Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time. Steeles Avenue is the city limit: the north side is Vaughan or Markham and outside Toronto's records
Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets, and the red-light camera
Live traffic camera RESCU 8194 · 27 m
Which way is it looking?4 reference views
Fixed shots from the City, not live.The City's own feed for Steeles & Kennedy, replaced every few minutes. This card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds.
Traffic volume8-hour count · Jan 31, 2023
The west leg carries the load — 7,846 eastbound vehicles, or 29% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 6,045. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 4,245 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 19% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (3,554). Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 3,554 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 4,245 from 4:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).
Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m
2023 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2024.
Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. 2 of the 3 happened in darkness — 67%, above the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Apr 18, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 24 | |
| With an injury | 3 | |
| Property damage only | 18 | |
| Fail to remain | 3 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 3 | #77 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #253 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | #34 of 271 |
| In darkness | 2 | 67% here vs 39% citywide |
| All KSI since 2006 | 4 | latest Apr 18, 2022 |
A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Steeles Ave E between Kelvin Grove Ave and Kennedy Rd (217 m away) recorded an average of 54 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 61 km/h. That segment carries about 43,600 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Canongate Trl (394 m away, 30 km/h limit), 12% of the 51,306 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Rd · Walkway S of Steeles and W of Kennedy – Steeles Ave E · 127 m | Jun 2016 · 3 days | 36,954 | — | — | — |
| Steeles Ave E · Kelvin Grove Ave – Kennedy Rd · 217 m | Nov 2024 · 3 days | 43,619 | 54 km/h | 61 km/h | 66 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Canongate Trl (southbound), 394 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 32 km/h, 85th percentile 39 km/h; 12% at 40 km/h or more. 51,306 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.
- Red-light camera
- In operation since 2022; 43 tickets in 2025, 25 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.
- The crossing
- Signal 1192, activated 1975 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- GO Transit
- Milliken GO — Stouffville915 m · 11 min
- TTC bus
- 43 53 57 17 nearest 30 m
- Express
- 953
- Blue Night
- 343 353
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Kennedy Rd at Steeles Ave East; Steeles Ave East at Kennedy Rd
- Regional
- York Region Transit 008 Kennedy at Steeles Av / Kennedy Rd28 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- no post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
- Other lots
- 12 mapped lots within 500 m, 85 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Steeles Avenue is the city limit. Everything on the north side of the street is in Vaughan or Markham and outside every Toronto dataset on this page — the restaurants, shops and services across the road are not counted, on the map or in the score below.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 34 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Bejing Tong Ren Tang, 91 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Ihealth Pharmacy, 235 m away; 7 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Bejing Tong Ren Tang · 4577 Steeles Ave E91 m
- Fat Ninja Bite · 3517 Kennedy Rd 1114 m
- Nichiban Sushi 4 U · 3517 Kennedy Rd Unit-3114 m
- 3477 Bar and Lounge · 3477 Kennedy Rd, Flr-2253 m · 3 min
- Embassy Snooker Sport Bar · 3477 Kennedy Rd 2, Unit 1283 m · 3 min
- Food shops
- Allan's Pastry Shop Ltd. 379 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Ihealth Pharmacy 235 m · 7 within 1 km
- Child care
- Cheer Day Care Centre · 47 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day751 m · 9 min
- Family Day Kennedy Extended Day & School Age Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day760 m · 9 min
- Enjoy Learning Centre · 45 spaces, school age817 m · 10 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks
- Sanwood Park918 m · 11 min
- Shepton Way Park1 km · 12 min
- L'amoreaux North Park1.5 km · 18 min
- Schools
- Wales College Secondary SchoolPrivate · 323 m · 4 min
- Kennedy Public SchoolEnglish Public · 762 m · 9 min
- Mary Ward Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 948 m · 11 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a grocery store, a community centre, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is, and nothing north of Steeles.
Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 45% 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 | 11 | 1 | 0 | house driveway/garage (5), street/outdoor (5) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
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 & Kennedy a dangerous intersection?
By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #77 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 & Kennedy?
A major arterial intersection at the City's last count here, in 2023. Its latest count is from Jan 31, 2023, 3.0× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Steeles & Kennedy a walkable intersection?
Steeles & Kennedy scores 40 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: Milliken GO 0.9 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; 1 school within 500 m · 5 licensed child cares within 1 km; 6 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals. Steeles Avenue is the city limit, so nothing on the north side of the street is counted.
Is there a red-light camera at Steeles & Kennedy?
Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Steeles & Kennedy since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 43 tickets in 2025 (41 in 2024) and 25 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 277 since it was switched on.
How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Steeles & Kennedy?
43 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — about the same as 41 in 2024, and 25 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 277 tickets since 2022. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.
How fast do cars go at Steeles & Kennedy?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Steeles Ave E between Kelvin Grove Ave and Kennedy Rd (November 2024), found an average of 54 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 61 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 394 m away (30 km/h), 12% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Steeles & Kennedy?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 85 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,530 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Steeles & Kennedy by transit?
Milliken GO is 915 m away; bus routes 43, 53, 57, 17, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kennedy Rd at Steeles Ave East, 30 m); York Region Transit route 008 Kennedy at Steeles Av / Kennedy Rd.
What restaurants are near Steeles & Kennedy?
6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 34 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bejing Tong Ren Tang (91 m), Fat Ninja Bite (114 m), Nichiban Sushi 4 U (114 m), 3477 Bar and Lounge (253 m) and Embassy Snooker Sport Bar (283 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours, and nothing on the north side of Steeles, which is outside Toronto, is in it.
Is there child care near Steeles & Kennedy?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 247 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Cheer Day Care Centre (751 m, 47 spaces), Family Day Kennedy Extended Day & School Age Program (760 m, 43 spaces) and Enjoy Learning Centre (817 m, 45 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Steeles & Kennedy?
Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the neighbourhood page.
What ward is Steeles & Kennedy in?
Steeles & Kennedy is in Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by Councillor Nick Mantas.
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 Jan 31, 2023.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026); live image from Traffic Cameras (RESCU).
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 22 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: 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; 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.82370, -79.30708 · centreline node 13441814.