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Sheppard & Arleta

Sheppard Ave W & Arleta Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Glenfield-Jane Heights · Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek

Sheppard & Arleta is an above-average intersection for traffic. It sits in Glenfield-Jane Heights. At the corner: a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
27,614
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 15, 2025
539 pedestrians · 26 cyclists · #433 busiest
Collisions
113
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
23 with an injury · 76 property damage · #978 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1335 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
5
TTC stops within 100 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,970 vehicles, 1.71× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 51 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 11 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 4.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 5%, from 55 in 2016–2020 to 58 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 113 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Sheppard & Arleta

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
841081201063599 nearest 18 m
Express
984935
Blue Night
384335
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave West at Northover St; Arleta Ave at Sheppard Ave West
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Sheppard Ave W / Magellan Dr 700 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 64 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 (15)
  • St Martha Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 84 m
  • Calico Public SchoolEnglish Public · 433 m
  • Blessed Margherita of Citta Di Castello Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 569 m
  • St Jane Frances Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 940 m
  • Beverley Heights Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Oakdale Park Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 9 more
Parks (20)
  • Benjamin Boake Greenbelt493 m
  • Spenvalley Park502 m
  • Downsview Dells Park604 m
  • Northwood Park623 m
  • Reading Sprouts Garden735 m
  • Giltspur Park788 m
  • and 14 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Jane/Sheppard branch712 m
Places of interest
  • Downsview ParkNature/ Park · 1.4 km
Signal
1010, activated 1973 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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 3 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 21 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Rona Tuck Shop, 57 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 21 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 6 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Rona Tuck Shop · 7-11 Arleta Ave57 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Mozia Food Pantry · 7-11 Arleta Avegrocery166 mPassed, Dec 2024
Toronto Community Housing Corp · 7-11 Arleta Ave166 mPassed, Dec 2024
Toronto Community Housing Corp · 7-11 Arleta Ave166 mPassed, Dec 2024
Calico Student Nutrition Program · 35 Calico Dr433 mPassed, Sep 2025
Downview Dells · 1651 Sheppard Ave W438 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Sickkids Ccmh Early On · 1645 Sheppard Ave W459 mPassed, Jan 2025 · 1 infraction
St Margherita of Citta' Di Castello · 108 Spenvalley Dr569 mPassed, Dec 2025

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 Northwood Community Centre Washroom, 459 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 517 m away at Spenvalley Park.

  • Northwood Community Centre Washroom · 15 Clubhouse Crt
    View centre hours · accessible
    459 m
  • Downsview Dells Park North Washroom · 2515 Jane St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    544 m
  • Northwood Park Washroom · 140 Stilecroft Dr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    777 m
Drinking water
Spenvalley Park drinking fountain · 517 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 217 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Calico Saints Child Care Centre (433 m, 161 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km2 centres · 217 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 2
  • Calico Saints Child Care Centre · 35 Calico Dr
    161 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    433 m
  • Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances · 2747 Jane St
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 142 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 31 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 142 · 1.1 km2753 Jane St
Police31 Division · 2.7 km40 Norfinch Drive
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 15 · 1.1 km2753 Jane St

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 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,228 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 7 Arleta Ave (75 m, 201 units, 4 storeys, built 1972), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 31 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings17 · 1,228 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202631 across the 17
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest5 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
7 Arleta AveToronto Community Housing · TCH2014197296 · Sep 2025275 m
11 Arleta AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1714197293 · Sep 20241165 m
18 Seeley Dr · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.9951959100 · Jun 20252579 m
41 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.384196695 · Jul 20250584 m
41-51 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.484196694 · Jul 20250584 m
35 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.764196590 · Jul 20250598 m
39 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.574196591 · Sep 20240617 m
34 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.444196487 · Jul 20250661 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

All parking lots261 lots · ≈30,650 spaces · 91.9 ha
Within 500 m16 lots · ≈890 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈15 spaces; 80 m away, ≈40 spaces; 82 m away, ≈130 spaces; 151 m away, ≈39 spaces; 178 m away, ≈32 spaces; 212 m away, ≈11 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, Nov 15, 2025 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 11,851 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 1,267 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 2,604 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:30 p.m., against 1,808 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north3,138southbound · 4 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the west11,358eastbound · 9 bikes · 2.1% heavy
Total vehicles27,614539 pedestrians · 26 cyclists · 2.1% heavy
From the east11,851westbound · 9 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the south1,267northbound · 4 bikes · 0.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,808 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,604 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 15, 2025 · weekend

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 Sheppard Ave W between Buckland Rd and Yatescastle Dr, 306 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in October 2023 put the average speed at 52 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 61 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 67 km/h or more. That segment carries about 25,800 vehicles a day. Arleta Ave between Sheppard Ave W and Anchor Dr measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Aug 2012). At the school-zone speed sign on Sheppard Ave W (104 m away, 50 km/h limit), 10% of the 268,919 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Arleta Ave · Sheppard Ave W – Anchor Dr · 73 mAug 2012 · 24 h5,32638 km/h47 km/h51 km/h
Northover St · Slater Crt – Sheppard Ave W · 86 mApr 2022 · 3 days2,47735 km/h43 km/h47 km/h
Sheppard Ave W · Buckland Rd – Yatescastle Dr · 306 mOct 2023 · 24 h25,83652 km/h61 km/h67 km/h

School-zone speed sign 104 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct47 · 57 km/h
Over the limit22%
60 km/h or more10%

Sheppard Ave W (westbound), 28 Bengal Court · 268,919 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2019, with 18 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 23 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 25 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions113#978 of 5,508
With an injury23#732 of 4,660
Property damage only76
Fail to remain25
Involving a pedestrian3#1393 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2352 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 2014137latest Jun 7, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Nov 13, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1335 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Nov 13, 2016

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

Four thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle430street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 9, 2024. 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 Glenfield-Jane Heights.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Sheppard & Arleta a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1335 of 1,505), out of 113 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Sheppard & Arleta?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #433 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.71× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Arleta?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave W between Buckland Rd and Yatescastle Dr (October 2023), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 61 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 104 m away (50 km/h), 10% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Sheppard & Arleta?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 261 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,650 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Sheppard & Arleta by transit?

Bus routes 84, 108, 120, 106, 35, 99, 984, 935 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave West at Northover St, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Sheppard & Arleta?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 21 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Rona Tuck Shop (57 m), Toronto Community Housing Corp (166 m), Toronto Community Housing Corp (166 m), Calico Student Nutrition Program (433 m) and Downview Dells (438 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 Sheppard & Arleta?

The nearest is Northwood Community Centre Washroom, 15 Clubhouse Crt, 459 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Downsview Dells Park North Washroom (544 m); Northwood Park Washroom (777 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 Sheppard & Arleta?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 217 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Calico Saints Child Care Centre (433 m, 161 spaces) and Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances (1.0 km, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Arleta?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,228 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 7 Arleta Ave (75 m, 201 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 11 Arleta Ave (165 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 18 Seeley Dr (579 m, 99 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 41 Brookwell Dr (584 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 92 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 Sheppard & Arleta?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no 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 Glenfield-Jane Heights page.

What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Arleta in?

Sheppard & Arleta is in Glenfield-Jane Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 025), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek, represented by Councillor Anthony Perruzza.

Sources

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