Chicago parking by block · Gage Park · Ward 14

Parking at 3450 W 54th Pl

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3400–3499 W 54th Pl. Everything here is from City records — 21,220 parking tickets written across 116 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1856
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
6
3510 W 55th St (3 min walk) · 3212 W 55th St (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 14, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon

Streets to watch near 3450 W 54th Pl

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W 53rd St alone took 223 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,388 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones8,145 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks120 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks7,838 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,451 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3510 W 55th St — speed camera, 3 min walk SW
  • 3212 W 55th St — speed camera, 6 min walk E
  • 3217 W 55th St — speed camera, 6 min walk SE
  • 3209 W 55th St — red-light camera, 7 min walk E
  • 5452 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk E
  • 5532 S Kedzie Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk SE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1856 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 6 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 14, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.