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Conlins & Sheppard

Conlins Rd & Sheppard Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Morningside Heights · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Conlins & Sheppard, in Morningside Heights, is a moderately heavy crossing. It has a protected bikeway and parks at the corner. Nearby: 4 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
19,519
vehicles · 14-hour count, Feb 3, 2026
142 pedestrians · 3 cyclists · #941 busiest
Collisions
79
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1403 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
40/100
city median 48
26 places to eat within 1 km · grocery 929 m

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Conlins & Sheppard

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 · Feb 3, 2026

The west leg carries the load — 8,467 eastbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 505. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,874 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,918 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north505southbound · 0 bikes · 0.4% heavy
From the west8,467eastbound · 1 bikes · 4.2% heavy
Total vehicles19,519142 pedestrians · 3 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east8,084westbound · 2 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south2,463northbound · 0 bikes · 2.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,874 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,918 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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 16 collisions. 22% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 11 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 24, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions79#1403 of 5,519
With an injury17#1064 of 4,669
Property damage only48
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian2
Involving a cyclist2
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2020

The City's counter on Sheppard Ave E between Water Tower Gt and Conlins Rd (104 m away) recorded an average of 64 km/h in its 7-day count in October 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 73 km/h. That segment carries about 22,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Conlins Rd between Milner Ave and Auto Mall Dr measured slower: 51 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 59 km/h (Nov 2020).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sheppard Ave E · Water Tower Gt – Conlins Rd · 104 mOct 2019 · 7 days22,49364 km/h73 km/h79 km/h
Conlins Rd · Milner Ave – Auto Mall Dr · 247 mNov 2020 · 3 days4,75551 km/h59 km/h65 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.

The crossing
Signal 2074, activated 2007 · 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
85 116 nearest 25 m
Express
985
Blue Night
385
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Conlins Rd; Sheppard Ave East at Conlins Rd East Side
Cycling
Bike Lane on Sheppard Ave E installed 2004; Cycle Track on Conlins Rd installed 2009
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
19 mapped lots within 500 m, 89 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.

Food, shops and services

The nearest grocery store is Gunaams Supermarket, 929 m away; 2 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 26 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 712 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Seamless Care Pharmacy, 773 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Extendicare Rouge Valley, a long-term care home 180 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Tim Hortons · 8129 Sheppard Ave E712 m · 8 min
  • Wendy's · 8129 Sheppard Ave E712 m · 8 min
  • Eatdrinklaugh · 87 Thornmount Dr Unit-24715 m · 9 min
  • Ice Flame · 8130 Sheppard Ave E Unit-104730 m · 9 min
  • Sankalp · 8130 Sheppard Ave E730 m · 9 min
0 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Grocery
Gunaams Supermarket 929 m · 11 min · 2 within 1 km
Food shops
Rouge Bakery Plus 929 m · 11 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Seamless Care Pharmacy 773 m · 9 min · 3 within 1 km
Child care
  • Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day109 m
  • Alvin Curling YMCA · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day873 m · 10 min
2 licensed centres · 105 spaces within 1 km · all accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · Centre Hours · accessible137 m
Health and care
  • Extendicare Rouge Valley · long-term care home180 m

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 (7)
  • Joyce Trimmer Park225 m
  • Trumpeter Park735 m · 9 min
  • Regan Park882 m · 11 min
  • Upper Rouge Trail Park1.2 km · 14 min
  • Malvern Woods1.2 km · 14 min
and 2 more within 1.5 km
Schools
  • Alvin Curling Public SchoolEnglish Public · 873 m · 10 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.

40of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food9/30

    2 grocery stores within 1 km · 26 within 1 km

  • Transit13/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation8/10

    1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care4/8

    nearest school 0.9 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking

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 Conlins & Sheppard a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 79 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 Conlins & Sheppard?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #941 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.21× the median for a counted intersection.

Is Conlins & Sheppard a walkable intersection?

Conlins & Sheppard 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 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; nearest school 0.9 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

How fast do cars go at Conlins & Sheppard?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave E between Water Tower Gt and Conlins Rd (October 2019), found an average of 64 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 73 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Conlins & Sheppard?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 89 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,060 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Conlins & Sheppard by transit?

Bus routes 85, 116, 985 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Conlins Rd, 25 m).

What restaurants are near Conlins & Sheppard?

None within 300 m, and 26 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (712 m), Wendy's (712 m), Eatdrinklaugh (715 m), Ice Flame (730 m) and Sankalp (730 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Conlins & Sheppard?

The nearest is Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 8450 Sheppard Ave E, 137 m away (Centre Hours), with an accessible washroom.

Is there child care near Conlins & Sheppard?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 105 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley (109 m, 62 spaces) and Alvin Curling YMCA (873 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What neighbourhood is Conlins & Sheppard in?

Conlins & Sheppard is in Morningside Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 144). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined