Hanoi Drafts Aid for Low-Income Green Vehicle Conversions

Transportation coverage spans efforts to make mobility more affordable, sustainable and better planned. Hanoi is considering direct financial aid to help people in impoverished households replace gasoline-powered motorcycles with cleaner vehicles, while noting that charging and battery-swapping infrastructure will also be needed. In New York City, an opinion writer urges the MTA to build a proposed Cross Brooklyn Greenway alongside the Interborough Express light-rail line, and MTA officials say discounted City Tickets have helped commuter-rail ridership within the city surge. Research on France finds that longer commutes—most of them made by car—are a significant source of transport emissions, with travel patterns varying by region and no single solution to reducing car use. Separately, a planned webinar will consider how the 2026 midterm elections and shifts in federal priorities could affect U.S. transportation planning, funding and infrastructure investment.