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"ANC 5B Commissioner-elect Colleen Costello sent a couple of tweets to DPW asking how seniors and residents with disabilities would be expected to collect their leaves. DPW initially responded to say it doesn’t provide leaf-raking assistance."
The Wash, Dec. 1, 2020
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“Michigan Avenue basically serves as this dangerous divide between our community where it’s not easy for people on foot or on bike to cross safely. We have a lot of seniors and a lot of young families and everybody in between and we all deserve to feel like we can cross the street without getting struck by a car.”
WUSA9, March 1, 2021
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"Brittany's ANC, Colleen Costello, penned a letter to DDOT in March, requesting updates like improved pedestrian visibility, signal timing, and bicycle facilities."
WUSA9, May 8, 2021
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"Piekara ... and advisory neighborhood commissioner Colleen Costello plan to soon call on city officials to immediately install raised crosswalks near schools, libraries and playgrounds in the area."
Washington Post, Sept. 18, 2021
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"ANC 5B approved five resolutions requesting DDOT to install speed bumps, all-way stops, and raised crosswalks. Piekara and her fellow Brookland ANC Colleen Costello are now crowdsourcing reports of accidents and reckless driving they’ve witnessed. They’re also hosting a community walk to raise awareness about their fears regarding their neighborhood streets."
Washington City Paper, Sept. 28, 2021
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"When kids continue to be injured + killed by drivers, & leaders fail to see that as a sign they’re not doing enough to address PREVENTABLE harm, they aren’t leading & need to go."
Colleen Costello, Washington Post, Oct. 6, 2021
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“We already knew that the roads aren’t always safe for kids and that there are some drivers who just don’t care to follow the rules, but the extent to which kids seem to keep getting hit in the city is really alarming."
Colleen Costello, Washington Post, Dec. 16, 2021