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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 · Dec 10, 2024
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 9,110 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 41% of the total, against 2,388 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 2,209 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,806 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,806 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,209 from 4:45 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
The worst year was 2019, with 25 collisions; 2025 recorded 20. 23 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 57 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 4, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Aug 10, 2017.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 179 | #579 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 23 | #697 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 104 | |
| Fail to remain | 57 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 4 | #850 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 4 | #526 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 51 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 9 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #612 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Aug 10, 2017 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2020
On Sheppard Ave E between Morningside Ave and Water Tower Gt, 206 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in November 2020 put the average speed at 55 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 71 km/h or more. That segment carries about 18,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppard Ave E · Morningside Ave – Water Tower Gt · 206 m | Nov 2020 · 24 h | 18,482 | 55 km/h | 64 km/h | 71 km/h |
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 1786, activated 1998 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 85 116 132 nearest 23 m
- Express
- 985
- Blue Night
- 385
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Water Tower Gate; Sheppard Ave East at Grand Marshall Dr
- Regional
- Durham Region Transit 920 Route 920 921 Route 921 at Morningside Southbound @ Milner600 m · 7 min
- 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 16 mapped lots within 500 m, 105 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Gunaams Supermarket, 524 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 42 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 307 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Seamless Care Pharmacy, 368 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Extendicare Rouge Valley, a long-term care home 585 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 8129 Sheppard Ave E307 m · 4 min
- Wendy's · 8129 Sheppard Ave E307 m · 4 min
- Eatdrinklaugh · 87 Thornmount Dr Unit-24310 m · 4 min
- Ice Flame · 8130 Sheppard Ave E Unit-104325 m · 4 min
- Sankalp · 8130 Sheppard Ave E325 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Gunaams Supermarket 524 m · 6 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Rouge Bakery Plus 524 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Seamless Care Pharmacy 368 m · 4 min · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day514 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · Centre Hours · accessible542 m · 6 min
- Health and care
- Extendicare Rouge Valley · long-term care home585 m · 7 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
- Joyce Trimmer Park630 m · 8 min
- Malvern Woods792 m · 9 min
- Trumpeter Park1.1 km · 14 min
- Murison Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Regan Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Community centres
- Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre539 m · 6 min
- Schools
- Alvin Curling Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
- St Florence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Emily Carr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
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.
Not within a walk: a library.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Eight thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 88% 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 | 8 | 2 | 0 | street/outdoor (7), commercial premises (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | commercial premises (1) |
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 Morningside Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sheppard & Grand Marshall a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#612 of 1,505), out of 179 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 & Grand Marshall?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #728 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.39× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Sheppard & Grand Marshall a walkable intersection?
Sheppard & Grand Marshall scores 35 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 5 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km; 2 grocery stores within 1 km · 42 within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Grand Marshall?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave E between Morningside Ave and Water Tower Gt (November 2020), found an average of 55 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Sheppard & Grand Marshall?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 105 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,390 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Sheppard & Grand Marshall by transit?
Bus routes 85, 116, 132, 985 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Water Tower Gate, 23 m); Durham Region Transit routes 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921 at Morningside Southbound @ Milner.
What restaurants are near Sheppard & Grand Marshall?
None within 300 m, and 42 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (307 m), Wendy's (307 m), Eatdrinklaugh (310 m), Ice Flame (325 m) and Sankalp (325 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Sheppard & Grand Marshall?
The nearest is Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 8450 Sheppard Ave E, 542 m away (Centre Hours), with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Sheppard & Grand Marshall?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 62 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley (514 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Sheppard & Grand Marshall?
Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Morningside Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Grand Marshall in?
Sheppard & Grand Marshall is in Morningside Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 144). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.
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 Dec 10, 2024.
- 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.
- 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 25 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: 43.80308, -79.19488 · centreline node 13442992.