McCowan & Finch

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 29, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 9,108 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 27% of the total, against 7,204 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,923 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,105 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.2% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 2,923 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,105 from 5:00 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 worst year was 2016, with 72 collisions; 2025 recorded 29. 90 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 55 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 22 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 23 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 14, 2026.

Of the five serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 4 pedestrians were among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. 2 of the 5 happened in darkness — 40%, about the citywide 39%. The most recent was on May 29, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 7.

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.

How fast traffic moves here

On Finch Ave E between McCowan Rd and Sandhurst Crcl, 156 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2024 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 24,700 vehicles a day.

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.

Red-light camera

In operation since 2021; 34 tickets in 2025, 19 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.

The crossing

Signal 1176, activated 1976 · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

Not within a walk: a community centre or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food11/30

  3 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 549 m away

• Parks and recreation2/10

  nearest park 0.7 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Within a kilometre there are four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 909 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Thunder Grv (162 m, 247 units, 19 storeys, built 1982), which scored 97 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

4 registered buildings · 909 units · 2 social housing · tallest 20 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.

14 thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 1.9 a year before that. 64% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 12, 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 Agincourt North.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 29, 2024.
• 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
• 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 23 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: 43.80803, -79.26651 · centreline node 13442643.