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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 volume8-hour count · Apr 15, 2010
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 9,388 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 671 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 2,872 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 2,457 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Trucks and buses were 7.5% 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 17 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2010, 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: 2,457 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,872 from 4:45 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 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 10 collisions (28%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 1, 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 | 36 | #2557 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 10 | #1765 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 23 | |
| Fail to remain | 5 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| 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.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on Sheppard Ave W between Kodiak Cres and Chesswood Dr (210 m away, Sep 2014) recorded volume only — about 15,924 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppard Ave W · Kodiak Cres – Chesswood Dr · 210 m | Sep 2014 · 7 days | 15,924 | — | — | — |
| Kodiak Cres · Sheppard Ave W – Whitehorse Rd · 278 m | Jun 2007 · 3 days | 2,680 | — | — | — |
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
- Subway
- Sheppard West Station (Line 1)765 m · 9 min; Downsview Park Station (Line 1)905 m · 11 min
- GO Transit
- Downsview Park GO — Barrie847 m · 10 min
- TTC bus
- 84 106 108 107 101 104 105 nearest 25 m
- Express
- 984
- Blue Night
- 384 329
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave West at Kodiak Cres (North)
- Regional
- York Region Transit 105 Dufferin at Sheppard Av W / Dufferin St778 m · 9 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Sheppard Ave W / Chesswood Dr 428 m · 5 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
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 214 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 | 1.3 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
A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is The Grocery Outlet, 128 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Bakery Gateau, 280 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 32. The nearest is Kin Sushi Japanese Restaurant, 128 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Kin Sushi Japanese Restaurant · 1150 Sheppard Ave W Unit-7128 m
- Taste of Vietnam Restaurant and Bar · 1 Whitehorse Rd Unit-19152 m
- Mano Mano · 37 Kodiak Cres Unit-4351 m · 4 min
- Goldstar Caribbean Restaurant · 40 Kodiak Cres Unit-6400 m · 5 min
- California Sandwiches · 3701 Chesswood Dr518 m · 6 min
- Grocery
- The Grocery Outlet 128 m
- Food shops
- Bakery Gateau 280 m · 3 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Child care
- Children's Playgarden /Toronto Military Family Resource Centre · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day616 m · 7 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 Parkette1.3 km · 15 min
- Banting Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Schools
- William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary SchoolPrivate · 1.2 km · 15 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 pharmacy, a community centre, a library or a public washroom.
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 is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 16 rental units. The nearest is 1042 Sheppard Ave W (857 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1950), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1042 Sheppard Ave W · Firm Capital | 16 | 4 | 1950 | 97 · Aug 2026 | 857 m · 10 min |
1 registered building · 16 units · 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Kodiak & Sheppard a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 36 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 Kodiak & Sheppard?
An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2010. Its latest count is from Apr 15, 2010, 1.90× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Kodiak & Sheppard a walkable intersection?
Kodiak & Sheppard scores 44 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: Sheppard West Station 0.8 km · 3 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 2 places to eat within 300 m; nearest school 1.2 km · 1 licensed child care within 1 km.
Where can I park near Kodiak & Sheppard?
The nearest Green P car park is Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd (1.3 km away, 632 spaces). The City's mapping shows 214 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 50,030 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Kodiak & Sheppard by transit?
Sheppard West Station (Line 1) is 765 m away; Downsview Park GO is 847 m away; bus routes 84, 106, 108, 107, 101, 104, 105, 984 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave West at Kodiak Cres (North), 25 m); York Region Transit route 105 Dufferin at Sheppard Av W / Dufferin St.
What restaurants are near Kodiak & Sheppard?
2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 32 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Kin Sushi Japanese Restaurant (128 m), Taste of Vietnam Restaurant and Bar (152 m), Mano Mano (351 m), Goldstar Caribbean Restaurant (400 m) and California Sandwiches (518 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Kodiak & Sheppard?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 49 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Children's Playgarden /Toronto Military Family Resource Centre (616 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Kodiak & Sheppard?
One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 16 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 1042 Sheppard Ave W (857 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 97 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Kodiak & Sheppard in?
Kodiak & Sheppard 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 Apr 15, 2010.
- 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; 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).
- 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: 43.75403, -79.46966 · centreline node 13449898.