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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 volume14-hour count · Nov 15, 2025 · weekend
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 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 2,342 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,863 from 4:30 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
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, 24 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 23, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 273 | #335 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 43 | #307 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 204 | |
| Fail to remain | 28 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 5 | #789 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 26 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 24 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
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. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Willowdale Ave between Greenfield Ave and Spring Garden Ave measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Sep 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowdale Ave · Greenfield Ave – Spring Garden Ave · 232 m | Sep 2026 · 3 days | 9,315 | 39 km/h | 48 km/h | 53 km/h |
| Sheppard Ave E · Longmore St – Wilfred Ave · 319 m | Oct 2018 · 3 days | 28,117 | 50 km/h | 60 km/h | 68 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 0741, activated 1964 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority · bicycle signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4)881 m · 10 min
- GO Transit
- GO bus 96 Oshawa / Finch Express 27 Milton / North York 19 Mississauga / North York 67 Keswick / North York at Yonge St. @ Sheppard Ave.1 km · 12 min
- TTC bus
- 185 98 97 11 nearest 21 m
- Blue Night
- 385 320 384
- 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 113 m · 11 docks · 2 stations, 30 docks 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
- 7 car parks · about 838 spaces
- EV charging
- 19 Glendora Ave · 1.2 km · 2 Level 2 ports; also 19 Glendora Ave (1.2 km), 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.3 km)
- Bike parking
- 3 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 54 mapped lots within 500 m, 323 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface | 1.2 km | 112 * | — |
| 68 Sheppard Ave W · Surface | 1.3 km | 30 | 63% (Q1 2026) |
| 95 Beecroft Rd · Garage | 1.4 km | 386 | 15% (Q1 2026) |
| 10 Empress Ave · Surface | 1.5 km | 67 | 69% (Q1 2026) |
| 10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface | 1.6 km | 53 | 44% (Q1 2026) |
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
You can do a shop on foot from here: Ava Esfahan (Food Market) is 47 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Ava Meats, 52 m away. There are 10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 24 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 35 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 152 m away, one of two within 300 m. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 185 Sheppard Ave E Bldg-18535 m
- The Peri Peri Shack · 191 Sheppard Ave E41 m
- Spring China House · 189 Sheppard Ave E45 m
- Invictus Game Station · 250 Sheppard Ave E Unit-10052 m
- Domino's Pizza · 201 Sheppard Ave E88 m
- Grocery
- Ava Esfahan (Food Market) 47 m
- Food shops
- Ava Meats 52 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Rexall 152 m · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- Central Montessori School · 54 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day252 m · 3 min
- Central Montessori Schools - Maplehurst Campus · 64 spaces, preschool306 m · 4 min
- Central Montessori Schools - Willowdale Campus · 62 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day314 m · 4 min
- Washrooms
- Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Under Construction1 km · 11 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 (17)
- Sheppard East Park313 m · 4 min
- Maplehurst Park314 m · 4 min
- Glendora Park401 m · 5 min
- Spring Garden Parkette704 m · 8 min
- Willowdale Park894 m · 11 min
- Schools (18)
- Cornell International AcademyPrivate · 52 m
- Academy of Excellence Secondary SchoolPrivate · 171 m
- Toronto Central Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 173 m
- Newton International College SchoolPrivate · 265 m · 3 min
- Central Montessori School - WillowdalePrivate · 314 m · 4 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 community centre, a library or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,088 of 5,672. 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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Five registered apartment buildings with 676 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 2 Forest Laneway (889 m, 366 units, 29 storeys, built 1976), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc | 366 | 29 | 1976 | 90 · Aug 2025 | 889 m · 11 min |
| 12 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group | 11 | 3 | 1945 | 99 · Aug 2026 | 935 m · 11 min |
| 4 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc | 277 | 29 | 1975 | 90 · Aug 2025 | 948 m · 11 min |
| 10 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group | 11 | 3 | 1945 | 99 · Aug 2026 | 1 km · 11 min |
| 8 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group | 11 | 3 | 1945 | 98 · Aug 2025 | 1 km · 12 min |
5 registered buildings · 676 units · tallest 29 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.
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.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 2 | 3 | street/outdoor (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 0 | 0 | commercial premises (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 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 #297 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.93× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Willowdale & Sheppard a walkable intersection?
Willowdale & Sheppard scores 67 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,088 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: 5 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 10 places to eat within 300 m; Sheppard-Yonge Station 0.9 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
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 (1.2 km away, 112 spaces). The City's mapping shows 323 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,570 spaces — 54 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Glendora Ave (1.2 km).
How do I get to Willowdale & Sheppard by transit?
Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4) is 881 m away; bus routes 185, 98, 97, 11 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Willowdale Ave, 21 m).
What restaurants are near Willowdale & Sheppard?
10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 24 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (35 m), The Peri Peri Shack (41 m), Spring China House (45 m), Invictus Game Station (52 m) and Domino's Pizza (88 m). 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, 1.0 km away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: under construction.
Is there child care near Willowdale & Sheppard?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 426 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Central Montessori School (252 m, 54 spaces), Central Montessori Schools - Maplehurst Campus (306 m, 64 spaces) and Central Montessori Schools - Willowdale Campus (314 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Willowdale & Sheppard?
Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 676 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2 Forest Laneway (889 m, 366 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 12 Oakburn Cres (935 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 4 Forest Laneway (948 m, 277 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 10 Oakburn Cres (1.0 km, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 95 out of 100.
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. 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 15, 2025.
- 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.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (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 Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 18 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: 43.76400, -79.39969 · centreline node 13448338.