When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 27
Then Wednesday, October 28. 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?
2
1638 N Ashland Ave (8 min walk) · 1635 N Ashland Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 N Ashland Ave alone took 769 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,779 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1400 N Ashland Ave — 769, 9 min walk SE
- 2000 W Pierce Ave — 706, 4 min walk SW
- 1900 W Crystal St — 577, 9 min walk S
- 1300 N Hoyne Ave — 461, 9 min walk SW
- 1500 N Ashland Ave — 431, 8 min walk E
Permit zones16,226 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 N Wolcott Ave — 973, 1 min walk N
- 1600 N Winchester Ave — 969, 2 min walk NW
- 1900 W Evergreen Ave — 822, 7 min walk S
- 1200 N Marion Ct — 766, 8 min walk S
- 2100 W Concord Pl — 763, 6 min walk W
Plate checks15,225 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1200 N Wolcott Ave — 959, 8 min walk S
- 1500 N Hoyne Ave — 654, 6 min walk SW
- 1900 W Schiller St — 609, 5 min walk S
- 1400 N Wicker Park Ave — 529, 4 min walk S
- 1600 N Leavitt St — 457, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions1,568 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1200 N Wood St — 731, 9 min walk S
- 1500 N Greenview Ave — 429, 10 min walk E
- 1200 N Hermitage Ave — 408, 8 min walk SE
Metered blocks80,789 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1400 N Milwaukee Ave — 10,770, 5 min walk SE
- 1500 N Milwaukee Ave — 10,128, 2 min walk SW
- 1300 N Milwaukee Ave — 8,398, 7 min walk SE
- 1200 N Milwaukee Ave — 6,840, 10 min walk SE
- 1900 W North Ave — 4,605, 1 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 32, section 18. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May5Tue
May6Wed
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 27.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras2 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.