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
- 5311 nearest 17 m
- Express
- 953
- Blue Night
- 353
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Steeles Ave East at Laureleaf Rd
- Regional
- York Region Transit 091 Bayview at Bayview Av / Steeles Av905 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 (7)
- Steelesview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 324 m
- Tyndale University College and Seminary School - BayviewPrivate · 1.1 km
- Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km
- Pineway Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km
- Zion Heights Jr High SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km
- Brebeuf College SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.5 km
- and 1 more
- Community centres
- Parks (11)
- Bestview Park376 m
- Ballyconnor Park628 m
- Saddletree Park674 m
- Garnier Park820 m
- Creekside Park921 m
- Newton Parkette1.1 km
- and 5 more
- Signal
- 0935, activated 1971 · 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
Toronto Public Health inspects 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 4 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Domino's Pizza, 114 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Domino's Pizza · 1553 Steeles Ave E None | 114 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| King's Korean Noodle · 1549 Steeles Ave E | 114 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Subway · 1533 Steeles Ave E | 114 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Tim Hortons · 1567 Steeles Ave E None | 114 m | Passed, 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
No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 360 m away at Bestview Park.
No City washroom within 1 km.
- Drinking water
- Bestview Park drinking fountain · 360 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 (323 m, 58 spaces, kindergarten, school age).
- Plasp Steelesview Public School · 105 Bestview Dr
58 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day323 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 111 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (4.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.
Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 641 rental units. The nearest is 4003 Bayview Ave (679 m, 172 units, 12 storeys, built 1971), which scored 99 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 97, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 5 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4003 Bayview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management | 172 | 12 | 1971 | 99 · Aug 2025 | 2 · 3 fire | 679 m |
| 4001 Bayview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management | 234 | 12 | 1971 | 94 · Sep 2024 | 0 | 705 m |
| 4005 Bayview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management | 235 | 12 | 1971 | 97 · Jun 2024 | 3 | 739 m |
The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.
Parking
Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking
Nearest lots: 80 m away, ≈477 spaces; 283 m away, ≈15 spaces; 306 m away, ≈47 spaces; 669 m away, ≈719 spaces; 948 m away, ≈21 spaces; 1 km away, ≈129 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
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 9,171 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 681 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 2,965 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 2,630 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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.
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 Laureleaf Rd S and Bestview Dr, 145 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2020 put the average speed at 53 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 63 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 69 km/h or more. That segment carries about 27,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Bestview Dr (275 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 10,923 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laureleaf Rd S · Covewood St – Steeles Ave E · 38 m | Jun 2016 · 3 days | 5,014 | — | — | — |
| Steeles Ave E · Laureleaf Rd S – Bestview Dr · 145 m | Mar 2020 · 3 days | 27,581 | 53 km/h | 63 km/h | 69 km/h |
School-zone speed sign 275 m
Bestview Dr (westbound), North Side of Bestview Dr, 26m West of Laureleaf Rd S · 10,923 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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
Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.
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 two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. Both happened in darkness. The most recent was on Aug 20, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All KSI collisions | 2 | #246 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | #283 of 319 |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #93 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 2 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Aug 20, 2019 |
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 Steeles & Laureleaf a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#246 of 1,505). 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 & Laureleaf?
A major arterial intersection. Its latest count is from Jan 31, 2023, 2.0× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Steeles & Laureleaf?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Steeles Ave E between Laureleaf Rd S and Bestview Dr (March 2020), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 63 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 275 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.
Where can I park near Steeles & Laureleaf?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 54 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 8,000 spaces — 3 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Steeles & Laureleaf by transit?
Bus routes 53, 11, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeles Ave East at Laureleaf Rd, 17 m); York Region Transit route 091 Bayview at Bayview Av / Steeles Av.
What restaurants are near Steeles & Laureleaf?
4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 4 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Domino's Pizza (114 m), King's Korean Noodle (114 m), Subway (114 m) and Tim Hortons (114 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 & Laureleaf?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 360 m away at Bestview Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.
Is there child care near Steeles & Laureleaf?
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 (323 m, 58 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Steeles & Laureleaf?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 641 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 4003 Bayview Ave (679 m, 172 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 4001 Bayview Ave (705 m, 234 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 4005 Bayview Ave (739 m, 235 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 97 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.
What ward is Steeles & Laureleaf in?
Steeles & Laureleaf 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
- 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 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- 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.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 17 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: 43.80558, -79.38579 · centreline node 13443021.