Toronto · intersection · signal 1364

Steeles & Bluffwood

Steeles Ave E & Bluffwood Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Ward 17, Don Valley North

Steeles & Bluffwood is a major arterial intersection. It sits in Toronto. It has an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
19,533
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 31, 2023
104 pedestrians · 1 cyclists
Collisions
1
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 1 property damage · #5437 of 5,508
KSI collisions
3
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
2 fatal · 2 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #56 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 8-hour count works out to close to 2,440 vehicles, 2.1× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 188 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 0.1 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. Every one of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Steeles & Bluffwood

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
5315142 nearest 20 m
Express
953
Blue Night
353
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Steeles Ave East at Bluffwood Dr; Steeles Ave East at Fairway Heights 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 (6)
  • Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College SchoolPrivate · 564 m
  • A Y Jackson Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 813 m
  • Steelesview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 949 m
  • St Matthias C.s. (Temporary Location)English Public · 1 km
  • Zion Heights Jr High SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • Pineway Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
Community centres
  • Cummer Park Community Centre931 m
Parks (8)
  • Saddletree Park331 m
  • Cummer Parkette788 m
  • Bestview Park830 m
  • Cummer Park1 km
  • Duncan Creek Park1 km
  • Ballyconnor Park1.2 km
  • and 2 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Hillcrest branch1.3 km
Signal
1364, activated 1980 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 5 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 71 within a kilometre. The nearest is The Eatery at Cmcc, 563 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 0 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Eatery at Cmcc · 6100 Leslie St563 mPassed, Apr 2026
Domino's Pizza · 1553 Steeles Ave E None704 mPassed, Aug 2026
King's Korean Noodle · 1549 Steeles Ave E704 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Subway · 1533 Steeles Ave E704 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tim Hortons · 1567 Steeles Ave E None704 mPassed, Aug 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

The nearest public washroom is Cummer Park Community Centre Washroom, 930 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 326 m away at Saddletree Park.

  • Cummer Park Community Centre Washroom · 6000 Leslie St
    View centre hours
    930 m
Drinking water
Saddletree Park drinking fountain · 326 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 58 spaces; it accepts City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp Steelesview Public School (948 m, 58 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km1 centre · 58 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 1
  • Plasp Steelesview Public School · 105 Bestview Dr
    58 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    948 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 111 (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.4 km away.

FireFire Station 111 · 2.4 km3300 Bayview Ave
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 56 · 2.4 km3300 Bayview Ave

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 lots60 lots · ≈7,220 spaces · 21.7 ha
Within 500 m1 lot · ≈130 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 171 m away, ≈129 spaces; 518 m away, ≈243 spaces; 535 m away, ≈58 spaces; 644 m away, ≈36 spaces; 666 m away, ≈81 spaces; 752 m away, ≈477 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 — 9,657 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 302. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,189 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (2,718). Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% 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 north404southbound · 0 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west9,170eastbound · 0 bikes · 3.5% heavy
Total vehicles19,533104 pedestrians · 1 cyclists · 3.4% heavy
From the east9,657westbound · 1 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south302northbound · 0 bikes · 2.3% heavy
AM peak hour2,718 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour3,189 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

The City's most recent midblock count on Bluffwood Dr between Morning Gloryway and Steeles Ave E (28 m away, Jun 2016) recorded volume only — about 2,222 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bluffwood Dr · Morning Gloryway – Steeles Ave E · 28 mJun 2016 · 3 days2,222
Steeles Ave E · Bluffwood Dr – Leslie St · 149 mApr 2014 · 3 days47,948

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

2019 was the peak year (1 collision), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Jan 29, 2019.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions1#5437 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only1
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
All since 20142latest Jan 29, 2019

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

Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, two were fatal. 2 pedestrians and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. 1 of the 3 happened in darkness — 33%, about the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Jun 2, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions3#56 of 1,505
Fatal2#18 of 319
Involving a pedestrian2#53 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness133% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20063latest Jun 2, 2023

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 six thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle610house driveway/garage (4), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 10, 2025. 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 Steeles & Bluffwood a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #56 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 Steeles & Bluffwood?

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

Where can I park near Steeles & Bluffwood?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 60 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 7,220 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Steeles & Bluffwood by transit?

Bus routes 53, 151, 42, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeles Ave East at Bluffwood Dr, 20 m).

What restaurants are near Steeles & Bluffwood?

None within 300 m, and 5 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Eatery at Cmcc (563 m), Domino's Pizza (704 m), King's Korean Noodle (704 m), Subway (704 m) and Tim Hortons (704 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 Steeles & Bluffwood?

The nearest is Cummer Park Community Centre Washroom, 6000 Leslie St, 930 m away (View centre hours). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Steeles & Bluffwood?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 58 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Plasp Steelesview Public School (948 m, 58 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Steeles & Bluffwood?

Toronto Police place six 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 neighbourhood page.

What ward is Steeles & Bluffwood in?

Steeles & Bluffwood is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

Sources

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