Parking at 1950 N Drake Ave
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Parking at this address

1950 N Drake Ave

Ward 26, cleaning section 7 · 39,913 parking tickets were written across 133 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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?
3
2010 N Kedzie Ave (9 min walk) · 3134 W Armitage Ave (9 min walk) · 3409 W North Ave (10 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 W Dickens Ave alone took 442 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning14,171 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3600 W Dickens Ave — 442, 4 min walk NW
  • 1900 N Drake Ave — 368, 1 min walk S
  • 3200 W Cortland St — 363, 8 min walk E
  • 1900 N Sawyer Ave — 358, 7 min walk E
  • 1900 N Ridgeway Ave — 340, 5 min walk W
Permit zones4,961 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 3500 W Cortland St — 646, 2 min walk SE
  • 1900 N Spaulding Ave — 583, 5 min walk E
  • 1900 N St Louis Ave — 485, 2 min walk SE
  • 3700 W Lyndale St — 472, 9 min walk NW
  • 2100 N St Louis Ave — 350, 4 min walk NE
Plate checks6,225 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 3500 W Dickens Ave — 378, 3 min walk N
  • 3500 W Mclean Ave — 378, 2 min walk N
  • 2100 N Spaulding Ave — 347, 7 min walk NE
  • 2000 N Hamlin Ave — 342, 7 min walk W
  • 3500 W Lyndale St — 340, 7 min walk N
Posted restrictions3,613 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 1700 N Kimball Ave — 580, 6 min walk SE
  • 1900 N Kimball Ave — 512, 4 min walk E
  • 2200 N Kimball Ave — 493, 8 min walk NE
  • 2000 N Kimball Ave — 453, 4 min walk E
  • 1800 N Kimball Ave — 427, 5 min walk SE
Metered blocks10,936 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 3200 W Armitage Ave — 3,416, 7 min walk E
  • 3300 W Armitage Ave — 1,473, 4 min walk E
  • 2300 N St Louis Ave — 1,190, 9 min walk N
  • 3500 W North Ave — 850, 9 min walk S
  • 3500 W Armitage Ave — 829, 1 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 26, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
3 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.