Parking at 5450 S University Ave
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Parking at this address

5450 S University Ave

Ward 5, cleaning section 13 · 72,711 parking tickets were written across 119 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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 (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Drexel Ave alone took 577 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,167 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5600 S Drexel Ave — 577, 9 min walk SW
  • 5400 S Ingleside Ave — 389, 5 min walk W
  • 5100 S Kimbark Ave — 387, 8 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Woodlawn Ave — 352, 5 min walk N
  • 5400 S Ellis Ave — 333, 3 min walk W
Plate checks19,988 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1400 E 52nd St — 789, 10 min walk NE
  • 5200 S Drexel Ave — 787, 7 min walk NW
  • 5200 S Kenwood Ave — 696, 7 min walk NE
  • 5100 S Dorchester Ave — 656, 10 min walk NE
  • 5100 S Kenwood Ave — 623, 8 min walk NE
Posted restrictions2,651 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5600 S Maryland Ave — 1,301, 9 min walk SW
  • 900 E 57th St — 889, 9 min walk SW
  • 5300 S Ingleside Ave — 303, 6 min walk NW
  • 1200 E 58th St — 110, 10 min walk S
  • 5300 S Payne Dr — 48, 10 min walk W
Metered blocks43,849 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1300 E 53rd St — 15,694, 6 min walk NE
  • 1400 E 53rd St — 10,344, 9 min walk NE
  • 5700 S Ellis Ave — 3,767, 9 min walk S
  • 1300 E 57th St — 3,150, 9 min walk SE
  • 5300 S Blackstone Ave — 2,758, 9 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 13. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May5Tue
May6Wed
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
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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.