When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17 · Friday, November 13 · Monday, November 16. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 383. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
2
3130 N Ashland Ave (4 min walk) · 3111 N Ashland Ave (5 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1300 W Melrose St alone took 366 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,203 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1300 W Melrose St — 366, 9 min walk E
- 3400 N Ashland Ave — 348, 5 min walk NE
- 1700 W Henderson St — 258, 3 min walk NW
- 1500 W Roscoe St — 249, 6 min walk NE
- 3300 N Ravenswood Ave — 178, 4 min walk NW
Permit zones6,312 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3400 N Marshfield Ave — 903, 5 min walk N
- 3400 N Paulina St — 523, 5 min walk N
- 3400 N Janssen Ave — 505, 8 min walk NE
- 1700 W Roscoe St — 487, 4 min walk NW
- 3500 N Marshfield Ave — 457, 7 min walk N
Plate checks5,442 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 W Melrose St — 387, 7 min walk E
- 1400 W Fletcher St — 375, 8 min walk E
- 1300 W School St — 298, 9 min walk E
- 3500 N Paulina St — 276, 7 min walk N
- 1300 W Barry Ave — 268, 9 min walk SE
Posted restrictions1,079 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1500 W Addison St — 305, 10 min walk NE
- 1700 W Belmont Ave — 266, 2 min walk SW
- 2000 W Belmont Ave — 208, 9 min walk W
- 1900 W Belmont Ave — 167, 7 min walk W
- 1800 W Belmont Ave — 133, 3 min walk SW
Metered blocks50,206 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3400 N Southport Ave — 5,450, 10 min walk NE
- 1300 W Belmont Ave — 3,060, 9 min walk E
- 3300 N Lincoln Ave — 2,797, 3 min walk N
- 3100 N Lincoln Ave — 2,476, 5 min walk SE
- 2000 W Roscoe St — 2,467, 10 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 32, section 4. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
✓Permit zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
✓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.