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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 22, 1998
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 7,493 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 143 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,248 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,312 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.5% 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 28 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1998, 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: 2,248 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,312 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
The worst year was 2024, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 7 collisions (28%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 17, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Dec 18, 2010.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 25 | |
| With an injury | 7 | #2281 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 16 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 2 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Dec 18, 2010 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2005
On Meldazy Dr between Manorwood Rd and McCowan Rd, 118 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in December 2005 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 50 km/h or more. That segment carries about 200 vehicles a day. The reading is 21 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCowan Rd · Meldazy Dr – Brimorton Dr · 113 m | Apr 2013 · 3 days | 15,662 | — | — | — |
| Meldazy Dr · Manorwood Rd – McCowan Rd · 118 m | Dec 2005 · 24 h | 189 | 35 km/h | 44 km/h | 50 km/h |
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 nearest 17 m
- Blue Night
- 316
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — McCowan Rd at Meldazy Dr (North)
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- McCowan Rd / Brimorton Dr 266 m · 3 min · 11 docks · 2 stations, 22 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
- 0 mapped lots within 500 m, 140 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 | 1.4 km | 215 | 32% (Q1 2026) |
| 158 Borough Drive · Surface | 1.4 km | 16 * | — |
| 101 Grangeway Ave · Surface | 1.5 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
No pharmacy in the Ministry of Health's register is within a kilometre of this corner. The nearest hospital site is Scarborough General Hospital, 1.1 km away.
- Child care
- Bendale Licensed Before and After School Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day542 m · 6 min
- Network - St. Andrews Before and After School Program · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day789 m · 9 min
- The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre - North Bendale · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day910 m · 11 min
- Health and care
- Scarborough General Hospital · hospital site1.1 km · 13 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 Park847 m · 10 min
- St. Andrews Park - Scarborough878 m · 10 min
- Amberdale Ravine Park883 m · 11 min
- North Bendale Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Thomson Memorial Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools (7)
- Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 541 m · 6 min
- St Andrews & Alternative ScarboroughEnglish Public · 788 m · 9 min
- North Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 910 m · 11 min
- St Richard Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- St Rose of Lima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Bendale branch1.4 km · 17 min
- Toronto Public Library Scarborough Civic Centre branch1.5 km · 18 min
- Places of interest
- Scarborough MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km · 14 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 restaurant or café, a grocery store, a pharmacy, a community centre, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Four thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 11, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 2 | 1 | house driveway/garage (3), other (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 & Meldazy (North) a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 25 lesser collisions. 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 & Meldazy (North)?
A busier-than-typical intersection at the City's last count here, in 1998. Its latest count is from Oct 22, 1998, 1.61× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is McCowan & Meldazy (North) a walkable intersection?
McCowan & Meldazy (North) scores 18 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: 6 stops within 300 m · 3 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.5 km · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km; library 1.4 km away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km.
How fast do cars go at McCowan & Meldazy (North)?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Meldazy Dr between Manorwood Rd and McCowan Rd (December 2005), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near McCowan & Meldazy (North)?
The nearest Green P car park is 40 Bushby Dr (1.4 km away, 215 spaces, 32% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 140 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,000 spaces — none within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to McCowan & Meldazy (North) by transit?
Bus routes 16, 406 within 1 km (nearest stop: McCowan Rd at Meldazy Dr (North), 17 m).
Is there child care near McCowan & Meldazy (North)?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 155 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 (542 m, 43 spaces), Network - St. Andrews Before and After School Program (789 m, 56 spaces) and The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre - North Bendale (910 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at McCowan & Meldazy (North)?
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Woburn North page.
What neighbourhood is McCowan & Meldazy (North) in?
McCowan & Meldazy (North) 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 22, 1998.
- 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: 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.
- 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: 43.76348, -79.24821 · centreline node 13448102.