The MAAC Report Card
Five metrics the District can’t hide from. We track them so progress — or its absence — is measurable, not rhetorical.
Traditional traffic engineering measures success in vehicle throughput. The Report Card measures it differently: by whether a disabled resident can actually cross the street, catch the bus, and get where they’re going safely. Each metric below is a number the District can report on every year.
The five metrics
What we grade
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Accessible Pedestrian Signals
The percent of signalized intersections equipped with Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) — the audible and tactile cues that let blind and low-vision pedestrians cross safely.
Today: 38.3%. 611 of the District’s 1,597 active traffic signals have APS; another 36 have partial APS and 44 are planned. Coverage is highest in Ward 7 (61.6%) and Ward 8 (57.8%) and lowest in Ward 3 (29.5%) and Ward 2 (30.6%). Source: DDOT traffic signal data on DC GIS (opens in a new tab), as of October 17, 2026. Each record is one signal; the count includes 36 pedestrian hybrid beacons.
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Sightline-law compliance
The percent of intersections that comply with DC sightline (daylighting) laws — keeping corners clear so drivers and pedestrians can see each other.
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Safe design speeds
The percent of High Injury Network miles engineered for a design speed of 20 mph or less — the threshold below which crashes are far more survivable.
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No permissive left turns
The percent of intersections that prohibit permissive left turns — a leading cause of pedestrian crashes at signalized crossings.
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Evacuation-route bus lanes
The percent of emergency evacuation route miles with 24/7 bus lanes — so transit-dependent residents can actually get out in a crisis.
Why these five
Each is concrete, countable, and squarely within the District’s power to change. Together they describe a city that works for people who don’t — or can’t — drive.
The stakes
The numbers behind the grades
On the transit time gap, see our research on the District’s time tax.
See the work behind the metrics
Our letters, resolutions, and testimony put these numbers in front of the agencies that can move them.