What many people consider an eyesore on the streets of Toronto will soon be transformed into eye-popping art.

The City of Toronto is accepting proposals from local artists to transform boring, grey traffic-signal boxes into works of art. The city-run program, dubbed Outside the Box, was first introduced in 2013 when 20 metal boxes were hand-painted.

This year, 64 boxes are expected to get a makeover, including 14 located on and around Yonge Street, between Richmond and Grosvenor Streets.

The annual program has so far attracted a number of successful artists, including Toronto-based painter Evond Blake, who also goes by the name Mediah. His bold, graffiti-inspired work has been shown around the world, including Mexico, Germany and Italy. Here in Toronto, hundreds of people pass by his work every day at the corner Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street West, Gerrard Street East and Woodbine Avenue, and College and Bathurst Streets.

"I like to see people's reactions more than anything," Blake told CTV Toronto Tuesday when asked about his traffic-signal boxes that he's transformed. "I like to see people stop and look at the art work and get into and have a moment where they are experiencing something different."

Blake, who plans on submitting two proposals this year, says the art project has helped changed how residents feel about Toronto.

"People say that it changes the neighbourhood," he said. "Instead of a grey box, they are seeing something lively, something that's spontaneous, and something that's uplifting."

Toronto is accepting proposals for the Outside the Box program until Friday. The winning designs will be painted next month.

Take a look at some of the traffic-signal boxes in Toronto that have already been transformed into works of art:

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