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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch nearby
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 S Woodlawn Ave alone took 400 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,676 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 S Woodlawn Ave — 400, 4 min walk N
- 5400 S Ingleside Ave — 389, 9 min walk SW
- 5100 S Kimbark Ave — 387, 2 min walk E
- 5200 S Woodlawn Ave — 352, 1 min walk S
- 5400 S Ellis Ave — 333, 8 min walk SW
Plate checks21,339 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1400 E 52nd St — 789, 6 min walk E
- 5200 S Drexel Ave — 787, 8 min walk W
- 4900 S Drexel Blvd — 774, 10 min walk NW
- 5200 S Kenwood Ave — 696, 5 min walk E
- 1300 E Hyde Park Blvd — 656, 5 min walk E
Posted restrictions1,673 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5100 S Harper Ave — 728, 8 min walk E
- 5000 S Blackstone Ave — 642, 8 min walk NE
- 5300 S Ingleside Ave — 303, 7 min walk SW
Metered blocks47,019 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1300 E 53rd St — 15,694, 4 min walk SE
- 1400 E 53rd St — 10,344, 7 min walk E
- 1400 E Hyde Park Blvd — 3,832, 7 min walk E
- 5200 S Harper Ave — 3,600, 8 min walk E
- 5300 S Blackstone Ave — 2,758, 8 min walk SE
Other enforcement176 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5000 S Lake Park Ave — 107, 10 min walk E
- 5100 S Cottage Grove Ave — 69, 10 min walk W
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 5, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul7Tue
Jul10Fri
Aug26Wed
Aug28Fri
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.
–CamerasNone nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
✓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.