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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume14-hour count · 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 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 695 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 878 from 4:30 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
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, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 9, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 67 | #1635 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 7 | #2278 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 51 | |
| Fail to remain | 14 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 9 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 6 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 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; 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 104 105 107 101 84 106 108 nearest 220 m
- Blue Night
- 329 384
- Nearest stops
- 1 surface stop within 300 m
- Regional
- York Region Transit 105 Dufferin at Dufferin St / Overbrook Pl216 m
- Cycling
- Cycle Track on Steeprock Dr installed 2024
- Bike Share
- Sheppard Ave W / Chesswood Dr 922 m · 11 min · 19 docks · 1 station, 19 docks 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
- 1 car park · about 632 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 21 mapped lots within 500 m, 215 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd · Surface | 1.9 km | 632 * | — |
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.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Yummy Market, 823 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 5 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 28. The nearest is North American Impex Q/A Prosperity Foods, 94 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is York Downs Chemists, 161 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- North American Impex Q/A Prosperity Foods · 4250 Dufferin St, Unit-B94 m
- Crudo · 1110 Lodestar Rd175 m
- Dispotino Pizza · 1110 Lodestar Rd175 m
- Starbucks Coffee Co · 170 Rimrock Rd234 m
- Anoush Middle Eastern Cuisine · 170 Rimrock Rd234 m
- Grocery
- Yummy Market 823 m · 10 min
- Food shops
- Bakery Gateau 846 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- York Downs Chemists 161 m · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Gan Chabad Preschool · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day844 m · 10 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
- Kennard Parkette552 m · 7 min
- Garthdale Parkette758 m · 9 min
- Michael Feldman Parkette1.1 km · 13 min
- Irving W. Chapley Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- Irving W. Chapley Community Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools (6)
- Adelfiha's Christian AcademyPrivate · 466 m · 6 min
- Tanenbaum Chat Wallenberg CampusPrivate · 1 km · 12 min
- Charles H Best Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary SchoolPrivate · 1.3 km · 16 min
- William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 16 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 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.
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 — 101 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 750 Wilson Heights Blvd (375 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.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750 Wilson Heights Blvd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 79 | 4 | 1993 | 86 · Aug 2024 | 375 m · 4 min |
| 229 Pannahill Rd · Sarossa Investments Inc | 12 | 3 | 1950 | 92 · Jun 2025 | 442 m · 5 min |
| 81 Garthdale Crt | 10 | 3 | 1959 | 78 · Aug 2024 | 765 m · 9 min |
3 registered buildings · 101 units · 1 social housing · tallest 4 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.
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 | — |
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. Its latest count is from Oct 5, 2023, 57% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Steeprock & Lodestar a walkable intersection?
Steeprock & Lodestar scores 31 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 grocery store within 1 km · 5 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 1 km; 1 stop within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km.
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 (1.9 km away, 632 spaces). The City's mapping shows 215 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 48,250 spaces — 21 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, 101, 84, 106, 108 within 1 km; York Region Transit route 105 Dufferin at Dufferin St / Overbrook Pl.
What restaurants are near Steeprock & Lodestar?
5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 28 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are North American Impex Q/A Prosperity Foods (94 m), Crudo (175 m), Dispotino Pizza (175 m), Starbucks Coffee Co (234 m) and Anoush Middle Eastern Cuisine (234 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Steeprock & Lodestar?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 49 spaces in total; it does not accept City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Gan Chabad Preschool (844 m, 49 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 (375 m, 79 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 229 Pannahill Rd (442 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 81 Garthdale Crt (765 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 78). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 85 out of 100.
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. 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 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.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (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 Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 6 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: 43.76032, -79.46734 · centreline node 13448970.