There’s no doubt about it – parking is a major concern for many in Boyle Heights.
It’s the first question some ask when a new development is announced in the neighborhood, and some may even avoid driving if it means giving up their coveted parking spot.
In 2024, a total of 55,117 citations were issued in the neighborhood, placing Boyle Heights 6th out of the city’s 114 neighborhoods for the most tickets. Downtown L.A., another neighborhood in Council District 14, ranked 1st, with 267,666 parking tickets.
Biggest violations and problem areas
The top reasons for tickets in Boyle Heights last year were violations for parking on street cleaning days (20,187), parking in red zones (14,697) and expired meters (7,571).
Fall brought in the most tickets, with October seeing the most in a single month at 10,074, followed by 9,780 issued in November and 8,899 in September.
Most ticketed streets in Boyle Heights (2024)
The hottest spot for tickets? 249 N. Chicago Street, where 878 violations were recorded in 2024. The location is a public parking lot managed by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
The 1200 block of Cummings Street came in second with a total of 756 citations. The meters on this street are sandwiched between the Los Angeles General Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School and Hazard Park.
Here are other problem areas in the neighborhood:
- 1401 Biggy Street (477)
- 1800 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue (476)
- 2001 Alcazar Street (440)
- 1175 N. State Street (395)
- 1000 Brittania Street (376)
- 1300 San Pablo Street (362)
- 1501 Play Ground Street (341)
Were you surprised by any of these stats? Let us know! And if there are any other issues facing the neighborhood you’d like us to explore the numbers on, reach out to editor@boyleheightsbeat.org.
