Parking at 3450 S Western Blvd
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3400–3499 S Western Blvd. Everything here is from City records — 6,184 parking tickets written across 80 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?
3
3452 S Western Ave (1 min walk) · 3517 S Western Ave (1 min walk)
Streets to watch near 3450 S Western Blvd
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 W 37th St alone took 259 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,617 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2200 W 37th St — 259 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 3600 S Hoyne Ave — 183 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 2100 W 37th St — 160 tickets, 8 min walk SE
Permit zones1,798 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3600 S Hamilton Ave — 176 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 3400 S Leavitt St — 154 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 3300 S Seeley Ave — 154 tickets, 9 min walk E
Plate checks876 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3200 S Hoyne Ave — 177 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 2600 W 35th Pl — 148 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 3500 S Seeley Ave — 136 tickets, 9 min walk E
Posted restrictions379 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 2000 W 35th St — 121 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 2200 W 35th St — 109 tickets, 4 min walk E
- 2100 W 35th St — 107 tickets, 5 min walk E
Other enforcement69 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 2000 W 34th St — 69 tickets, 9 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 3452 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk SW
- 3517 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk S
- 3624 S Western Ave — speed camera, 4 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 3 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.