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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 volume8-hour count · Apr 1, 2023 · weekend
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,835 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 1,296 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 1,620 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 869 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% 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. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2023, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
Peak hours: 869 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,620 from 2:00 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 2017, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 5 collisions (25%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Dec 22, 2024.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 27, 2009.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 20 | |
| With an injury | 5 | |
| Property damage only | 11 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Nov 27, 2009 |
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 2019
On Sheppard Ave E between Rouge River Dr and Ecopark Gt, 128 m from the corner, a 7-day count in October 2019 put the average speed at 64 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 73 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 78 km/h or more. That segment carries about 17,500 vehicles a day. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppard Ave E · Rouge River Dr – Ecopark Gt · 128 m | Oct 2019 · 7 days | 17,549 | 64 km/h | 73 km/h | 78 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 2282, 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
- 85 nearest 25 m
- Express
- 985
- Blue Night
- 385
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Rouge River Dr; 8800 Sheppard Ave East
- 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
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 88 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; 2 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Pizza, 931 m away. No pharmacy in the Ministry of Health's register is within a kilometre of this corner. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Extendicare Rouge Valley, a long-term care home 472 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Pizza Pizza · 9390 Sheppard Ave E -4931 m · 11 min
- Red Fox Bar & Grill · 9390 Sheppard Ave E931 m · 11 min
- Child care
- Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day336 m · 4 min
- Alvin Curling YMCA · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day581 m · 7 min
- Washrooms
- Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · Centre Hours · accessible348 m · 4 min
- Health and care
- Extendicare Rouge Valley · long-term care home472 m · 6 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 (9)
- Joyce Trimmer Park330 m · 4 min
- Trumpeter Park443 m · 5 min
- Regan Park590 m · 7 min
- Upper Rouge Trail Park889 m · 11 min
- Rouge Neighbourhood Park1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre352 m · 4 min
- Schools
- Alvin Curling Public SchoolEnglish Public · 581 m · 7 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 or a library.
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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
No thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (2) |
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 Ave E & Rouge River Dr a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 20 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 Ave E & Rouge River Dr?
A busier-than-typical intersection at the City's last count here, in 2023. Its latest count is from Apr 1, 2023, about today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Sheppard Ave E & Rouge River Dr a walkable intersection?
Sheppard Ave E & Rouge River Dr scores 33 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: 2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; nearest school 0.6 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 3 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Sheppard Ave E & Rouge River Dr?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave E between Rouge River Dr and Ecopark Gt (October 2019), found an average of 64 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 73 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Sheppard Ave E & Rouge River Dr?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 88 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,150 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Sheppard Ave E & Rouge River Dr by transit?
Bus routes 85, 985 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Rouge River Dr, 25 m).
What restaurants are near Sheppard Ave E & Rouge River Dr?
None within 300 m, and 2 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pizza Pizza (931 m) and Red Fox Bar & Grill (931 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Sheppard Ave E & Rouge River Dr?
The nearest is Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 8450 Sheppard Ave E, 348 m away (Centre Hours), with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Sheppard Ave E & Rouge River Dr?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 105 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley (336 m, 62 spaces) and Alvin Curling YMCA (581 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Sheppard Ave E & Rouge River Dr?
Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and two 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 Ave E & Rouge River Dr in?
Sheppard Ave E & Rouge River Dr 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 1, 2023.
- 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.
- 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 25 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: 43.80498, -79.18661 · centreline node 13442803.