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Sheppard & Commons

Sheppard Ave E & Commons Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan · Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt

Sheppard & Commons, in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan, is a moderately heavy crossing. Nearby is 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
18,047
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 4, 2019
535 pedestrians · 29 cyclists
Collisions
49
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 36 property damage · #2083 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #611 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,260 vehicles an hour, 1.95× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 34 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 4.9 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. The pace has been steady: 25 collisions in 2016–2020 and 24 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 49 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Sheppard & Commons

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 41 Hamilton / Pickering at Consumers Rd. @ William Sylvester Dr.1 km
TTC bus
8516724169 nearest 190 m
Express
904985924
Blue Night
385324
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m
Regional
York Region Transit 024 Woodbine at Victoria Park Av / Sheppard Av233 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Victoria Park Ave / Patrick Blvd 348 m · 15 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 (25)
  • Unique Chinese School & Gracepoint ChurchPrivate · 363 m
  • Victoria Park LINC CentreEnglish Separate · 489 m
  • A R S Armenian Private SchoolPrivate · 683 m
  • Bridlewood Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 696 m
  • St Gerald Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 719 m
  • Vradenburg Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 19 more
Community centres
Parks (18)
  • Wishing Well Woods333 m
  • Hickorynut Parkette477 m
  • Farmcrest Parkette557 m
  • Atria North Park709 m
  • Atria South Park719 m
  • Wishing Well Park735 m
  • and 12 more

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 49 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Dairy Queen, 135 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés15 within 300 m · 49 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Dairy Queen · 2924 Sheppard Ave E135 mPassed, May 2026
Pizza Nova · 2922 Sheppard Ave E140 mPassed, Jun 2026
Chennai Super Kings Restaurant · 2912 Sheppard Ave E149 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Eggsmart · 2904 Sheppard Ave E175 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Tasty Shawarma · 2993 Sheppard Ave E181 mPassed, May 2026
Johnny's Hamburgers · 2595 Victoria Park Ave184 mPassed, Jun 2026
Stacy's Island Flavor Restaurant · 3007 Sheppard Ave E187 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 infractions
Eden Garden · 1806 Pharmacy Ave213 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 4 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 Wishing Well Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 727 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 491 m away at Hickorynut Parkette.

  • Wishing Well Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 1700 Pharmacy Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    727 m
  • Bridlewood Park Washroom · 445 Huntingwood Dr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    908 m
Drinking water
Hickorynut Parkette drinking fountain · 491 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 462 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Eyes Abacus Child Care (192 m, 20 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 462 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 7
  • Eyes Abacus Child Care · 20 Chichester Pl
    20 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    192 m
  • Top Mandarin Day Care Centre · 3143 Sheppard Ave E
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    363 m
  • Young Talents Academy · 2255 Sheppard Ave E
    70 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    613 m
  • Ars Nursery School - Armenian Community Centre · 45 Hallcrown Pl
    74 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    652 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 115 (1.6 km), the nearest police station 33 Division (3.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 115 · 1.6 km115 Parkway Forest Dr
Police33 Division · 3.6 km50 Upjohn Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 23 · 1.6 km115 Parkway Forest Dr

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

Eight registered apartment buildings with 1,713 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 8 Chichester Pl (60 m, 210 units, 20 storeys, built 2012), which scored 98 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 13 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 1,713 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202613 across the 8
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
8 Chichester Pl · The Brown Group of Companies Inc.21020201298 · Nov 2025060 m
10 Chichester Pl · The Brown Group of Companies Inc.22016197192 · Aug 20263104 m
2008 Pharmacy AveToronto Community Housing · Del Management29313197597 · Sep 20254139 m
20 Chichester Pl · Park Property Management Inc18914197096 · Sep 20240192 m
2727 Victoria Park Ave · Ranee Management17813197295 · Aug 20262289 m
2739 Victoria Park AveToronto Community Housing · TCH20315197187 · Sep 20250 · 8 fire367 m
2743 Victoria Park AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation20115197186 · Sep 20251 · 1 fire446 m
3275 Sheppard Ave E · Falco Properties21917197073 · Sep 20243856 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 lots333 lots · ≈39,590 spaces · 118.8 ha
Within 500 m31 lots · ≈4,270 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 90 m away, ≈23 spaces; 109 m away, ≈148 spaces; 158 m away, ≈131 spaces; 164 m away, ≈141 spaces; 165 m away, ≈73 spaces; 203 m away, ≈103 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, Apr 4, 2019

The east leg carries the load — 9,061 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 377. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,928 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (2,512). Trucks and buses were 6.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. 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 north572southbound · 2 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the west8,037eastbound · 11 bikes · 6.5% heavy
Total vehicles18,047535 pedestrians · 29 cyclists · 6.5% heavy
From the east9,061westbound · 15 bikes · 6.7% heavy
From the south377northbound · 1 bikes · 6.9% heavy
AM peak hour2,512 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,928 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 4, 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 counter on Commons Dr between Esquire Rd and Foxhill Rd (151 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 45 km/h. That segment carries about 1,200 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sheppard Ave E · Victoria Park Ave – Commons Dr · 109 mSep 2014 · 8 days15,105
Commons Dr · Esquire Rd – Foxhill Rd · 151 mMar 2025 · 3 days1,20438 km/h45 km/h51 km/h

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

2019 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Aug 18, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions49#2083 of 5,508
With an injury9#1805 of 4,660
Property damage only36
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian4#849 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality1
Severity not classified3
All since 201464latest Aug 18, 2025

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 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jan 17, 2016.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#611 of 1,505
Fatal1#262 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#295 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 17, 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 23 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 11 in 2023–2025, about 3.7 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 57% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 2, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2383street/outdoor (13), apartment parking (9)
Bicycle theft530apartment parking (3), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 2, 2026. 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 Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Sheppard & Commons a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#611 of 1,505), out of 49 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 & Commons?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 4, 2019, 1.95× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Commons?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Commons Dr between Esquire Rd and Foxhill Rd (March 2025), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Sheppard & Commons?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 333 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 39,590 spaces — 31 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Sheppard & Commons by transit?

Bus routes 85, 167, 24, 169, 904, 985, 924 within 1 km; York Region Transit route 024 Woodbine at Victoria Park Av / Sheppard Av.

What restaurants are near Sheppard & Commons?

15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 49 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Dairy Queen (135 m), Pizza Nova (140 m), Chennai Super Kings Restaurant (149 m), Eggsmart (175 m) and Tasty Shawarma (181 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 & Commons?

The nearest is Wishing Well Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 1700 Pharmacy Ave, 727 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Bridlewood Park Washroom (908 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 & Commons?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 462 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Eyes Abacus Child Care (192 m, 20 spaces), Top Mandarin Day Care Centre (363 m, 49 spaces) and Young Talents Academy (613 m, 70 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Commons?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,713 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 8 Chichester Pl (60 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 10 Chichester Pl (104 m, 220 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 2008 Pharmacy Ave (139 m, 293 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 20 Chichester Pl (192 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 91 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 & Commons?

Toronto Police place 23 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 3 since January 2026. 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 Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan page.

What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Commons in?

Sheppard & Commons is in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan (City of Toronto neighbourhood 118). It is in Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by Councillor Nick Mantas.

Sources

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