Improving the look of our city.
Posted by TreKeyz@reddit | miltonkeynes | View on Reddit | 36 comments

I'd like to gage others opinions and seek direction.
We have these overpasses all around the city centre. They look like they were build by the Soviets. I think they are a key area of aesthetic improvement.
Like in my photo here (although that is alot brighter than I was thinking), it gives you an idea of what I mean. If all of these overpasses were painted with murals, they would look amazing, the centre of the city would look amazing, and it would be something which can be used to give our city a stand out look, to be instantly recognisable in media etc. I think it would look amazing to add this colour to our city, especially considering the opinion of our City is 'concrete soulless jungle'.
Do you like the idea or not?
Do you know where we would even begin to propose it?
Key_Brother@reddit
There too much colour, on sunny days it will hurt people's eyes to look at
Noctelus@reddit
That art style is the one thing every city has gone to to "liven" the place up. Like let's get something different that colorful swirls in a slightly abstract style.
Widowmaker_Survivor@reddit
Actually, I prefer the concrete.
s0ck_cucker@reddit
Its not my cup of tea but it does add some colour. Though it'd probably cause crashes because it's distracting.
StoatMilk@reddit
Maybe a little more distracting than grey concrete, although I'd much rather have colourful street art than electronic billboards!
FormulaGymBro@reddit
They've learned how to do multi-coloured things without making it woke!
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bumblestum1960@reddit
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ExtraPersonality1066@reddit
No.
Contact_Patch@reddit
I like the juxtaposition of bare concrete and the mature planting.
One or two in a cool art style could be nice though.
OliM9696@reddit
Visiting places like Valparaiso and Santiago in Chile makes me wish for more and better street art.
ExtraPersonality1066@reddit
You mean you don't like the crudely drawn male genitalia? lol
naturepeaked@reddit
Are you saying you want to get rid of the mural pictures or have more of them?
TreKeyz@reddit (OP)
Where are the existing ones for me to be saying I want to get rid of them?
Nimble_Natu177@reddit
This would be fine, but it'll never have any kind of upkeep and just flake away.
Ok_Put_8262@reddit
Looks like low effort slop. Probably some committee decided on them. Horrible.
OmniWise@reddit
Personally I would just prefer to see the original aesthetic restored to a lot of them.
That said, a couple would be a pleasant alternative.
FitHaYar@reddit
I’d prefer these over bare concrete on any day.
OldSnareDrum@reddit
That looks horrific.Â
davbren@reddit
I mean it doesn't have to be specifically that. I like the idea of art that says something about Milton Keynes.
Bring some modernism to offset the brutalism.
davbren@reddit
💯💯💯💯💯💯
byebyebloo@reddit
looks awful
TechboyUK@reddit
Agreed
vaultishlol@reddit
Agreed
IrishBA@reddit
Love it
Awkward-Air9016@reddit
A good start. MK definitely needs more colour and art installations
Joseph_HTMP@reddit
These would get dirty, graffiti'd and would look pretty terrible in a few years. Plus, stuff like this is highly subjective.
mattcosmith@reddit
It is way too 'busy' and would distracting to have over a dual-carriageway like in your example. Nothing against a bit of colour around the place though, especially in the underpasses.
Anything would be better than the '10 foot' and tags everywhere. Even nothing at all.
FinchMandala@reddit
I prefer that to the "Cimi" and "Jason Auto" nonsense.
GirlOnTheShelfSide@reddit
Not my cup of tea. I’d keep the concrete.
vaultishlol@reddit
Corporate soulless imitation
Suspicious_tuna@reddit
As soon as it's finished it'll just be graffitied anyway. I can understand why no-one wants to spend the cash on them.
OK_Cake05@reddit
Looks great!!
kpopera@reddit
Looks good to me. We could do with more colour
UsefulAd8513@reddit
Fine while the paint is fresh but will soon look tired, who's paying to keep it touched up?