Chicago parking by block · Albany Park · Ward 33
Parking at 4950 N Christiana Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4900–4999 N Christiana Ave. Everything here is from City records — 58,589 parking tickets written across 125 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?
Zone 220
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 4950 N Christiana Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 N Kedzie Ave alone took 468 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning9,102 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4900 N Kedzie Ave — 468 tickets, 4 min walk E
- 3200 W Argyle St — 456 tickets, 3 min walk NE
- 4700 N Whipple St — 445 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Permit zones5,920 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3100 W Eastwood Ave — 478 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 4900 N Christiana Ave — 476 tickets, 1 min walk N
- 3000 W Gunnison St — 436 tickets, 8 min walk E
Plate checks2,279 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 N Albany Ave — 372 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 4900 N Whipple St — 237 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 5000 N Bernard St — 210 tickets, 4 min walk NW
Posted restrictions9,734 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3300 W Wilson Ave — 1,012 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 3200 W Wilson Ave — 733 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 4600 N St Louis Ave — 614 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Metered blocks31,525 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3600 W Lawrence Ave — 3,528 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 3500 W Lawrence Ave — 3,334 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 3400 W Lawrence Ave — 2,826 tickets, 4 min walk SW
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- Zone 220 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
- 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 33, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.