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 north: 9,821 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 34% of the total, against 4,602 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 4,315 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 2,649 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.7% 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: 2,649 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 4,315 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
Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.
None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt; 2 collisions involved vehicle occupants only. All happened in daylight or lit conditions (citywide, 39% of KSI collisions occur in darkness). The most recent was on Jun 4, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 10.
| 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 | 3 | #145 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | 0% here vs 39% citywide |
| All KSI since 2006 | 10 | latest Jun 4, 2022 |
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 2018
On Steeles Ave E between Tapscott Rd and Morningside Ave, 363 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2018 put the average speed at 59 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 69 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 75 km/h or more. That segment carries about 19,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Rd · Select Ave – Steeles Ave E · 0 m | Jun 2016 · 3 days | 55,214 | — | — | — |
| Steeles Ave E · Tapscott Rd – Morningside Ave · 363 m | Dec 2018 · 3 days | 19,065 | 59 km/h | 69 km/h | 75 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 2021; 199 tickets in 2025, 101 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.
- The crossing
- Signal 1583, activated 1966 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 102 53 42 nearest 33 m
- Express
- 902 953
- Blue Night
- 353
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Markham Rd at Steeles Ave East; Steeles Ave East at Markham Rd
- Regional
- York Region Transit 002 Milliken at Steeles Av / Markham Rd42 m
- Cycling
- Bike Lane on Steeles Ave E installed 2001
- 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
- 3 mapped lots within 500 m, 88 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
A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is New Spiceland Supermarket, 84 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 15 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 33. The nearest is Kottu Kadai, 84 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Medicare Pharmacy, 153 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Kottu Kadai · 3351 Markham Rd Unit-11184 m
- Apple Spice Restaurant · 3341 Markham Rd Unit-122166 m
- Lingan Cream House · 3341 Markham Rd Unit-19-20c166 m
- Wings N Bites · 3341 Markham Rd Unit-129166 m
- Poorani Vilaas · 6055 Steeles Ave E172 m
- Grocery
- New Spiceland Supermarket 84 m · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Grand Oven Bakery 1 km · 12 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Medicare Pharmacy 153 m · 6 within 1 km
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
- Schools
- Miraj AcademyPrivate · 1.5 km · 18 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 park, a community centre, licensed child care, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,667 of 5,672. 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Markham & Steeles a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 3 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#145 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 Markham & Steeles?
A heavily travelled arterial crossing at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 2022, 3.1× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Markham & Steeles a walkable intersection?
Markham & Steeles scores 50 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,667 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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 grocery store within 300 m · 15 places to eat within 300 m; 8 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km; nearest school 1.5 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals. Steeles Avenue is the city limit, so nothing on the north side of the street is counted.
Is there a red-light camera at Markham & Steeles?
Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Markham & Steeles since 2021, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 199 tickets in 2025 (211 in 2024) and 101 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 1,311 since it was switched on.
How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Markham & Steeles?
199 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — about the same as 211 in 2024, and 101 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 1,311 tickets since 2021. 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 Markham & Steeles?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Steeles Ave E between Tapscott Rd and Morningside Ave (December 2018), found an average of 59 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 69 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Markham & Steeles?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 88 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 33,610 spaces — 3 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Markham & Steeles by transit?
Bus routes 102, 53, 42, 902, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Markham Rd at Steeles Ave East, 33 m); York Region Transit route 002 Milliken at Steeles Av / Markham Rd.
What restaurants are near Markham & Steeles?
15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 33 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Kottu Kadai (84 m), Apple Spice Restaurant (166 m), Lingan Cream House (166 m), Wings N Bites (166 m) and Poorani Vilaas (172 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours, and nothing on the north side of Steeles, which is outside Toronto, is in it.
What ward is Markham & Steeles in?
Markham & Steeles 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 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; 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: 43.83661, -79.25119 · centreline node 13441620.