Parking at 550 E 29th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 500–599 E 29th St. Everything here is from City records — 21,849 parking tickets written across 65 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?
2
3103 S Martin Luther King Dr (7 min walk) · 371 E 31st St (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 550 E 29th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 S Indiana Ave alone took 588 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,799 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2900 S Indiana Ave — 588 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 200 E 29th St — 340 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 2900 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 160 tickets, 5 min walk W
Permit zones5,046 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3100 S Rhodes Ave — 1,164 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 500 E 32nd St — 635 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 400 E 31st Street — 605 tickets, 7 min walk SW
City sticker checks629 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 3000 S Lake Shore Drive — 222 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 2600 S Lake Shore Drive — 123 tickets, 4 min walk NE
- 2700 S Lake Shore Drive — 101 tickets, 3 min walk NE
Plate checks4,794 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2900 S Vernon Ave — 1,403 tickets, 3 min walk SW
- 2800 S Vernon Ave — 570 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 2700 S Prairie Ave — 567 tickets, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions2,594 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3100 S Lake Shore Dr — 728 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 3000 S Fort Dearborn — 494 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 300 E 29th St — 342 tickets, 5 min walk W
Metered blocks6,680 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2900 S Fort Dearborn — 5,416 tickets, 5 min walk SE
- 600 E 31st St — 1,264 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Other enforcement58 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 200 E 31st St — 58 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 3103 S Martin Luther King Dr — red-light camera, 7 min walk SW
- 371 E 31st St — red-light camera, 7 min walk SW
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 2 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.