Parking at 2950 W Columbus Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 W Columbus Ave. Everything here is from City records — 3,227 parking tickets written across 51 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?
1
2550 W 79th St (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2950 W Columbus Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7900 S Albany Ave alone took 73 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning136 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7900 S Albany Ave — 73 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 7900 S Richmond St — 63 tickets, 8 min walk S
Permit zones432 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7700 S Troy St — 248 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 7800 S Troy St — 110 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 7900 S Mozart St — 74 tickets, 8 min walk S
City sticker checks52 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7300 S Whipple St — 52 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks2,240 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7900 S California Ave — 163 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 7900 S Whipple St — 137 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 7700 S Albany Ave — 131 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2550 W 79th St — speed camera, 9 min walk SE
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.
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.