Parking at 5050 S Greenwood Ave
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Parking at this address

5050 S Greenwood Ave

Ward 4, cleaning section 3 · 66,188 parking tickets were written across 121 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29 · Tuesday, November 10 · Thursday, November 12. 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
5330 S Cottage Grove Ave (10 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4700 S Woodlawn Ave alone took 409 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,904 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4700 S Woodlawn Ave — 409, 8 min walk N
  • 5000 S Woodlawn Ave — 400, 3 min walk NE
  • 5400 S Ingleside Ave — 389, 10 min walk S
  • 5100 S Kimbark Ave — 387, 5 min walk E
  • 5200 S Woodlawn Ave — 352, 4 min walk SE
Plate checks22,882 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4800 S Drexel Blvd — 797, 8 min walk NW
  • 1400 E 52nd St — 789, 9 min walk E
  • 5200 S Drexel Ave — 787, 7 min walk SW
  • 4900 S Drexel Blvd — 774, 6 min walk NW
  • 5200 S Kenwood Ave — 696, 8 min walk SE
Posted restrictions945 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5000 S Blackstone Ave — 642, 9 min walk E
  • 5300 S Ingleside Ave — 303, 7 min walk SW
Metered blocks36,208 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1300 E 53rd St — 15,694, 8 min walk SE
  • 1400 E 53rd St — 10,344, 10 min walk SE
  • 1400 E Hyde Park Blvd — 3,832, 9 min walk E
  • 5200 S Blackstone Ave — 2,382, 10 min walk E
  • 5300 S Dorchester Ave — 1,930, 9 min walk SE
Other enforcement69 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 5100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 69, 7 min walk W

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 4, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr7Tue
Apr8Wed
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
Nov10Tue
Nov12Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.