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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
- 1041051078410610810136 nearest 203 m
- Express
- 939
- Blue Night
- 329384336
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m
- Regional
- York Region Transit 105 Dufferin at Dufferin St / Overbrook Pl200 m
- Cycling
- Cycle Track on Steeprock Dr installed 2024
- Bike Share
- Sheppard Ave W / Chesswood Dr 777 m · 19 docks · 2 stations, 30 docks 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 (9)
- Adelfiha's Christian AcademyPrivate · 273 m
- Nygh Outpatient and Community Services Centre/Urban InternationalPrivate · 787 m
- Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary SchoolPrivate · 812 m
- Tanenbaum Chat Wallenberg CampusPrivate · 832 m
- William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 879 m
- Charles H Best Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
- and 3 more
- Community centres
- Parks (6)
- Kennard Parkette362 m
- Garthdale Parkette586 m
- Michael Feldman Parkette864 m
- Irving W. Chapley Park1 km
- Bayhampton Parkette1.2 km
- Banting Park1.4 km
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 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 62. The nearest is Crudo, 153 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| North American Impex Q/A Prosperity Foods · 4250 Dufferin St, Unit-Bgrocery | 94 m | Passed, Oct 2025 |
| Crudo · 1110 Lodestar Rd | 153 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Dispotino Pizza · 1110 Lodestar Rd | 153 m | Passed, Aug 2024 |
| Subway · 1123 Lodestar Rd | 167 m | Passed, May 2026 · 3 infractions |
| Sunset Grill · 1123 Lodestar Rd | 167 m | Passed, May 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Starbucks Coffee Co · 170 Rimrock Rd | 208 m | Passed, Feb 2024 · 1 infraction |
| Anoush Middle Eastern Cuisine · 170 Rimrock Rd | 209 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Johnvince Foods · 555 Steeprock Dr Unit-3grocery | 270 m | Passed, Jan 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 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
Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 204 spaces; one accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Gan Chabad Preschool (821 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Gan Chabad Preschool · 147 Overbrook Pl
49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day821 m - Children Are People Education · 272 Codsell Ave
155 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day919 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 143 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (4.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 176 m 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 — 101 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 750 Wilson Heights Blvd (243 m, 79 units, 4 storeys, built 1993), which scored 86 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 1 final order naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750 Wilson Heights BlvdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 79 | 4 | 1993 | 86 · Aug 2024 | 1 | 243 m |
| 229 Pannahill Rd · Sarossa Investments Inc | 12 | 3 | 1950 | 92 · Jun 2025 | 0 | 335 m |
| 81 Garthdale Crt | 10 | 3 | 1959 | 78 · Aug 2024 | 0 | 557 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd · Surface | 1.6 km | 632 * | — |
Nearest lots: 66 m away, ≈10 spaces; 87 m away, ≈69 spaces; 102 m away, ≈151 spaces; 106 m away, ≈64 spaces; 120 m away, ≈89 spaces; 121 m away, ≈79 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 — 14-hour, Oct 5, 2023
Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,840 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 928 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 878 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 695 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 6.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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 Steeprock Dr between Whitehorse Rd and Lodestar Rd, 234 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2025 put the average speed at 44 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 51 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 55 km/h or more. That segment carries about 8,900 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeprock Dr · Whitehorse Rd – Lodestar Rd · 234 m | Jun 2025 · 3 days | 8,863 | 44 km/h | 51 km/h | 55 km/h |
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
The worst year was 2018, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 7 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 29, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 7.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 67 | #1635 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 7 | #2278 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 51 | |
| Fail to remain | 14 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 9 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 5 | |
| All since 2014 | 83 | latest May 29, 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
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
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
15 thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 1.3 a year before that. 53% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 5 more have been reported, the latest on May 29, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 15 | 6 | 3 | street/outdoor (8), commercial premises (6) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 29, 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 — see York University Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Steeprock & Lodestar a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 67 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 Steeprock & Lodestar?
An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1761 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 57% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Steeprock & Lodestar?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Steeprock Dr between Whitehorse Rd and Lodestar Rd (June 2025), found an average of 44 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 51 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Steeprock & Lodestar?
The nearest Green P car park is Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd (1.6 km away, 632 spaces). The City's mapping shows 394 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 91,550 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Steeprock & Lodestar by transit?
Bus routes 104, 105, 107, 84, 106, 108, 101, 36 and 1 more within 1 km; York Region Transit route 105 Dufferin at Dufferin St / Overbrook Pl.
What restaurants are near Steeprock & Lodestar?
7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 62 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Crudo (153 m), Dispotino Pizza (153 m), Subway (167 m), Sunset Grill (167 m) and Starbucks Coffee Co (208 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Steeprock & Lodestar?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 204 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Gan Chabad Preschool (821 m, 49 spaces) and Children Are People Education (919 m, 155 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Steeprock & Lodestar?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 101 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 750 Wilson Heights Blvd (243 m, 79 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 229 Pannahill Rd (335 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 81 Garthdale Crt (557 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 78). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 85 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.
How many thefts are reported at Steeprock & Lodestar?
Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 5 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 York University Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Steeprock & Lodestar in?
Steeprock & Lodestar is in York University Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 027), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak. The corner falls inside the DuKe Heights Business Improvement Area.
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 Oct 5, 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.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); 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).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through May 29, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 6 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: 43.76032, -79.46734 · centreline node 13448970.