Parking at 1950 N Lake Shore Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 N Lake Shore Dr. Everything here is from City records — 28,248 parking tickets written across 45 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
1817 N Clark St (6 min walk) · 1635 N LaSalle (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1950 N Lake Shore Dr
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1800 N Lincoln Park alone took 373 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,481 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1800 N Lincoln Park — 373 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 2100 N Lincoln Park — 313 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 200 W St Paul Ave — 293 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones774 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 W Wisconsin St — 461 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 1800 N Orleans St — 313 tickets, 9 min walk W
Plate checks3,467 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1900 N Lincoln Ave — 774 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 2100 N Stockton Dr — 525 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 1900 N Lincoln Park — 390 tickets, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions3,581 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2000 N Stockton Dr — 1,007 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 1900 N Stockton Dr — 952 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 1800 N Lincoln Ave — 512 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Metered blocks16,148 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 N Wells St — 4,676 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 1700 N Clark St — 3,168 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 1900 N Clark St — 2,273 tickets, 7 min walk W
Other enforcement2,661 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1800 N Stockton — 2,252 tickets, 5 min walk SW
- 1700 N Stockton — 409 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1817 N Clark St — speed camera, 6 min walk SW
- 1635 N LaSalle — speed camera, 9 min walk SW
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- A spoken warning before you reach any of the 2 cameras nearby.
- Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
- The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.