When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29. 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?
1
614 W 47th Street (4 min walk)
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 600 W 48th Pl alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,538 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 600 W 48th Pl — 273, 4 min walk SW
- 500 W 44th St — 227, 7 min walk N
- 4600 S Union Ave — 226, 5 min walk W
- 500 W 46th St — 193, 4 min walk NW
- 4800 S Union Ave — 189, 6 min walk SW
Permit zones144 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 300 W Swann St — 61, 5 min walk NE
- 100 W Swann St — 42, 9 min walk E
- 100 W 46th Pl — 41, 10 min walk E
Plate checks3,521 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 W 48th Pl — 342, 7 min walk W
- 4600 S Emerald Ave — 311, 7 min walk W
- 600 W 46th St — 302, 5 min walk NW
- 700 W 47th St — 282, 6 min walk W
- 4400 S Union Ave — 248, 8 min walk NW
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.