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Sheppard & Durnford

Sheppard Ave E & Durnford Rd · Toronto, Ontario · West Rouge · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Sheppard & Durnford, in West Rouge, is an intersection of typical volume. It has a bike lane and a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
7,183
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 1, 2023
165 pedestrians · 15 cyclists
Collisions
22
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 13 property damage · #3262 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #524 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 900 vehicles, 78% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 44 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 2.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 20%, from 10 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 22 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Sheppard & Durnford

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 92 Oshawa / Yorkdale at Kingston Rd. @ Sheppard Ave. E.421 m
TTC bus
8520095 nearest 21 m
Blue Night
385395
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Durnford Rd; Sheppard Ave East at Atrium Lane
Regional
Durham Region Transit 900 Pulse 900917 Route 917920 Route 920921 Route 921N1 Route N1 at Kingston Westbound @ Sheppard423 m
Cycling
Bike Lane on Sheppard Ave E installed 2004
Bike Share
no station 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 (5)
  • Rouge Valley Public SchoolEnglish Public · 179 m
  • St Dominic Savio Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 525 m
  • Chief Dan George Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Meadowvale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • West Rouge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km
Community centres
  • Tall Pines Community Centre293 m
Parks (9)
  • Tall Pines Park268 m
  • Royal Rouge Tot Lot316 m
  • Irma Burman Greenbelt Park788 m
  • Bob Hunter Park894 m
  • Laura Ellis Park1 km
  • Adams Park1 km
  • and 3 more
Signal
1635, activated 1991 · SA2

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 21 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 370 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 21 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 3 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Lamanna's Bakery · 6758 Kingston Rdgrocery329 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 3 infractions
Tim Hortons · 6780 Kingston Rd370 mPassed, Feb 2026
Eggsmart · 6 Rylander Blvd Unit-6382 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Kong! Burgers · 91 Rylander Blvd, Unit-1011386 mPassed, Apr 2025
Bass Lounge · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-1001a386 mPassed, Apr 2026
Gino's Pizza · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-12386 mPassed, Jun 2026
Stacked Pancake & Breackfast House · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-1013386 mPassed, Aug 2026
Kong! Burgers · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-1011386 mPassed, Aug 2026

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

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 309 m away at Royal Rouge Tot Lot.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Royal Rouge Tot Lot drinking fountain · 309 m · off

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 170 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Big Bears Daycare (83 m, 57 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km3 centres · 170 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • Big Bears Daycare · 51 Durnford Rd
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    83 m
  • Rouge Valley Jr YMCA · 30 Durnford Rd
    82 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    179 m
  • Absorbent Minds Montessori East · 6534 Kingston Rd
    31 spaces · toddler, preschool
    856 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 214 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (3.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.1 km away.

FireFire Station 214 · 1.3 km745 Meadowvale Rd
Police43 Division · 3.8 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 25 · 3.1 km8500 Sheppard Ave E

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

Seven registered apartment buildings with 140 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, all of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 39 Durnford Rd (130 m, 14 units, 3 storeys, built 1992), which scored 88 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 2 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 140 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20262 across the 7
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest4 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
39 Durnford Rdsocial housing143199288 · Oct 20250130 m
37 Durnford Rdsocial housing284199286 · Oct 20251 · 2 fire178 m
35 Durnford Rdsocial housing214199284 · Oct 20251192 m
21 Durnford Rdsocial housing214199286 · Sep 20250239 m
19 Durnford Rdsocial housing284199283 · Aug 20260243 m
23 Durnford Rdsocial housing143199287 · Sep 20250294 m
17 Durnford Rdsocial housing143199286 · Sep 20250295 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 lots102 lots · ≈10,460 spaces · 31.4 ha
Within 500 m16 lots · ≈2,570 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 90 m away, ≈38 spaces; 181 m away, ≈74 spaces; 187 m away, ≈44 spaces; 227 m away, ≈252 spaces; 278 m away, ≈92 spaces; 283 m away, ≈4 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 1, 2023 (a weekend day)

The west leg carries the load — 3,008 eastbound vehicles, or 42% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 206. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,161 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 90% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (612). Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% 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 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north206southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,008eastbound · 8 bikes · 1.1% heavy
Total vehicles7,183165 pedestrians · 15 cyclists · 1.4% heavy
From the east2,851westbound · 6 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the south1,118northbound · 1 bikes · 0.3% heavy
AM peak hour612 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,161 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 1, 2023 · 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 E between Durnford Rd and Nature Ptwy (128 m away) recorded an average of 56 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 64 km/h. That segment carries about 18,200 vehicles a day. Durnford Rd between Tall Pines Park Trl and Durness Ave measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Mar 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Durnford Rd (148 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 42,885 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Atrium Lane · Sheppard Ave E – Royal Rouge Trl · 49 mOct 1996 · 24 h908
Sheppard Ave E · Durnford Rd – Nature Ptwy · 128 mOct 2024 · 3 days18,20556 km/h64 km/h70 km/h
Durnford Rd · Tall Pines Park Trl – Durness Ave · 161 mMar 2025 · 3 days3,35336 km/h43 km/h48 km/h

School-zone speed sign 148 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 39 km/h
Over the limit2.9%
50 km/h or more0.5%

Durnford Rd (southbound) · 42,885 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 (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 32% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 5% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions22#3262 of 5,508
With an injury7#2162 of 4,660
Property damage only13
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#2100 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1478 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality1
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201429latest Jun 1, 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 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jul 25, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#524 of 1,505
Fatal1#115 of 319
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Jul 25, 2024

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 four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection 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 vehicle400house driveway/garage (3), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 15, 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 West Rouge.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Sheppard & Durnford a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#524 of 1,505), out of 22 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 & Durnford?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Apr 1, 2023, 78% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Durnford?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave E between Durnford Rd and Nature Ptwy (October 2024), found an average of 56 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 148 m away (40 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Sheppard & Durnford?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 102 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 10,460 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Sheppard & Durnford by transit?

Bus routes 85, 200, 95 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Durnford Rd, 21 m); Durham Region Transit routes 900 Pulse 900, 917 Route 917, 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921 at Kingston Westbound @ Sheppard.

What restaurants are near Sheppard & Durnford?

None within 300 m, and 21 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (370 m), Eggsmart (382 m), Kong! Burgers (386 m), Bass Lounge (386 m) and Gino's Pizza (386 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 & Durnford?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 309 m away at Royal Rouge Tot Lot. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Sheppard & Durnford?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 170 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Big Bears Daycare (83 m, 57 spaces), Rouge Valley Jr YMCA (179 m, 82 spaces) and Absorbent Minds Montessori East (856 m, 31 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Durnford?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 140 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 39 Durnford Rd (130 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 37 Durnford Rd (178 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 35 Durnford Rd (192 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 21 Durnford Rd (239 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 86 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 & Durnford?

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 West Rouge page.

What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Durnford in?

Sheppard & Durnford is in West Rouge (City of Toronto neighbourhood 143). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

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