When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 23
Then Monday, October 26. 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
655 W. Root St. (7 min walk) · 614 W 47th Street (9 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 500 W 44th St alone took 227 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,863 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 500 W 44th St — 227, 3 min walk SW
- 4600 S Union Ave — 226, 10 min walk SW
- 500 W 46th St — 193, 7 min walk S
- 500 W 45th St — 186, 5 min walk SW
- 700 W 46th St — 176, 10 min walk SW
Permit zones61 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 W Swann St — 61, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks4,620 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 300 W 42nd Pl — 333, 5 min walk NE
- 600 W 46th St — 302, 9 min walk SW
- 4400 S Union Ave — 248, 6 min walk SW
- 4500 S Lowe Ave — 234, 6 min walk SW
- 4500 S Union Ave — 234, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions88 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 700 W Root St — 88, 8 min walk NW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 11, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr21Tue
Apr22Wed
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep8Tue
Sep9Wed
Oct23Fri
Oct26Mon
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 23.
–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.