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Malvern & Lyall

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

Malvern & Lyall is a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence. It sits in East End-Danforth. It has 3 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Danforth GO 791 m away and 16 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,197
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 20, 2022
860 pedestrians · 46 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4578 of 5,508 · +1 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 150 vehicles an hour, 13% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 3.8% of vehicle volume, about 5.0× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 0.8 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Malvern & 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 East791 m
Streetcar
503506 nearest 195 m
TTC bus
4041356412117201132387 nearest 180 m
Blue Night
306322324316300
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kingston Rd / Beech Ave 204 m · 15 docks · 8 stations, 138 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 (23)
  • Notre Dame Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 99 m
  • Malvern Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 150 m
  • St John Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 186 m
  • Adam Beck Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 418 m
  • Beaches MontessoriPrivate · 447 m
  • Beaches Alternative Jr & Kimberley JrEnglish Public · 490 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (23)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch542 m
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Balmy Beach 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 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 98 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Black Dog Cafe, 252 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2024.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 98 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Black Dog Cafe · 878 Kingston Rd252 mPassed, May 2024
Black Dog Cafe · 878 Kingston Rd252 mPassed, Aug 2026
Fearless Meat · 884 Kingston Rdgrocery264 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Fearless Meat · 884 Kingston Rdgrocery264 mPassed, May 2025 · 2 infractions
Sun's Milk · 896 Kingston Rd294 mPassed, Nov 2023 · 1 infraction
The Black Canary Espresso Bar · 900 Kingston Rd300 mPassed, Mar 2024
Kibo Upper Beach · 906 Kingston Rd315 mPassed, Feb 2025
Cafe Parmesan · 918 Kingston Rd347 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 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

The nearest public washroom is Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom, 379 m away, Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed. A drinking fountain is 522 m away at East Toronto Athletic Field.

  • Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom · 79 Lawlor Ave
    Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed
    379 m
  • Norwood Park Washroom · 16 Norwood Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    771 m
  • Main Square Community Centre Washroom · 245 Main St
    View centre hours
    817 m
Drinking water
East Toronto Athletic Field drinking fountain · 522 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

21 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,589 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids Club (Day Care Connection) (186 m, 118 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km21 centres · 1,589 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 21
  • Kids Club (Day Care Connection) · 780 Kingston Rd
    118 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    186 m
  • East Toronto Village Children's Centre · 43 Kimberley Ave
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    387 m
  • Community Centre 55-Adam Beck · 400 Scarborough Rd
    198 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    418 m
  • Bumble Bee Academy · 668 Kingston Rd
    47 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    432 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 226 (472 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 226 · 472 m87 Main St
Police55 Division · 2.4 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.5 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

34 registered apartment buildings with 2,761 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 11 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 828 Kingston Rd (147 m, 147 units, 7 storeys, built 1962), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 54 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 28 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 2,761 units · 11 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202654 across the 34
Open fire-code violations28
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
828 Kingston RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1477196296 · Jul 20253147 m
737 Kingston Rd · Jblue Enterprises244193583 · Aug 20260289 m
700 Kingston Rd · Greenwin Corp.387197193 · Sep 20265368 m
2287 Gerrard St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation385196796 · Jul 20250396 m
656 Kingston Rdsocial housing · Neighbourhood Link Homes1066199488 · Aug 20240449 m
50 Main St · Potomac Construction Limited385197489 · Sep 20260472 m
5 Benlamond Ave · Signet Group Inc.555196093 · Aug 20250515 m
983 Kingston Rd · Ez Property Management Ltd143192578 · Jun 20240569 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 lots422 lots · ≈19,280 spaces · 57.8 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈860 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 535 spaces
EV charging (City)912 Kingston Road · 349 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking23 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.5 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface942 m8329% (Q1 2026)
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface1.1 km2947% (Q1 2026)
136 Wineva Ave. · Surface1.2 km28 *
85 Lee Ave · Surface1.3 km6861% (Q1 2026)
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.4 km173 *

Nearest lots: 114 m away, ≈66 spaces; 122 m away, ≈55 spaces; 148 m away, ≈14 spaces; 178 m away, ≈37 spaces; 199 m away, ≈5 spaces; 206 m away, ≈80 spaces. More EV charging: 2231 Gerrard Street East (505 m, 1 ports); 2219 Gerrard Street East (562 m, 2 ports); 216 Oakcrest Ave (1 km, 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, Apr 20, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The south leg carries the load — 815 northbound vehicles, or 68% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 141. Morning rush is the busier period: 261 vehicles in the peak hour from 7:45 a.m., compared with 220 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north0southbound · 4 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west241eastbound · 18 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles1,197860 pedestrians · 46 cyclists · 2.3% heavy
From the east141westbound · 14 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the south815northbound · 10 bikes · 2.2% heavy
AM peak hour261 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour220 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 20, 2022

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 Malvern Ave between Kingston Rd and Lyall Ave (85 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 3-day count in January 2006; 85% of drivers were at or under 41 km/h. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. Lyall Ave between Hannaford St and Pickering St measured slower: 29 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Nov 2003). The reading is 20 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Lyall Ave (35 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 47,604 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Malvern Ave · Kingston Rd – Lyall Ave · 85 mJan 2006 · 3 days1,26431 km/h41 km/h46 km/h
Lyall Ave · Hannaford St – Pickering St · 159 mNov 2003 · 24 h60829 km/h35 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 35 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct9 · 21 km/h
Over the limit0.2%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Lyall Ave (eastbound), 72 Lyall Avenue · 47,604 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

2018 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4578 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only6
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201411latest Feb 13, 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 one theft from a vehicle and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 100% of the bike thefts were from other premises.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft600other (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 25, 2025. 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 Malvern & Lyall a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 8 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 Malvern & Lyall?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 20, 2022, 13% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Malvern & Lyall?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Malvern Ave between Kingston Rd and Lyall Ave (January 2006), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 41 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 35 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Malvern & Lyall?

The nearest Green P car park is 197 Blantyre Ave (942 m away, 83 spaces, 29% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 422 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,280 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 912 Kingston Road (349 m).

How do I get to Malvern & Lyall by transit?

Danforth GO is 791 m away; streetcar routes 503, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 195 m away; bus routes 404, 135, 64, 12, 117, 20, 113, 23 and 1 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Malvern & Lyall?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 98 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Black Dog Cafe (252 m), Black Dog Cafe (252 m), Sun's Milk (294 m), The Black Canary Espresso Bar (300 m) and Kibo Upper Beach (315 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 Malvern & Lyall?

The nearest is Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom, 79 Lawlor Ave, 379 m away (Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed). Next nearest: Norwood Park Washroom (771 m); Main Square Community Centre Washroom (817 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 Malvern & Lyall?

21 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,589 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids Club (Day Care Connection) (186 m, 118 spaces), East Toronto Village Children's Centre (387 m, 52 spaces) and Community Centre 55-Adam Beck (418 m, 198 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Malvern & Lyall?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,761 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 828 Kingston Rd (147 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 737 Kingston Rd (289 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 700 Kingston Rd (368 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 2287 Gerrard St E (396 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 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 Malvern & Lyall?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and six 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 Malvern & Lyall in?

Malvern & 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

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