Parking at 450 E 49th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 400–499 E 49th St. Everything here is from City records — 24,495 parking tickets written across 118 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 450 E 49th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 400 E 48th St alone took 574 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning9,681 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 400 E 48th St — 574 tickets, 2 min walk NW
- 4700 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 461 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 4600 S Evans Ave — 416 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks9,364 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 600 E 50th Pl — 598 tickets, 5 min walk SE
- 800 E 49th St — 577 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 4700 S Evans Ave — 395 tickets, 8 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,346 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5000 S Forrestville Ave — 898 tickets, 4 min walk SE
- 5000 S Champlain Ave — 356 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 600 E 47th St — 92 tickets, 7 min walk NE
Metered blocks3,396 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 700 E 47th St — 1,289 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 200 E 47th St — 655 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 100 E 47th St — 588 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Other enforcement562 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 500 E 51st St — 427 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 300 E 51st St — 135 tickets, 6 min walk SW
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.