Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 5313311639132 nearest 45 m
- Express
- 939953
- Blue Night
- 353
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — 150 Staines Rd West Side; Staines Rd at Knowles Dr
- 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 (11)
- Thomas L Wells Public SchoolEnglish Public · 610 m
- Heritage Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 903 m
- Mary Shadd Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
- Islamic Institute of Toronto Academy SchoolPrivate · 1 km
- Whitefield Christian Schools - Bldg 2Private · 1.1 km
- St Bede Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
- and 5 more
- Parks (16)
- Sisken Trail Park66 m
- Hoptree Park153 m
- Point Rouge Trail Park322 m
- Misty Hills Park454 m
- Staines Parkette465 m
- Birunthan Park559 m
- and 10 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; 12 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Burger King, 447 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Burger King · 2130 Morningside Ave None | 447 m | Passed, May 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Petit Delights · 2130 Morningside Ave Unit-A1-A3 None | 447 m | Passed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions |
| Shell Select · 6145 Finch Ave E Nonegrocery | 472 m | Passed, Nov 2023 |
| Papa John's · 6135 Finch Ave E | 483 m | Passed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Subway · 6135 Finch Ave E Unit-3 | 483 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Egg House · 2150 Morningside Ave C4 | 523 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Barburrito · 2150 Morningside Ave Unit-3c | 523 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Popeyes · 2150 Morningside Ave Unit-1 | 523 m | Passed, Apr 2026 · 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 public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 574 m away at Birunthan Park.
No City washroom within 1 km.
- Drinking water
- Birunthan Park bottle filling station · 574 m
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
One licensed child care centre within a kilometre offers 28 spaces; it accepts City fee subsidy. The nearest is Family Day Thomas L Wells Extended Day and School Age Program (610 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).
- Family Day Thomas L Wells Extended Day and School Age Program · 69 Nightstar Rd
28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day610 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 211 (1.9 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (4.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.9 km away.
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
Nearest lots: 348 m away, ≈5 spaces; 481 m away, ≈401 spaces; 630 m away, ≈5 spaces; 631 m away, ≈8 spaces; 651 m away, ≈65 spaces; 665 m away, ≈5 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
Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,074 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 410 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 643 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 672 from 5:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% 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.
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 Point Rouge Trail Park Trl and Warbler Crcl, 349 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2007 put the average speed at 46 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 60 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,500 vehicles a day. Knowles Dr between Loggerhead Grv and Point Rouge Trl measured slower: 30 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Jun 2026). The reading is 19 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowles Dr · Loggerhead Grv – Point Rouge Trl · 172 m | Jun 2026 · 3 days | 378 | 30 km/h | 39 km/h | 47 km/h |
| Staines Rd · Point Rouge Trail Park Trl – Warbler Crcl · 349 m | Apr 2007 · 24 h | 2,463 | 46 km/h | 54 km/h | 60 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 worst year was 2019, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 6 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 22, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 4.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 28 | #2927 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 6 | #2545 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 18 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1414 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| All since 2014 | 35 | latest May 22, 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
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
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
Five 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. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (4), apartment parking (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 26, 2022. 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 Morningside Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Staines & Knowles a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 28 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 Staines & Knowles?
A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1918 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 41% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Staines & Knowles?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Staines Rd between Point Rouge Trail Park Trl and Warbler Crcl (April 2007), found an average of 46 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 & Knowles?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 126 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 33,740 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Staines & Knowles by transit?
Bus routes 53, 133, 116, 39, 132, 939, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: 150 Staines Rd West Side, 45 m).
What restaurants are near Staines & Knowles?
None within 300 m, and 12 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Burger King (447 m), Petit Delights (447 m), Papa John's (483 m), Subway (483 m) and Egg House (523 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Staines & Knowles?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 574 m away at Birunthan Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.
Is there child care near Staines & Knowles?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 28 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Family Day Thomas L Wells Extended Day and School Age Program (610 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Staines & Knowles?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles 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 Morningside Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Staines & Knowles in?
Staines & Knowles is in Morningside Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 144). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.
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 Feb 12, 2026.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Oct 26, 2022.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.82326, -79.21865 · centreline node 14252616.