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Sheppard & Kingbird

Sheppard Ave E & Kingbird Grv · Toronto, Ontario · West Rouge · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Sheppard & Kingbird is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in West Rouge. It has a bike lane and a park at the corner. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
14,102
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 27, 2025
525 pedestrians · 106 cyclists · #1369 busiest
Collisions
13
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4005 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,010 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 27 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 1.3 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 0.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Sheppard & Kingbird

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
85 nearest 27 m
Express
985
Blue Night
385
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Ecopark Gate East Side; Sheppard Ave East at Ecopark Gate
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 (4)
  • Alvin Curling Public SchoolEnglish Public · 624 m
  • St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 848 m
  • John G Diefenbaker Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Morrish Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km
Parks (10)
  • Trumpeter Park192 m
  • Regan Park298 m
  • Joyce Trimmer Park474 m
  • Rouge Neighbourhood Park499 m
  • Picasso Park544 m
  • Upper Rouge Trail Park615 m
  • and 4 more

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; 5 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Rouge Valley Extendicare, 483 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Rouge Valley Extendicare · 551 Conlins Rd483 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Pizza · 9390 Sheppard Ave E -4648 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Red Fox Bar & Grill · 9390 Sheppard Ave E648 mPassed, Dec 2025
Alvin Curling YMCA · 50 Upper Rouge Trl652 mPassed, Mar 2026
Shell · 8301 Sheppard Ave Egrocery755 mPassed, Jul 2026
Shell · 8301 Sheppard Ave Egrocery756 mPassed, Oct 2025
Pak Fok Food Products · 50 Thornmount Dr Unit-23grocery807 mPassed, Jul 2026
Pak Fok Food Products · 50 Thornmount Dr, Unit-23grocery807 mPassed, Sep 2024

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 Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 499 m away, Centre Hours; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · 8450 Sheppard Ave E
    Centre Hours · accessible
    499 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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 105 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley (506 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km2 centres · 105 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 2
  • Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley · 8450 Sheppard Ave E
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    506 m
  • Alvin Curling YMCA · 50 Upper Rouge Trail
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    624 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 212 (424 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (3.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 414 m away.

FireFire Station 212 · 424 m8500 Sheppard Ave E
Police43 Division · 3.9 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 25 · 414 m8500 Sheppard Ave E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots132 lots · ≈26,100 spaces · 78.3 ha
Within 500 m12 lots · ≈1,100 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 56 m away, ≈24 spaces; 81 m away, ≈38 spaces; 102 m away, ≈13 spaces; 106 m away, ≈56 spaces; 152 m away, ≈251 spaces; 155 m away, ≈95 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, Aug 27, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 7,338 eastbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 127. Most cyclists arrived from the west (55 of 106). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,441 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 64% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (876). Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north473southbound · 4 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west7,338eastbound · 55 bikes · 4.6% heavy
Total vehicles14,102525 pedestrians · 106 cyclists · 4.8% heavy
From the east6,164westbound · 47 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the south127northbound · 0 bikes · 5.5% heavy
AM peak hour876 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,441 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 27, 2025

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 Rouge River Dr and Ecopark Gt (128 m away) recorded an average of 64 km/h in its 7-day count in October 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 73 km/h. That segment carries about 17,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sheppard Ave E · Rouge River Dr – Ecopark Gt · 128 mOct 2019 · 7 days17,54964 km/h73 km/h78 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

2024 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 31% of collisions here involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 23% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions13#4005 of 5,508
With an injury4#3091 of 4,660
Property damage only6
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian3#1389 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201415latest Mar 25, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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 ten thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 1.3 a year before that. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1010house driveway/garage (6), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 2, 2024. 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 & Kingbird a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 13 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 & Kingbird?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1369 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Kingbird?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave E between Rouge River Dr and Ecopark Gt (October 2019), found an average of 64 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 73 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Sheppard & Kingbird?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 132 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,100 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Sheppard & Kingbird by transit?

Bus routes 85, 985 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Ecopark Gate East Side, 27 m).

What restaurants are near Sheppard & Kingbird?

None within 300 m, and 5 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Rouge Valley Extendicare (483 m), Pizza Pizza (648 m), Red Fox Bar & Grill (648 m) and Alvin Curling YMCA (652 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 & Kingbird?

The nearest is Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 8450 Sheppard Ave E, 499 m away (Centre Hours), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Kingbird?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 105 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley (506 m, 62 spaces) and Alvin Curling YMCA (624 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Sheppard & Kingbird?

Toronto Police place ten 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 & Kingbird in?

Sheppard & Kingbird 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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