Parking at 6550 N Ravenswood Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6500–6599 N Ravenswood Ave. Everything here is from City records — 36,993 parking tickets written across 124 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 6550 N Ravenswood Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1700 W North Shore Ave alone took 491 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning9,106 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1700 W North Shore Ave — 491 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 6300 N Hoyne Ave — 463 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 6800 N Ravenswood Ave — 447 tickets, 8 min walk N
Permit zones4,067 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6500 N Seeley Ave — 684 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 6500 N Hoyne Ave — 503 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 6400 N Glenwood Ave — 498 tickets, 10 min walk E
Plate checks6,673 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1600 W Farwell Ave — 550 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 2000 W Arthur Ave — 529 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 6400 N Seeley Ave — 494 tickets, 7 min walk W
Posted restrictions7,087 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2100 W Arthur Ave — 607 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 6700 N Ravenswood — 573 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 6600 N Ravenswood — 494 tickets, 3 min walk N
Metered blocks9,960 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2000 W Devon Ave — 1,787 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 6900 N Clark St — 1,742 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 6600 N Clark St — 1,074 tickets, 4 min walk NE
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.