In partnership with Milwaukee County Housing Division, Milwaukee Police Department, and the District Attorney's Office, Key to Change assists chronically homeless individuals within our community. Key-shaped meters build awareness of our community's quality of life programs and collect donations for both short and long-term assistance. 

In celebration of the Year of Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21, with support from the Downtown Placemaking Task Force and Wisconsin Avenue stakeholders, commissioned Mauricio Ramirez as the 2017 Wisconsin Avenue Artist-in-Residence. 

From the lakefront to Wisconsin Center District, Milwaukee's main street comes to life seasonally, between June and October, with 22 world-class sculptures. For the third consecutive year, Sculpture Milwaukee returns in 2019, with all-new public art in the heart of the city. 

Held internationally on the third Friday of September, parking spaces around the globe will be temporarily reclaimed for people. In downtown Milwaukee, a dozen metered spaces will be transformed into new territories for creative experimentation, activation, socializing and play.

"Migration," presented by Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21 and Johnson Controls, Inc., is a floor-to-ceiling mural by CERA Street Art and Katie Batten. Spanning 50-ft., the mural strengthens the pedestrian connection between the central business district and Historic Third Ward neighborhoods. 

The Downtown GO! Kart is turning break time into playtime. Challenge your colleagues, friends or family to a variety of games, located inside the ASQ Center's river skywalk from 11 AM - 2 PM, Monday - Friday, through April, and on the plaza of 310W, from May until October.