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Sheppard & Seeley

Sheppard Ave W & Seeley Dr · Toronto, Ontario · York University Heights · Ward 6, York Centre

Sheppard & Seeley, in York University Heights, is a moderately heavy crossing. At the corner: parks. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
28,188
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 31, 2026
242 pedestrians · 38 cyclists · #407 busiest
Collisions
66
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 37 property damage · #1667 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 2,010 vehicles, 1.74× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 116 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 6.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 17%, from 36 in 2016–2020 to 30 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Sheppard & Seeley

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
8410810612041101 nearest 173 m
Express
984941
Blue Night
384341
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Sentinel Rd / Sheppard Ave W 212 m · 15 docks · 2 stations, 31 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 (11)
  • Sheppard Public & Africentric AlternativeEnglish Public · 545 m
  • St Martha Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 682 m
  • St Jerome Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 769 m
  • Stilecroft Public SchoolEnglish Public · 888 m
  • Calico Public SchoolEnglish Public · 948 m
  • Blaydon Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 5 more
Parks (15)
  • Benjamin Boake Greenbelt195 m
  • Sunfield Park200 m
  • Seeley Greenbelt254 m
  • Diana Park458 m
  • Brookwell Park462 m
  • Northwood Park556 m
  • and 9 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Jane/Sheppard branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Downsview ParkNature/ Park · 814 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 22 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Sickkids Ccmh Early On, 156 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Sickkids Ccmh Early On · 1645 Sheppard Ave W156 mPassed, Jan 2025 · 1 infraction
Downview Dells · 1651 Sheppard Ave W172 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Mozia Food Pantry · 7-11 Arleta Avegrocery540 mPassed, Dec 2024
Toronto Community Housing Corp · 7-11 Arleta Ave540 mPassed, Dec 2024
Toronto Community Housing Corp · 7-11 Arleta Ave540 mPassed, Dec 2024
Rona Tuck Shop · 7-11 Arleta Ave568 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Dairy Queen · 1420 Sheppard Ave W581 mPassed, Jun 2026
Shell · 3330 Keele Stgrocery614 mPassed, Jul 2026

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 Northwood Community Centre Washroom, 540 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 469 m away at Diana Park.

  • Northwood Community Centre Washroom · 15 Clubhouse Crt
    View centre hours · accessible
    540 m
  • Northwood Park Washroom · 140 Stilecroft Dr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    546 m
  • Downsview Dells Park South Washroom · 2515 Jane St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    866 m
Drinking water
Diana Park drinking fountain · 469 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 447 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Cast For Kids Child Care Centre (545 m, 120 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km4 centres · 447 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 4
  • Cast For Kids Child Care Centre · 1430 Sheppard Ave W
    120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    545 m
  • St. Jerome Jr YMCA · 111 Sharpecroft Blvd
    112 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    769 m
  • Stilecroft Superkids · 50 Stilecroft Dr
    54 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    888 m
  • Calico Saints Child Care Centre · 35 Calico Dr
    161 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    948 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 144 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 31 Division (3.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 144 · 1.2 km2945 Keele St
Police31 Division · 3.1 km40 Norfinch Drive
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 15 · 1.6 km2753 Jane St

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

Within a kilometre there are 29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,278 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 35 Brookwell Dr (41 m, 76 units, 4 storeys, built 1965), which scored 90 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 89 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 10 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings29 · 2,278 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202689 across the 29
Open fire-code violations10
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
35 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.764196590 · Jul 2025041 m
39 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.574196591 · Sep 2024083 m
41 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.384196695 · Jul 20250127 m
41-51 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.484196694 · Jul 20250127 m
32 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.384196490 · Jul 20251163 m
34 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.444196487 · Jul 20250178 m
18 Seeley Dr · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.9951959100 · Jun 20252193 m
25 Seeley Dr · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.714195997 · Aug 20264197 m

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

All parking lots302 lots · ≈35,720 spaces · 107.1 ha
Within 500 m22 lots · ≈1,290 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 131 m away, ≈125 spaces; 143 m away, ≈26 spaces; 158 m away, ≈17 spaces; 159 m away, ≈14 spaces; 163 m away, ≈64 spaces; 166 m away, ≈77 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, Mar 31, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 14,336 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 558 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 2,952 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 2,452 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north0southbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west14,336eastbound · 15 bikes · 4.5% heavy
Total vehicles28,188242 pedestrians · 38 cyclists · 4.7% heavy
From the east13,294westbound · 21 bikes · 5.0% heavy
From the south558northbound · 0 bikes · 2.9% heavy
AM peak hour2,452 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,952 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Mar 31, 2026

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

On Sheppard Ave W between Seeley Dr and Downsview Dells Park Trl, 93 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2026 put the average speed at 53 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 62 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 67 km/h or more. That segment carries about 30,900 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sheppard Ave W · Seeley Dr – Downsview Dells Park Trl · 93 mApr 2026 · 3 days30,90453 km/h62 km/h67 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

The worst year was 2019, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 12 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 30% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions66#1667 of 5,508
With an injury12#1497 of 4,660
Property damage only37
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist3#890 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified17
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201482latest Jun 15, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 9, 2013.

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

12 thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1210street/outdoor (8), apartment parking (3)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 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 York University Heights.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Sheppard & Seeley a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 66 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 & Seeley?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #407 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.74× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Seeley?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave W between Seeley Dr and Downsview Dells Park Trl (April 2026), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 62 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Sheppard & Seeley?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 302 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 35,720 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Sheppard & Seeley by transit?

Bus routes 84, 108, 106, 120, 41, 101, 984, 941 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Sheppard & Seeley?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 22 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Sickkids Ccmh Early On (156 m), Downview Dells (172 m), Toronto Community Housing Corp (540 m), Toronto Community Housing Corp (540 m) and Rona Tuck Shop (568 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 & Seeley?

The nearest is Northwood Community Centre Washroom, 15 Clubhouse Crt, 540 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Northwood Park Washroom (546 m); Downsview Dells Park South Washroom (866 m). 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 & Seeley?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 447 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Cast For Kids Child Care Centre (545 m, 120 spaces), St. Jerome Jr YMCA (769 m, 112 spaces) and Stilecroft Superkids (888 m, 54 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Seeley?

29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,278 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 35 Brookwell Dr (41 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 39 Brookwell Dr (83 m, 57 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 41 Brookwell Dr (127 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 41-51 Brookwell Dr (127 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 29 is 91 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 & Seeley?

Toronto Police place 12 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 York University Heights page.

What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Seeley in?

Sheppard & Seeley is in York University Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 027), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined