Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 856816716924 nearest 15 m
- Express
- 904985968924
- Blue Night
- 324385
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Palmdale Dr
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Bridlewood Park 786 m · 11 docks · 2 stations, 22 docks 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 (16)
- Unique Chinese School & Gracepoint ChurchPrivate · 419 m
- Bridlewood Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 441 m
- Vradenburg Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 468 m
- Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 776 m
- Lynngate Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 860 m
- Pauline Johnson Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
- and 10 more
- Community centres
- Parks (13)
- Vradenburg Park359 m
- Wishing Well Woods475 m
- Scarden Park634 m
- Bridlewood Park681 m
- Lynngate Park937 m
- Wishing Well Park1 km
- and 7 more
- Signal
- 2596, activated 2026 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 37 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Red Lobster, 81 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Red Lobster · 3252 Sheppard Ave E | 81 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| McDonald's · 3305 Sheppard Ave E | 182 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Subway · 3305 Sheppard Ave E | 182 m | Passed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction |
| 8 Noodles/Eight Noodles · 3309 Sheppard Ave E | 191 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Kani Sushi · 3307 Sheppard Ave E | 192 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Food Depot Supermarket · 3331 Sheppard Ave Egrocery | 223 m | Passed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Remezzo Italian Bistro · 3335 Sheppard Ave E | 250 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Shell · 3401 Sheppard Ave Egrocery | 338 m | Passed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction |
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 Bridlewood Park Washroom, 692 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 594 m away at Scarden Park.
- Bridlewood Park Washroom · 445 Huntingwood Dr
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible692 m
- Drinking water
- Scarden Park drinking fountain · 594 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
Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 426 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Top Mandarin Day Care Centre (419 m, 49 spaces, toddler, preschool).
- Top Mandarin Day Care Centre · 3143 Sheppard Ave E
49 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day419 m - Bridlewood Jr YMCA · 60 Bridlewood Blvd
80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day441 m - Vradenburg Community Child Care Centre · 50 Vradenberg Dr
105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day468 m - Holy Spirit Jr YMCA · 3530 Sheppard Ave E
103 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day776 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 244 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 33 Division (4.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.4 km away.
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
12 registered apartment buildings with 2,558 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 3275 Sheppard Ave E (98 m, 219 units, 17 storeys, built 1970), which scored 73 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 29 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3275 Sheppard Ave E · Falco Properties | 219 | 17 | 1970 | 73 · Sep 2024 | 3 | 98 m |
| 25 Bay Mills Blvd · CAPREIT | 281 | 21 | 1974 | 97 · Sep 2024 | 8 | 639 m |
| 2008 Pharmacy AveToronto Community Housing · Del Management | 293 | 13 | 1975 | 97 · Sep 2025 | 4 | 652 m |
| 8 Chichester Pl · The Brown Group of Companies Inc. | 210 | 20 | 2012 | 98 · Nov 2025 | 0 | 806 m |
| 10 Chichester Pl · The Brown Group of Companies Inc. | 220 | 16 | 1971 | 92 · Aug 2026 | 3 | 843 m |
| 20 Chichester Pl · Park Property Management Inc | 189 | 14 | 1970 | 96 · Sep 2024 | 0 | 851 m |
| 365 Bay Mills BlvdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 186 | 13 | 1970 | 94 · Jul 2026 | 0 · 1 fire | 908 m |
| 375 Bay Mills Blvd · M&r Property Management | 188 | 14 | 1971 | 89 · Sep 2024 | 4 · 1 fire | 1 km |
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
Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈34 spaces; 72 m away, ≈149 spaces; 98 m away, ≈55 spaces; 135 m away, ≈62 spaces; 139 m away, ≈13 spaces; 145 m away, ≈129 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, Oct 19, 2025 (a weekend day)
The west leg carries the load — 8,045 eastbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 230. Most cyclists arrived from the west (32 of 62). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,668 vehicles in the hour from 3:00 p.m., 81% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (924). Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.
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 Abbotsfield Gt and Palmdale Dr (196 m away) recorded an average of 57 km/h in its 24-hour count in March 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 66 km/h. That segment carries about 27,600 vehicles a day. Palmdale Dr between 160 Palmdale Dr and Sheppard Ave E measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Dec 2019). The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmdale Dr · 160 Palmdale Dr – Sheppard Ave E · 56 m | Dec 2019 · 2 days | 1,647 | 31 km/h | 38 km/h | 40 km/h |
| Sheppard Ave E · Abbotsfield Gt – Palmdale Dr · 196 m | Mar 2019 · 24 h | 27,562 | 57 km/h | 66 km/h | 72 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 (12 collisions), and 2025 closed with 8. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 11 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 27, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 4.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 76 | #1442 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 15 | #1149 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 46 | |
| Fail to remain | 16 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 4 | #851 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #698 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 14 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 11 | |
| All since 2014 | 106 | latest May 27, 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
Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Nov 16, 2024.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All KSI collisions | 2 | #238 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | #266 of 319 |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #296 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | #47 of 271 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Nov 16, 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 43 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 4.4 a year. 65% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 27, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 43 | 11 | 4 | street/outdoor (28), apartment parking (10) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | apartment parking (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 27, 2026. 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 Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sheppard & Palmdale a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#238 of 1,505), out of 76 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 & Palmdale?
A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1244 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Palmdale?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave E between Abbotsfield Gt and Palmdale Dr (March 2019), found an average of 57 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 66 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Sheppard & Palmdale?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 323 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 45,130 spaces — 48 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Sheppard & Palmdale by transit?
Bus routes 85, 68, 167, 169, 24, 904, 985, 968 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Palmdale Dr, 15 m).
What restaurants are near Sheppard & Palmdale?
6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 37 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Red Lobster (81 m), McDonald's (182 m), Subway (182 m), 8 Noodles/Eight Noodles (191 m) and Kani Sushi (192 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 & Palmdale?
The nearest is Bridlewood Park Washroom, 445 Huntingwood Dr, 692 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), 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 & Palmdale?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 426 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Top Mandarin Day Care Centre (419 m, 49 spaces), Bridlewood Jr YMCA (441 m, 80 spaces) and Vradenburg Community Child Care Centre (468 m, 105 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Palmdale?
12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,558 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3275 Sheppard Ave E (98 m, 219 units, RentSafeTO score 73), 25 Bay Mills Blvd (639 m, 281 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 2008 Pharmacy Ave (652 m, 293 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 8 Chichester Pl (806 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 12 is 92 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 & Palmdale?
Toronto Police place 43 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 4 since January 2026. 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 Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan page.
What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Palmdale in?
Sheppard & Palmdale is in Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan (City of Toronto neighbourhood 118). It is in Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by Councillor Nick Mantas.
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 Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Apr 27, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 22 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.77799, -79.31121 · centreline node 13446173.