In an increasingly electronic and high-tech society, the simple pleasures found in nature are often lost in the younger generation. Yet schools and youth-serving organizations are finding it hard to provide these experiences, most frequently due to issues arising through transportation. With this in mind, the Great Valley Center, the Stewardship Council, and PG&E commissioned this report to assess the common problems of cost, administration, and availability associated with the logistics of connecting youth to outdoor experiences, and proposing alternatives to traditional transportation methods. The report will be released on May 7.

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Construction of the California bullet train system could generate as many as 150,000 jobs, says Quentin Kopp, chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority in remarks to the annual meeting of the Great Valley Center today in Sacramento.

(Central Valley Business Times Article published May 6, 2009 1:45pm)

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Sacramento- “High speed rail is unquestionably California’s transportation future,”  stated Quentin Kopp, the Chair of the High Speed Rail Authority in his address this morning to the audience at the Great Valley Center’s annual conference in Sacramento.

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