Parking at 1950 N California Ave
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Parking at this address

1950 N California Ave

Ward 1, cleaning section 10 · 52,589 parking tickets were written across 156 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
Then Tuesday, October 20. 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
3134 W Armitage Ave (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W Palmer Blvd alone took 546 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning14,976 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3000 W Palmer Blvd — 546, 9 min walk NW
  • 2000 N Campbell Ave — 408, 9 min walk E
  • 2700 W Francis Pl — 368, 3 min walk NE
  • 2300 N Washtenaw Ave — 351, 9 min walk N
  • 2800 W Shakespeare Ave — 347, 5 min walk N
Permit zones9,567 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2700 W Belden Ave — 785, 8 min walk N
  • 2400 W Homer St — 657, 10 min walk E
  • 1900 N Humboldt Blvd — 632, 4 min walk W
  • 1600 N Fairfield Ave — 561, 9 min walk S
  • 2800 W Belden Ave — 524, 9 min walk N
Plate checks4,686 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2500 W Cortland St — 301, 7 min walk E
  • 2200 N Rockwell St — 292, 9 min walk NE
  • 1900 N Kedzie Ave — 260, 10 min walk W
  • 2200 N Talman Ave — 260, 8 min walk NE
  • 2100 N Humboldt Blvd — 257, 7 min walk NW
Metered blocks23,182 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2300 N Milwaukee Ave — 7,972, 8 min walk N
  • 2300 N California Ave — 2,375, 9 min walk N
  • 2000 N Milwaukee Ave — 1,794, 7 min walk NE
  • 2200 N Milwaukee Ave — 1,420, 7 min walk N
  • 2700 W North Ave — 1,378, 10 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 1, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct19Mon
Oct20Tue

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, October 19.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.