Movements start with a mixtape.

Seattle’s music has captured the world’s headphones — and launched a movement. At this year’s International Downtown Association Annual Conference and Marketplace, we at Public Sphere Projects celebrated the culture-builders and music-makers who make cities move.

With thanks to our friends at

Let’s jam.

Let’s build a movement together.

Public Sphere Projects is a national planning and placemaking consultancy. We advise place managers on visioning, strategy, and stewardship of shared urban places through an uncompromising commitment to the values of justice and joy.