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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 · Jan 18, 2023
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,701 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 222 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 629 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 661 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2023, 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.
Peak hours: 629 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 661 from 4:45 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
The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 1 collision. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Oct 10, 2025.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 3 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 2 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2021
On Martin Grove Rd between Donalbert Rd and Saralou Crt, 206 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2021 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 60 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 66 km/h or more. That segment carries about 8,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Cowley Ave between Northglen Ave and Warwood Rd measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Nov 2021).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Grove Rd · Donalbert Rd – Saralou Crt · 206 m | Oct 2021 · 3 days | 8,949 | 50 km/h | 60 km/h | 66 km/h |
| Cowley Ave · Northglen Ave – Warwood Rd · 368 m | Nov 2021 · 3 days | 526 | 39 km/h | 49 km/h | 54 km/h |
Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 50 48 nearest 529 m · 6 min
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Regional
- MiWay 26 Burnhamthorpe at Burnhamthorpe Rd at Martin Grove Rd540 m · 6 min
- Cycling
- Bike Lane on Martin Grove Rd installed 2024
- Bike Share
- no station 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 1 mapped lot within 500 m, 83 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 6 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Far East Chinese Food, 494 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Martin Grove Pharmacy, 512 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Far East Chinese Food · 137 Martin Grove Rd494 m · 6 min
- Curry & Chutney By Gopal's Indian Restaurant & Bakery · 317 Burnhamthorpe Rd517 m · 6 min
- Pizza Nova · 129 Martin Grove Rd522 m · 6 min
- Shawarma Club · 323 Burnhamthorpe Rd535 m · 6 min
- Hero Burgers · 318 Burnhamthorpe Rd539 m · 6 min
- Food shops
- Mc Nies the Fish and Chip People 509 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Martin Grove Pharmacy 512 m · 6 min
- Child care
- Treasured Moments - Burnhamthorpe · 86 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day567 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 (10)
- Glen Park438 m · 5 min
- Ravenscrest Park921 m · 11 min
- Wedgewood Park - Etobicoke1 km · 12 min
- Echo Valley Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Glen Agar Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Community centres
- Rathburn Area Youth (Ray)1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools
- Olivet New Church Elementary SchoolPrivate · 692 m · 8 min
- West Glen Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 899 m · 11 min
- Wedgewood Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Burnhamthorpe Collegiate & Adult Learning CentreEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.5 km · 17 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Eatonville branch1.4 km · 17 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 grocery store, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (2), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Islington.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Martin Grove & Cowley a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 3 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 Martin Grove & Cowley?
A quiet local crossing at the City's last count here, in 2023. Its latest count is from Jan 18, 2023, 38% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Martin Grove & Cowley a walkable intersection?
Martin Grove & Cowley scores 13 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: 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.4 km; nearest school 0.7 km · 1 licensed child care within 1 km; library 1.4 km away.
How fast do cars go at Martin Grove & Cowley?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Martin Grove Rd between Donalbert Rd and Saralou Crt (October 2021), found an average of 50 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 60 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Martin Grove & Cowley?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 83 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 6,620 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Martin Grove & Cowley by transit?
Bus routes 50, 48 within 1 km; MiWay route 26 Burnhamthorpe at Burnhamthorpe Rd at Martin Grove Rd.
What restaurants are near Martin Grove & Cowley?
None within 300 m, and 6 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Far East Chinese Food (494 m), Curry & Chutney By Gopal's Indian Restaurant & Bakery (517 m), Pizza Nova (522 m), Shawarma Club (535 m) and Hero Burgers (539 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Martin Grove & Cowley?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 86 spaces in total; it does not accept City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Treasured Moments - Burnhamthorpe (567 m, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Martin Grove & Cowley?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Islington page.
What neighbourhood is Martin Grove & Cowley in?
Martin Grove & Cowley is in Islington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 158). It is in Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, represented by Councillor Stephen Holyday.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jan 18, 2023.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 2 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.65321, -79.55091 · centreline node 13466576.