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Sheppard & Vandorf

Sheppard Ave E & Vandorf St · Toronto, Ontario · West Rouge · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Sheppard & Vandorf is a mid-volume intersection. It sits in West Rouge. It has a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. Someone was killed here in May 2026.

Traffic
11,330
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 19, 2024
67 pedestrians · 19 cyclists
Collisions
12
police-reported · 2016–2025
0 killed or seriously injured · 1 fatal since Jan 2026
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 routes within 1 km · bikeway
Within a walk
22/100
city median 48
10 places to eat within 1 km

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Sheppard & Vandorf

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 19, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 5,541 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 938. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,107 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 20% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (919). Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 23 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west5,541eastbound · 11 bikes · 3.9% heavy
Total vehicles11,33067 pedestrians · 19 cyclists · 3.9% heavy
From the east4,851westbound · 6 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the south938northbound · 2 bikes · 3.0% heavy

Peak hours: 919 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,107 from 4:45 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

2016 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 25% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported, 1 of them fatal; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 21, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here — it was fatal, the latest on May 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions121.1 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles
With an injury3
Property damage only8
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist1
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11 fatal
Killed or seriously injured0
Killed or seriously injured since January 2026 (outside the window)11 fatal · latest May 21, 2026
All KSI since 20061latest May 21, 2026

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

The City's counter on Sheppard Ave E between Elaine Lennox Crt and Tallpines Crt (210 m away) recorded an average of 68 km/h in its 24-hour count in March 2011; 85% of drivers were at or under 74 km/h. That segment carries about 9,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Vandorf St · Sheppard Ave E – Tideswell Blvd · 73 mJun 2007 · 3 days1,464———
Sheppard Ave E · Elaine Lennox Crt – Tallpines Crt · 210 mMar 2011 · 24 h9,52568 km/h74 km/h79 km/h

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.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 92 Oshawa / Yorkdale at Kingston Rd. @ Port Union Rd.1 km · 12 min
TTC bus
85 200 95 nearest 20 m
Blue Night
385 395
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Vandorf St
Regional
Durham Region Transit 900 Pulse 900 920 Route 920 921 Route 921 N1 Route N1 at Kingston Eastbound @ Port Union1 km · 12 min
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.

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
1 mapped lot within 500 m, 87 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 listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 10 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Jc Fastfood, 854 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Jc Fastfood · 111 Rylander Blvd854 m · 10 min
  • Bass Lounge · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-1001a907 m · 11 min
  • Gino's Pizza · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-12907 m · 11 min
  • Kong! Burgers · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-1011907 m · 11 min
  • Stacked Pancake & Breackfast House · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-1013907 m · 11 min
0 within 300 m · 10 within 1 km
Food shops
British Pride Bakery 948 m · 11 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Child care
  • Big Bears Daycare · 57 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day577 m · 7 min
  • Rouge Valley Jr YMCA · 82 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day706 m · 8 min
2 licensed centres · 139 spaces within 1 km · all accept City fee subsidy

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
  • Irma Burman Greenbelt Park438 m · 5 min
  • Tall Pines Park846 m · 10 min
  • Royal Rouge Tot Lot897 m · 11 min
  • Bob Hunter Park1.2 km · 15 min
Community centres
  • Tall Pines Community Centre920 m · 11 min
Schools
  • St Dominic Savio Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 649 m · 8 min
  • Rouge Valley Public SchoolEnglish Public · 706 m · 8 min
  • Chief Dan George Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 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 grocery store, a pharmacy, a library or a public washroom.

22of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food3/30

    10 within 1 km

  • Transit12/28

    4 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation5/10

    1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care2/8

    nearest school 0.6 km · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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

Seven registered apartment buildings with 140 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, all of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 39 Durnford Rd (636 m, 14 units, 3 storeys, built 1992), which scored 88 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
39 Durnford Rd social housing143199288 · Oct 2025636 m · 8 min
37 Durnford Rd social housing284199286 · Oct 2025688 m · 8 min
35 Durnford Rd social housing214199284 · Oct 2025732 m · 9 min
19 Durnford Rd social housing284199283 · Aug 2026749 m · 9 min
21 Durnford Rd social housing214199286 · Sep 2025779 m · 9 min
17 Durnford Rd social housing143199286 · Sep 2025789 m · 9 min

7 registered buildings · 140 units · 7 social housing · tallest 4 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

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410house driveway/garage (3), other (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 & Vandorf a dangerous intersection?

Someone was killed here on May 21, 2026, after the ranking window closed. Not by the ten-year ranking: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 12 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 & Vandorf?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 19, 2024, 70% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Sheppard & Vandorf a walkable intersection?

Sheppard & Vandorf scores 22 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; 4 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.6 km · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Vandorf?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave E between Elaine Lennox Crt and Tallpines Crt (March 2011), found an average of 68 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 74 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Sheppard & Vandorf?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 87 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 7,780 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Sheppard & Vandorf by transit?

Bus routes 85, 200, 95 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Vandorf St, 20 m); Durham Region Transit routes 900 Pulse 900, 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921, N1 Route N1 at Kingston Eastbound @ Port Union.

What restaurants are near Sheppard & Vandorf?

None within 300 m, and 10 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Jc Fastfood (854 m), Bass Lounge (907 m), Gino's Pizza (907 m), Kong! Burgers (907 m) and Stacked Pancake & Breackfast House (907 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Sheppard & Vandorf?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 139 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Big Bears Daycare (577 m, 57 spaces) and Rouge Valley Jr YMCA (706 m, 82 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Vandorf?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 140 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 39 Durnford Rd (636 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 37 Durnford Rd (688 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 35 Durnford Rd (732 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 19 Durnford Rd (749 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 86 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Sheppard & Vandorf?

Toronto Police place four 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 West Rouge page.

What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Vandorf in?

Sheppard & Vandorf is in West Rouge (City of Toronto neighbourhood 143). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

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