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
Traffic volume8-hour count · 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 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 2,630 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,965 from 5:00 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
Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.
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.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 0 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 0 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 2 | #246 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #93 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 2 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Aug 20, 2019 |
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
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 10,145 vehicles logged in August 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 |
- Speed sign
- Bestview Dr (westbound), 275 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 13 km/h, 85th percentile 28 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 10,145 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 0935, activated 1971 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 53 11 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 Av923 m · 11 min
- 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 3 mapped lots within 500 m, 23 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. 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 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Domino's Pizza, 125 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 139 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Domino's Pizza · 1553 Steeles Ave E None125 m
- King's Korean Noodle · 1549 Steeles Ave E125 m
- Subway · 1533 Steeles Ave E125 m
- Tim Hortons · 1567 Steeles Ave E None125 m
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 139 m
- Child care
- PLASP Steelesview Public School · 58 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day404 m · 5 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 (6)
- Bestview Park426 m · 5 min
- Creekside Park1 km · 11 min
- Ballyconnor Park1 km · 12 min
- Garnier Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Saddletree Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Schools
- Steelesview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 405 m · 5 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.
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 (842 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.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4003 Bayview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management | 172 | 12 | 1971 | 99 · Aug 2025 | 842 m · 10 min |
| 4005 Bayview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management | 235 | 12 | 1971 | 97 · Jun 2024 | 849 m · 10 min |
| 4001 Bayview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management | 234 | 12 | 1971 | 94 · Sep 2024 | 893 m · 11 min |
3 registered buildings · 641 units · tallest 12 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.
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 at the City's last count here, in 2023. Its latest count is from Jan 31, 2023, 2.0× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Steeles & Laureleaf a walkable intersection?
Steeles & Laureleaf 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals. Steeles Avenue is the city limit, so nothing on the north side of the street is counted.
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 August 2026.
Where can I park near Steeles & Laureleaf?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 23 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 3,320 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, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Domino's Pizza (125 m), King's Korean Noodle (125 m), Subway (125 m) and Tim Hortons (125 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 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 409 m away at Bestview Park.
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 (404 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 (842 m, 172 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 4005 Bayview Ave (849 m, 235 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 4001 Bayview Ave (893 m, 234 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 97 out of 100.
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 Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 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).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; 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.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 17 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: 43.80558, -79.38579 · centreline node 13443021.