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Staines & Steeles

Staines Rd & Steeles Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Morningside Heights · Ward 23, Scarborough North

Staines & Steeles is an above-average intersection for traffic. It sits in Morningside Heights. Nearby is 5 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
20,164
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 28, 2025
2 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · #869 busiest
Collisions
64
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 52 property damage · #1711 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
2 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 1,440 vehicles, 1.25× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 10,082 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 6.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions rose 6200%, from 1 in 2016–2020 to 63 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Staines & Steeles

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
53102 nearest 56 m
Express
953902
Blue Night
353
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Steeles Ave East at Staines Rd
Regional
York Region Transit 002 Milliken at Kirkham Dr / Bousfield Gt537 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 (2)
  • Brookside Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
Parks (3)
  • Starry Park710 m
  • Seasons Park1.1 km
  • Hummingbird Park1.5 km
Signal
1954, activated 2003 · SAV

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 1 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Cedarbrae Golf & Country Club, 279 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 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 Way279 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

No licensed child care centre within 1 km.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 211 (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.1 km away.

FireFire Station 211 · 2.1 km900 Tapscott Rd
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 27 · 2.1 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 lots31 lots · ≈23,040 spaces · 69.1 ha
Within 500 m3 lots · ≈790 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 272 m away, ≈73 spaces; 337 m away, ≈365 spaces; 362 m away, ≈354 spaces; 892 m away, ≈6,008 spaces; 1.2 km away, ≈84 spaces; 1.3 km away, ≈4 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, Jan 28, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 9,824 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 2,957 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,756 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,803 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 19 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west7,383eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.6% heavy
Total vehicles20,1642 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 2.0% heavy
From the east9,824westbound · 0 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the south2,957northbound · 0 bikes · 2.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,756 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,803 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jan 28, 2025

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 Morningside Ave and Staines Rd, 98 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2023 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 62 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 67 km/h or more. That segment carries about 17,500 vehicles a day. Staines Rd between Quietbrook Cres and Rivitt Pl measured slower: 44 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 51 km/h (Aug 2023).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Steeles Ave E · Morningside Ave – Staines Rd · 98 mJun 2023 · 7 days17,48850 km/h62 km/h67 km/h
Staines Rd · Quietbrook Cres – Rivitt Pl · 207 mAug 2023 · 3 days6,75544 km/h51 km/h55 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 2023, with 28 collisions; 2025 recorded 14. 10 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions64#1711 of 5,508
With an injury10#1774 of 4,660
Property damage only52
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 201469latest Jun 26, 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Staines & Steeles a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 64 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 & Steeles?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #869 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.25× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Staines & Steeles?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Steeles Ave E between Morningside Ave and Staines Rd (June 2023), found an average of 50 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 62 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Staines & Steeles?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 31 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,040 spaces — 3 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Staines & Steeles by transit?

Bus routes 53, 102, 953, 902 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeles Ave East at Staines Rd, 56 m); York Region Transit route 002 Milliken at Kirkham Dr / Bousfield Gt.

What restaurants are near Staines & Steeles?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 1 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cedarbrae Golf & Country Club (279 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

What neighbourhood is Staines & Steeles in?

Staines & Steeles 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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