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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 · Nov 15, 2025 · weekend
The west leg carries the load — 15,489 eastbound vehicles, or 54% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 829. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,700 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 15% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (2,347). Heavy vehicles made up 0.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.
Peak hours: 2,347 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,700 from 2:00 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
2017 was the peak year (16 collisions), and 2025 closed with 15. 5% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 24 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, 12 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 19, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 112 | #990 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 6 | |
| Property damage only | 84 | |
| Fail to remain | 24 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 22 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 12 | |
| 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 E between Blue Ridge Rd and Provost Dr (123 m away, Sep 2014) recorded volume only — about 21,075 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppard Ave E · Blue Ridge Rd – Provost Dr · 123 m | Sep 2014 · 7 days | 21,075 | — | — | — |
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 1956, activated 2002 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Bessarion Station (Line 4)182 m; Leslie Station (Line 4)627 m · 7 min
- TTC bus
- 185 151 51 nearest 25 m
- Blue Night
- 385
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Blue Ridge Rd; Sheppard Ave East at Blue Ridge Rd West Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Bessarion Rd / Sheppard Ave E 264 m · 3 min · 11 docks · 4 stations, 60 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 102 spaces
- EV charging
- Bessarion CC · 330 m · 10 Level 2 ports
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 15 mapped lots within 500 m, 150 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street · Surface | 727 m | 102 * | — |
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
You can do a shop on foot from here: Kourosh Supermarket is 117 m away. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Taro's Fish at 28 m. There are 5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 16 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Shatter Abbas Persian Cuisine, 28 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Medicine Shoppe, 92 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is North York General Hospital, 1.0 km away. For seniors' housing: Amica Bayview Gardens, a retirement home 869 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Shatter Abbas Persian Cuisine · 804 Sheppard Ave E28 m
- A Sunshine Restaurant · 796 Sheppard Ave E39 m
- Starbucks Coffee · 1015 Sheppard Ave E154 m
- Pizza Pizza · 738 Sheppard Ave E179 m
- Slawomir Paczkowski · 1019 Sheppard Ave E219 m
- Grocery
- Kourosh Supermarket 117 m
- Food shops
- Taro's Fish 28 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- The Medicine Shoppe 92 m · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Ethennonnhawahstihnen Child Care Centre · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day225 m
- Elkhorn Junior Y - (YMCA) · 102 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day716 m · 9 min
- Washrooms
- Ethennonnhawahstihnen Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible617 m · 7 min
- East Don Parkland Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Under Construction760 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- North York General Hospital · hospital site1 km · 11 min
- Amica Bayview Gardens · retirement home869 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 (16)
- Bessarion Parkette282 m · 3 min
- Ambrose Parkette311 m · 4 min
- Maureen Parkette400 m · 5 min
- Ethennonnhawahstihnen Park586 m · 7 min
- Talara Park616 m · 7 min
- Community centres
- Schools
- North York LINCEnglish Public · 421 m · 5 min
- Bay School of CanadaPrivate · 502 m · 6 min
- Elkhorn Public SchoolEnglish Public · 716 m · 9 min
- St George AcademyPrivate · 817 m · 10 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Ethennonnhawahstihnen' (formely Bayview) branch197 m
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.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #560 of 5,672. 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
Eight registered apartment buildings with 812 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 688 Sheppard Ave E (471 m, 35 units, 4 storeys, built 1958), which scored 85 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 688 Sheppard Ave E · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc | 35 | 4 | 1958 | 85 · Jul 2025 | 471 m · 6 min |
| 640 Sheppard Ave E | 128 | 19 | 1970 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 761 m · 9 min |
| 71 Talara Dr · Signet Group Inc | 29 | 3 | 1959 | 82 · Sep 2024 | 811 m · 10 min |
| 22 Elkhorn Dr · Sterling Karamar Property Management | 223 | 5 | 1970 | 86 · Aug 2025 | 842 m · 10 min |
| 75 Talara Dr · CAPREIT | 66 | 4 | 1970 | 97 · Aug 2025 | 846 m · 10 min |
| 11 Dervock Cres · CAPREIT | 77 | 4 | 1959 | 95 · Aug 2024 | 884 m · 11 min |
8 registered buildings · 812 units · tallest 19 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
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 40% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 0 | 0 | commercial premises (4) |
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 Sheppard & Blue Ridge a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 112 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 Sheppard & Blue Ridge?
A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #386 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.79× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Sheppard & Blue Ridge a walkable intersection?
Sheppard & Blue Ridge scores 75 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #560 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: 3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; Bessarion Station · 5 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 5 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
Where can I park near Sheppard & Blue Ridge?
The nearest Green P car park is Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street (727 m away, 102 spaces). The City's mapping shows 150 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,660 spaces — 15 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Bessarion CC (330 m).
How do I get to Sheppard & Blue Ridge by transit?
Bessarion Station (Line 4) is 182 m away; bus routes 185, 151, 51 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Blue Ridge Rd, 25 m).
What restaurants are near Sheppard & Blue Ridge?
5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 16 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Shatter Abbas Persian Cuisine (28 m), A Sunshine Restaurant (39 m), Starbucks Coffee (154 m), Pizza Pizza (179 m) and Slawomir Paczkowski (219 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Sheppard & Blue Ridge?
The nearest is Ethennonnhawahstihnen Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 80 Mcmahon Dr E, 617 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: East Don Parkland Washroom (760 m).
Is there child care near Sheppard & Blue Ridge?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 154 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Ethennonnhawahstihnen Child Care Centre (225 m, 52 spaces) and Elkhorn Junior Y - (YMCA) (716 m, 102 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Blue Ridge?
Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 812 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 688 Sheppard Ave E (471 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 640 Sheppard Ave E (761 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 71 Talara Dr (811 m, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 22 Elkhorn Dr (842 m, 223 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 89 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Sheppard & Blue Ridge?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Bayview Village page.
What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Blue Ridge in?
Sheppard & Blue Ridge is in Bayview Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 052). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.
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 Nov 15, 2025.
- 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; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; 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 17 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: 43.76971, -79.37420 · centreline node 13447460.