The first-ever fuel efficiency standards for trucks will be announced today (Marketplace).  You can read about the new CAFE standards for cars here.

Stock market declines could make it harder for the UAW — currently in contract talks with GM, Ford and Chrysler — to win concessions from automakers. (Detroit Free Press)

More than $50 million has been spent so far this year on lobbying for a long-term funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration, a new report says (The Hill). FAA shutdown fact: last month’s budget impasse was caused in part by a disagreement over $16 million in rural air subsidies.

As thousands of federal employees move to a new Defense Department complex in Alexandria (VA), a task force will manage traffic, notify commuters of coming construction projects and coordinate transit options. (Washington Post)

A new anti-distracted driving app disables texting when it determines a user is in a moving vehicle. (NY Times)

Slate profiles NYC DOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan — and she writes about her vision for New York’s future. “If you’re in a car, we’re deploying the latest traffic-management technology to keep you moving. If you’re walking, you can take advantage of a comprehensive information system geared specifically to navigating New York on foot. If you’re making a trip that is just too far to walk but not worth a cab or subway ride, you will soon be able to hop on one of our smart public bikes.”

The bicycle is a tool of liberation for women in Zimbabwe. “I was no longer a hostage to religion, tradition or men. I was free. On my bicycle I felt like I was in a room of my own.” (The Guardian)

Maryland has its first solar tracking electric vehicle charging station. (WAMU)

When it comes to making the subway system wheelchair accessible, NYC has a long way to go. (DNA Info)