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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 · Oct 4, 1999
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 7,310 southbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 245. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,206 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,330 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 27 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1999, 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: 2,206 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,330 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
2024 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 40% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 2, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jan 14, 2023.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 10 | |
| With an injury | 4 | |
| Property damage only | 5 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Jan 14, 2023 |
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.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on McCowan Rd between Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trl and Bellechasse St (51 m away, Apr 2013) recorded volume only — about 15,058 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCowan Rd · Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trl – Bellechasse St · 51 m | Apr 2013 · 3 days | 15,058 | — | — | — |
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
- 16 406 54 154 nearest 35 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 316 354
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — McCowan Rd at Bellechasse St North Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Benshire Dr / The Meadoway 263 m · 3 min · 11 docks · 5 stations, 63 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
- 3 car parks · about 486 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 2 mapped lots within 500 m, 116 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Bushby Dr · Surface | 1.7 km | 215 | 32% (Q1 2026) |
| 158 Borough Drive · Surface | 1.7 km | 16 * | — |
| 101 Grangeway Ave · Surface | 1.8 km | 255 | 7% (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 Sai Eesan Supermarket, 918 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 10 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Universal Filipino Foods, 851 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Scarb. Hosp.gen.cam.outp.p, 771 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Scarborough General Hospital, 832 m away. For seniors' housing: Rockcliffe Community, a long-term care home 887 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Universal Filipino Foods · 649 McCowan Rd851 m · 10 min
- Africa Mart · 651 McCowan Rd858 m · 10 min
- La Prep · 3050 Lawrence Ave E 111858 m · 10 min
- Flavour Block · 3050 Lawrence Ave E858 m · 10 min
- Original Company-General Cafe · 3050 Lawrence Ave E858 m · 10 min
- Grocery
- Sai Eesan Supermarket 918 m · 11 min
- Pharmacy
- The Scarb. Hosp.gen.cam.outp.p 771 m · 9 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Bendale Licensed Before and After School Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day260 m · 3 min
- Rosalie Hall Early Learning and Child Care Centre · 79 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day943 m · 11 min
- Friendly Little Campus · 36 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km · 12 min
- Washrooms
- Thomson Memorial Park North Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.896 m · 11 min
- Thomson Memorial Park South Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.922 m · 11 min
- Health and care
- Scarborough General Hospital · hospital site832 m · 10 min
- Rockcliffe Community · long-term care home887 m · 11 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 (7)
- Bendale Park565 m · 7 min
- Amberdale Ravine Park767 m · 9 min
- Thomson Memorial Park802 m · 10 min
- St. Andrews Park - Scarborough1.2 km · 14 min
- Woodsworth Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Schools (6)
- Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 259 m · 3 min
- St Rose of Lima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- St Andrews & Alternative ScarboroughEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Simra Academy Private SchoolPrivate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- North Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Bendale branch1.2 km · 14 min
- Places of interest
- Scarborough MuseumMuseum · 897 m · 11 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 community centre.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Three registered apartment buildings with 281 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 3210 Lawrence Ave E (787 m, 48 units, 6 storeys, built 1960), which scored 79 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3210 Lawrence Ave E · Mpm Inc. | 48 | 6 | 1960 | 79 · Jul 2024 | 787 m · 9 min |
| 3125 Lawrence Ave E · G & S Regal Management Limited | 110 | 7 | 1964 | 84 · Nov 2025 | 799 m · 10 min |
| 3201 Lawrence Ave E · Cando Apartments Ltd. | 123 | 13 | 1960 | 94 · Oct 2025 | 875 m · 10 min |
3 registered buildings · 281 units · tallest 13 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 one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 1 | 0 | house driveway/garage (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 Woburn North.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is McCowan & Bellechasse a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 10 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 McCowan & Bellechasse?
A moderately heavy crossing at the City's last count here, in 1999. Its latest count is from Oct 4, 1999, 1.59× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is McCowan & Bellechasse a walkable intersection?
McCowan & Bellechasse scores 31 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 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 5 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 10 within 1 km.
Where can I park near McCowan & Bellechasse?
The nearest Green P car park is 40 Bushby Dr (1.7 km away, 215 spaces, 32% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 116 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,310 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to McCowan & Bellechasse by transit?
Bus routes 16, 406, 54, 154, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: McCowan Rd at Bellechasse St North Side, 35 m).
What restaurants are near McCowan & Bellechasse?
None within 300 m, and 10 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Universal Filipino Foods (851 m), Africa Mart (858 m), La Prep (858 m), Flavour Block (858 m) and Original Company-General Cafe (858 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near McCowan & Bellechasse?
The nearest is Thomson Memorial Park North Washroom, 1005 Brimley Rd, 896 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Thomson Memorial Park South Washroom (922 m).
Is there child care near McCowan & Bellechasse?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 158 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bendale Licensed Before and After School Program (260 m, 43 spaces), Rosalie Hall Early Learning and Child Care Centre (943 m, 79 spaces) and Friendly Little Campus (1.0 km, 36 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near McCowan & Bellechasse?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 281 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3210 Lawrence Ave E (787 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 3125 Lawrence Ave E (799 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 3201 Lawrence Ave E (875 m, 123 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 86 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at McCowan & Bellechasse?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Woburn North page.
What neighbourhood is McCowan & Bellechasse in?
McCowan & Bellechasse is in Woburn North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 142), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.
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 Oct 4, 1999.
- 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; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; 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.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- 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 21 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: 43.76103, -79.24724 · centreline node 13448439.