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Main & Lyall

Main St & Lyall Ave · Toronto, Ontario · East End-Danforth · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Main & Lyall, in East End-Danforth, is a moderately heavy crossing. It has a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: Danforth GO 692 m away and 13 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
10,429
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 29, 2007
547 pedestrians · 17 cyclists
Collisions
21
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 14 property damage · #3347 of 5,508 · +2 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,300 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 19 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Police have logged an average of 2.1 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 83%, from 18 in 2016–2020 to 3 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Main & Lyall

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Danforth GO — Lakeshore East692 m
Streetcar
503506 nearest 161 m
TTC bus
6440413587202311392 nearest 32 m
Blue Night
306322300
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Main St at Lyall Ave North Side
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Main St installed 2005
Bike Share
Southwood Dr / Kingston Rd - SMART 194 m · 12 docks · 6 stations, 103 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)
  • Beaches Alternative Jr & Kimberley JrEnglish Public · 253 m
  • St John Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 304 m
  • Notre Dame Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 420 m
  • Malvern Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 516 m
  • Williamson Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 660 m
  • Glen Ames Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 697 m
  • and 18 more
Parks (26)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch345 m
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 76 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Main Street Terrace, 137 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés8 within 300 m · 76 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 21 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Main Street Terrace · 77 Main St137 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Ce Bon Variety · 672 Kingston Rdgrocery148 mPassed, Aug 2025
Apple Jacks Preschool · 19 Benlamond Ave149 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Kingston House · 676 Kingston Rd151 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 637 Kingston Rd194 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
The Big Carrot · 125 Southwood Dr195 mPassed, Apr 2026
Seaspray · 629 Kingston Rd197 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Pizza Hut · 609 Kingston Rd207 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Norwood Park Washroom, 401 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 411 m away at Norwood Park.

  • Norwood Park Washroom · 16 Norwood Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    401 m
  • Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom · 6 Williamson Rd
    View centre hours
    716 m
  • Main Square Community Centre Washroom · 245 Main St
    View centre hours
    761 m
Drinking water
Norwood Park drinking fountain · 411 m; East Toronto Athletic Field drinking fountain · 488 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

23 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,732 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Leroux Froebel Bilingual School (96 m, 104 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km23 centres · 1,732 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 23
  • Leroux Froebel Bilingual School · 72 Main St
    104 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    96 m
  • Bumble Bee Academy · 668 Kingston Rd
    47 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    148 m
  • Apple Jacks Preschool · 19 Benlamond Ave
    47 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    149 m
  • Waverley Road Montessori School · 646 Kingston Rd
    29 spaces · toddler, preschool
    171 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 226 (178 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 226 · 178 m87 Main St
Police55 Division · 2 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.2 km105 Cedarvale Ave

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

37 registered apartment buildings with 2,828 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 13 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 Main St (41 m, 38 units, 5 storeys, built 1974), which scored 89 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 43 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 29 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings37 · 2,828 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202643 across the 37
Open fire-code violations29
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 Main St · Potomac Construction Limited385197489 · Sep 2026041 m
5 Benlamond Ave · Signet Group Inc.555196093 · Aug 2025085 m
656 Kingston Rdsocial housing · Neighbourhood Link Homes1066199488 · Aug 20240148 m
700 Kingston Rd · Greenwin Corp.387197193 · Sep 20265172 m
600 Kingston Rd · Hazelview Property Services Inc688195790 · Aug 20261210 m
569 Kingston Rd · Linfred Investments154194088 · Jul 20250255 m
567 Kingston Rd · Linfred Investment154195092 · Aug 20260280 m
737 Kingston Rd · Jblue Enterprises244193583 · Aug 20260290 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 lots459 lots · ≈19,560 spaces · 58.7 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈980 spaces
Green P (public)13 car parks · about 635 spaces
EV charging (City)2219 Gerrard Street East · 419 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking24 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.7 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface1 km2947% (Q1 2026)
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface1 km28 *
85 Lee Ave · Surface1.1 km6861% (Q1 2026)
72 Amroth Ave · Surface1.2 km5050% (Q1 2026)
101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface1.2 km3550% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 52 m away, ≈30 spaces; 62 m away, ≈29 spaces; 82 m away, ≈22 spaces; 109 m away, ≈17 spaces; 141 m away, ≈7 spaces; 145 m away, ≈43 spaces. More EV charging: 2231 Gerrard Street East (438 m, 1 ports); 912 Kingston Road (738 m, 2 ports); 216 Oakcrest Ave (745 m, 2 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 — 8-hour, Nov 29, 2007

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 6,249 northbound vehicles, or 60% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 753. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,636 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,486). Trucks and buses were 5.2% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 19 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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.

From the north3,427southbound · 0 bikes · 5.1% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles10,429547 pedestrians · 17 cyclists · 5.2% heavy
From the east753westbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south6,249northbound · 16 bikes · 5.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,486 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,636 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 29, 2007

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 Main St between Benlamond Ave and Swanwick Ave (140 m away) recorded an average of 35 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 8,900 vehicles a day. Lyall Ave between Main St and Kimberley Ave measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Nov 2003). At the school-zone speed sign on Main St (173 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 124,418 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lyall Ave · Main St – Kimberley Ave · 46 mNov 2003 · 3 days1,30931 km/h40 km/h44 km/h
Main St · Benlamond Ave – Swanwick Ave · 140 mMay 2026 · 3 days8,92735 km/h42 km/h45 km/h

School-zone speed sign 173 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 40 km/h
Over the limit3.0%
50 km/h or more0.5%

Main St (northbound), 91 Main Street · 124,418 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

2019 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 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 May 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions21#3347 of 5,508
With an injury3#3364 of 4,660
Property damage only14
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201428latest May 3, 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 nine thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.1 a year. 78% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle930street/outdoor (7), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft200apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 1, 2024. 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 End-Danforth.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Main & Lyall a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 21 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 Main & Lyall?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 29, 2007, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Main & Lyall?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Main St between Benlamond Ave and Swanwick Ave (May 2026), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 173 m away (40 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Main & Lyall?

The nearest Green P car park is 117 Hammersmith Ave (1.0 km away, 29 spaces, 47% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 459 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,560 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2219 Gerrard Street East (419 m).

How do I get to Main & Lyall by transit?

Danforth GO is 692 m away; streetcar routes 503, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 161 m away; bus routes 64, 404, 135, 87, 20, 23, 113, 92 within 1 km (nearest stop: Main St at Lyall Ave North Side, 32 m).

What restaurants are near Main & Lyall?

8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 76 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Main Street Terrace (137 m), Apple Jacks Preschool (149 m), The Kingston House (151 m), Tim Hortons (194 m) and The Big Carrot (195 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 Main & Lyall?

The nearest is Norwood Park Washroom, 16 Norwood Rd, 401 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom (716 m); Main Square Community Centre Washroom (761 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 Main & Lyall?

23 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,732 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Leroux Froebel Bilingual School (96 m, 104 spaces), Bumble Bee Academy (148 m, 47 spaces) and Apple Jacks Preschool (149 m, 47 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Main & Lyall?

37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,828 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 Main St (41 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 5 Benlamond Ave (85 m, 55 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 656 Kingston Rd (148 m, 106 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 700 Kingston Rd (172 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 37 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 Main & Lyall?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 End-Danforth page.

What neighbourhood is Main & Lyall in?

Main & Lyall is in East End-Danforth (City of Toronto neighbourhood 062). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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