The last screen you posted is already much better, but bloom is still very high. In a street with large buildings around it, a darker, shadow-y look would fit much better.

Check out Team Fortress 2, they have some very nice level desgin:
http://recensioni-videogiochi.dvd.it/images/Team_Fortress_2/team-fortress-2-10-l.jpg
Not a single scene looks empty...