Parking at 550 W 45th St
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550 W 45th St

Ward 15, cleaning section 1 · 8,387 parking tickets were written across 87 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23 · Wednesday, October 21 · Thursday, October 22 · Thursday, November 19. 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?
2
614 W 47th Street (5 min walk) · 655 W. Root St. (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 600 W 48th Pl alone took 273 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,427 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 600 W 48th Pl — 273, 8 min walk S
  • 500 W 44th St — 227, 1 min walk N
  • 4600 S Union Ave — 226, 6 min walk SW
  • 500 W 46th St — 193, 3 min walk S
  • 500 W 45th St — 186, 2 min walk S
Permit zones61 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 300 W Swann St — 61, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks5,336 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 700 W 48th Pl — 342, 9 min walk SW
  • 300 W 42nd Pl — 333, 9 min walk NE
  • 4600 S Emerald Ave — 311, 6 min walk SW
  • 600 W 46th St — 302, 5 min walk SW
  • 700 W 47th St — 282, 6 min walk SW
Posted restrictions88 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 700 W Root St — 88, 9 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 15, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Jul27Mon
Jul28Tue
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
Nov19Thu
Nov20Fri

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
2 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.