarborough Village Park drinking fountain · 595 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 856 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Scarborough Village Day Nursery 1 (90 m, 77 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km13 centres · 856 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 13
  • Scarborough Village Day Nursery 1 · 215 Markham Rd
    77 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    90 m
  • Children's Village Day Care Centre #3 · 225 Markham Rd
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    131 m
  • N.y.a.d Scarborough Village · 15 Luella St
    44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    218 m
  • Cougar Court Child Care Centre 25 · 3225 Eglinton Ave E
    76 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    340 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 231 (2.3 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (4.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 628 m away.

FireFire Station 231 · 2.3 km740 Markham Rd
Police43 Division · 4.7 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 22 · 628 m3100 Eglinton Ave E

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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,341 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 215 Markham Rd (90 m, 193 units, 17 storeys, built 1968), which scored 92 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 138 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 41 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 3,341 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026138 across the 22
Open fire-code violations41
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
215 Markham Rd · Q Residential19317196892 · Sep 2025590 m
225 Markham Rd · Q Residential22916196996 · Sep 20245 · 5 fire131 m
25 Cougar Crt · Metcap Living Management Inc23621196584 · Aug 202619169 m
15 Cougar Crt · Amaz Property Management19317196573 · Oct 20254182 m
3171-3181 Eglinton Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment1037196583 · Jul 20260278 m
3171 Eglinton Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management16112196591 · Jul 20261278 m
5 Cedar Dr · Property Services Inc.8610196173 · Oct 20250 · 16 fire349 m
3161 Eglinton Ave E · Best Rank Investments16612196992 · Jul 20262388 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 lots252 lots · ≈30,790 spaces · 92.4 ha
Within 500 m33 lots · ≈4,420 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈88 spaces; 69 m away, ≈45 spaces; 94 m away, ≈9 spaces; 126 m away, ≈19 spaces; 131 m away, ≈364 spaces; 132 m away, ≈333 spaces.

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, Apr 8, 2014

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,492 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 373 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 2,056 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,700 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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 north6,492southbound · 1 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the west373eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.7% heavy
Total vehicles12,478925 pedestrians · 1 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east619westbound · 0 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the south4,994northbound · 0 bikes · 4.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,700 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,056 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 8, 2014

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 Markham Rd between Cougar Crt and Dunelm St, 85 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2025 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 58 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 23,400 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Gatesview Ave (374 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 13,773 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Markham Rd · Cougar Crt – Dunelm St · 85 mNov 2025 · 3 days23,43450 km/h58 km/h64 km/h

School-zone speed sign 374 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct20 · 26 km/h
Over the limit0.8%
40 km/h or more0.1%

Gatesview Ave (eastbound), 13 Gatesview Avenue · 13,773 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

The worst year was 2024, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 10 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions62#1740 of 5,508
With an injury10#1665 of 4,660
Property damage only44
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian1#2115 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality1
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201481latest Jun 18, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 30, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#580 of 1,505
Fatal1#216 of 319
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Sep 30, 2025

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

Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200commercial premises (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 4, 2021. 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 Scarborough Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Markham & Cougar a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#580 of 1,505), out of 62 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Markham & Cougar?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 8, 2014, 1.35× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Markham & Cougar?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Markham Rd between Cougar Crt and Dunelm St (November 2025), found an average of 50 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 58 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 374 m away (30 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Markham & Cougar?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 252 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,790 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Markham & Cougar by transit?

Bus routes 102, 86, 116, 12, 9, 902, 905, 986 within 1 km (nearest stop: Markham Rd at Luella St, 19 m).

What restaurants are near Markham & Cougar?

23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 58 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Caribbean Sweet Spot (16 m), The Big Slice Pizza and Chicken (57 m), North Kabab (66 m), New Aryana Afghan Store (66 m) and King of Taste (79 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 Markham & Cougar?

The nearest is Scarborough Village Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 23 Gatesview Ave, 595 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Scarborough Village Recreation Centre Washroom (602 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 Markham & Cougar?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 856 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Scarborough Village Day Nursery 1 (90 m, 77 spaces), Children's Village Day Care Centre #3 (131 m, 105 spaces) and N.y.a.d Scarborough Village (218 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Markham & Cougar?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,341 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 215 Markham Rd (90 m, 193 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 225 Markham Rd (131 m, 229 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 25 Cougar Crt (169 m, 236 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 15 Cougar Crt (182 m, 193 units, RentSafeTO score 73). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 87 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 Markham & Cougar?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no 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 Scarborough Village page.

What neighbourhood is Markham & Cougar in?

Markham & Cougar is in Scarborough Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 139), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.

Sources

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