When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29 · Tuesday, November 10 · Thursday, November 12. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4700 S Woodlawn Ave alone took 409 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,779 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4700 S Woodlawn Ave — 409, 4 min walk NE
- 5000 S Woodlawn Ave — 400, 5 min walk SE
- 5100 S Kimbark Ave — 387, 8 min walk SE
- 900 E 46th St — 377, 8 min walk NW
- 5200 S Woodlawn Ave — 352, 9 min walk S
Plate checks23,182 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4600 S Drexel Blvd — 1,281, 7 min walk NW
- 4500 S Drexel Blvd — 1,050, 10 min walk NW
- 4800 S Drexel Blvd — 797, 5 min walk W
- 4900 S Drexel Blvd — 774, 5 min walk W
- 1300 E Hyde Park Blvd — 656, 9 min walk SE
Posted restrictions1,188 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4600 S Lake Park Ave — 1,188, 9 min walk NE
Metered blocks2,092 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 700 E 47th St — 1,289, 9 min walk NW
- 4700 S Cottage Grove Ave — 482, 8 min walk W
- 1000 E 53rd St — 321, 9 min walk S
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 4, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
Nov10Tue
Nov12Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓City sticker & platesA missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
✓The tickets you still getContested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
✓What it costsThe average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.