Toronto · intersection · signal 2499

Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl

Toronto, Ontario · York University Heights · Ward 6, York Centre

In York University Heights, Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl is a busier-than-typical intersection. It has a multi-use trail, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
25,332
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 15, 2025
163 pedestrians · 38 cyclists · #544 busiest
Collisions
0
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
none reported within 65 m
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
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Park Road
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,810 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.57× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 155 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13.

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Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl

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 17 m
Express
984941
Blue Night
384341
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave West at Northwood Park; Sheppard Ave West at Downsview Dells Park
Cycling
Park Road on Black Creek Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Sentinel Rd / Sheppard Ave W 399 m · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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 (13)
  • St Martha Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 496 m
  • Sheppard Public & Africentric AlternativeEnglish Public · 729 m
  • Calico Public SchoolEnglish Public · 777 m
  • St Jerome Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 920 m
  • Blessed Margherita of Citta Di Castello Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 926 m
  • Stilecroft Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 7 more
Parks (17)
  • Benjamin Boake Greenbelt146 m
  • Sunfield Park386 m
  • Seeley Greenbelt404 m
  • Northwood Park502 m
  • Diana Park610 m
  • Brookwell Park636 m
  • and 11 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Jane/Sheppard branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Downsview ParkNature/ Park · 1 km
Signal
2499, activated 2020 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 23 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Downview Dells, 16 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in November 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 23 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Downview Dells · 1651 Sheppard Ave W16 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Sickkids Ccmh Early On · 1645 Sheppard Ave W50 mPassed, Jan 2025 · 1 infraction
Mozia Food Pantry · 7-11 Arleta Avegrocery362 mPassed, Dec 2024
Toronto Community Housing Corp · 7-11 Arleta Ave362 mPassed, Dec 2024
Toronto Community Housing Corp · 7-11 Arleta Ave362 mPassed, Dec 2024
Rona Tuck Shop · 7-11 Arleta Ave382 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Dairy Queen · 1420 Sheppard Ave W767 mPassed, Jun 2026
Calico Student Nutrition Program · 35 Calico Dr777 mPassed, Sep 2025

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, 431 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Northwood Community Centre Washroom · 15 Clubhouse Crt
    View centre hours · accessible
    431 m
  • Northwood Park Washroom · 140 Stilecroft Dr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    557 m
  • Downsview Dells Park North Washroom · 2515 Jane St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    758 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 (729 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
    729 m
  • Calico Saints Child Care Centre · 35 Calico Dr
    161 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    777 m
  • St. Jerome Jr YMCA · 111 Sharpecroft Blvd
    112 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    920 m
  • Stilecroft Superkids · 50 Stilecroft Dr
    54 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 144 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 31 Division (2.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 144 · 1.3 km2945 Keele St
Police31 Division · 2.9 km40 Norfinch Drive
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 15 · 1.5 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

25 registered apartment buildings with 2,087 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 35 Brookwell Dr (178 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 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 82 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings25 · 2,087 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202682 across the 25
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
35 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.764196590 · Jul 20250178 m
41 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.384196695 · Jul 20250190 m
41-51 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.484196694 · Jul 20250190 m
39 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.574196591 · Sep 20240205 m
18 Seeley Dr · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.9951959100 · Jun 20252224 m
34 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.444196487 · Jul 20250276 m
32 Brookwell Dr · Gold Seal Management Inc.384196490 · Jul 20251294 m
25 Seeley Dr · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.714195997 · Aug 20264294 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 lots290 lots · ≈34,160 spaces · 102.5 ha
Within 500 m25 lots · ≈1,440 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 63 m away, ≈5 spaces; 80 m away, ≈77 spaces; 101 m away, ≈5 spaces; 123 m away, ≈6 spaces; 172 m away, ≈26 spaces; 188 m away, ≈149 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 — 13,413 eastbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 1. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,396 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 44% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,661). Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% 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 north1southbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west13,413eastbound · 17 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles25,332163 pedestrians · 38 cyclists · 2.4% heavy
From the east11,832westbound · 14 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the south86northbound · 5 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,661 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,396 vehicles from 4:45 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 Seeley Dr and Downsview Dells Park Trl (94 m away) recorded an average of 53 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 62 km/h. That segment carries about 30,900 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Sheppard Ave W (322 m away, 50 km/h limit), 10% of the 268,919 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 · Seeley Dr – Downsview Dells Park Trl · 94 mApr 2026 · 3 days30,90453 km/h62 km/h67 km/h

School-zone speed sign 322 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct47 · 57 km/h
Over the limit22%
60 km/h or more10%

Sheppard Ave W (westbound), 28 Bengal Court · 268,919 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

Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.

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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025 and police reported no 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 Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #544 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.57× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl?

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. At the school-zone speed sign 322 m away (50 km/h), 10% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 290 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 34,160 spaces — 25 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl by transit?

Bus routes 84, 108, 106, 120, 41, 101, 984, 941 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave West at Northwood Park, 17 m).

What restaurants are near Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 23 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Downview Dells (16 m), Sickkids Ccmh Early On (50 m), Toronto Community Housing Corp (362 m), Toronto Community Housing Corp (362 m) and Rona Tuck Shop (382 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 Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl?

The nearest is Northwood Community Centre Washroom, 15 Clubhouse Crt, 431 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Northwood Park Washroom (557 m); Downsview Dells Park North Washroom (758 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 Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl?

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 (729 m, 120 spaces), Calico Saints Child Care Centre (777 m, 161 spaces) and St. Jerome Jr YMCA (920 m, 112 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl?

25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,087 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 35 Brookwell Dr (178 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 41 Brookwell Dr (190 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 41-51 Brookwell Dr (190 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 39 Brookwell Dr (205 m, 57 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 25 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.

What neighbourhood is Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl in?

Sheppard Ave W & Black Creek Trl & Downsview Dells Park Trl 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.

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