Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Pedestrian Safety topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Residents urge Enumclaw to act after pedestrian death at Cole and Stevenson intersection
Summary
Several residents told the Enumclaw City Council they lost a neighbor after a vehicle failed to stop at the Cole and Stevenson intersection and urged short-term safety measures and funding for longer-term traffic-calming projects.
Several residents told the Enumclaw City Council on June 22 that they want immediate action after a pedestrian who was struck in January later died.
At public comment, a resident (speaker 5) said she had reported the crash to city staff weeks earlier and asked for an update and pedestrian funding for the Stevenson and Cole intersection, saying, “We would still wish to have an update regarding how we're moving forward on the Stevenson Cole area.” Another resident and Navy veteran (speaker 6) described repeatedly witnessing unsafe driving and urged enforcement and engineering changes: “Please put in the lights, put in the signs 25 miles an hour, and take people's cars away,” he said.
Nora Tackenboge, a city resident, told the council the victim was Eileen Griffith and urged interim low-cost steps — such as hand-held flags or other visual cues used in nearby cities — while larger fixes await funding. “I just hope that Eileen's death wasn't in vain,” Tackenboge said.
Longtime resident Cindy Proctor expanded the scope of concern to Rilla Lane and Melody Lane, citing excessive speed, missing ADA-compliant curb cuts, increased cut-through traffic and heavy pedestrian use near Foothills Trails and a bus stop. Proctor said videos documenting drivers running stop signs and risky maneuvers are available to the city and asked the council to reconsider lower-cost traffic-calming options and changes to downtown drop-off or parking to reduce neighborhood cut-throughs.
Council members did not take formal action during public comment. Committee reports later noted ongoing work on gates and traffic-related projects; council members and staff described staffing and capital constraints. Residents asked the council to provide a clearer timeline and interim safety measures before larger projects — for example, adding signs, temporary flags, targeted enforcement or lighting — and to report back to the public with next steps.
The council did not record a vote or direction on a specific capital project in the meeting minutes; residents requested follow-up and additional information from city staff.
