Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time. Steeles Avenue is the city limit: the north side is Vaughan or Markham and outside Toronto's records
Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets, and the red-light camera
Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 10, 2022 · weekend
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 8,647 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 32% of the total, against 4,807 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 4,151 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 2,439 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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: 2,439 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 4,151 from 2:00 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 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 15, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Aug 1, 2013.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 4 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 4 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Aug 1, 2013 |
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 Islington Ave between Thorold Gt and Brazil Gt, 168 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2023 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 60 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 66 km/h or more. That segment carries about 22,600 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeles Ave W · Islington Ave – Humber River Recreational Trl · 113 m | Mar 2016 · 9 days | 20,548 | — | — | — |
| Islington Ave · Thorold Gt – Brazil Gt · 168 m | Jun 2023 · 3 days | 22,619 | 51 km/h | 60 km/h | 66 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.
- Red-light camera
- In operation since 2008; 97 tickets in 2025, 63 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Etobicoke and York.
- The crossing
- Signal 1208, activated 1976
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 37 60 166 nearest 23 m
- Express
- 937 960
- Blue Night
- 337 353 373 384
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Steeles Ave West at Islington Ave; Steeles Ave West at Islington Ave East Side
- Regional
- York Region Transit 012 Pine Valley 013 Islington at Islington Av / Steeles Av27 m
- 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
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 7 mapped lots within 500 m, 99 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.
Steeles Avenue is the city limit. Everything on the north side of the street is in Vaughan or Markham and outside every Toronto dataset on this page — the restaurants, shops and services across the road are not counted, on the map or in the score below.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Boyo African Superstore, 660 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 15 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Peppers Caribbean Restaurant, 587 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Humber Summit Pharmacy, 788 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Villa Leonardo Gambin, a long-term care home 212 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Peppers Caribbean Restaurant · 3027 Islington Ave587 m · 7 min
- York Pizza & Wings · 3005 Islington Ave Unit-2647 m · 8 min
- Iniya's Kitchen · 2985 Islington Ave669 m · 8 min
- Salerno Trattoria · 70 Plunkett Rd Unit-7810 m · 10 min
- Asun Depot Grill & Bar · 143 Millwick Dr813 m · 10 min
- Grocery
- Boyo African Superstore 660 m · 8 min
- Food shops
- Domenic's Quality Meats 842 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Humber Summit Pharmacy 788 m · 9 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Northwest Childhood Learning Centre · 47 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day728 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- Villa Leonardo Gambin · long-term care home212 m
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
- Plunkett Park481 m · 6 min
- Primula Parkette587 m · 7 min
- Whitfield Parkette668 m · 8 min
- Knights of Columbus Park809 m · 10 min
- Apted Park1.5 km · 17 min
- Schools
- Venerable John Merlini Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Humber Summit branch663 m · 8 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 community centre or a public washroom.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is, and nothing north of Steeles.
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.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 3 | 0 | commercial premises (2), street/outdoor (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 Humber Summit.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Islington & Steeles a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 4 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 Islington & Steeles?
A high-volume crossing at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 2022, 2.9× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Islington & Steeles a walkable intersection?
Islington & Steeles scores 38 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: 8 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m; library 663 m away. The crossing itself: traffic signal. Steeles Avenue is the city limit, so nothing on the north side of the street is counted.
Is there a red-light camera at Islington & Steeles?
Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Islington & Steeles since 2008, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 97 tickets in 2025 (152 in 2024) and 63 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 6,327 since it was switched on.
How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Islington & Steeles?
97 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 152 in 2024, and 63 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 6,327 tickets since 2008. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.
How fast do cars go at Islington & Steeles?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Islington Ave between Thorold Gt and Brazil Gt (June 2023), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 60 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Islington & Steeles?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 99 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 35,220 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Islington & Steeles by transit?
Bus routes 37, 60, 166, 937, 960 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeles Ave West at Islington Ave, 23 m); York Region Transit routes 012 Pine Valley, 013 Islington at Islington Av / Steeles Av.
What restaurants are near Islington & Steeles?
None within 300 m, and 15 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Peppers Caribbean Restaurant (587 m), York Pizza & Wings (647 m), Iniya's Kitchen (669 m), Salerno Trattoria (810 m) and Asun Depot Grill & Bar (813 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours, and nothing on the north side of Steeles, which is outside Toronto, is in it.
Is there a public washroom near Islington & Steeles?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 450 m away at Plunkett Park.
Is there child care near Islington & Steeles?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 47 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Northwest Childhood Learning Centre (728 m, 47 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Islington & Steeles?
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Humber Summit page.
What neighbourhood is Islington & Steeles in?
Islington & Steeles is in Humber Summit (City of Toronto neighbourhood 021), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek, represented by Councillor Anthony Perruzza.
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 Dec 10, 2022.
- 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
- 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.
- 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 7 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: 43.76434, -79.57487 · centreline node 13448601.