Landscape Crew

A member of the landscape crew waters plants.

Planting a Greener Downtown

The Landscape Crew adds hues of color to the downtown scene with bright flowers and foliage. This team of green thumbs rotates spring, summer and fall arrangements in over 375 garden beds and 75 hanging baskets along Wisconsin Avenue, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Broadway, and the RiverWalk.

A landscape crew member weeds a flower bed filled with white, orange and purple flowers.

144

street beds

80+

hanging baskets

4 SEASONS

of arrangements, including holidays

93,000+

plants and flowers installed annually

Check Out Our Signature Events

Like our core programs, these events bring vibrancy to our neighborhoods and celebrate the heart of the downtown community. Check out our year-round lineup and join us at an upcoming event.

A crowd of people wander around among yellow city trucks for Big Truck Day.

More of What We Do

We invest in the people and the time needed to make Downtown Milwaukee a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for all. Take a closer look at ways BID #21 brings this vision to life.

Kids play in a park.

Placemaking and Public Art

We are reinvigorating public spaces with new events, exciting programming, and public art—all to make Downtown Milwaukee more vibrant, walkable, and welcoming.

Three people walk outside a building.

Economic Development

Twelve million square feet of office inventory, plus billions of dollars in current and proposed projects, make Downtown Milwaukee the place to be for business.

Kids line up to peek inside a Department of Public Works truck at Big Truck Day.

Events and Marketing

We love to celebrate with the community. From holiday festivals to weekday concert series, join us at the many events we coordinate throughout the year.

A member of the Homeless Outreach team in their car.

Quality-of-Life Initiatives

Through the creation of intervention teams, fundraising campaigns, and outreach programs, we have worked to assist and reduce the city’s unhoused population.

A Public Service Ambassador helps a mom and daughter at the park.

Public Service Ambassadors

Our spirit squad, walking concierges, and information gurus. Discover how this team promotes Downtown Milwaukee and works to keep it a safe, welcoming place for all.

A member of the Clean Sweep crew cleans the sidewalk.

Clean Sweep Ambassadors

They sweep. They scrub. They stop gum from ever meeting your shoe. This hardworking crew helps keep our district litter-free and sparkling clean, sunup to sundown.

A Public Service Ambassador cleans an old Milwaukee police call box.

Graffiti Removal Team

It’s not just about wiping away stubborn, unwanted markings. Graffiti removal also helps keep property values from lowering and criminal activity from rising.