Niles

After Annamma Abraham, 67, was killed while walking on a stretch of five-lane Golf Road with no sidewalks, the Niles police may start writing more pedestrian citations.

Admonishing pedestrians to not use cell phones and wear reflective material is easier than actually taking steps to make them safer.

Park Ridge aldermen have delayed a plan to build a stretch of multiuse path along a busy highway that would have made it easier for kids to walk and bike to school, in order to avoid chipping in city funds on the project. Another factor in the decision may have been concerns from local school board members that the trail would tempt children to make unsafe crossings at unsignalized intersections to access the bikeway.

Here's a look at the Niles Free Bus routes and other suburban shuttles that don't charge fares.