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Residents urge action after pedestrian killed at Cole and Stevenson; council hears multiple neighborhood safety pleas
Summary
During public comment at the June 22 council meeting, residents described a recent pedestrian death at Cole and Stevenson, urged immediate traffic-calming measures and better ADA access on neighborhood streets; council did not take immediate formal action on the requests.
Several residents told the Enumclaw City Council on June 22 that neighborhood streets need faster action to prevent more pedestrian injuries and deaths.
A resident who spoke early in the public-comment period said a pedestrian who was struck in January had died and asked for an update on safety improvements at the Cole and Stevenson intersection. "We would still wish to have an update regarding how we're moving forward on the Stevenson Coal area...we really need your help," the resident said.
John, a longtime resident and Navy veteran, asked the council to install lights and stronger signage and to step up enforcement. "So please put in the lights, put in the signs 25 miles an hour, and take people's cars away and do something, please," he said, describing frequent near misses.
Nora Tackenboge, identified herself as a city resident and urged low-cost interim measures if full funding is not immediately available. "I just hope that, you know, Eileen's death wasn't in vain," she said, referencing the pedestrian who died at the intersection.
Cindy Proctor presented a longer neighborhood brief focused on Rilla Lane and Melody Lane, documenting repeated failure to stop at signs, missing ADA-compliant curb cuts at cul-de-sacs, cut-through traffic and other visibility hazards. "A significant number of drivers using these streets do not even live in the neighborhood. They're cutting through at high speeds," Proctor said, and asked the council to reconsider lower-cost traffic-calming options, reflective pavement markings and improvements to drop-off access along Cole Street.
Council did not record an immediate vote or formal direction on the specific pedestrian requests during the public-comment period. Public-safety committee and staff items later on the agenda referenced related enforcement and camera updates but no immediate project funding or schedule for the specific intersection was announced in the meeting record.
