When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 23
Then Monday, October 26. 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?
1
5330 S Cottage Grove Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 S Woodlawn Ave alone took 400 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,666 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 S Woodlawn Ave — 400, 6 min walk N
- 5400 S Ingleside Ave — 389, 7 min walk SW
- 5100 S Kimbark Ave — 387, 4 min walk NE
- 5200 S Woodlawn Ave — 352, 1 min walk NE
- 5400 S Ellis Ave — 333, 6 min walk SW
Plate checks20,278 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 E 52nd St — 789, 7 min walk E
- 5200 S Drexel Ave — 787, 6 min walk W
- 5200 S Kenwood Ave — 696, 5 min walk E
- 1300 E Hyde Park Blvd — 656, 7 min walk NE
- 5100 S Dorchester Ave — 656, 7 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,673 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5100 S Harper Ave — 728, 9 min walk E
- 5000 S Blackstone Ave — 642, 9 min walk NE
- 5300 S Ingleside Ave — 303, 5 min walk W
Metered blocks44,962 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1300 E 53rd St — 15,694, 4 min walk E
- 1400 E 53rd St — 10,344, 7 min walk E
- 1400 E Hyde Park Blvd — 3,832, 8 min walk NE
- 5200 S Harper Ave — 3,600, 9 min walk E
- 5300 S Blackstone Ave — 2,758, 8 min walk E
Other enforcement69 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 69, 9 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 5, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul7Tue
Jul10Fri
Aug26Wed
Aug28Fri
Oct23Fri
Oct26Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 23.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
✓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.