Parking at 5450 N Austin Ave
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Parking at this address

5450 N Austin Ave

Ward 45, cleaning section 14 · 4,897 parking tickets were written across 119 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7 · Thursday, November 19 · Friday, November 20. 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
6020 W Foster Ave (7 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 N Mango Ave alone took 98 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning907 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5600 N Mango Ave98, 8 min walk NE
  • 5400 N Monitor Ave97, 4 min walk E
  • 5600 N Meade Ave88, 5 min walk NW
  • 5700 N Mason Ave82, 8 min walk N
  • 5700 N Austin Ave77, 7 min walk N
Permit zones267 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5500 N Menard133, 6 min walk NE
  • 5100 N Austin Ave83, 8 min walk S
  • 5500 N Mcvicker Ave51, 2 min walk NW
Plate checks2,415 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5500 N Northwest Hwy138, 4 min walk NW
  • 5500 N Mango Ave122, 7 min walk E
  • 5500 N Austin Ave116, 2 min walk N
  • 5400 N Menard Ave109, 5 min walk E
  • 5600 N Mason Ave108, 5 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 14. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May7Thu
May8Fri
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri

What makes this easy

Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
Cameras
1 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.