Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 2/14/2022

DMO Update

• Attending the National League of Cities conference in Washington, DC? Save the date for the DMO “Oh So Blue” National Breakfast, 7:30am on March 15th.

• Shoreline Council Member Christopher Roberts is the new Chair of the DMO Political Council, and College Park Mayor Pro Tem Denise Mitchell is the new Chair of the DMO Policy Council. Email Nils.Robbins@NationalDMO.org to learn more about getting involved.

• You can now follow NationalDMO on Instagram (You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook!).

Quick Links

• Why Mistakes Get Made

• Why Road Safety Is About More Than Just Crash Data

• US Cities Where Rents are (Surprisingly) Going Down

Ideas for Cities

• National Association of City Transportation Officials Street Design Guides

• Lessons from a Modern Master of Low-Rise Housing

• We Could Stop Policing Homelessness and Start Helping

Advisory Board Updates

• LSN Partners – Watch Equiano.Stories, the film journey of Olaudah Equiano, produced with the help of the DuSable Museum of African American History.

• Planned Parenthood Action Fund – The Polling Is Clear: Stop Calling Abortion a “Divisive” Issue

• Teamsters Celebrate Black History Month with Voting Rights Push

News for Democrats

• Seas could rise up to a foot by 2050, posing ‘a clear and present risk’ to U.S.

• Biden’s supreme court short list narrows to three names

• Biden, DNC approve $15 million cash transfer to Senate, House campaign arms ahead of midterms