Chicago Parking

Chicago Parking Guide About Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third most populous city in the United States, with approximately 2.7 million residents. The city is traversed by the Chicago and Calumet rivers. Chicago's extensive parklands, including 3,000 hectares of city parks attract an estimated 86 million visitors annually.

The city has many nicknames, which reflect the impressions and opinions about historical and contemporary Chicago. Some of them are: The Windy City, the City of Big Shoulders, the Second City, and The City That Works.

Parking in Chicago Metered Parking in Chicag

Chicago Parking Meters (CPM) is the third-largest metered parking system in the United States and the largest system privately operated under a concession agreement. CPM is responsible for the operation, management, maintenance, and rehabilitation of Chicago's on-street parking, and since 2009 has invested over $35 million in system modernization and customer service improvements.

With electronic pay boxes at most of the approximately 36,000 metered spaces in the city's downtown and neighborhood areas and maintenance processes, it is one of the most sophisticated parking operations in the U.S. By limiting the time that a vehicle may park in a particular space, meters play a vital role in facilitating traffic management, promoting business, and reducing congestion and pollution.

Meters are free during evenings in most places except for City parking lots and the Loop. Days and hours of operation should be posted on the meters. Generally meters o