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Residents urge council to speed action after pedestrian death at Cole and Stevenson
Summary
Multiple residents told the council a January crash that led to a pedestrian death highlights urgent safety gaps at Cole and Stevenson and in nearby neighborhoods, asking for interim measures, enforcement and pedestrian funding rather than a long delay.
Residents used the public-comment period to press the Enumclaw City Council for faster action after a January crash that later resulted in a pedestrian death at the Cole and Stevenson intersection. One resident said the city told them improvements might not occur until January and pleaded, “We would still wish to have an update regarding how we're moving forward on the Stevenson Coal area... We really need your help.”
A Navy veteran who spoke described regularly seeing drivers “with their coffee cup and their telephone” fail to stop and asked the city to install lights, signs and stepped-up enforcement, saying, “Before we have more deaths... do something, please.” Nora Tackenboge, a longtime city resident, reiterated that Eileen Griffith died after a driver failed to stop and suggested low-cost interim measures such as attention flags near the intersection.
Speakers asked staff to report back with a timeline and funding options rather than waiting for a multi-month delay. The mayor described public comment as an opportunity to raise issues for the administration and council to address; no formal council action on this specific intersection was taken at the June 22 meeting.
