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Melita & Lambertlodge

Melita Cres & Lambertlodge Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Wychwood · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Melita & Lambertlodge is a lightly travelled intersection, with heavy foot traffic. It sits in Wychwood. At the corner: parks. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
636
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 20, 2008
282 pedestrians · 26 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 5 property damage · #4572 of 5,508
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
1 streetcar route · 6 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 80 vehicles an hour, 7% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.3 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 4.1% of vehicle volume, about 5.3× 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. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Melita & Lambertlodge

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
512 nearest 913 m
TTC bus
12612726637161 nearest 89 m
Blue Night
312363307
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Christie St at Lambertlodge Ave South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Davenport Rd / Christie St 186 m · 27 docks · 17 stations, 271 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 (28)
  • St Bruno and St Raymond Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 295 m
  • Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 607 m
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 646 m
  • Winona Drive Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 704 m
  • McMurrich Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 787 m
  • Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 793 m
  • and 22 more
Parks (41)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch412 m
  • Toronto Public Library Wychwood branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 696 m
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 862 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 1.2 km
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 8 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 132. The nearest is Christie Gardens, 78 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés8 within 300 m · 132 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Christie Gardens · 600 Melita Cres78 mPassed, Aug 2026
Castleview Wychwood Towers · 351 Christie St184 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
The Benue · 440 Christie St199 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Annabelle · 440 Christie St200 mPassed, Sep 2025
Farm Boy · 740 Dupont Stgrocery236 mPassed, Jun 2026
Loblaws Supermarket · 650 Dupont Stgrocery259 mPassed, Jul 2026
T & T Sushi Bar · 650 Dupont St259 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Golden Horseshoe Barbecue · 657 Dupont St284 mPassed, Jun 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 Hillcrest Park Washroom, 332 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 37 m away at Marian Engel Park.

  • Hillcrest Park Washroom · 950 Davenport Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    332 m
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    1 km
Drinking water
Marian Engel Park drinking fountain · 37 m; Frankel - Lambert Park drinking fountain · 175 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,220 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Odyssey Montessori School (369 m, 57 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,220 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 13
  • Odyssey Montessori School · 256 Christie St
    57 spaces · toddler, preschool
    369 m
  • Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 50 Essex St
    179 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    607 m
  • Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St
    116 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    646 m
  • St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club Preschool · 843 Palmerston Ave
    69 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    671 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 343 (929 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 343 · 929 m65 Hendrick Ave
Police14 Division · 2.5 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.2 km674 Markham St

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

Within a kilometre there are 31 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,361 rental units — ten social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2 Lambertlodge Ave (70 m, 64 units, 5 storeys, built 1983), which scored 91 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 31 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 13 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 13 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings31 · 1,361 units · 10 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202613 across the 31
Open fire-code violations13
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2 Lambertlodge AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation645198391 · Nov 2025070 m
740 Dupont St · Greystar Canada Property Management Services Ltd21092021100 · Dec 20250237 m
470 Melita CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation375198090 · Jun 20261301 m
858 Davenport Rd · 1810036 Ontario Ltd.103192889 · Jul 20240340 m
1060 Davenport Rdsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes104199282 · Nov 20250475 m
11 Winona Drsocial housing · Hellenic Home For the Aged Inc.1507198797 · Jul 20260576 m
161 Christie St · Canlight Management Inc.154196591 · Jul 20260725 m
2 Vermont Ave · Tse In Trust163190069 · Aug 20250726 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 lots736 lots · ≈18,710 spaces · 56.1 ha
Within 500 m39 lots · ≈1,920 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 1,177 spaces
EV charging (City)273 Christie St · 372 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking39 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
789 St. Clair Avenue West · Surface933 m18 *
640 St Clair Ave W · Surface943 m1866% (Q1 2026)
700 St. Clair Ave West · Surface948 m18 *
287 RUSHTON RD. · Surface1 km1737% (Q1 2026)
11 Kenwood Ave · Surface1 km2568% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 64 m away, ≈33 spaces; 98 m away, ≈16 spaces; 103 m away, ≈34 spaces; 104 m away, ≈5 spaces; 114 m away, ≈6 spaces; 121 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 580 Christie St (639 m, 2 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.4 km, 2 ports); 365 Lippincott St. (1.4 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 — 8-hour, 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 16,183 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.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west145eastbound · 10 bikes · 18.6% heavy
Total vehicles636282 pedestrians · 26 cyclists · 14.3% heavy
From the east254westbound · 5 bikes · 10.2% heavy
From the south237northbound · 11 bikes · 16.0% heavy
AM peak hour108 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour101 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 20, 2008

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

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. 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). The reading is 20 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Melita Cres (183 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.0% of the 16,988 vehicles logged in July 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lambertlodge Ave · Melita Cres – Tony Silipo Way · 70 mNov 2006 · 3 days78231 km/h39 km/h45 km/h
Melita Cres · Frankel – Lambert Park Trl - Lane W of Melita Cres and S of Wychcrest · 197 mSep 2017 · 3 days21628 km/h39 km/h45 km/h

School-zone speed sign 183 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct20 · 29 km/h
Over the limit5.0%
40 km/h or more1.0%

Melita Cres (eastbound), 338 Melita Avenue · 16,988 vehicles logged in July 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; 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

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. The most recent report on file is from Dec 5, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4572 of 5,508
With an injury2#3802 of 4,660
Property damage only5
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201414latest Dec 5, 2025

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

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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle511street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft200house driveway/garage (2)

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

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Melita & Lambertlodge 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 Melita & Lambertlodge?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from May 20, 2008, 7% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Melita & Lambertlodge?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lambertlodge Ave between Melita Cres and Tony Silipo Way (November 2006), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 183 m away (30 km/h), 1.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Melita & Lambertlodge?

The nearest Green P car park is 789 St. Clair Avenue West (933 m away, 18 spaces). The City's mapping shows 736 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,710 spaces — 39 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (372 m).

How do I get to Melita & Lambertlodge by transit?

Streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 913 m away; bus routes 126, 127, 26, 63, 7, 161 within 1 km (nearest stop: Christie St at Lambertlodge Ave South Side, 89 m).

What restaurants are near Melita & Lambertlodge?

8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 132 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Christie Gardens (78 m), Castleview Wychwood Towers (184 m), The Benue (199 m), Annabelle (200 m) and T & T Sushi Bar (259 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 Melita & Lambertlodge?

The nearest is Hillcrest Park Washroom, 950 Davenport Rd, 332 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool 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 Melita & Lambertlodge?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,220 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Odyssey Montessori School (369 m, 57 spaces), Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care (607 m, 179 spaces) and Les Bouts D'choux (646 m, 116 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Melita & Lambertlodge?

31 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,361 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2 Lambertlodge Ave (70 m, 64 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 740 Dupont St (237 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 470 Melita Cres (301 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 858 Davenport Rd (340 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 31 is 90 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 Melita & Lambertlodge?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 Wychwood page.

What neighbourhood is Melita & Lambertlodge in?

Melita & Lambertlodge is in Wychwood (City of Toronto neighbourhood 094). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow.

Sources

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