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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 · Oct 19, 2025 · weekend
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 11,356 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 679 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (40 of 91). Evening rush dominates here: 2,309 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:45 p.m., against 1,342 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 1,342 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,309 from 2:45 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 2017, with 19 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 18 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 4 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 11, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 108 | #1035 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 18 | #1003 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 80 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #889 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 10 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 9 | |
| 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 Herons Hill Way and Bards Walkway (22 m away, Sep 2014) recorded volume only — about 20,999 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppard Ave E · Herons Hill Way – Bards Walkway · 22 m | Sep 2014 · 8 days | 20,999 | — | — | — |
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 2092, activated 2011 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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
- Don Mills Station (Line 4)915 m · 11 min
- GO Transit
- GO bus 41 Hamilton / Pickering at Sheppard Ave. E. @ Herons Hill Way31 m
- TTC bus
- 24 85 167 169 25 nearest 27 m
- Express
- 904 985 925
- Blue Night
- 385 325
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — 2025 Sheppard Ave East; 1900 Sheppard Ave East
- Regional
- York Region Transit 024 Woodbine 090 Leslie 090B Leslie at Sheppard Av / Heron's Hill Way30 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Sheppard Ave E / Brian Dr 396 m · 5 min · 19 docks · 3 stations, 57 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 366 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 208 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East · Surface | 1 km | 366 * | — |
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 Caspian Supermarket, 386 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 80. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 69 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Legacy Pharmacy, 89 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 2075 Sheppard Ave E69 m
- Nam 6 · 2111 Sheppard Ave E123 m
- Masterly Food · 2001 Sheppard Ave E 108341 m · 4 min
- Aladdin Shawarma House · 2022 Sheppard Ave E386 m · 5 min
- Umami House · 2038 Sheppard Ave E386 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Caspian Supermarket 386 m · 5 min · 3 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Chuck E Cheese's 726 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Legacy Pharmacy 89 m · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- All About Kids Sheppard · 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day435 m · 5 min
- Young Talents Academy · 70 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day718 m · 9 min
- Family Day Muirhead Extended Day and School Age Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day749 m · 9 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 (10)
- David Caplan Park494 m · 6 min
- Old Sheppard Park546 m · 7 min
- Atria North Park564 m · 7 min
- Atria South Park640 m · 8 min
- Hickorynut Parkette751 m · 9 min
- Community centres
- Parkway Forest Community Centre1.2 km · 15 min
- Schools (13)
- North Toronto Christian SchoolPrivate · 508 m · 6 min
- Cestar High SchoolPrivate · 550 m · 7 min
- Oxford College of Canada Secondary SchoolPrivate · 564 m · 7 min
- Amberwood AcademyPrivate · 701 m · 8 min
- Elite Academic Secondary SchoolPrivate · 701 m · 8 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Fairview branch1.3 km · 16 min
- Places of interest
- CF Fairview MallLandmark · 1.3 km · 16 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 public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,574 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
Within a kilometre there are 11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,346 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 55 Smooth Rose Crt (221 m, 301 units, 27 storeys, built 2019), which scored 98 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 97, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Smooth Rose Crt · Rhapsody Property Management | 301 | 27 | 2019 | 98 · Jul 2025 | 221 m |
| 121 Parkway Forest Dr · Greenwin Corp. | 232 | 14 | 2006 | 92 · Jul 2025 | 498 m · 6 min |
| 325 Yorkland Blvd · Rhapsody Property Management Services | 479 | 44 | 2024 | 100 · Aug 2025 | 551 m · 7 min |
| 125 Parkway Forest Dr · Homestead Land Holdings Limited | 287 | 18 | 1970 | 96 · Jun 2026 | 693 m · 8 min |
| 1761 Sheppard Ave E · Homestead Land Holdings Limited | 74 | 7 | 2010 | 99 · Jun 2026 | 695 m · 8 min |
| 1751 Sheppard Ave E · Homestead Land Holdings Limited | 74 | 7 | 2010 | 99 · Jul 2025 | 755 m · 9 min |
11 registered buildings · 2,346 units · 1 social housing · tallest 44 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
22 thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 3.0 a year before that. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 22 | 5 | 0 | street/outdoor (11), apartment parking (11) |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 0 | 0 | apartment parking (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 Pleasant View.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sheppard & Herons Hill a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 108 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 & Herons Hill?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #718 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.40× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Sheppard & Herons Hill a walkable intersection?
Sheppard & Herons Hill scores 51 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,574 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: Don Mills Station 0.9 km · 3 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km; nearest school 0.5 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
Where can I park near Sheppard & Herons Hill?
The nearest Green P car park is Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East (1.0 km away, 366 spaces). The City's mapping shows 208 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,930 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Sheppard & Herons Hill by transit?
Don Mills Station (Line 4) is 915 m away; bus routes 24, 85, 167, 169, 25, 904, 985, 925 within 1 km (nearest stop: 2025 Sheppard Ave East, 27 m); York Region Transit routes 024 Woodbine, 090 Leslie, 090B Leslie at Sheppard Av / Heron's Hill Way.
What restaurants are near Sheppard & Herons Hill?
2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 80 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (69 m), Nam 6 (123 m), Masterly Food (341 m), Aladdin Shawarma House (386 m) and Umami House (386 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Sheppard & Herons Hill?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 483 m away at David Caplan Park.
Is there child care near Sheppard & Herons Hill?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 339 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are All About Kids Sheppard (435 m, 64 spaces), Young Talents Academy (718 m, 70 spaces) and Family Day Muirhead Extended Day and School Age Program (749 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Herons Hill?
11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,346 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 55 Smooth Rose Crt (221 m, 301 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 121 Parkway Forest Dr (498 m, 232 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 325 Yorkland Blvd (551 m, 479 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 125 Parkway Forest Dr (693 m, 287 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 11 is 97 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Sheppard & Herons Hill?
Toronto Police place 22 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 Pleasant View page.
What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Herons Hill in?
Sheppard & Herons Hill is in Pleasant View (City of Toronto neighbourhood 046). 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 Oct 19, 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: 43.77554, -79.33511 · centreline node 30013028.