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?
6
3217 W 55th St (4 min walk) · 3212 W 55th St (4 min walk) · 3510 W 55th St (4 min walk) +3 more
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W 54th St alone took 346 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,356 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3000 W 54th St — 346, 9 min walk E
- 5500 S Albany Ave — 251, 7 min walk E
- 3200 W 53rd St — 223, 6 min walk NE
- 3100 W 52nd St — 173, 10 min walk NE
- 5700 S Homan Ave — 169, 7 min walk S
Permit zones8,976 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3100 W 53rd St — 677, 6 min walk NE
- 5400 S Sawyer Ave — 646, 3 min walk E
- 3000 W 53rd St — 627, 9 min walk NE
- 3400 W 54th Pl — 537, 3 min walk NW
- 5200 S Troy St — 472, 8 min walk NE
Plate checks9,600 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3100 W 54th St — 524, 5 min walk E
- 5600 S Albany Ave — 388, 8 min walk SE
- 3200 W 54th St — 340, 5 min walk NE
- 5200 S Christiana Ave — 315, 6 min walk N
- 5300 S Sawyer Ave — 310, 5 min walk NE
Posted restrictions4,017 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5100 S Kedzie Ave — 513, 10 min walk NE
- 3000 W 55th St — 473, 9 min walk E
- 5600 S Kedzie Ave — 345, 6 min walk SE
- 5700 S Kedzie Ave — 338, 8 min walk SE
- 3100 W 55th St — 331, 5 min walk E
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 14, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Aug12Wed
Aug13Thu
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.
✓Cameras6 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.