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McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt

Toronto, Ontario · Woburn North · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt, in Woburn North, is a moderately heavy crossing. Nearby is 22 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
14,054
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 14, 2021
116 pedestrians · 5 cyclists
Collisions
20
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 14 property damage · #3422 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
14 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,760 vehicles an hour, 1.52× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 121 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 46%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 7 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
16406953813391341291301311321692143 nearest 10 m
Express
995903938904939996
Blue Night
316395
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — McCowan Rd at Hurley Cres South Side; McCowan Rd at Huronia Gate
Regional
Durham Region Transit 920 Route 920921 Route 921 at Bushby Westbound @ McCowan693 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
McCowan Rd / Brimorton Dr 332 m · 11 docks · 6 stations, 106 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 (18)
  • North Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 289 m
  • St Andrews & Alternative ScarboroughEnglish Public · 430 m
  • Mac Al-Furqan SchoolPrivate · 697 m
  • St Victor Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 716 m
  • New Covenant Church SchoolPrivate · 785 m
  • Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 799 m
  • and 12 more
Parks (14)
  • North Bendale Park451 m
  • St. Andrews Park - Scarborough489 m
  • Frank Faubert Wood Lot559 m
  • Albert Campbell Square711 m
  • Scarborough Civic Centre763 m
  • Amberdale Ravine Park844 m
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Scarborough Civic Centre branch688 m
Places of interest
  • Scarborough MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 27 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 368 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Circle K · 1615 Ellesmere Rdgrocery368 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 1615 Ellesmere Rd368 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Burger King · 1651 Ellesmere Rd370 mPassed, Mar 2026
Country Bakery & Market · 1601 Ellesmere Rdgrocery372 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 2 infractions
Country Bakery & Market · 1601 Ellesmere Rdgrocery373 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
St. Andrews Fish & Chip Restaurant · 1589 Ellesmere Rdgrocery378 mPassed, Dec 2025
Hyderabad Biryani Hut · 1587 Ellesmere Rd379 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Subway · 1585 Ellesmere Rd381 mPassed, Jul 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 Scraborough Civic Centre, 703 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed. A drinking fountain is 347 m away at North Bendale Park.

  • Scraborough Civic Centre · 160 Borough Drive
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed
    703 m
  • Scraborough Civic Centre · 150 Borough Drive
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    731 m
  • Albert Campbell Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 150 Borough Dr
    View outdoor rink hours
    810 m
Drinking water
North Bendale Park drinking fountain · 347 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 316 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre - North Bendale (289 m, 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 316 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre - North Bendale · 29 Aveline Cres
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    289 m
  • Network - St. Andrews Before and After School Program · 60 Brimorton Dr
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    429 m
  • St Victor Catholic School Before & After Child Care Program · 20 Bernadine St
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    716 m
  • Scarborough Jr YMCA · 230 Town Centre Crt
    90 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    743 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 231 (1.9 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 231 · 1.9 km740 Markham Rd
Police42 Division · 2.4 km242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 28 · 1.6 km2900 Lawrence 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

One registered apartment building with 145 rental units stands within a kilometre of the corner, it is social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 1680 Ellesmere Rd (475 m, 145 units, 8 storeys, built 1994), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Registered buildings1 · 145 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score98 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20263 across the 1
Open fire-code violations8
Tallest8 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1680 Ellesmere Rdsocial housing · Aykler Management1458199498 · Sep 20243 · 8 fire475 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 · ≈71,340 spaces · 214 ha
Within 500 m6 lots · ≈420 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 486 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
158 Borough Drive · Surface633 m16 *
40 Bushby Dr · Surface667 m21532% (Q1 2026)
101 Grangeway Ave · Surface750 m2557% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 261 m away, ≈22 spaces; 282 m away, ≈32 spaces; 346 m away, ≈84 spaces; 376 m away, ≈67 spaces; 394 m away, ≈155 spaces; 462 m away, ≈58 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 — 8-hour, Dec 14, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 6,907 southbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 250. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,171 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 55% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,403). Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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.

From the north6,907southbound · 2 bikes · 4.4% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles14,054116 pedestrians · 5 cyclists · 4.3% heavy
From the east250westbound · 0 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the south6,897northbound · 3 bikes · 4.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,403 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,171 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 14, 2021

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 counter on McCowan Rd between Huronia Gt and Hurley Cres (26 m away) recorded an average of 67 km/h in its 2-day count in September 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 76 km/h. That segment carries about 27,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Brimorton Dr (397 m away, 40 km/h limit), 8.3% of the 86,550 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
McCowan Rd · Huronia Gt – Hurley Cres · 26 mSep 2019 · 2 days27,03467 km/h76 km/h96 km/h

School-zone speed sign 397 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct41 · 48 km/h
Over the limit28%
50 km/h or more8.3%

Brimorton Dr (westbound), 70 Brimorton Drive · 86,550 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2017 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Nov 6, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions20#3422 of 5,508
With an injury4#3022 of 4,660
Property damage only14
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201421latest Nov 6, 2025

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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Aug 31, 2008.

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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 20 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 Rd & Huronia Gt?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 14, 2021, 1.52× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on McCowan Rd between Huronia Gt and Hurley Cres (September 2019), found an average of 67 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 76 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 397 m away (40 km/h), 8.3% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt?

The nearest Green P car park is 158 Borough Drive (633 m away, 16 spaces). The City's mapping shows 319 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 71,340 spaces — 6 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt by transit?

Bus routes 16, 406, 95, 38, 133, 9, 134, 129 and 12 more within 1 km (nearest stop: McCowan Rd at Hurley Cres South Side, 10 m); Durham Region Transit routes 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921 at Bushby Westbound @ McCowan.

What restaurants are near McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt?

None within 300 m, and 27 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (368 m), Burger King (370 m), Hyderabad Biryani Hut (379 m) and Subway (381 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 Rd & Huronia Gt?

The nearest is Scraborough Civic Centre, 160 Borough Drive, 703 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed). Next nearest: Scraborough Civic Centre (731 m); Albert Campbell Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (810 m). 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 Rd & Huronia Gt?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 316 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre - North Bendale (289 m, 56 spaces), Network - St. Andrews Before and After School Program (429 m, 56 spaces) and St Victor Catholic School Before & After Child Care Program (716 m, 71 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt?

One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 145 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 1680 Ellesmere Rd (475 m, 145 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 98 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.

What neighbourhood is McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt in?

McCowan Rd & Huronia Gt is in Woburn North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 142), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.

Sources

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