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McCowan & Bellechasse

McCowan Rd & Bellechasse St · Toronto, Ontario · Woburn North · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

McCowan & Bellechasse is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Woburn North. Nearby is 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
14,691
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 4, 1999
31 pedestrians · 6 cyclists
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 5 property damage · #4326 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1176 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,840 vehicles, 1.59× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 474 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 1 collision a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. Just one of those 10 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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McCowan & Bellechasse

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
1640654154921 nearest 35 m
Express
954
Blue Night
316354
Nearest stops
6 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 216 m · 11 docks · 6 stations, 77 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 (11)
  • Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 255 m
  • St Rose of Lima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 666 m
  • Simra Academy Private SchoolPrivate · 861 m
  • St Andrews & Alternative ScarboroughEnglish Public · 870 m
  • St Richard Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • Tredway Woodsworth Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 5 more
Parks (12)
  • Amberdale Ravine Park476 m
  • Bendale Park511 m
  • Thomson Memorial Park625 m
  • St. Andrews Park - Scarborough1 km
  • North Bendale Park1 km
  • Hague Park1 km
  • and 6 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bendale branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Scarborough Civic Centre branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Scarborough MuseumMuseum · 718 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 29 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is La Prep, 543 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Rexall Pharmacy · 3030 Lawrence Ave Egrocery509 mPassed, Nov 2023
La Prep · 3050 Lawrence Ave E 111543 mPassed, May 2026
Original Company-General Cafe · 3050 Lawrence Ave E543 mPassed, May 2026
Tim Hortons · 3050 Lawrence Ave E West G543 mPassed, Jan 2026
St. Rose of Lima Breakfast Club (3216) and Snack Program (3220) · 3220 Lawrence Ave E665 mPassed, May 2026
Rockcliffe Care Community · 3015 Lawrence Ave E709 mPassed, Sep 2026
Adonna's Residential Support Care Inc. · 2957 Lawrence Ave E788 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bendale Acres - Bistro · 2920 Lawrence Ave E789 mPassed, May 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 Thomson Memorial Park North Washroom, 665 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • Thomson Memorial Park North Washroom · 1005 Brimley Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    665 m
  • Thomson Memorial Park South Washroom · 1005 Brimley Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    747 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 375 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bendale Licensed Before and After School Program (255 m, 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 375 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 6
  • Bendale Licensed Before and After School Program · 61 Benshire Dr
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    255 m
  • Rosalie Hall Early Learning and Child Care Centre · 3020 Lawrence Ave E
    79 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    613 m
  • St. Rose of Lima YMCA Child Care · 3220 Lawrence Ave E
    112 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    666 m
  • Network Bendale Acres Child Care Centre · 2920 Lawrence Ave E
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    789 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 231 (1.6 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 909 m away.

FireFire Station 231 · 1.6 km740 Markham Rd
Police42 Division · 3.2 km242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 28 · 909 m2900 Lawrence 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

Five registered apartment buildings with 651 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 3010 Lawrence Ave E (607 m, 170 units, 11 storeys, built 1989), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 21 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings5 · 651 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202621 across the 5
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest13 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
3010 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing · Jack Goodlad Senior Citizen Residences Corporation17011198995 · Aug 20244 · 1 fire607 m
3210 Lawrence Ave E · Mpm Inc.486196079 · Jul 20240630 m
3125 Lawrence Ave E · G & S Regal Management Limited1107196484 · Nov 20256696 m
2950 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2006196091 · Sep 20243700 m
3201 Lawrence Ave E · Cando Apartments Ltd.12313196094 · Oct 20258756 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 lots254 lots · ≈49,160 spaces · 147.5 ha
Within 500 m3 lots · ≈190 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 486 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
158 Borough Drive · Surface1.4 km16 *
40 Bushby Dr · Surface1.5 km21532% (Q1 2026)
101 Grangeway Ave · Surface1.6 km2557% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 216 m away, ≈20 spaces; 222 m away, ≈41 spaces; 342 m away, ≈133 spaces; 507 m away, ≈90 spaces; 537 m away, ≈1,020 spaces; 570 m away, ≈53 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, 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 16,183 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.

From the north7,310southbound · 3 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles14,69131 pedestrians · 6 cyclists · 4.7% heavy
From the east245westbound · 0 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the south7,136northbound · 3 bikes · 5.0% heavy
AM peak hour2,206 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour2,330 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 4, 1999

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

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 segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
McCowan Rd · Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trl – Bellechasse St · 51 mApr 2013 · 3 days15,058

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

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, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4326 of 5,508
With an injury4#3021 of 4,660
Property damage only5
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2777 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201411latest Mar 24, 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 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

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1176 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#671 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 14, 2023

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 one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 30, 2024. 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 (#1176 of 1,505), 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. Its latest count is from Oct 4, 1999, 1.59× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near McCowan & Bellechasse?

The nearest Green P car park is 158 Borough Drive (1.4 km away, 16 spaces). The City's mapping shows 254 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 49,160 spaces — 3 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, 9, 21, 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 29 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are La Prep (543 m), Original Company-General Cafe (543 m), Tim Hortons (543 m), St. Rose of Lima Breakfast Club (3216) and Snack Program (3220) (665 m) and Rockcliffe Care Community (709 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 McCowan & Bellechasse?

The nearest is Thomson Memorial Park North Washroom, 1005 Brimley Rd, 665 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Thomson Memorial Park South Washroom (747 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 McCowan & Bellechasse?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 375 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bendale Licensed Before and After School Program (255 m, 43 spaces), Rosalie Hall Early Learning and Child Care Centre (613 m, 79 spaces) and St. Rose of Lima YMCA Child Care (666 m, 112 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near McCowan & Bellechasse?

Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 651 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3010 Lawrence Ave E (607 m, 170 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 3210 Lawrence Ave E (630 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 3125 Lawrence Ave E (696 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 2950 Lawrence Ave E (700 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 89 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 McCowan & Bellechasse?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 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