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Old Leslie & Sheppard (East)

Old Leslie St & Sheppard Ave E (East) · Toronto, Ontario · Bayview Village · Ward 17, Don Valley North

Old Leslie & Sheppard (East) is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It sits in Bayview Village. It has Leslie Station at the corner. Nearby: Oriole GO 673 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
24,011
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 26, 2019
358 pedestrians · 23 cyclists
Collisions
27
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 19 property damage · #2986 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Leslie Station
subway station within 250 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 3,000 vehicles, 2.6× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 67 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 2.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged down 7%, from 14 in 2016–2020 to 13 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Old Leslie & Sheppard (East)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Leslie Station (Line 4)48 m; Bessarion Station (Line 4)901 m
GO Transit
Oriole GO — Richmond Hill673 m
TTC bus
18515151115 nearest 97 m
Blue Night
385
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Old Leslie St - Leslie Station
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Sheppard Ave E / Leslie St 145 m · 19 docks · 3 stations, 45 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 (12)
  • Bay School of CanadaPrivate · 280 m
  • Dallington Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Dunlace Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • North York LINCEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Shaughnessy Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Elkhorn Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 6 more
Parks (25)
  • Clovercrest Parkette405 m
  • Ambrose Parkette427 m
  • Clarinda Park446 m
  • Villaways Park468 m
  • Maureen Parkette530 m
  • Manor Park589 m
  • and 19 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Ethennonnhawahstihnen' (formely Bayview) branch872 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 3 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 Avenue On the Park, 180 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 23 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Avenue On the Park · 1200 Sheppard Ave E180 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
J & Y Chinese Cuisine · 1108 Sheppard Ave E262 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Fifth Avenue Eatery and Coffee House · 1210 Sheppard Ave E Unit-101288 mPassed, Aug 2026
Starbucks · 4001 Leslie St324 mPassed, Mar 2025
Subway · 4001 Leslie St324 mPassed, Oct 2025
Tim Hortons - Second Floor · 4001 Leslie St324 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Market - Palgong Tea · 4001 Leslie Stgrocery325 mPassed, Jun 2026
McDonald's · 1125 Sheppard Ave E423 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 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

The nearest public washroom is East Don Parkland Washroom, 64 m away — currently listed as closed (under construction); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • East Don Parkland Washroom · 1240 Sheppard Ave E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Under Construction
    64 m
  • Ethennonnhawahstihnen Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 80 Mcmahon Dr E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    671 m

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 130 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sheppard Business Park Child Care Centre (364 m, 78 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km2 centres · 130 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 2
  • Sheppard Business Park Child Care Centre · 1220 Sheppard Ave E
    78 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    364 m
  • Ethennonnhawahstihnen Child Care Centre · 100 Ethennonnhawahstihnen Lane
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    880 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 116 (265 m), the nearest police station 33 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 116 · 265 m255 Esther Shiner Blvd
Police33 Division · 2.6 km50 Upjohn Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 23 · 2 km115 Parkway Forest Dr

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 lots294 lots · ≈37,140 spaces · 111.4 ha
Within 500 m21 lots · ≈5,220 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 468 spaces
EV charging (City)Bessarion CC · 881 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking4 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street · Surface223 m102 *
Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East · Surface1.6 km366 *

Nearest lots: 71 m away, ≈13 spaces; 76 m away, ≈165 spaces; 139 m away, ≈20 spaces; 186 m away, ≈62 spaces; 190 m away, ≈141 spaces; 196 m away, ≈9 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, Nov 26, 2019

The east leg carries the load — 11,989 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 284. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,354 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,576 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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 north284southbound · 2 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the west11,362eastbound · 8 bikes · 4.5% heavy
Total vehicles24,011358 pedestrians · 23 cyclists · 4.4% heavy
From the east11,989westbound · 11 bikes · 4.4% heavy
From the south376northbound · 2 bikes · 3.5% heavy
AM peak hour3,354 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour3,576 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 26, 2019

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 Sheppard Ave E between Old Leslie St and Leslie St (57 m away, Sep 2014) recorded volume only — about 20,241 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sheppard Ave E · Old Leslie St – Leslie St · 57 mSep 2014 · 7 days20,241

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

2021 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions27#2986 of 5,508
With an injury3#3464 of 4,660
Property damage only19
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist2#1356 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201432latest Jan 15, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1110street/outdoor (11)
Bicycle theft420transit property (2), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 14, 2025. 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 Bayview Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Old Leslie & Sheppard (East) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 27 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 Old Leslie & Sheppard (East)?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 26, 2019, 2.6× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Old Leslie & Sheppard (East)?

The nearest Green P car park is Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street (223 m away, 102 spaces). The City's mapping shows 294 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 37,140 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Bessarion CC (881 m).

How do I get to Old Leslie & Sheppard (East) by transit?

Leslie Station (Line 4) is 48 m away; Oriole GO is 673 m away; bus routes 185, 151, 51, 115 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Old Leslie St - Leslie Station, 97 m).

What restaurants are near Old Leslie & Sheppard (East)?

3 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 Avenue On the Park (180 m), J & Y Chinese Cuisine (262 m), Fifth Avenue Eatery and Coffee House (288 m), Starbucks (324 m) and Subway (324 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Old Leslie & Sheppard (East)?

The nearest is East Don Parkland Washroom, 1240 Sheppard Ave E, 64 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: under construction. Next nearest: Ethennonnhawahstihnen Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (671 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Old Leslie & Sheppard (East)?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 130 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sheppard Business Park Child Care Centre (364 m, 78 spaces) and Ethennonnhawahstihnen Child Care Centre (880 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Old Leslie & Sheppard (East)?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Bayview Village page.

What neighbourhood is Old Leslie & Sheppard (East) in?

Old Leslie & Sheppard (East) is in Bayview Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 052). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

Sources

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