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Melita & Wychcrest (West)

Melita Cres & Wychcrest Ave (West) · Toronto, Ontario · Wychwood · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Melita & Wychcrest (West) is a quiet local crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Wychwood. At the corner: a school within 250 m and 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
824
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 20, 2018
313 pedestrians · 133 cyclists
Collisions
15
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 10 property damage · #3835 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
0
TTC stops 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 100 vehicles an hour, 9% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 16.1% of vehicle volume, about 21× the typical share. On average 1.5 collisions a year were reported here in 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 & Wychcrest (West)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
512 nearest 1 km
TTC bus
26631271261617 nearest 200 m
Blue Night
312363307
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Dupont St / Ossington Ave 282 m · 15 docks · 17 stations, 279 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 (25)
  • St Bruno and St Raymond Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 97 m
  • Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 515 m
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 545 m
  • Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 576 m
  • Winona Drive Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 614 m
  • McMurrich Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 723 m
  • and 19 more
Parks (41)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch280 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Wychwood branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 853 m
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 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 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 97. The nearest is Casamiento, 212 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 97 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 19 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Casamiento · 787 Dupont St212 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Maison T · 1071 Shaw St217 mPassed, Aug 2026
Maison T · 1071 Shaw St218 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Farm Boy · 740 Dupont Stgrocery231 mPassed, Jun 2026
Super Coffee · 1085 Davenport Rd270 mPassed, Apr 2026
Christie Gardens · 600 Melita Cres317 mPassed, Aug 2026
Contra Cafe · 1028 Shaw St374 mPassed, Aug 2026
915 Dupont Cafe · 915 Dupont St385 mPassed, Jul 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, 497 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 187 m away at Frankel - Lambert Park.

  • Hillcrest Park Washroom · 950 Davenport Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    497 m
  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    907 m
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    914 m
Drinking water
Frankel - Lambert Park drinking fountain · 187 m; Marian Engel Park drinking fountain · 269 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 889 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Aspiring Academics Preschool - Somerset (438 m, 46 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km12 centres · 889 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 12
  • Aspiring Academics Preschool - Somerset · 56 Somerset Ave
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    438 m
  • Odyssey Montessori School · 256 Christie St
    57 spaces · toddler, preschool
    453 m
  • Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St
    116 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    545 m
  • Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 50 Essex St
    179 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    576 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 343 (915 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 343 · 915 m65 Hendrick Ave
Police14 Division · 2.4 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 1.2 km760 Dovercourt Rd

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 18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,004 rental units — nine social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 470 Melita Cres (27 m, 37 units, 5 storeys, built 1980), which scored 90 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 18 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 12 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings18 · 1,004 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202612 across the 18
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
470 Melita CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation375198090 · Jun 2026127 m
740 Dupont St · Greystar Canada Property Management Services Ltd21092021100 · Dec 20250232 m
1060 Davenport Rdsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes104199282 · Nov 20250339 m
2 Lambertlodge AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation645198391 · Nov 20250349 m
11 Winona Drsocial housing · Hellenic Home For the Aged Inc.1507198797 · Jul 20260444 m
858 Davenport Rd · 1810036 Ontario Ltd.103192889 · Jul 20240597 m
10 Mount Royal Ave · 741476 Ontario Inc123191382 · Jun 20250600 m
2 Regal Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management1048195595 · Jul 20257657 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 lots708 lots · ≈20,170 spaces · 60.5 ha
Within 500 m40 lots · ≈1,300 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 1,132 spaces
EV charging (City)273 Christie St · 475 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking24 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
789 St. Clair Avenue West · Surface1 km18 *
700 St. Clair Ave West · Surface1 km18 *
287 RUSHTON RD. · Surface1 km1737% (Q1 2026)
640 St Clair Ave W · Surface1.1 km1866% (Q1 2026)
745 Ossington Ave · Surface1.1 km4667% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 40 m away, ≈26 spaces; 76 m away, ≈12 spaces; 76 m away, ≈31 spaces; 78 m away, ≈4 spaces; 90 m away, ≈59 spaces; 93 m away, ≈17 spaces. More EV charging: 580 Christie St (772 m, 2 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.3 km, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.4 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, Sep 20, 2018

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 364 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 44% of the total, against 104 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (55 of 133). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 142 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 138 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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 north228southbound · 40 bikes · 4.8% heavy
From the west364eastbound · 55 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles824313 pedestrians · 133 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east128westbound · 20 bikes · 3.9% heavy
From the south104northbound · 18 bikes · 1.9% heavy
AM peak hour142 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour138 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 20, 2018

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 Melita Cres between Frankel and Lambert Park Trl - Lane W of Melita Cres and S of Wychcrest, 133 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2017 put the average speed at 28 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 200 vehicles a day. Wychcrest Ave between Lane W of Melita Cres and S of Wychcrest and Tony Silipo Way measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 37 km/h (Jun 2024). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Melita Cres (164 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Melita Cres · Frankel – Lambert Park Trl - Lane W of Melita Cres and S of Wychcrest · 133 mSep 2017 · 3 days21628 km/h39 km/h45 km/h
Wychcrest Ave · Lane W of Melita Cres and S of Wychcrest – Tony Silipo Way · 134 mJun 2024 · 3 days50028 km/h37 km/h41 km/h

School-zone speed sign 164 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.

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 2017, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 1 collision (7%) involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 40% of collisions. 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 Mar 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions15#3835 of 5,508
With an injury1#4652 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201418latest Mar 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

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

Eight 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. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.1 a year before that. 63% 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 vehicle820street/outdoor (5), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft200house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 10, 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 Wychwood.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Melita & Wychcrest (West) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 15 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 & Wychcrest (West)?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Sep 20, 2018, 9% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Melita & Wychcrest (West)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Melita Cres between Frankel and Lambert Park Trl - Lane W of Melita Cres and S of Wychcrest (September 2017), found an average of 28 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 164 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 & Wychcrest (West)?

The nearest Green P car park is 789 St. Clair Avenue West (1.0 km away, 18 spaces). The City's mapping shows 708 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,170 spaces — 40 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (475 m).

How do I get to Melita & Wychcrest (West) by transit?

Streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 1.0 km away; bus routes 26, 63, 127, 126, 161, 7 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Melita & Wychcrest (West)?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 97 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Casamiento (212 m), Maison T (217 m), Maison T (218 m), Super Coffee (270 m) and Christie Gardens (317 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 & Wychcrest (West)?

The nearest is Hillcrest Park Washroom, 950 Davenport Rd, 497 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Dovercourt Park Washroom (907 m); Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (914 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 Melita & Wychcrest (West)?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 889 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Aspiring Academics Preschool - Somerset (438 m, 46 spaces), Odyssey Montessori School (453 m, 57 spaces) and Les Bouts D'choux (545 m, 116 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Melita & Wychcrest (West)?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,004 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 470 Melita Cres (27 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 740 Dupont St (232 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 1060 Davenport Rd (339 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 2 Lambertlodge Ave (349 m, 64 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 89 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 & Wychcrest (West)?

Toronto Police place eight 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 Wychwood page.

What neighbourhood is Melita & Wychcrest (West) in?

Melita & Wychcrest (West) 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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