Toronto · intersection · signal 741

Willowdale & Sheppard

Willowdale Ave & Sheppard Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · East Willowdale · Ward 18, Willowdale

In East Willowdale, Willowdale & Sheppard is a moderately heavy crossing. It has a protected bikeway, 4 schools within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4) 875 m away.

Traffic volume
31,284
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 15, 2025
1,412 pedestrians · 67 cyclists · #291 busiest
Collisions
273
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
43 with an injury · 204 property damage · #335 of 5,508 · +16 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
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Sheppard-Yonge Station 875 m · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,230 vehicles an hour, 1.93× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 22 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 27 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 8.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.76× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 12%, from 145 in 2016–2020 to 128 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Willowdale & Sheppard

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4)875 m
GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York94 Pickering / Square One at Yonge St. @ Sheppard Ave.925 m
TTC bus
18598789711 nearest 21 m
Blue Night
385320384
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Willowdale Ave; Willowdale Ave at Sheppard Ave East
Cycling
Cycle Track on Sheppard Ave E installed 2024
Bike Share
Sheppard Ave E / Willowdale Ave 109 m · 11 docks · 3 stations, 41 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 (24)
  • Cornell International AcademyPrivate · 52 m
  • Academy of Excellence Secondary SchoolPrivate · 148 m
  • Toronto Central Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 159 m
  • Newton International College SchoolPrivate · 237 m
  • Central Montessori School - WillowdalePrivate · 301 m
  • Avondale Public & Avondale Alternative Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 481 m
  • and 18 more
Parks (34)
  • Maplehurst Park226 m
  • Sheppard East Park270 m
  • Glendora Park275 m
  • Lord Seaton Park523 m
  • Spring Garden Parkette524 m
  • Willowdale Park665 m
  • and 28 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1.2 km
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km
Signal
0741, activated 1964 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 134 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 35 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 134 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 185 Sheppard Ave E Bldg-18535 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Peri Peri Shack · 191 Sheppard Ave E41 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Spring China House · 189 Sheppard Ave E45 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Ava Esfahan (Food Market) · 193 Sheppard Ave Egrocery47 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Ava Meats · 195 Sheppard Ave Egrocery52 mPassed, Aug 2026
Invictus Game Station · 250 Sheppard Ave E Unit-10052 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 3 infractions
Esfahan Restaurant · 199 Sheppard Ave E63 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Domino's Pizza · 201 Sheppard Ave E66 mPassed, Jul 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 Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom, 715 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 181 m away at Sheppard East Park.

  • Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom · 75 Hollywood Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    715 m
  • Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom · 45 Princess Ave
    hours not listed · accessible · closed — Planned Closure
    1 km
Drinking water
Sheppard East Park bottle filling station · 181 m; Maplehurst Park drinking fountain · 245 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 855 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Central Montessori School (239 m, 54 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 855 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 9
  • Central Montessori School · 180 Sheppard Ave E
    54 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    239 m
  • Central Montessori Schools - Maplehurst Campus · 181 Maplehurst Ave
    64 spaces · preschool
    247 m
  • Central Montessori Schools - Willowdale Campus · 157 Willowdale Ave
    62 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    301 m
  • Avondale Centre For Early Development · 171 Avondale Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    481 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (1.6 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 114 · 1.6 km12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 1.5 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 1.6 km12 Canterbury Pl

