Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Sheppard West Station (Line 1)189 m
- TTC bus
- 84106107108104105101 nearest 162 m
- Express
- 984
- Blue Night
- 384329
- Nearest stops
- 12 surface stops within 300 m
- Regional
- York Region Transit 105 Dufferin at Sheppard Av W / Dufferin St160 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Sheppard Ave W / Chesswood Dr 1 km · 19 docks · 1 station, 19 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)
- William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 241 m
- The Toronto Heschel SchoolPrivate · 1 km
- Blyth Academy School - Downsview ParkPrivate · 1 km
- Centennial College - Downsview CampusCollege · 1.1 km
- Adelfiha's Christian AcademyPrivate · 1.2 km
- Tanenbaum Chat Wallenberg CampusPrivate · 1.2 km
- and 2 more
- Community centres
- Irving W. Chapley Community Centre1.3 km
- Parks (6)
- Michael Feldman Parkette441 m
- Banting Park470 m
- Kennard Parkette846 m
- Joel Swirsky Parkette1.1 km
- Irving W. Chapley Park1.3 km
- Michael Mostyn Balmoral Park1.4 km
- Signal
- 2127, activated 2009 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South
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 6 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 47. The nearest is Mr. Tasty Fries, 67 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Tasty Fries · 1 de Boers Dr 206 | 67 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Pick N Pay Convenience · 1 de Boers Dr 108grocery | 67 m | Passed, Jan 2026 |
| Berry's Moss Cafe · 20 de Boers Dr Unit-219 | 121 m | Passed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Gateway Newstand · 1035 Sheppard Ave W | 221 m | Passed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions |
| Bunch of Fun Playland · 11 Kodiak Cres Unit-B | 230 m | Passed, Feb 2026 |
| William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate · 20 Tillplain Rd | 242 m | Passed, Nov 2025 |
| William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute Snp · 20 Tillplain Rd | 242 m | Passed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction |
| Royal Canadian Legion · 948 Sheppard Ave W | 341 m | Passed, Dec 2024 · 2 infractions |
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
No City washroom within 1 km.
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
Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 204 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Children Are People Education (509 m, 155 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Children Are People Education · 272 Codsell Ave
155 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day509 m - Children's Playgarden /Toronto Military Family Resource Centre · 5 Yukon Lane
49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day541 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 143 (344 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.
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 six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 185 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1042 Sheppard Ave W (173 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1950), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 1 final order naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1042 Sheppard Ave W · Firm Capital | 16 | 4 | 1950 | 97 · Aug 2026 | 0 | 173 m |
| 20 Wilmington Ave | 13 | 4 | 1965 | 76 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 859 m |
| 10 Wilmington Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc. | 41 | 4 | 1960 | 93 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 865 m |
| 750 Wilson Heights BlvdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 79 | 4 | 1993 | 86 · Aug 2024 | 1 | 906 m |
| 15 Wilmington Ave | 24 | 3 | 1958 | 99 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 1 km |
| 229 Pannahill Rd · Sarossa Investments Inc | 12 | 3 | 1950 | 92 · Jun 2025 | 0 | 1 km |
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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd · Surface | 650 m | 632 * | — |
Nearest lots: 84 m away, ≈48 spaces; 92 m away, ≈79 spaces; 143 m away, ≈74 spaces; 163 m away, ≈136 spaces; 174 m away, ≈25 spaces; 187 m away, ≈95 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 30, 2023
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 11,247 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 979 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,932 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,025 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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 William R Allen Rd between de Boers Dr and Rimrock Rd, 148 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in September 2019 put the average speed at 69 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 77 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 111 km/h or more. That segment carries about 33,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Sheppard Ave W (205 m away, 50 km/h limit), 1.9% of the 53,347 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William R Allen Rd · de Boers Dr – Rimrock Rd · 148 m | Sep 2019 · 24 h | 33,400 | 69 km/h | 77 km/h | 111 km/h |
School-zone speed sign 205 m
Sheppard Ave W (eastbound) · 53,347 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
The worst year was 2024, with 16 collisions; 2025 recorded 12. 25 collisions (27%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 11, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 4.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 94 | #1187 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 25 | #659 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 58 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| All since 2014 | 116 | latest Apr 11, 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
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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
22 thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 13 in 2023–2025, about 4.3 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 59% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 80% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 27, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 22 | 12 | 1 | street/outdoor (13), apartment parking (7) |
| Bicycle theft | 5 | 1 | 0 | apartment parking (4), street/outdoor (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 27, 2026. 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 William R Allen & De Boers a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 94 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 William R Allen & De Boers?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #692 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.41× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at William R Allen & De Boers?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on William R Allen Rd between de Boers Dr and Rimrock Rd (September 2019), found an average of 69 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 77 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 205 m away (50 km/h), 1.9% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.
Where can I park near William R Allen & De Boers?
The nearest Green P car park is Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd (650 m away, 632 spaces). The City's mapping shows 251 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 61,960 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to William R Allen & De Boers by transit?
Sheppard West Station (Line 1) is 189 m away; bus routes 84, 106, 107, 108, 104, 105, 101, 984 within 1 km; York Region Transit route 105 Dufferin at Sheppard Av W / Dufferin St.
What restaurants are near William R Allen & De Boers?
6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 47 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mr. Tasty Fries (67 m), Berry's Moss Cafe (121 m), Gateway Newstand (221 m), Bunch of Fun Playland (230 m) and William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate (242 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near William R Allen & De Boers?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 204 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Children Are People Education (509 m, 155 spaces) and Children's Playgarden /Toronto Military Family Resource Centre (541 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near William R Allen & De Boers?
Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 185 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1042 Sheppard Ave W (173 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 20 Wilmington Ave (859 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 10 Wilmington Ave (865 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 750 Wilson Heights Blvd (906 m, 79 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 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 William R Allen & De Boers?
Toronto Police place 22 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 William R Allen & De Boers in?
William R Allen & De Boers 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. The corner falls inside the DuKe Heights Business Improvement Area.
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 Nov 30, 2023.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jan 27, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 6 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.75176, -79.46373 · centreline node 20230204.