Toronto · intersection · signal 1672

Steeles Ave W & Shale Gt

Toronto, Ontario · Ward 6, York Centre · DuKe Heights BIA

Steeles Ave W & Shale Gt, in Toronto, is a moderately heavy crossing. Nearby is 4 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
15,325
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 10, 2022
45 pedestrians · 6 cyclists
Collisions
3
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 2 property damage · #5323 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,920 vehicles an hour, 1.66× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 341 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 0.3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Steeles Ave W & Shale Gt

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
60107 nearest 25 m
Express
960
Blue Night
353
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Steeles Ave West at Shale Gate; Steeles Ave West at Capstan Gate
Regional
York Region Transit 003 Thornhill005 Clark096 Keele - Yonge107 Keele107B Keele at Steeles Av / Shale Gate23 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
none within 1.5 km
Parks (1)
  • Keele Reservoir568 m
Signal
1672, activated 1993 · SA2 · 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

There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 23 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Conjure Brewing Company, 68 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 23 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 3 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Conjure Brewing Company · 2655-2697 Steeles Ave W 268168 mPassed, Jun 2026
Caketoronto · 2727 Steeles Ave W Unit-101191 mPassed, Jul 2026
Caketoronto · 2727 Steeles Ave W, Unit-101192 mPassed, Oct 2025
Living Earth Farm · 1165 Petrolia Rd260 mPassed, May 2025 · 1 infraction
Golf Kings · 2777 Steeles Ave W 1-4315 mPassed, Feb 2026
Kabob Factory · 2777 Steeles Ave W315 mPassed, Aug 2026
Sunnyside Grill · 2777 Steeles Ave W Unit-2315 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Genji Sushi · 2899 Steeles Ave W Unit-15409 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions

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 City washroom within 1 km.

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

No licensed child care centre within 1 km.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 141 (1.9 km), the nearest police station 31 Division (4.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.9 km away.

FireFire Station 141 · 1.9 km4100 Keele St
Police31 Division · 4.4 km40 Norfinch Drive
AmbulanceEMS Headquarters/EMS 53 Stn/Fire Headquarters · 2.9 km4330 Dufferin St

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 lots234 lots · ≈68,370 spaces · 205.1 ha
Within 500 m28 lots · ≈5,410 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 75 m away, ≈100 spaces; 129 m away, ≈13 spaces; 139 m away, ≈83 spaces; 144 m away, ≈344 spaces; 157 m away, ≈380 spaces; 169 m away, ≈105 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, Dec 10, 2022 (a weekend day)

The east leg carries the load — 8,095 westbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 143. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,227 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 51% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,476). Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north143southbound · 2 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the west6,901eastbound · 3 bikes · 3.3% heavy
Total vehicles15,32545 pedestrians · 6 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east8,095westbound · 1 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south186northbound · 0 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,476 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,227 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 10, 2022 · weekend

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 Steeles Ave W between Shale Gt and Petrolia Rd (120 m away, Jun 2016) recorded volume only — about 1,823 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Steeles Ave W · Shale Gt – Petrolia Rd · 120 mJun 2016 · 3 days1,823

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

2024 was the peak year (1 collision), and 2025 closed with 0. 33% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions3#5323 of 5,508
With an injury1#4579 of 4,660
Property damage only2
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20144latest Feb 1, 2026

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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jun 19, 2014.

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 one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle101commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 3, 2026. 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 Ave W & Shale Gt a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 3 lesser collisions. 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 W & Shale Gt?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 2022, 1.66× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Steeles Ave W & Shale Gt?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 234 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 68,370 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Steeles Ave W & Shale Gt by transit?

Bus routes 60, 107, 960 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeles Ave West at Shale Gate, 25 m); York Region Transit routes 003 Thornhill, 005 Clark, 096 Keele - Yonge, 107 Keele at Steeles Av / Shale Gate.

What restaurants are near Steeles Ave W & Shale Gt?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 23 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Conjure Brewing Company (68 m), Caketoronto (191 m), Caketoronto (192 m), Living Earth Farm (260 m) and Golf Kings (315 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

How many thefts are reported at Steeles Ave W & Shale Gt?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Ave W & Shale Gt in?

Steeles Ave W & Shale Gt is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak. It falls inside the DuKe Heights Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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