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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 · Nov 15, 2025 · weekend
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 11,775 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 1,621 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 2,380 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 1,543 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% 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 Saturday, 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: 1,543 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,380 from 5:15 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 2024, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 20 collisions (29%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 14, 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 | 68 | #1615 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 20 | #882 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 42 | |
| Fail to remain | 7 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1396 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 6 | |
| 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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2011
On Laura Rd between John Cabotway and Silvio Colella Park Trl, 81 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in August 2011 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 53 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 58 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Rd · John Cabotway – Silvio Colella Park Trl · 81 m | Aug 2011 · 24 h | 2,954 | 45 km/h | 53 km/h | 58 km/h |
| Sheppard Ave W · Jane St – Laura Rd · 292 m | Sep 2014 · 7 days | 13,196 | — | — | — |
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 2289, 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
- TTC bus
- 84 99 119 35 120 nearest 22 m
- Express
- 984 935
- Blue Night
- 384 335
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave West at Laura Rd; Sheppard Ave West at Laura Rd East Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Jane St / Sheppard Ave W 634 m · 8 min · 19 docks · 3 stations, 48 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 7 mapped lots within 500 m, 163 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 Golden Fresh Market, 639 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 17 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Mister Fine Foods, 309 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Jane Sheppard Pharmacy, 591 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Mister Fine Foods · Oakdale None309 m · 4 min
- Canco · 2 Oakdale Rd Bldg--316 m · 4 min
- Cafe Mia Italian Bakery (Food Production Bakery/Kitchen) · 84 Oakdale Rd Unit-2654 m · 8 min
- Cafe Mia Italian Bakery (Food Take-Out) · 84-86 Oakdale Rd654 m · 8 min
- Burger King · 2512 Jane St685 m · 8 min
- Grocery
- Golden Fresh Market 639 m · 8 min · 2 within 1 km
- Pharmacy
- Jane Sheppard Pharmacy 591 m · 7 min · 4 within 1 km
- Child care
- Macaulay - Stanley Child Care Centre · 88 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day648 m · 8 min
- Mount Carmel Day Care · 103 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day776 m · 9 min
- Washrooms
- Domenico Di Luca Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed875 m · 10 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 (6)
- Silvio Colella Park213 m
- Stanley Park836 m · 10 min
- Reading Sprouts Garden870 m · 10 min
- Fennimore Park1 km · 12 min
- Joseph Bannon Park1.5 km · 18 min
- Community centres
- Domenico Diluca Community Recreation Centre875 m · 10 min
- Schools
- Stanley Public SchoolEnglish Public · 647 m · 8 min
- St Jane Frances Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 932 m · 11 min
- Blessed Margherita of Citta Di Castello Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Jane/Sheppard branch890 m · 11 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 care or retirement home.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 612 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2020 Sheppard Ave W (261 m, 204 units, 15 storeys, built 1967), which scored 94 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Sheppard Ave W · CAPREIT | 204 | 15 | 1967 | 94 · Oct 2025 | 261 m · 3 min |
| 2000 Sheppard Ave W | 266 | 20 | 1972 | 91 · Sep 2024 | 529 m · 6 min |
| 2600 Jane St · Cando Apartments Ltd. | 115 | 13 | 1960 | 96 · Oct 2025 | 757 m · 9 min |
| 1900 Sheppard Ave W Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 27 | 4 | 2008 | 87 · Jun 2024 | 913 m · 11 min |
4 registered buildings · 612 units · 1 social housing · tallest 20 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
Five thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 1 | 0 | house driveway/garage (3), commercial premises (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Oakdale-Beverley Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sheppard & Laura a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 68 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 & Laura?
A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #611 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.50× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Sheppard & Laura a walkable intersection?
Sheppard & Laura scores 41 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: 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km; 3 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km; library 890 m away. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Laura?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Laura Rd between John Cabotway and Silvio Colella Park Trl (August 2011), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Sheppard & Laura?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 163 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 33,900 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Sheppard & Laura by transit?
Bus routes 84, 99, 119, 35, 120, 984, 935 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave West at Laura Rd, 22 m).
What restaurants are near Sheppard & Laura?
None within 300 m, and 17 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Mister Fine Foods (309 m), Canco (316 m), Cafe Mia Italian Bakery (Food Production Bakery/Kitchen) (654 m), Cafe Mia Italian Bakery (Food Take-Out) (654 m) and Burger King (685 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Sheppard & Laura?
The nearest is Domenico Di Luca Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 25 Stanley Rd, 875 m away.
Is there child care near Sheppard & Laura?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 191 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Macaulay - Stanley Child Care Centre (648 m, 88 spaces) and Mount Carmel Day Care (776 m, 103 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Laura?
Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 612 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2020 Sheppard Ave W (261 m, 204 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 2000 Sheppard Ave W (529 m, 266 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 2600 Jane St (757 m, 115 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 1900 Sheppard Ave W (913 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 92 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Sheppard & Laura?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Oakdale-Beverley Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Laura in?
Sheppard & Laura is in Oakdale-Beverley Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 154), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek, represented by Councillor Anthony Perruzza.
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 Nov 15, 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 7 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: 43.73781, -79.52013 · centreline node 13452551.