Toronto · intersection · signal 1264

Silver Star & Steeles

Silver Star Blvd & Steeles Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Milliken · Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt

Silver Star & Steeles is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It sits in Milliken. It has a protected bikeway and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Milliken GO 269 m away and 6 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
19,068
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 31, 2023
937 pedestrians · 3 cyclists
Collisions
182
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
31 with an injury · 130 property damage · #571 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #441 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,380 vehicles an hour, 2.1× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 20 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 18 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 5.9× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 73%, from 143 in 2016–2020 to 39 in 2021–2025. About one in 91 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Silver Star & Steeles

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Milliken GO — Stouffville269 m
TTC bus
535743 nearest 28 m
Express
953
Blue Night
353343
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Steeles Ave East at Old Kennedy Rd; Steeles Ave East at Silver Star Blvd
Regional
York Region Transit 002 Milliken008 Kennedy at Steeles Av / Old Kennedy Rd33 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Steeles Ave E installed 2022
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 (6)
  • Wales College Secondary SchoolPrivate · 494 m
  • Port Royal Public SchoolEnglish Public · 815 m
  • Kennedy Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Mary Ward Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • St Rene Goupil Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
  • Milliken Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
Parks (5)
  • Audrelane Park1 km
  • Shepton Way Park1.1 km
  • Sanwood Park1.2 km
  • Port Royal Park1.3 km
  • L'amoreaux North Park1.5 km
Signal
1264, activated 1975 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 75 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Pho Anh Vu Scarborough North, 52 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés23 within 300 m · 75 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pho Anh Vu Scarborough North · 4733 Steeles Ave E Unit-152 mPassed, Jun 2026
Qing Shu Malatang · 4733 Steeles Ave E Unit-B5b6b52 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 2 infractions
Shine Kitchen · 4733 Steeles Ave E Unit-752 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
The Famous Owl of Minerva · 4733 Steeles Ave E Unit-252 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Formocha · 4733 Steeles Ave E 452 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 3 infractions
Daldongnae Korean BBQ · 4771 Steeles Ave E101 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Chongqing Lao Jiu Men Hotpot · 4771 Steeles Ave E, Unit-A3-A4101 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 3 infractions
Daldongnae Korean BBQ · 4771 Steeles Ave E101 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 1 infraction

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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 308 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Midland Child Care Centre (234 m, 63 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 308 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 5
  • Midland Child Care Centre · 4220 Midland Ave
    63 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    234 m
  • Enjoy Learning Centre · 27 Passmore Ave
    45 spaces · school age
    775 m
  • Port Royal Jr YMCA · 410 Port Royal Trail
    110 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    843 m
  • Cheer Day Care Centre · 3300 Kennedy Rd
    47 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    949 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 241 (2.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.6 km away.

FireFire Station 241 · 2.3 km3325 Warden Ave
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 24 · 2.6 km3061 Birchmount Rd

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots115 lots · ≈30,400 spaces · 91.2 ha
Within 500 m14 lots · ≈8,660 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 102 m away, ≈89 spaces; 120 m away, ≈77 spaces; 154 m away, ≈739 spaces; 169 m away, ≈1,233 spaces; 173 m away, ≈51 spaces; 204 m away, ≈163 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

The east leg carries the load — 7,625 westbound vehicles, or 40% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 2,329. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,829 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 14% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (2,475). Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. 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 north2,347southbound · 1 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the west6,767eastbound · 1 bikes · 5.9% heavy
Total vehicles19,068937 pedestrians · 3 cyclists · 4.4% heavy
From the east7,625westbound · 0 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the south2,329northbound · 1 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour2,475 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,829 vehicles from 4:30 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

The City's most recent midblock count on Steeles Ave E between Silver Star Blvd and Midland Ave (118 m away, Apr 2016) recorded volume only — about 37,157 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Steeles Ave E · Silver Star Blvd – Midland Ave · 118 mApr 2016 · 7 days37,157
Silver Star Blvd · Passmore Ave – Steeles Ave E · 316 mJun 2016 · 3 days14,747

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

2016 was the peak year (41 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 23 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions182#571 of 5,508
With an injury31#490 of 4,660
Property damage only130
Fail to remain23
Involving a pedestrian5#799 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#222 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified21
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 2014255latest Mar 27, 2026

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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Nov 8, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#441 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#243 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20064latest Nov 8, 2019

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

Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 14 in 2023–2025, about 4.7 a year, against 0.6 a year before that. 72% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 6 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle18146street/outdoor (13), commercial premises (4)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 19, 2026. 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 Milliken.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Silver Star & Steeles a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#441 of 1,505), out of 182 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 Silver Star & Steeles?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Jan 31, 2023, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Silver Star & Steeles?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 115 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,400 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Silver Star & Steeles by transit?

Milliken GO is 269 m away; bus routes 53, 57, 43, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeles Ave East at Old Kennedy Rd, 28 m); York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 008 Kennedy at Steeles Av / Old Kennedy Rd.

What restaurants are near Silver Star & Steeles?

23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 75 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pho Anh Vu Scarborough North (52 m), Qing Shu Malatang (52 m), Shine Kitchen (52 m), The Famous Owl of Minerva (52 m) and Formocha (52 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Silver Star & Steeles?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 308 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Midland Child Care Centre (234 m, 63 spaces), Enjoy Learning Centre (775 m, 45 spaces) and Port Royal Jr YMCA (843 m, 110 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Silver Star & Steeles?

Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 6 since January 2026. 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 Milliken page.

What neighbourhood is Silver Star & Steeles in?

Silver Star & Steeles is in Milliken (City of Toronto neighbourhood 130). It is in Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by Councillor Nick Mantas.

Sources

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