Toronto · intersection · signal 1243

McCowan & Huntingwood

McCowan Rd & Huntingwood Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Agincourt North · Ward 23, Scarborough North

McCowan & Huntingwood, in Agincourt North, is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. At the corner: a protected bikeway. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
37,209
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 16, 2024
420 pedestrians · 88 cyclists · #150 busiest
Collisions
320
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
59 with an injury · 235 property damage · #262 of 5,508 · +14 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1178 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,660 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 2.3× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 89 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 32 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 8.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.73× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 27%, from 185 in 2016–2020 to 135 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 320 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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McCowan & Huntingwood

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
12913083016913121 nearest 23 m
Blue Night
316
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — McCowan Rd at Huntingwood Dr; McCowan Rd at Middlefield Rd
Cycling
Cycle Track on Huntingwood Dr installed 2020
Bike Share
Brimley Rd / E Highland Creek Trail 849 m · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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 (14)
  • St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 543 m
  • Anson S Taylor Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 630 m
  • St Jean de Lalande Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 686 m
  • Iroquois Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 709 m
  • Excel High SchoolPrivate · 821 m
  • North Agincourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 8 more
Community centres
  • Commander Recreation Centre585 m
Parks (4)
  • Iroquois Park681 m
  • Chartwell Park751 m
  • North Agincourt Park1 km
  • Farquharson Park1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Woodside Square branch1.3 km
Signal
1243, activated 1976 · SA2

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 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 31. The nearest is Country Style, 74 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2025.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 31 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Country Style · 2201 McCowan Rd74 mPassed, Jan 2025
Bethseda Home · 76 Silversted Dr458 mPassed, Jun 2026
Jingbao Bilingual Children's Centre · 2350 McCowan Rd592 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bestco Fresh Food Mart · 175 Commander Blvdgrocery660 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 1 infraction
Ding Tai Fung Shanghai Dim Sum · 175 Commander Blvd, Unit-1660 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
Xiao Long Bao · 175 Commander Blvd 1660 mPassed, Jun 2026
Sushi Legend · 175 Commander Blvd Unit-2660 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Garderie Mon Petit Jardin · 500 Sandhurst Crcl687 mPassed, Aug 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 Iroquois Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 673 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Iroquois Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 295 Chartland Blvd S
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    673 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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 171 spaces; one accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Jingbao Bilingual Children's Centre - Scarborough (543 m, 68 spaces, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km2 centres · 171 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 2
  • Jingbao Bilingual Children's Centre - Scarborough · 2350 McCowan Rd
    68 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    543 m
  • Garderie Mon Petit Jardin · 500 Sandhurst Cir
    103 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    686 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 243 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 243 · 1.1 km4560 Sheppard Ave E
Police42 Division · 2.1 km242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 29 · 1.1 km4560 Sheppard Ave E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots244 lots · ≈76,320 spaces · 229 ha
Within 500 m19 lots · ≈4,720 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈71 spaces; 68 m away, ≈20 spaces; 168 m away, ≈21 spaces; 234 m away, ≈156 spaces; 236 m away, ≈1,225 spaces; 243 m away, ≈1,034 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 16, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 14,300 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 38% of the total, against 5,452 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,211 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,256 from 3:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.6% 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 23 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north11,329southbound · 34 bikes · 6.5% heavy
From the west5,452eastbound · 12 bikes · 3.6% heavy
Total vehicles37,209420 pedestrians · 88 cyclists · 6.6% heavy
From the east6,128westbound · 18 bikes · 6.6% heavy
From the south14,300northbound · 24 bikes · 7.8% heavy
AM peak hour3,211 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour3,256 vehicles from 3:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 16, 2024

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 Middlefield Rd between McCowan Rd and Compass Crt (56 m away, Apr 2012) recorded volume only — about 8,449 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Middlefield Rd · McCowan Rd – Compass Crt · 56 mApr 2012 · 3 days8,449
Huntingwood Dr · Blueberry Dr – McCowan Rd · 116 mApr 2012 · 3 days6,534
McCowan Rd · Commander Blvd – Middlefield Rd · 148 mApr 2013 · 3 days44,571

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 2019, with 50 collisions; 2025 recorded 24. 59 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 32 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 14 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions320#262 of 5,508
With an injury59#176 of 4,660
Property damage only235
Fail to remain32
Involving a pedestrian2#1879 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2124 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified26
Since January 2026 (outside the window)14
All since 2014419latest Jun 23, 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. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Oct 13, 2022.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1178 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Oct 13, 2022

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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 12, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle101house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is McCowan & Huntingwood a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1178 of 1,505), out of 320 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 & Huntingwood?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. It ranks #150 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.3× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near McCowan & Huntingwood?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 244 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 76,320 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to McCowan & Huntingwood by transit?

Bus routes 129, 130, 830, 169, 131, 21 within 1 km (nearest stop: McCowan Rd at Huntingwood Dr, 23 m).

What restaurants are near McCowan & Huntingwood?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 31 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Country Style (74 m), Bethseda Home (458 m), Jingbao Bilingual Children's Centre (592 m), Ding Tai Fung Shanghai Dim Sum (660 m) and Xiao Long Bao (660 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 & Huntingwood?

The nearest is Iroquois Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 295 Chartland Blvd S, 673 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Huntingwood?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 171 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Jingbao Bilingual Children's Centre - Scarborough (543 m, 68 spaces) and Garderie Mon Petit Jardin (686 m, 103 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at McCowan & Huntingwood?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts 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 Agincourt North page.

What neighbourhood is McCowan & Huntingwood in?

McCowan & Huntingwood is in Agincourt North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 129). It is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined