While you’re waiting out the next round of snow, take some time to check out TrackDC, a brand new government accountability web site launched by the District on Monday. It’s being billed as a place to find “numerous reports and datasets that allow site visitors to track government performance.” DCist hasn’t had a lot of time to sift through the data yet, but Clay Johnson at the Sunlight Foundation is very impressed.

Both substance wise and technically, it out-atheletes the White House’s Open Government dashboard.

A uniform interface for every agency allows visitors to see in-depth statistics about the agency. Per-agency, context specific performance indicators, and whether or not they’re being met are there. How context-specific? On the Department of Transportation’s dashboard, we can see that 97.1% of reported potholes are filled within 48 hours. That 55% of sidewalks are in good or excellent condition, and that the stat for “Cost Per Mile of Street Repaving” is N/A, giving the agency a little warning flag.

Looks like this could be a great resource for local gov watchdogs. We’ll certainly be fiddling around with it this week.