Parking at 450 N Austin Blvd
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 400–499 N Austin Blvd. Everything here is from City records — 11,251 parking tickets written across 68 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
5615 W Lake St (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 450 N Austin Blvd
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 0 N Mayfield Ave alone took 471 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,962 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 0 N Mayfield Ave — 471 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 100 N Waller Ave — 413 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 100 N Menard Ave — 294 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Permit zones3,076 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5900 W Superior St — 622 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 5900 W Midway Park — 566 tickets, 2 min walk NE
- 5900 W Fulton St — 541 tickets, 4 min walk SE
Plate checks3,413 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 200 N Mason Ave — 295 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 5900 W Ohio St — 241 tickets, 5 min walk NE
- 300 N Mayfield Ave — 199 tickets, 4 min walk SE
Posted restrictions630 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 700 N Austin Blvd — 357 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 300 N Austin Blvd — 97 tickets, 1 min walk S
- 100 N Austin Blvd — 95 tickets, 6 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5615 W Lake St — red-light camera, 10 min walk E
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.