Saskatoon council votes for safety improvements at corner where cyclist was killed [Video]

Saskatoon city council is making road safety improvements following the death of a cyclist at a busy intersection last year.

Natasha Fox, 33, was biking at the intersection of Wiggins Avenue and College Drive in May 2023 when she was killed in a collision with a cement truck. Two children were riding just behind Fox at the time of the crash.

“Natasha Fox was exactly where she was supposed to be, according to the cycling bylaw and the way this intersection is constructed,” Jim Arnold with Saskatoon Cycles said during council’s regular business meeting on Wednesday.

“And she was killed in front of her children. In what world can a report that says ‘do nothing right now’ be accepted?”

Going against the advice of administration, city council voted to add a painted bike lane and a bike box at the intersection where Fox died. A bike box is a cyclist-only …