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Residents urge immediate traffic‑safety fixes after fatal pedestrian crash near Cole Street
Summary
Multiple residents told the council about a January crash that later proved fatal and urged short‑term pedestrian safety measures (signs, flags, lights, enforcement) at the Cole & Stevenson area and broader neighborhood traffic calming on Rilla and Melody lanes; council did not record a staff action at the meeting.
Several Enumclaw residents used the public‑comment period June 22 to press the city for faster action on pedestrian safety following a January collision that a commenter said later proved fatal.
An unnamed resident said she had earlier notified staff and asked for an update on the Stevenson/Cole corner after a January crash. "Our accident person who got hit, in January passed away," the speaker said, and asked whether the city could provide pedestrian funding or at least interim measures. She reported that a staff member named Chris had told her the work might not occur until January.
A veteran who identified his service but not his full name urged the city to install lights, signs and speed enforcement. "I am now 76 years old. I'd like to live to a 100, and I cross that street, and people just zoom by," he said, urging unmarked speed checks and signage to stop speeders.
Nora Tackenboge, a city resident, named the fatality: "We lost Eileen Griffith due to somebody not stopping at that sign," she said, and asked that Eileen's death not be in vain.
Longtime resident Cindy Proctor described chronic safety problems on Rilla Lane and Melody Lane, including drivers cutting through neighborhoods at high speed, lack of ADA‑compliant curb ramps at several cul‑de‑sacs, an active bus stop that increases pedestrian exposure, and previous denied requests for traffic calming. She suggested lower‑cost interim measures such as handheld red flags at crosswalks and reflective pavement markings, and offered to provide video evidence of violations.
No formal council action or timetable to address the requests was recorded during the meeting; residents said staff previously indicated a multi‑month timeline for work at the Stevenson/Cole intersection.
