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McCowan & Nugget

McCowan Rd & Nugget Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Agincourt South-Malvern West · Ward 23, Scarborough North

McCowan & Nugget, in Agincourt South-Malvern West, is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
37,157
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 16, 2024
399 pedestrians · 45 cyclists · #151 busiest
Collisions
267
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
51 with an injury · 187 property damage · #350 of 5,508 · +7 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1179 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,650 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 2.3× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 93 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 27 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 7.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.45× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 25%, from 153 in 2016–2020 to 114 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 267 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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McCowan & Nugget

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
1291301691318583013221 nearest 25 m
Express
939985
Blue Night
316385
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — McCowan Rd at Nugget Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Pitfield Rd / McCowan Rd 540 m · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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 (17)
  • Excel High SchoolPrivate · 161 m
  • Canadian Tamil AcademyPrivate · 745 m
  • Afzal Islamic Montessori & AcademyPrivate · 786 m
  • Town Centre LINCEnglish Public · 819 m
  • St Bartholomew Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • C D Farquharson Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 11 more
Parks (10)
  • Farquharson Park811 m
  • White Haven Park1 km
  • Garden Avenue Parkette1.2 km
  • Agincourt Park1.3 km
  • North Agincourt Park1.3 km
  • Snowhill Park1.3 km
  • and 4 more
Signal
1244, activated 1978 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South

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 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 77. The nearest is Panagio's Breakfast & Lunch, 46 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 77 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 19 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Panagio's Breakfast & Lunch · 1928 McCowan Rd46 mPassed, Jun 2026
Yongda Meat Supply Co. Inc · 40 Nugget Ave 15-17grocery159 mPassed, Jul 2026
On the Run Meals · 55 Nugget Ave Unit-I-M161 mPassed, Aug 2026
Twilight Family Restaurant & Bar · 55 Nugget Ave Unit-12161 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Folura Bashardost · 4630 Sheppard Ave E238 mPassed, Jul 2025
Pharma Medica Research Inc · 4770 Sheppard Ave Egrocery506 mPassed, Dec 2025
Kauran Bazar · 4500 Sheppard Ave E Unit-27509 mConditional pass, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Kauran Bazar · 4500 Sheppard Ave E, Unit-27510 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 3 infractions

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

No City washroom within 1 km.

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 258 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Immanuel Child Care Centre (930 m, 86 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km3 centres · 258 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Immanuel Child Care Centre · 21 Channel Nine Crt
    86 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    930 m
  • Network Child Care Services - St. Bartholomew Child Care Centre · 51 Heather Rd
    77 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km
  • C.d.farquharson Jr YMCA · 1965 Brimley Rd
    95 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 243 (412 m), the nearest police station 42 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 412 m away.

FireFire Station 243 · 412 m4560 Sheppard Ave E
Police42 Division · 1.6 km242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 29 · 412 m4560 Sheppard 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 is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 246 rental units. The nearest is 360 Pitfield Rd (460 m, 246 units, 18 storeys, built 1974), which scored 84 out of 100 at its October 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Registered buildings1 · 246 units
RentSafeTO score84 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20266 across the 1
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
360 Pitfield Rd · Nanak Holdings Inc.24618197484 · Oct 20246 · 4 fire460 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 lots319 lots · ≈96,650 spaces · 289.9 ha
Within 500 m23 lots · ≈6,670 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 116 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
284 Milner Ave · Surface1.7 km9218% (Q1 2026)
1530 Markham Road - minor capital repairs onsite · Surface1.8 km24 *

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈567 spaces; 128 m away, ≈488 spaces; 185 m away, ≈794 spaces; 205 m away, ≈1,030 spaces; 302 m away, ≈561 spaces; 304 m away, ≈249 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 north: 15,946 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 214 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,103 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,073 from 3:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 9.7% 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 north15,946southbound · 26 bikes · 7.5% heavy
From the west214eastbound · 4 bikes · 36.0% heavy
Total vehicles37,157399 pedestrians · 45 cyclists · 9.7% heavy
From the east5,770westbound · 5 bikes · 13.5% heavy
From the south15,227northbound · 10 bikes · 10.1% heavy
AM peak hour3,103 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour3,073 vehicles from 3:30 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 McCowan Rd between Sheppard Ave E and Nugget Ave (162 m away, Jan 2016) recorded volume only — about 22,356 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
McCowan Rd · Sheppard Ave E – Nugget Ave · 162 mJan 2016 · 7 days22,356

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 42 collisions; 2025 recorded 23. 51 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 36 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions267#350 of 5,508
With an injury51#223 of 4,660
Property damage only187
Fail to remain36
Involving a pedestrian3#1331 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1258 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified29
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 2014334latest Jun 11, 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 Dec 1, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1179 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Dec 1, 2025

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

20 thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.0 a year. 65% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2060street/outdoor (13), commercial premises (7)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 23, 2025. 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 South-Malvern West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is McCowan & Nugget a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1179 of 1,505), out of 267 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 & Nugget?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. It ranks #151 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.3× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near McCowan & Nugget?

The nearest Green P car park is 284 Milner Ave (1.7 km away, 92 spaces, 18% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 319 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 96,650 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to McCowan & Nugget by transit?

Bus routes 129, 130, 169, 131, 85, 830, 132, 21 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: McCowan Rd at Nugget Ave, 25 m).

What restaurants are near McCowan & Nugget?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 77 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Panagio's Breakfast & Lunch (46 m), On the Run Meals (161 m), Twilight Family Restaurant & Bar (161 m), Folura Bashardost (238 m) and Kauran Bazar (509 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near McCowan & Nugget?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 258 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Immanuel Child Care Centre (930 m, 86 spaces), Network Child Care Services - St. Bartholomew Child Care Centre (1.0 km, 77 spaces) and C.d.farquharson Jr YMCA (1.0 km, 95 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near McCowan & Nugget?

One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 246 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 360 Pitfield Rd (460 m, 246 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 84 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 & Nugget?

Toronto Police place 20 thefts from vehicles 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 Agincourt South-Malvern West page.

What neighbourhood is McCowan & Nugget in?

McCowan & Nugget is in Agincourt South-Malvern West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 128). It is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers.

Sources

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