You may notice a handful of Valley Metro buses with artwork printed on them over the next few months – it’s “Art By Bus” … the City of Roanoke Arts Commission is teaming up with RIDE Solutions in an attempt to publicize mass transit … there’s also an Art By Bus Transit Residency Recipient – Melanie Almeder teaches at Roanoke College. Almeder will ride Valley Metro buses, writing poems and essays – and will invite others to come aboard and write with her… she spoke with WFIR’s Gene Marrano this morning:
