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
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 8,977 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 721. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,782 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 18% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (2,359). Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% 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: 2,359 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,782 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
2017 was the peak year (40 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 27% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% 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 Oct 31, 2022.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 8, 2019.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 164 | #647 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 44 | #296 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 111 | |
| Fail to remain | 10 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 5 | #798 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 9 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Sep 8, 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.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on Steeles Ave E between Mountcastle Gt and Walkway W of Birchmount and S of Steeles (99 m away, Apr 2014) recorded volume only — about 26,866 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeles Ave E · Mountcastle Gt – Walkway W of Birchmount and S of Steeles · 99 m | Apr 2014 · 3 days | 26,866 | — | — | — |
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 2474, activated 2019 · 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
- 17 53 68 nearest 20 m
- Express
- 953 968
- Blue Night
- 353 324
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Steeles Ave East at Mountcastle Gate; Mountcastle Gate at Steeles Ave East
- Regional
- York Region Transit 008 Kennedy at Steeles Av / Putnam Gate731 m · 9 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
- no post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
- Other lots
- 1 mapped lot within 500 m, 62 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
The nearest grocery store is Foody Mart, 707 m away. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 14 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Casa-Imperial Fine Chinese Cuisine, 232 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 710 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Casa-Imperial Fine Chinese Cuisine · 4125 Steeles Ave E232 m
- Hey Juice · 375 Bamburgh Crcl C105652 m · 8 min
- Sam Woo BBQ Restaurant · 375 Bamburgh Crcl C100652 m · 8 min
- Popeye's · 395 Bamburgh Crcl D102653 m · 8 min
- Sushi Hut · 395 Bamburgh Crcl D104653 m · 8 min
- Grocery
- Foody Mart 707 m · 8 min
- Food shops
- Xuan Bakery 769 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 710 m · 8 min · 4 within 1 km
- Child care
- Agile Innovators Montessori · 59 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day734 m · 9 min
- Kreative Kids Terry Fox · 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day736 m · 9 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
- Terry Fox Park946 m · 11 min
- Bamburgh Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Sanwood Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Schools
- Terry Fox Public SchoolEnglish Public · 736 m · 9 min
- St Henry Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Kennedy Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Wales College Secondary SchoolPrivate · 1.5 km · 17 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Steeles branch673 m · 8 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 community centre, 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Steeles Ave E & Mountcastle Gt a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 164 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Ave E & Mountcastle Gt?
An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2023. Its latest count is from Jan 31, 2023, 1.95× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Steeles Ave E & Mountcastle Gt a walkable intersection?
Steeles Ave E & Mountcastle Gt scores 39 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: 5 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; library 673 m away; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 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.
Where can I park near Steeles Ave E & Mountcastle Gt?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 62 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,860 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Steeles Ave E & Mountcastle Gt by transit?
Bus routes 17, 53, 68, 953, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeles Ave East at Mountcastle Gate, 20 m); York Region Transit route 008 Kennedy at Steeles Av / Putnam Gate.
What restaurants are near Steeles Ave E & Mountcastle Gt?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 14 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Casa-Imperial Fine Chinese Cuisine (232 m), Hey Juice (652 m), Sam Woo BBQ Restaurant (652 m), Popeye's (653 m) and Sushi Hut (653 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 Ave E & Mountcastle Gt?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 158 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Agile Innovators Montessori (734 m, 59 spaces) and Kreative Kids Terry Fox (736 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What ward is Steeles Ave E & Mountcastle Gt in?
Steeles Ave E & Mountcastle Gt 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.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- 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.
- 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: 43.82058, -79.32046 · centreline node 13441950.