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Residents urge immediate traffic-safety fixes after pedestrian killed near Cole and Stevenson
Summary
Multiple residents told the Enumclaw City Council the city must move faster on short-term and long-term traffic-calming measures after a January crash that later killed a local pedestrian; commenters requested interim flags, lighting, enforcement and a status update on planned work.
Several residents urged the Enumclaw City Council on June 22 to speed up traffic-safety work near the Cole Street and Stevenson intersection after a pedestrian who was struck in January later died.
A resident who addressed the council asked for an update on the Stevenson/Cole area and said, “We would still wish to have an update regarding how we're moving forward on the Stevenson Coal area.” She urged the council to pursue pedestrian funding and interim safety measures.
John, a longtime resident, described the intersection as hazardous and called for enforcement and engineering changes: “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 covert speed enforcement and new signage or lights to prevent further deaths.
Resident Nora Tackenboge tied the request to a specific loss: she said Eileen Griffith was killed after a driver failed to stop and asked for lower‑cost, interim measures such as handheld flags, adding, “I just hope that, you know, Eileen's death wasn't in vain.”
Cindy Proctor, a longtime resident, broadened the concern to a neighborhood corridor that she said sees cut‑through traffic, speeding and accessibility gaps. She noted missing or outdated ADA curb ramps, an active bus stop that increases pedestrian exposure and that past requests for traffic-calming were denied. Proctor said she has documented numerous stop‑sign violations and asked council to reconsider lower‑cost options such as reflective markings and enforcement emphasis.
The council did not take immediate legislative action during the public-comment period, but the Public Safety Committee earlier reported staffing changes and a planned enforcement and education push related to new e‑bike laws; the committee also said block camera updates should be operational by mid‑July. No formal motion or capital appropriation for the Cole/Stevenson improvements was recorded in the meeting minutes.
The city’s next steps were not fixed at the meeting; residents requested that staff provide a clear timeline and interim measures while longer-term engineering work is scheduled.
