When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 1816. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
5
5452 S Kedzie Ave (8 min walk) · 3212 W 55th St (8 min walk) · 3209 W 55th St (8 min walk) +2 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 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,673 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3000 W 54th St — 346, 6 min walk SE
- 3200 W 53rd St — 223, 4 min walk SW
- 3100 W 52nd St — 173, 1 min walk SE
- 5200 S Whipple St — 154, 3 min walk E
- 5200 S Mozart St — 126, 8 min walk E
Permit zones6,889 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3100 W 53rd St — 677, 4 min walk S
- 5400 S Sawyer Ave — 646, 8 min walk S
- 3000 W 53rd St — 627, 4 min walk SE
- 3400 W 54th Pl — 537, 9 min walk SW
- 5200 S Troy St — 472, 2 min walk S
Plate checks7,225 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3100 W 54th St — 524, 7 min walk S
- 3200 W 54th St — 340, 6 min walk S
- 5200 S Christiana Ave — 315, 5 min walk W
- 5300 S Sawyer Ave — 310, 5 min walk SW
- 5300 S Albany Ave — 297, 5 min walk S
Posted restrictions3,575 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 5100 S Kedzie Ave — 513, 1 min walk NW
- 3000 W 55th St — 473, 9 min walk S
- 3100 W 55th St — 331, 8 min walk S
- 5200 S Kedzie Ave — 325, 2 min walk SW
- 3300 W 55th St — 268, 9 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 14, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
✓Permit zoneThis block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
✓Cameras5 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.