Parking at 3950 N Central Park Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 N Central Park Ave. Everything here is from City records — 22,464 parking tickets written across 142 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
3647 W Irving Park Rd (3 min walk) · 4020 N Elston Ave (3 min walk)
Streets to watch near 3950 N Central Park Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3800 N Sawyer Ave alone took 258 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning9,920 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3800 N Sawyer Ave — 258 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 4000 N St Louis Ave — 253 tickets, 4 min walk NE
- 3600 W Belle Plaine Ave — 246 tickets, 5 min walk NW
Permit zones2,657 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4100 N Bernard St — 325 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 4000 N Sawyer Ave — 282 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 3700 N Drake Ave — 276 tickets, 4 min walk S
Plate checks2,045 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3300 W Byron St — 244 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 3500 W Cullom Ave — 219 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 3900 N Monticello Ave — 214 tickets, 1 min walk NW
Posted restrictions962 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4200 N St Louis Ave — 259 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 4200 N Drake Ave — 248 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 3700 W Addison St — 205 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks6,331 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3400 W Irving Park Rd — 1,137 tickets, 4 min walk NE
- 4000 N Elston Avenue — 745 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 3500 W Irving Park Rd — 524 tickets, 2 min walk NE
Other enforcement287 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 3400 W Berteau Ave — 287 tickets, 8 min walk NE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 3647 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 3 min walk NW
- 4020 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 3 min walk NW
- 3960 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 10 min walk W
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.