The following is a series of questions and answers with Fruita City Manager Michael Bennett, who is the finalist for the open Grand Junction city manager position. Bennett’s answers have been lightly edited for clarity.
What is your philosophy when it comes to road infrastructure and balancing the needs of drivers with bicycles and pedestrians?
It’s incredibly important to balance it. Multimodal is not just a fad, it’s a need. People travel in multiple ways. Obviously in our country vehicles are used a lot, and that’s the norm. But in this community, other forms of transportation are important and also used on a daily basis…