When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1. 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
3130 N Ashland Ave (1 min walk) · 3111 N Ashland Ave (1 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1200 W Melrose St alone took 380 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,583 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1200 W Melrose St — 380, 8 min walk E
- 1300 W Melrose St — 366, 6 min walk NE
- 3400 N Ashland Ave — 348, 7 min walk N
- 3100 N Racine Ave — 331, 9 min walk E
- 3100 N Lakewood Ave — 319, 7 min walk E
Permit zones4,486 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3400 N Marshfield Ave — 903, 7 min walk N
- 3400 N Paulina St — 523, 8 min walk NW
- 3400 N Janssen Ave — 505, 8 min walk N
- 1700 W Roscoe St — 487, 9 min walk NW
- 1500 W Melrose St — 383, 3 min walk N
Plate checks6,096 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 W Melrose St — 387, 4 min walk NE
- 3300 N Lakewood Ave — 376, 8 min walk NE
- 1400 W Fletcher St — 375, 4 min walk E
- 1200 W Barry Ave — 306, 9 min walk E
- 1300 W School St — 298, 7 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,059 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1700 W Belmont Ave — 266, 5 min walk W
- 1400 W Diversey Pkwy — 191, 9 min walk S
- 1500 W Diversey Pkwy — 185, 9 min walk S
- 1900 W Belmont Ave — 167, 10 min walk W
- 1800 W Belmont Ave — 133, 6 min walk W
Metered blocks51,384 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3400 N Southport Ave — 5,450, 9 min walk NE
- 1300 W Belmont Ave — 3,060, 5 min walk E
- 2900 N Lincoln Ave — 3,020, 7 min walk SE
- 3300 N Lincoln Ave — 2,797, 6 min walk NW
- 3100 N Lincoln Ave — 2,476, 1 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 32, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
–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.