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Maxome & Steeles

Maxome Ave & Steeles Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Ward 18, Willowdale

In Toronto, Maxome & Steeles is a busier-than-typical intersection. Nearby is 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
17,979
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 31, 2023
245 pedestrians · 4 cyclists
Collisions
3
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 2 property damage · #5320 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #1376 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,250 vehicles an hour, 1.94× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 73 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 0.3 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. Just one of those 3 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Maxome & Steeles

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
53981197 nearest 15 m
Express
953
Blue Night
353320
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Steeles Ave East at Henderson Ave; Steeles Ave East at Maxome Ave
Regional
York Region Transit 002 Milliken091 Bayview at Steeles Av / Henderson Av15 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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (10)
  • Brebeuf College SchoolEnglish Separate · 306 m
  • St Agnes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 403 m
  • Lillian Public SchoolEnglish Public · 491 m
  • Tyndale University College and Seminary School - BayviewPrivate · 1.2 km
  • St Anne Catholic Academy, School of Virtual LearningEnglish Separate · 1.3 km
  • St Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (11)
  • Lillian Park400 m
  • Caswell Park613 m
  • Aneta Circle Parkette717 m
  • Debell Lane Parkette735 m
  • Creekside Park799 m
  • Newton Parkette882 m
  • and 5 more
Signal
0966, activated 1972 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Restaurants & cafésnone within 1 km
Grocery & conveniencenone within 1 km

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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 102 spaces; one accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp St. Agnes - Toronto (402 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km2 centres · 102 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 2
  • Plasp St. Agnes - Toronto · 280 Otonabee Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    402 m
  • The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre · 1087 Lillian St
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    442 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 111 (1.6 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 111 · 1.6 km3300 Bayview Ave
Police32 Division · 3.3 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 56 · 1.6 km3300 Bayview Ave

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 — 235 rental units. The nearest is 4005 Bayview Ave (1.0 km, 235 units, 12 storeys, built 1971), which scored 97 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Registered buildings1 · 235 units
RentSafeTO score97 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20263 across the 1
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest12 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
4005 Bayview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management23512197197 · Jun 202431 km

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 lots121 lots · ≈21,390 spaces · 64.2 ha
Within 500 m5 lots · ≈420 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈7 spaces; 299 m away, ≈261 spaces; 384 m away, ≈50 spaces; 450 m away, ≈45 spaces; 481 m away, ≈53 spaces; 573 m away, ≈13 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, Jan 31, 2023

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 8,734 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 636 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,622 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,640 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2023, 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 north1,549southbound · 3 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the west7,060eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.4% heavy
Total vehicles17,979245 pedestrians · 4 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east8,734westbound · 0 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south636northbound · 1 bikes · 2.0% heavy
AM peak hour2,622 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,640 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 31, 2023

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

On Steeles Ave E between Lillian St and Maxome Ave, 362 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2026 put the average speed at 54 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 61 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 67 km/h or more. That segment carries about 28,500 vehicles a day. Maxome Ave between Arran Cres and Regis Dr measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Nov 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Steeles Ave E (231 m away, 50 km/h limit), 24% of the 190,812 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Maxome Ave · Arran Cres – Regis Dr · 235 mNov 2024 · 3 days2,73142 km/h48 km/h53 km/h
Steeles Ave E · Lillian St – Maxome Ave · 362 mAug 2026 · 3 days28,52954 km/h61 km/h67 km/h

School-zone speed sign 231 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct54 · 63 km/h
Over the limit48%
60 km/h or more24%

Steeles Ave E (eastbound) · 190,812 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

The worst year was 2017, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 1 collision (33%) involved an injury. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (33%). The most recent report on file is from Jul 8, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions3#5320 of 5,508
With an injury1#4575 of 4,660
Property damage only2
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2402 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
All since 20146latest Jul 8, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on May 26, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1376 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#242 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20063latest May 26, 2022

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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 28, 2018. 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Maxome & Steeles a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1376 of 1,505), out of 3 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 Maxome & Steeles?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Jan 31, 2023, 1.94× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Maxome & Steeles?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Steeles Ave E between Lillian St and Maxome Ave (August 2026), found an average of 54 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 61 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 231 m away (50 km/h), 24% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Maxome & Steeles?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 121 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,390 spaces — 5 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Maxome & Steeles by transit?

Bus routes 53, 98, 11, 97, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeles Ave East at Henderson Ave, 15 m); York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 091 Bayview at Steeles Av / Henderson Av.

Is there child care near Maxome & Steeles?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 102 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Plasp St. Agnes - Toronto (402 m, 28 spaces) and The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre (442 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Maxome & Steeles?

One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 235 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 4005 Bayview Ave (1.0 km, 235 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 97 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 Maxome & Steeles?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 neighbourhood page.

What ward is Maxome & Steeles in?

Maxome & Steeles is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined