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Residents urge immediate safety fixes at Cole and Stevenson after pedestrian death
Summary
Multiple residents told the council they have lost a neighbor at the Cole/Stevenson corner and urged interim measures (flags, signs), enforcement and funding for permanent pedestrian improvements.
Several residents used the public‑comment period at the June 22 Enumclaw City Council meeting to press for faster action at the Cole and Stevenson intersection after a January pedestrian fatality.
A resident who spoke to the council said the person who was hit in January “passed away” and asked for an update and pedestrian funding for the Stevenson/Cole corner, telling the council: “We would still wish to have an update regarding how we're moving forward on the Stevenson Cole area.” Another speaker, who described his military service, urged immediate enforcement and engineering changes: “So please put in the lights, put in the signs 25 miles an hour, and take people's cars away and and do something, please.”
Nora Tackenboge, a longtime Enumclaw resident, reiterated the loss: “I just hope that, you know, Eileen's death wasn't in vain,” and asked the city to consider low‑cost, interim measures such as portable red flags to increase driver awareness while funding for longer‑term work is secured. Cindy Proctor, who also addressed the council, detailed broader neighborhood safety and accessibility issues on Rilla Lane and Melody Lane, saying she has documented drivers running stop signs and urged the council to reconsider lower‑cost traffic‑calming options and ADA curb‑cut fixes.
No formal action was taken at the meeting; council members heard the public comments. The speakers asked the council to provide a status update and to explore both short‑term mitigations (flags, temporary signage, targeted enforcement) and longer‑term capital improvements to reduce risk at the intersection.
