Chicago Residential Parking Permit Zones with Street Segment Details

Parking permit zones for Chicago streets, designated by city council legislation and updated daily. The dataset includes all street segments uniquely identified as belonging to a Residential Parking Zone, with columns indicating zone numbers, address ranges, and buffer status. Data is provided by data.cityofchicago.org and was last updated on 2026-02-21.

Use Cases

• Map residential parking zones using ZONE, STREET NAME, and ADDRESS RANGE columns.
• Identify buffer vs. standard parking areas using the BUFFER and STATUS columns for policy analysis.
• Analyze parking zone distribution by political ward using WARD - LOW and WARD - HIGH columns.
• Validate address eligibility for permit purchases using ADDRESS RANGE - LOW and ADDRESS RANGE - HIGH columns.

Strengths

• Updated daily with major updates following City Council meetings, ensuring operational relevance.
• Contains 13 distinct columns detailing street segments, zones, and address ranges for granular analysis.
• Explicitly defines the logical distinction between 'Standard' and 'Buffer' segment types for clear interpretation.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• License and author information are not provided, which may affect reuse clarity.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing immediate validation of data format and content.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Legislatively established by the Chicago City Council; dataset is updated daily.

Freshness

Updated daily; last updated 2026-02-21 06:33:18.

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA.