Parking at 5450 N Austin Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5400–5499 N Austin Ave. Everything here is from City records — 4,914 parking tickets written across 119 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
6020 W Foster Ave (6 min walk)
Streets to watch near 5450 N Austin Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 N Mango Ave alone took 98 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning907 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5600 N Mango Ave — 98 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 5400 N Monitor Ave — 97 tickets, 4 min walk E
- 5600 N Meade Ave — 88 tickets, 5 min walk NW
Permit zones267 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 5500 N Menard — 133 tickets, 6 min walk NE
- 5100 N Austin Ave — 83 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 5500 N Mcvicker Ave — 51 tickets, 3 min walk NW
Plate checks2,483 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5500 N Northwest Hwy — 138 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 5500 N Mango Ave — 122 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 5500 N Austin Ave — 116 tickets, 2 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 6020 W Foster Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk S
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.