Toronto · intersection · signal 1248

Sheppard & Yatescastle

Sheppard Ave W & Yatescastle Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Glenfield-Jane Heights · Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek

Sheppard & Yatescastle, in Glenfield-Jane Heights, is an above-average intersection for traffic. Nearby is 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
22,452
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 15, 2025
380 pedestrians · 29 cyclists · #715 busiest
Collisions
42
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 25 property damage · #2325 of 5,508 · +3 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
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,600 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.39× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 59 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 4.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 1.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 32%, from 25 in 2016–2020 to 17 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Sheppard & Yatescastle

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
841201083599 nearest 18 m
Express
984935
Blue Night
384335
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave West at Yatescastle Dr; Sheppard Ave West at Min Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Sheppard Ave W / Magellan Dr 248 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 64 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 (8)
  • Calico Public SchoolEnglish Public · 377 m
  • Blessed Margherita of Citta Di Castello Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 381 m
  • St Martha Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 384 m
  • St Jane Frances Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 544 m
  • Beverley Heights Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 829 m
  • Oakdale Park Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 894 m
  • and 2 more
Parks (21)
  • Reading Sprouts Garden285 m
  • Spenvalley Park455 m
  • Giltspur Park484 m
  • Stanley Park707 m
  • Downsview Dells Park807 m
  • Futura Parkette855 m
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Jane/Sheppard branch261 m
Signal
1248, activated 1979 · SA2 · 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 is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, and 26 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is The Abiona Centre For Infant & Early Mental Health, 230 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Abiona Centre For Infant & Early Mental Health · 1900 Sheppard Ave W230 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
The Parrots Nest Restaurant · 1931-1933 Sheppard Ave W376 mPassed, Jul 2026
Calico Student Nutrition Program · 35 Calico Dr376 mPassed, Sep 2025
Cafe Mondiale · 1947 Sheppard Ave W377 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Wonder Food Mart · 1925 Sheppard Ave Wgrocery377 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 2 infractions
St Margherita of Citta' Di Castello · 108 Spenvalley Dr381 mPassed, Dec 2025
Esso / Circle K · 2669 Jane Stgrocery476 mPassed, Jul 2026
Da Nang Restaurant Ltd · 2725 Jane St495 mPassed, Jun 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 Downsview Dells Park North Washroom, 631 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 426 m away at Spenvalley Park.

  • Downsview Dells Park North Washroom · 2515 Jane St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    631 m
  • Domenico Di Luca Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 25 Stanley Rd
    View centre hours
    756 m
  • Northwood Community Centre Washroom · 15 Clubhouse Crt
    View centre hours · accessible
    794 m
Drinking water
Spenvalley Park drinking fountain · 426 m; Giltspur Park drinking fountain · 518 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 408 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Calico Saints Child Care Centre (377 m, 161 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km4 centres · 408 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 4
  • Calico Saints Child Care Centre · 35 Calico Dr
    161 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    377 m
  • Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances · 2747 Jane St
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    589 m
  • Mount Carmel Day Care · 2700 Jane St
    103 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    616 m
  • Macaulay - Stanley Child Care Centre · 75 Stanley Rd
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    895 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 142 (870 m), the nearest police station 31 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 870 m away.

FireFire Station 142 · 870 m2753 Jane St
Police31 Division · 2.5 km40 Norfinch Drive
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 15 · 870 m2753 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

Nine registered apartment buildings with 1,272 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 1900 Sheppard Ave W (230 m, 27 units, 4 storeys, built 2008), which scored 87 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 62 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings9 · 1,272 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202662 across the 9
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1900 Sheppard Ave WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation274200887 · Jun 20240230 m
7 Arleta AveToronto Community Housing · TCH2014197296 · Sep 20252518 m
11 Arleta AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1714197293 · Sep 20241558 m
2600 Jane St · Cando Apartments Ltd.11513196096 · Oct 20259 · 1 fire599 m
2000 Sheppard Ave W26620197291 · Sep 202416 · 2 fire644 m
2740 Jane St · Performance Property Management Inc.525197296 · Jul 20242816 m
355 Grandravine Dr · Fred Hageman's Holdings Ltd11815197196 · Sep 20240893 m
2020 Sheppard Ave W · CAPREIT20415196794 · Oct 202532913 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 lots246 lots · ≈40,810 spaces · 122.4 ha
Within 500 m21 lots · ≈1,820 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 78 m away, ≈36 spaces; 141 m away, ≈53 spaces; 214 m away, ≈10 spaces; 220 m away, ≈52 spaces; 235 m away, ≈110 spaces; 269 m away, ≈11 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, Nov 15, 2025 (a weekend day)

The west leg carries the load — 10,915 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 260. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,192 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 54% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,424). Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north1,270southbound · 7 bikes · 0.2% heavy
From the west10,915eastbound · 5 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles22,452380 pedestrians · 29 cyclists · 2.0% heavy
From the east10,007westbound · 16 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the south260northbound · 1 bikes · 1.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,424 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,192 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 15, 2025 · weekend

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 W between Buckland Rd and Yatescastle Dr (146 m away) recorded an average of 52 km/h in its 24-hour count in October 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 61 km/h. That segment carries about 25,800 vehicles a day. Yatescastle Dr between Mandy St and Brady Cres measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (May 2012). At the school-zone speed sign on Sheppard Ave W (157 m away, 50 km/h limit), 9.3% of the 218,524 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sheppard Ave W · Buckland Rd – Yatescastle Dr · 146 mOct 2023 · 24 h25,83652 km/h61 km/h67 km/h
Yatescastle Dr · Mandy St – Brady Cres · 180 mMay 2012 · 24 h2,31539 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

School-zone speed sign 157 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct48 · 57 km/h
Over the limit23%
60 km/h or more9.3%

Sheppard Ave W (eastbound), 1878 Sheppard Avenue West · 218,524 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2018 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions42#2325 of 5,508
With an injury8#2121 of 4,660
Property damage only25
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian1#3007 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201457latest Apr 28, 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 five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 40% of the vehicle thefts were from other premises.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle520other (2), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 8, 2025. 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 Glenfield-Jane Heights.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Sheppard & Yatescastle a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 42 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 & Yatescastle?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #715 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.39× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Yatescastle?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave W between Buckland Rd and Yatescastle Dr (October 2023), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 61 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 157 m away (50 km/h), 9.3% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Sheppard & Yatescastle?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 246 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 40,810 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Sheppard & Yatescastle by transit?

Bus routes 84, 120, 108, 35, 99, 984, 935 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave West at Yatescastle Dr, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Sheppard & Yatescastle?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 26 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Abiona Centre For Infant & Early Mental Health (230 m), The Parrots Nest Restaurant (376 m), Calico Student Nutrition Program (376 m), Cafe Mondiale (377 m) and St Margherita of Citta' Di Castello (381 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 & Yatescastle?

The nearest is Downsview Dells Park North Washroom, 2515 Jane St, 631 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Domenico Di Luca Community Recreation Centre Washroom (756 m); Northwood Community Centre Washroom (794 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 & Yatescastle?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 408 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Calico Saints Child Care Centre (377 m, 161 spaces), Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances (589 m, 56 spaces) and Mount Carmel Day Care (616 m, 103 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Yatescastle?

Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,272 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1900 Sheppard Ave W (230 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 7 Arleta Ave (518 m, 201 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 11 Arleta Ave (558 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 2600 Jane St (599 m, 115 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 is 93 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 & Yatescastle?

Toronto Police place five 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 Glenfield-Jane Heights page.

What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Yatescastle in?

Sheppard & Yatescastle is in Glenfield-Jane Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 025), 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