Alderman Reilly’s Smart Street Pilot program took effect in late 2024. The pilot program allows the City to ticket registered vehicle owners by mail for various infractions, including parking in bike lanes, bus-only lanes, crosswalks, and bus stops.
The City of Chicago has issued the following since the beginning of the pilot program:
• 11,723 warnings for bike lane and bus lane infractions
• 441 citations for vehicles parked in bike lanes
• 1,179 citations for vehicles parked in bus lanes
The CTA recently announced it will add automated enforcement cameras to six buses, and these cameras should be installed and operational this summer.
During the next phase of the pilot, the City will begin to issue automated citations for pay-to-park violations. The Chicago Department of Transportation and Department of Finance have not provided a start date for metered parking enforcement.
