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Staines & Hepatica

Staines Rd & Hepatica St · Toronto, Ontario · Morningside Heights · Ward 23, Scarborough North

Staines & Hepatica is a quiet local crossing. It sits in Morningside Heights. At the corner: a park. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
5,356
vehicles · 14-hour count, Feb 12, 2026
158 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · #1996 busiest
Collisions
7
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4760 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1372 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
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 380 vehicles, 33% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 34 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 0.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. Just one of those 7 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Staines & Hepatica

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
53133102 nearest 15 m
Express
953939902
Blue Night
353
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Staines Rd at Hepatica St
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 (4)
  • Brookside Public SchoolEnglish Public · 592 m
  • Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 600 m
  • Thomas L Wells Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • Miraj AcademyPrivate · 1.5 km
Parks (8)
  • Starry Park103 m
  • Seasons Park477 m
  • Hummingbird Park913 m
  • Knotwood Park1 km
  • Staines Parkette1.1 km
  • Nightstar Park1.2 km
  • and 2 more

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 1 eating place is within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Cedarbrae Golf & Country Club, 472 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 1 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 0 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cedarbrae Golf & Country Club · 55 Mac Frost Way472 mPassed, Jun 2026

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 169 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brookside Child Care Centre (592 m, 113 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km2 centres · 169 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 2
  • Brookside Child Care Centre · 75 Oasis Blvd
    113 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    592 m
  • Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Extended Day Program · 8 Seasons Dr
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    600 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 211 (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 211 · 1.6 km900 Tapscott Rd
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 27 · 1.6 km900 Tapscott 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 lots68 lots · ≈40,480 spaces · 121.4 ha
Within 500 m1 lot · ≈360 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 396 m away, ≈365 spaces; 566 m away, ≈84 spaces; 593 m away, ≈4 spaces; 607 m away, ≈60 spaces; 651 m away, ≈23 spaces; 706 m away, ≈73 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 — 14-hour, Feb 12, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 2,638 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 185 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 560 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 489 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west2,638eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles5,356158 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east2,533westbound · 0 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the south185northbound · 0 bikes · 2.2% heavy
AM peak hour489 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour560 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Feb 12, 2026

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 Staines Rd between Steppingstone Trl and Solstice Dr, 177 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2023 put the average speed at 47 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 58 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,200 vehicles a day. Hepatica St between Boulderbrook Dr and Rivendell Trl measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Jun 2005).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Hepatica St · Boulderbrook Dr – Rivendell Trl · 111 mJun 2005 · 24 h41228 km/h35 km/h39 km/h
Staines Rd · Steppingstone Trl – Solstice Dr · 177 mAug 2023 · 3 days6,16247 km/h54 km/h58 km/h

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 3 collisions. 3 collisions (43%) involved an injury. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (29%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions7#4760 of 5,508
With an injury3#3489 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian2#2015 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201411latest Jun 11, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on May 27, 2018.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1372 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#791 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest May 27, 2018

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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Staines & Hepatica a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1372 of 1,505), out of 7 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 Staines & Hepatica?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #1996 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 33% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Staines & Hepatica?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Staines Rd between Steppingstone Trl and Solstice Dr (August 2023), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Staines & Hepatica?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 68 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 40,480 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Staines & Hepatica by transit?

Bus routes 53, 133, 102, 953, 939, 902 within 1 km (nearest stop: Staines Rd at Hepatica St, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Staines & Hepatica?

None within 300 m, and 1 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cedarbrae Golf & Country Club (472 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 Staines & Hepatica?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 169 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brookside Child Care Centre (592 m, 113 spaces) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Extended Day Program (600 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What neighbourhood is Staines & Hepatica in?

Staines & Hepatica is in Morningside Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 144). It is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers.

Sources

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