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

18 registered apartment buildings with 2,261 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 199 Upper Canada Dr (634 m, 119 units, 4 storeys, built 1963), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 12 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings18 · 2,261 units
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202612 across the 18
Open fire-code violations6
Tallest36 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
199 Upper Canada Dr · Minto Properties Inc.1194196398 · Aug 20260634 m
16 Carluke Cres · Pinedale Properties Ltd1017196296 · Oct 20250 · 1 fire647 m
12 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194599 · Aug 20260648 m
10 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194599 · Aug 20260672 m
8 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Aug 20250694 m
14 Carluke Cres · Pinedale Properties Ltd1017196296 · Oct 20252 · 1 fire704 m
6 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Jun 20240717 m
20 Carluke Cres · Pinedale Properties Ltd15412196295 · Nov 20250736 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 lots404 lots · ≈25,190 spaces · 75.6 ha
Within 500 m62 lots · ≈1,930 spaces
Green P (public)7 car parks · about 838 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Glendora Ave · 946 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking3 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface1 km112 *
95 Beecroft Rd · Garage1.2 km38615% (Q1 2026)
10 Empress Ave · Surface1.2 km6769% (Q1 2026)
4576 Yonge Street · Surface1.2 km17 *
68 Sheppard Ave W · Surface1.3 km3063% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 57 m away, ≈19 spaces; 64 m away, ≈3 spaces; 64 m away, ≈72 spaces; 81 m away, ≈20 spaces; 87 m away, ≈18 spaces; 88 m away, ≈135 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (1 km, 2 ports); 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.1 km, 2 ports); Bessarion CC (2 km, 10 ports).

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 — 15,506 eastbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 1,052. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,863 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 22% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (2,342). Heavy vehicles made up 0.8% 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 north4,330southbound · 9 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west15,506eastbound · 28 bikes · 0.9% heavy
Total vehicles31,2841,412 pedestrians · 67 cyclists · 0.8% heavy
From the east10,396westbound · 20 bikes · 0.5% heavy
From the south1,052northbound · 10 bikes · 0.4% heavy
AM peak hour2,342 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,863 vehicles from 4:30 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 E between Longmore St and Wilfred Ave (319 m away) recorded an average of 50 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 60 km/h. That segment carries about 28,100 vehicles a day. Willowdale Ave between Maplehurst Ave and Greenfield Ave measured slower: 48 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 57 km/h (Feb 2020). The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Willowdale Ave · Maplehurst Ave – Greenfield Ave · 139 mFeb 2020 · 3 days9,68348 km/h57 km/h62 km/h
Sheppard Ave E · Longmore St – Wilfred Ave · 319 mOct 2018 · 3 days28,11750 km/h60 km/h68 km/h

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

2016 was the peak year (45 collisions), and 2025 closed with 31. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 28 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 16 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions273#335 of 5,508
With an injury43#307 of 4,660
Property damage only204
Fail to remain28
Involving a pedestrian5#789 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1358 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified26
Since January 2026 (outside the window)16
All since 2014366latest Jun 18, 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 three thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on Jan 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle323street/outdoor (3)
Bicycle theft200commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 24, 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 East Willowdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Willowdale & Sheppard a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 273 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 Willowdale & Sheppard?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #291 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.93× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Willowdale & Sheppard?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave E between Longmore St and Wilfred Ave (October 2018), found an average of 50 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 60 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Willowdale & Sheppard?

The nearest Green P car park is 10 Harlandale Avenue (1.0 km away, 112 spaces). The City's mapping shows 404 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,190 spaces — 62 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Glendora Ave (946 m).

How do I get to Willowdale & Sheppard by transit?

Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4) is 875 m away; bus routes 185, 98, 78, 97, 11 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Willowdale Ave, 21 m).

What restaurants are near Willowdale & Sheppard?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 134 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (35 m), The Peri Peri Shack (41 m), Spring China House (45 m), Invictus Game Station (52 m) and Esfahan Restaurant (63 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 Willowdale & Sheppard?

The nearest is Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom, 75 Hollywood Ave, 715 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom (1.0 km). 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 Willowdale & Sheppard?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 855 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Central Montessori School (239 m, 54 spaces), Central Montessori Schools - Maplehurst Campus (247 m, 64 spaces) and Central Montessori Schools - Willowdale Campus (301 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Willowdale & Sheppard?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,261 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 199 Upper Canada Dr (634 m, 119 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 16 Carluke Cres (647 m, 101 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 12 Oakburn Cres (648 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 10 Oakburn Cres (672 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 95 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 Willowdale & Sheppard?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 3 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 East Willowdale page.

What neighbourhood is Willowdale & Sheppard in?

Willowdale & Sheppard is in East Willowdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 152). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.

Sources

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