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McCowan & Eglinton

McCowan Rd & Eglinton Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Eglinton East · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

McCowan & Eglinton is an above-average intersection for traffic. It sits in Eglinton East. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: Eglinton GO 494 m away and 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
28,566
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 19, 2024
2,972 pedestrians · 221 cyclists · #394 busiest
Collisions
383
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
75 with an injury · 266 property damage · #200 of 5,508 · +24 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #879 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,040 vehicles an hour, 1.77× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 10 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Police have logged an average of 38 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 13.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.7× the median rate for counted intersections. The pace has been steady: 188 collisions in 2016–2020 and 195 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 383 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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McCowan & Eglinton

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Eglinton GO — Lakeshore East494 m
TTC bus
861169162112201 nearest 19 m
Express
905
Blue Night
334386316300
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Eglinton Ave East at McCowan Rd; McCowan Rd at Eglinton Ave East
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
McCowan Rd / Trudelle St 183 m · 19 docks · 5 stations, 88 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 (13)
  • Pere Philipe Lamarche Catholic Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 188 m
  • Umc High SchoolPrivate · 531 m
  • John McCrae Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 590 m
  • Mason Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • St Nicholas Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • Cedarbrook Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 7 more
Parks (18)
  • Trudelle Street Park307 m
  • Horton Park451 m
  • Colonial Park470 m
  • McCowan District Park585 m
  • Trudelle Park589 m
  • Adanac Park791 m
  • and 12 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bendale branch1.4 km
Signal
0192, activated 1966 · SA1 · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

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 9 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 48. The nearest is Family Restaurant Wok & Fortune, 66 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés9 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 6 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Family Restaurant Wok & Fortune · 2900 Eglinton Ave E66 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Hut · 2900 Eglinton Ave E66 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Thalassery Dum Biryani · 2900 Eglinton Ave E Unit-466 mPassed, Mar 2026
Agecare Trilogy Kitchen · 340 McCowan Rd74 mPassed, Sep 2026
Tim Hortons · 2874 Eglinton Ave E77 mPassed, Jun 2026
McDonald's · 2870 Eglinton Ave E103 mPassed, Aug 2026
Dairy Queen · 2916 Eglinton Ave E141 mPassed, Jul 2026
Esc Père-Philippe-Lamarche - Snp · 2850x Eglinton Ave E156 mPassed, Mar 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 McCowan District Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 493 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 477 m away at Colonial Park.

  • McCowan District Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 150 Mccowan Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    493 m
  • Knob Hill Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 625 Brimley Rd
    View outdoor pool hours
    1 km
Drinking water
Colonial Park drinking fountain · 477 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 232 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Heart Beatz Child Care - Cliffcrest Site (242 m, 54 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km3 centres · 232 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Heart Beatz Child Care - Cliffcrest Site · 2938 Eglinton Ave E
    54 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    242 m
  • Children of Tomorrow · 425 McCowan Rd
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    531 m
  • Children of Tomorrow - John McCrae · 431 McCowan Rd
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    590 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 221 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 221 · 1.4 km2575 Eglinton Ave E
Police41 Division · 3.2 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 22 · 1 km3100 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 23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,039 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 370 Mccowan Rd (154 m, 207 units, 15 storeys, built 1965), which scored 97 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 23 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 116 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings23 · 3,039 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026116 across the 23
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest16 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
370 Mccowan Rd · CAPREIT20715196597 · Oct 20253154 m
50 Trudelle St · The Brown Group of Companies Inc.1317196987 · Aug 20245265 m
400 Mccowan RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation19810196882 · Sep 20241337 m
45 Trudelle St · Golden Equity Properties666196389 · Oct 20258 · 1 fire347 m
30 Trudelle St · M&r Property Management586196094 · Oct 20250393 m
35 Trudelle St · Golden Equity Properties846196367 · Jul 202612 · 1 fire401 m
25 Trudelle St · Golden Equity Properties666196380 · Oct 20258438 m
20 Trudelle St · Gold Seal Management Inc.846196494 · Oct 20251465 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 lots298 lots · ≈35,030 spaces · 105.1 ha
Within 500 m52 lots · ≈6,180 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 63 m away, ≈44 spaces; 65 m away, ≈228 spaces; 94 m away, ≈129 spaces; 120 m away, ≈165 spaces; 171 m away, ≈106 spaces; 173 m away, ≈31 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 — 14-hour, Oct 19, 2024 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 11,284 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 40% of the total, against 2,607 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 2,633 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 1,789 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 23 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,607southbound · 48 bikes · 0.7% heavy
From the west11,284eastbound · 63 bikes · 3.1% heavy
Total vehicles28,5662,972 pedestrians · 221 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east10,854westbound · 79 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the south3,821northbound · 31 bikes · 1.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,789 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,633 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 19, 2024 · weekend

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 Eglinton Ave E between Oswego Rd and Barbados Blvd, 361 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in July 2008 put the average speed at 62 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 69 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 74 km/h or more. That segment carries about 29,700 vehicles a day. McCowan Rd between Blue Lagoon Crt and Fred Bland Cres measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Oct 2019). The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Eglinton Ave E · Oswego Rd – Barbados Blvd · 361 mJul 2008 · 24 h29,66662 km/h69 km/h74 km/h
McCowan Rd · Blue Lagoon Crt – Fred Bland Cres · 396 mOct 2019 · 3 days1,26338 km/h47 km/h53 km/h

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 2023, with 54 collisions; 2025 recorded 37. 75 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 54 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 25 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 24 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 13.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions383#200 of 5,508
With an injury75#108 of 4,660
Property damage only266
Fail to remain54
Involving a pedestrian20#31 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#434 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified42
Since January 2026 (outside the window)24
All since 2014479latest Jun 27, 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 darkness. The most recent was on Oct 21, 2021. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#879 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#494 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Oct 21, 2021

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

Six thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 83% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle631street/outdoor (5), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft100commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 20, 2026. 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 Eglinton East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is McCowan & Eglinton a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#879 of 1,505), out of 383 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 & Eglinton?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #394 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.77× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at McCowan & Eglinton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Eglinton Ave E between Oswego Rd and Barbados Blvd (July 2008), found an average of 62 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 69 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near McCowan & Eglinton?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 298 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 35,030 spaces — 52 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to McCowan & Eglinton by transit?

Eglinton GO is 494 m away; bus routes 86, 116, 9, 16, 21, 12, 201, 905 within 1 km (nearest stop: Eglinton Ave East at McCowan Rd, 19 m).

What restaurants are near McCowan & Eglinton?

9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 48 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Family Restaurant Wok & Fortune (66 m), Pizza Hut (66 m), Thalassery Dum Biryani (66 m), Agecare Trilogy Kitchen (74 m) and Tim Hortons (77 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 & Eglinton?

The nearest is McCowan District Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 150 Mccowan Rd, 493 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Knob Hill Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Eglinton?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 232 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Heart Beatz Child Care - Cliffcrest Site (242 m, 54 spaces), Children of Tomorrow (531 m, 36 spaces) and Children of Tomorrow - John McCrae (590 m, 142 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near McCowan & Eglinton?

23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,039 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 370 Mccowan Rd (154 m, 207 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 50 Trudelle St (265 m, 131 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 400 Mccowan Rd (337 m, 198 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 45 Trudelle St (347 m, 66 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 23 is 90 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 & Eglinton?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Eglinton East page.

What neighbourhood is McCowan & Eglinton in?

McCowan & Eglinton is in Eglinton East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 138), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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