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Residents urge action on pedestrian safety at Cole and Stevenson after fatal crash
Summary
Residents used public comment to press the city for pedestrian safety improvements at the Cole and Stevenson intersection after a January crash that later caused a resident's death; commenters asked for low-cost mitigations while funding for larger infrastructure is pursued.
Residents pressed the Enumclaw City Council on June 22 for steps to make a neighborhood intersection safer after a January collision that resulted in a death. Nora Tackenboge, a city resident, told the council the victim, Eileen Griffith, “died due to somebody not stopping at that sign” and urged quick, visible measures while larger projects wait for funding.
Several other residents described recurring speeding, drivers running stop signs, obstructed sight lines and missing ADA ramps in nearby corridors. One longtime resident said enforcement and engineering changes were needed, urging the city to “put in the lights, put in the signs 25 miles an hour, and take people’s cars away” to prevent another fatality.
Cindy Proctor, a longtime resident, asked the council to reconsider lower-cost traffic calming options in the Trella/ Melody/ Rilla Lane area and to address missing ADA-compliant curb ramps and inconvenient ADA parking near the library, saying those gaps force people into the street and increase risk. She said she has documented videos of drivers running stop signs and described increased cut-through traffic as nearby streets and closures push drivers into residential areas.
The commenters suggested short-term, low-cost actions such as handheld flags or other visibility aids used in nearby cities while the council pursues capital funding for longer-term infrastructure improvements. No formal motion or funding decision on the intersection was made during the meeting; the public comment period concluded with council receiving the concerns for follow-up.
The city did not make a policy decision at the June 22 meeting. Councilmembers and staff did not announce a timeline or vote to allocate specific pedestrian-safety funds during the session; the issue remains in residents’ requests for prioritized follow-up by staff.
