When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5. 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
3111 N Ashland Ave (9 min walk) · 3130 N Ashland Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1100 W Barry Ave alone took 397 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning9,969 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1100 W Barry Ave — 397, 7 min walk NE
- 1100 W Oakdale Ave — 384, 4 min walk E
- 1200 W Melrose St — 380, 9 min walk N
- 1300 W Melrose St — 366, 9 min walk N
- 2900 N Racine Ave — 333, 3 min walk E
Permit zones6,529 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 900 W Oakdale Ave — 681, 9 min walk E
- 1000 W Oakdale Ave — 604, 7 min walk E
- 2700 N Kenmore Ave — 582, 8 min walk SE
- 1100 W Wellington Ave — 547, 5 min walk NE
- 1000 W George St — 491, 7 min walk E
Plate checks5,612 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 W Melrose St — 387, 10 min walk N
- 1400 W Fletcher St — 375, 7 min walk NW
- 1200 W Barry Ave — 306, 6 min walk N
- 2500 N Southport Ave — 273, 10 min walk S
- 1300 W Barry Ave — 268, 5 min walk N
Posted restrictions493 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1400 W Diversey Pkwy — 191, 5 min walk SW
- 1500 W Diversey Pkwy — 185, 6 min walk SW
- 1600 W Diversey Pkwy — 117, 8 min walk W
Metered blocks48,821 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2700 N Lincoln Ave — 3,464, 6 min walk SE
- 1300 W Belmont Ave — 3,060, 8 min walk N
- 2900 N Lincoln Ave — 3,020, 2 min walk NW
- 2800 N Lincoln Ave — 2,578, 2 min walk SE
- 3100 N Lincoln Ave — 2,476, 9 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 32, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Aug6Thu
Aug7Fri
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
–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.