Chicago parking by block · Austin · Ward 37

Parking at 1950 N Lotus

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 N Lotus. Everything here is from City records — 20,176 parking tickets written across 109 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, September 22

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

5440 W Grand Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 37, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 1950 N Lotus

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 W North Ave alone took 378 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,395 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

5200 W North Ave — 378 tickets, 10 min walk SE
5500 W North Ave — 343 tickets, 9 min walk S
5300 W North Ave — 301 tickets, 9 min walk S

Permit zones2,660 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

2100 N Mango Ave — 678 tickets, 9 min walk NW
2000 N Parkside — 662 tickets, 6 min walk W
1700 N Luna Ave — 409 tickets, 6 min walk SW

Plate checks5,008 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

2100 N Latrobe Ave — 331 tickets, 7 min walk NE
1700 N Linder Ave — 322 tickets, 5 min walk S
2100 N Leamington Ave — 262 tickets, 9 min walk NE

Posted restrictions5,798 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

1600 N Luna — 529 tickets, 8 min walk S
2100 N Parkside — 504 tickets, 8 min walk NW
5100 W Palmer St — 421 tickets, 10 min walk NE

Other enforcement63 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

5500 W Homer St — 63 tickets, 4 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5440 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk N

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 1 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.

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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 37, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.