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Residents urge faster pedestrian safety fixes after fatal crash at Cole and Stevenson
Summary
Several Enumclaw residents told the City Council they want concrete interim steps and accelerated engineering work after a January pedestrian fatality at the Cole/Stevenson intersection, pushing for signs, speed enforcement and temporary measures while longer-term funding is arranged.
Several residents urged the Enumclaw City Council on June 22 to speed up safety work at the Cole Street and Stevenson intersection after a January crash that killed a local resident.
“We would still wish to have an update regarding how we're moving forward on the Stevenson Coal area,” said a resident during public comment, asking the city to prioritize pedestrian funding and interim measures while engineering work proceeds. A Navy veteran asked the council to consider speed enforcement and temporary signs or flags to prevent additional deaths.
Nora Tackenboge, who identified herself as a city resident, said the person killed, Eileen Griffith, died after a vehicle failed to stop. She asked whether inexpensive flag-style devices or other temporary improvements could be deployed until more costly improvements can be funded. Longtime resident Cindy Proctor described repeated stop-sign violations, obstructed sightlines from on-street parking and missing ADA curb ramps in nearby neighborhoods and urged the council to re-evaluate prior denials of traffic calming measures.
Council members did not take immediate formal action during public comment but heard multiple requests to revisit lower-cost traffic-calming options and to provide staff updates on timing and funding. The council’s public safety committee had earlier reported that the city is exploring enforcement and regulatory tools for micromobility and motorized devices.
