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Studebaker Still Advertises Its Defunct Company with 8,000-Tree Monument

Andy | July 18, 2021

Studebaker Still Advertises Its Defunct Company with 8,000-Tree Monument

During that era of good times, Studebaker built a giant monument shaped with 8,000 pine trees. From the air, anyone flying overhead could see the trees spelled out “Studebaker" and it remains one of the largest living advertisements in the world. More than 80 years later, those trees are still standing and airplanes circling down to the South Bend airport will spot it plainly.?

Southern Albany County – Bridge Inventory

Andy | July 14, 2021

This map shows NYS DOT-inspected bridges in Southern Albany and details about the status of the bridge, age, etc.

Data Source: NYSDOT, Bridges. https://gis.dot.ny.gov/hostingny/rest/services/NYSDOT_Structures/MapServer/

Map: Green Mountain National Forest North

Open-grate bridges have lost popularity ** Steel once made them a value for Valley, but none built recently. – The Morning Call

Andy | July 4, 2021

Open-grate bridges have lost popularity ** Steel once made them a value for Valley, but none built recently. – The Morning Call

Europe Will Try To Slow Drivers With Speed-Limiting Features

Andy | July 3, 2021

Europe Will Try To Slow Drivers With Speed-Limiting Features

Canada to Ban New Gas-Engined Car Sales by 2035

Andy | June 30, 2021

Canada to Ban New Gas-Engined Car Sales by 2035

The 2035 target is part of the country's plan to achieve a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, with the federal government already offering a $5000 subsidy for purchases of EVs priced under $55,000, with the province of Quebec adding a maximum of $8000 on top of that federal subsidy. In 2020 the government of Quebec announced an identical plan to phase out the sales of gas and diesel passenger models in the province by 2035, and aims for 22% of new car sales to be zero-emission far sooner, by 2025.