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Sheppard & Buckland

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

Sheppard & Buckland is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Glenfield-Jane Heights. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
21,760
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 15, 2025
261 pedestrians · 20 cyclists · #748 busiest
Collisions
15
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 8 property damage · #3824 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1337 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
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 1,550 vehicles, 1.34× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 83 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 1.5 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 0.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Just one of those 15 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Sheppard & Buckland

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
841201083599106 nearest 22 m
Express
984935
Blue Night
384335
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave West at Buckland Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Sheppard Ave W / Magellan Dr 540 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 (14)
  • St Martha Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 99 m
  • Calico Public SchoolEnglish Public · 353 m
  • Blessed Margherita of Citta Di Castello Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 463 m
  • St Jane Frances Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 793 m
  • Beverley Heights Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 902 m
  • Oakdale Park Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 8 more
Parks (21)
  • Spenvalley Park436 m
  • Reading Sprouts Garden576 m
  • Downsview Dells Park647 m
  • Benjamin Boake Greenbelt648 m
  • Giltspur Park661 m
  • Northwood Park730 m
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Jane/Sheppard branch552 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, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 26 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Rona Tuck Shop, 206 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Rona Tuck Shop · 7-11 Arleta Ave206 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Toronto Community Housing Corp · 7-11 Arleta Ave285 mPassed, Dec 2024
Mozia Food Pantry · 7-11 Arleta Avegrocery285 mPassed, Dec 2024
Toronto Community Housing Corp · 7-11 Arleta Ave285 mPassed, Dec 2024
Calico Student Nutrition Program · 35 Calico Dr352 mPassed, Sep 2025
St Margherita of Citta' Di Castello · 108 Spenvalley Dr463 mPassed, Dec 2025
The Abiona Centre For Infant & Early Mental Health · 1900 Sheppard Ave W521 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Downview Dells · 1651 Sheppard Ave W597 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction

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 Downsview Dells Park North Washroom, 533 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 437 m away at Spenvalley Park.

  • Downsview Dells Park North Washroom · 2515 Jane St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    533 m
  • Northwood Community Centre Washroom · 15 Clubhouse Crt
    View centre hours · accessible
    560 m
  • Downsview Dells Park South Washroom · 2515 Jane St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    865 m
Drinking water
Spenvalley Park drinking fountain · 437 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 320 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Calico Saints Child Care Centre (353 m, 161 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 320 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • Calico Saints Child Care Centre · 35 Calico Dr
    161 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    353 m
  • Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances · 2747 Jane St
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    820 m
  • Mount Carmel Day Care · 2700 Jane St
    103 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    883 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 142 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 31 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 142 · 1 km2753 Jane St
Police31 Division · 2.6 km40 Norfinch Drive
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 15 · 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

19 registered apartment buildings with 1,609 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 7 Arleta Ave (228 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 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 56 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings19 · 1,609 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202656 across the 19
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
7 Arleta AveToronto Community Housing · TCH2014197296 · Sep 20252228 m
11 Arleta AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1714197293 · Sep 20241285 m
1900 Sheppard Ave WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation274200887 · Jun 20240521 m
18 Seeley Dr · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.9951959100 · Jun 20252732 m
41 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.384196695 · Jul 20250741 m
41-51 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.484196694 · Jul 20250741 m
35 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.764196590 · Jul 20250758 m
39 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.574196591 · Sep 20240775 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 lots255 lots · ≈27,290 spaces · 81.9 ha
Within 500 m12 lots · ≈580 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 62 m away, ≈39 spaces; 85 m away, ≈110 spaces; 91 m away, ≈11 spaces; 124 m away, ≈10 spaces; 150 m away, ≈15 spaces; 160 m away, ≈40 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)

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 11,077 eastbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 431. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,133 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 52% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,399). Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 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.

From the north0southbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west11,077eastbound · 6 bikes · 2.4% heavy
Total vehicles21,760261 pedestrians · 20 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east10,252westbound · 12 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the south431northbound · 0 bikes · 0.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,399 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,133 vehicles from 5:15 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

The City's counter on Sheppard Ave W between Buckland Rd and Yatescastle Dr (146 m away) recorded an average of 52 km/h in its 24-hour count in October 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 61 km/h. That segment carries about 25,800 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Sheppard Ave W (136 m away, 50 km/h limit), 9.3% of the 218,524 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
Sheppard Ave W · Buckland Rd – Yatescastle Dr · 146 mOct 2023 · 24 h25,83652 km/h61 km/h67 km/h

School-zone speed sign 136 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct48 · 57 km/h
Over the limit23%
60 km/h or more9.3%

Sheppard Ave W (eastbound), 1878 Sheppard Avenue West · 218,524 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

2024 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 20% of collisions here involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 27% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions15#3824 of 5,508
With an injury3#3466 of 4,660
Property damage only8
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201420latest Jun 18, 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. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jun 21, 2016.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1337 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Jun 21, 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

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% 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 vehicle500street/outdoor (3), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 29, 2022. 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 & Buckland a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1337 of 1,505), out of 15 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 & Buckland?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #748 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.34× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Buckland?

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 136 m away (50 km/h), 9.3% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Sheppard & Buckland?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 255 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,290 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Sheppard & Buckland by transit?

Bus routes 84, 120, 108, 35, 99, 106, 984, 935 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave West at Buckland Rd, 22 m).

What restaurants are near Sheppard & Buckland?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 26 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Rona Tuck Shop (206 m), Toronto Community Housing Corp (285 m), Toronto Community Housing Corp (285 m), Calico Student Nutrition Program (352 m) and St Margherita of Citta' Di Castello (463 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 & Buckland?

The nearest is Downsview Dells Park North Washroom, 2515 Jane St, 533 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Northwood Community Centre Washroom (560 m); Downsview Dells Park South Washroom (865 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 & Buckland?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 320 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Calico Saints Child Care Centre (353 m, 161 spaces), Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances (820 m, 56 spaces) and Mount Carmel Day Care (883 m, 103 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Buckland?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,609 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 7 Arleta Ave (228 m, 201 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 11 Arleta Ave (285 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1900 Sheppard Ave W (521 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 18 Seeley Dr (732 m, 99 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 93 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 & Buckland?

Toronto Police place five 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 & Buckland in?

Sheppard & Buckland 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

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