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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 · Nov 8, 2017
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 7,874 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 229 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 2,360 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 2,141 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, 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: 2,141 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,360 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
Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 28, 2017.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 0 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 0 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #584 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #276 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Sep 28, 2017 |
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 McCowan Rd between Alton Towers Crcl and Milliken Park Trl, 115 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2025 put the average speed at 52 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 24,500 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCowan Rd · Alton Towers Crcl – Milliken Park Trl · 115 m | Apr 2025 · 24 h | 24,472 | 52 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 2482, activated 2019 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 129 53 130 830 nearest 16 m
- Express
- 953
- Blue Night
- 316 353
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — 4325 McCowan Rd; 4325 McCowan Rd - Milliken Park Rec Centre
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- 7 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 7 mapped lots within 500 m, 77 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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 grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Al Premium Food Mart, 668 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 28. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 197 m away. The nearest pharmacy is A & W Pharmacy, 519 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 5445 Steeles Ave E197 m
- Dangol · 240 Alton Towers Crcl Unit-A10448 m · 5 min
- Ginger and Onion Cuisine · 240 Alton Towers Crcl Unit-A7448 m · 5 min
- Tasty House · 240 Alton Towers Crcl Unit-5448 m · 5 min
- Tim Hortons · 240 Alton Towers Crcl448 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Al Premium Food Mart 668 m · 8 min
- Food shops
- Romantic Bakery 448 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- A & W Pharmacy 519 m · 6 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Banting and Best Child Care Centre (380 Goldhawk) · 118 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day586 m · 7 min
- Banting and Best Schoolage Satellite(255 Alton Towers) · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day608 m · 7 min
- Garderie Chez Tante Laure · 77 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day938 m · 11 min
- Washrooms
- Milliken Park Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed144 m
- Milliken Park Washroom Building · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible336 m · 4 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
- Milliken Park441 m · 5 min
- Goldhawk Park1 km · 12 min
- Muirlands Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Community centres
- Schools (6)
- Banting and Best Public SchoolEnglish Public · 586 m · 7 min
- Prince of Peace Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 608 m · 7 min
- Ecole Elementaire Laure RieseFrench Public · 938 m · 11 min
- The Divine Infant Catholic Elementary School & Msgr Frasier NortheastEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Macklin Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Goldhawk Park branch719 m · 9 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 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South) a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#584 of 1,505). 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 & Milliken Park Trl (South)?
A moderately heavy crossing at the City's last count here, in 2017. Its latest count is from Nov 8, 2017, 1.63× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South) a walkable intersection?
McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South) scores 46 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: 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 8 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; library 719 m away. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South)?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on McCowan Rd between Alton Towers Crcl and Milliken Park Trl (April 2025), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South)?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 77 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,910 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South) by transit?
Bus routes 129, 53, 130, 830, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: 4325 McCowan Rd, 16 m).
What restaurants are near McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South)?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 28 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (197 m), Dangol (448 m), Ginger and Onion Cuisine (448 m), Tasty House (448 m) and Tim Hortons (448 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South)?
The nearest is Milliken Park Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 4325 Mccowan Rd, 144 m away. Next nearest: Milliken Park Washroom Building (336 m).
Is there child care near McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South)?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 238 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Banting and Best Child Care Centre (380 Goldhawk) (586 m, 118 spaces), Banting and Best Schoolage Satellite(255 Alton Towers) (608 m, 43 spaces) and Garderie Chez Tante Laure (938 m, 77 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What neighbourhood is McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South) in?
McCowan Rd & Milliken Park Trl (South) is in Milliken (City of Toronto neighbourhood 130). 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 8, 2017.
- 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: 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.
- 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: 43.82923, -79.27510 · centreline node 30023104.