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Residents urge quick action after fatal crash at Stevenson and Cole intersection
Summary
Multiple residents told the Enumclaw City Council that a January crash that later proved fatal at Stevenson and Cole underscores the need for immediate traffic-calming steps, such as signals, signage, temporary flags and speed enforcement, while longer-term funding is arranged.
Residents pressed the Enumclaw City Council on June 22 for faster measures to improve pedestrian safety at the Stevenson and Cole intersection after a January crash that later resulted in a fatality.
Several speakers described recurring dangerous driving at the neighborhood intersection and asked the council for interim and long-term fixes. One resident told the council she had notified staff and said, “We would still wish to have an update regarding how we're moving forward on the Stevenson and Cole area,” and urged that pedestrian funding not be deferred until January. Another speaker, introduced as John, described drivers “zoom[ing] by” and directly asked the city to “put in the lights, put in the signs 25 miles an hour, and take people's cars away,” saying the community could not afford another death.
The comments connected concrete local concerns — frequent speeding, missing or substandard signage, and noncompliant curb ramps — with recent harm. Resident Nora Tackenboge said, “I just hope that Eileen's death wasn't in vain,” identifying the victim as Eileen Griffith and asking whether low-cost interim measures (hand-held flags or other visual cues) could be used while permanent improvements are planned and funded. Longtime resident Cindy Proctor described multiple problem streets (Rilla Lane and Melody Lane), a lack of ADA-compliant curb cuts, obstructed sightlines from parked cars, and supplied to council that she has “documented and have videos that I can send” showing drivers running stop signs.
Councilmembers did not take immediate action on these public comments during the meeting. The public-safety committee report earlier in the agenda referenced traffic enforcement tools and future projects but did not provide a firm timetable for pedestrian improvements at Stevenson and Cole. The council did not adopt a motion on the intersection at this meeting.
The council meeting record indicates the city's next steps are likely to include staff follow-up and consideration of funding timelines; residents asked council to prioritize interim traffic-calming measures and increased enforcement while larger capital work is scheduled.
