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5700 block of Colorado Ave NW

Between Montague St and 13th St NW / Nicholson St, in 16th Street Heights. Single-member district 4E01.

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Trash pickupWednesdayDPW residential collection
Recycling pickupWednesday
Leaf collectionNot yet this seasonZone 4B. We have not reached your section yet. Each section will receive two weekends’ notice of when to rake your leaves to the tree box or curb. Please check back on Friday for an update on our collection schedule.
Street sweepingSee the posted signsDC doesn’t publish a current block-by-block schedule; residential sweeping runs March to October.
Snow emergency routeNo
ParkingWest side: Zone 4 residential permit parkingEast side: Zone 4 residential permit parking
Zoned elementary schoolBrightwood
Zoned middle schoolWells
Zoned high schoolCoolidge
ANC commissionerAretha "nikki" Jones4E01, ANC 4E · ANC site
Speed limit20 mph
PavementExcellentDDOT condition rating, inspected 2022
Nearest MetroGeorgia Ave-Petworth2.5 km away as the crow flies
Nearest bus stopGeorgia Av NW & Rock Creek Ford Rd NWStop 1002691, 270 m away · live arrivals
Nearest bikeshareGeorgia & Missouri Ave NW270 m away

Where

← 5600 block · 5800 block → of Colorado Ave

What’s happening here

Building permits, last 30 days

  • 5713 Colorado Ave NW: minor work Oct 23

Sources: DDOT Roadway Blocks (Open Data DC) · DPW trash collection days (Open Data DC) · DPW recycling collection days (Open Data DC) · DPW leaf collection zones and progress · DCPS school attendance zones, SY2025-26 onward (Open Data DC) · DCPS school locations (Open Data DC) · DDOT parking blockfaces: RPP zones and meters (Open Data DC). Collection days and school zones are matched at the middle of the block; check the official source before relying on them.