When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
Then Thursday, September 17. 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
614 W 47th Street (8 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 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,629 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 600 W 48th Pl — 273, 6 min walk NE
- 4600 S Union Ave — 226, 8 min walk NE
- 4800 S Union Ave — 189, 5 min walk E
- 700 W 46th St — 176, 9 min walk N
- 600 W 47th St — 149, 7 min walk NE
Plate checks4,290 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 700 W 48th Pl — 342, 5 min walk NE
- 4800 S Elizabeth St — 329, 10 min walk W
- 4600 S Emerald Ave — 311, 8 min walk N
- 600 W 46th St — 302, 9 min walk NE
- 700 W 47th St — 282, 7 min walk NE
Posted restrictions114 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 900 W 51st St — 114, 5 min walk SW
Other enforcement189 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5100 S Racine Ave — 123, 10 min walk SW
- 1100 W 51st St — 66, 9 min walk SW
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 20, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Apr3Fri
Apr6Mon
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Sep16Wed
Sep17Thu
What makes this easy
✓Street cleaningA text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 16.
–Permit zoneNot needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
✓Cameras1 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.