Melita & Lambertlodge

Traffic volume8-hour count · May 20, 2008

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 254 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 40% of the total, against 145 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 108 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 101 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 14.3% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 18 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2008, 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.

Peak hours: 108 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 101 from 5:00 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

The worst year was 2023, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (25%) 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 Jul 7, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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

On Lambertlodge Ave between Melita Cres and Tony Silipo Way, 70 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2006 put the average speed at 31 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 39 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. The reading is 20 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Melita Cres between Frankel and Lambert Park Trl - Lane W of Melita Cres and S of Wychcrest measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Sep 2017) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Melita Cres (183 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.0% of the 15,763 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Lambertlodge Avenue between Christie St and Melita Cres.

Speed sign

Melita Cres (eastbound), 183 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 19 km/h, 85th percentile 29 km/h; 1.0% at 40 km/h or more. 15,763 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Lambertlodge Avenue (Christie St – Melita Cres): 5 speed humps

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.

• Groceries and food13/30

  3 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit14/28

  4 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go6/14

  library 520 m away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation7/10

  3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

• Schools and child care6/8

  1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot2/10

  traffic calming

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.

Within a kilometre there are nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 526 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2 Lambertlodge Ave (83 m, 64 units, 5 storeys, built 1983), which scored 91 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

9 registered buildings · 526 units · 5 social housing · tallest 9 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.

Five thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 22, 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 Wychwood.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 20, 2008.
• 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary); Traffic Calming Database.
• 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 12 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: 43.67364, -79.42344 · centreline node 13462975.