Parking at 2950 W Carroll Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 W Carroll Ave. Everything here is from City records — 8,177 parking tickets written across 75 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
208 N Sacramento Blvd (5 min walk) · 133 N Sacramento Blvd (5 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2950 W Carroll Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W Fulton Blvd alone took 377 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,048 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3200 W Fulton Blvd — 377 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 3200 W Washington Blvd — 225 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 500 N Troy St — 195 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Permit zones345 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 W Washington Blvd — 345 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Plate checks5,101 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2900 W Warren Blvd — 323 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 3100 W Warren Blvd — 314 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 2600 W Washington Blvd — 302 tickets, 10 min walk SE
Posted restrictions76 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3100 W Madison St — 76 tickets, 10 min walk S
Other enforcement135 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 600 N Kedzie — 135 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 208 N Sacramento Blvd — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
- 133 N Sacramento Blvd — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
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.