The Antidote for Strike Stress
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But memories of last month’s 4.5 day strike, which left 200,000 commuters stranded, spurred long lines at buses and ferries, and added an extra 60,000 cars to the roads, are still fresh in people’s minds.Mackenzie Vaillencourt, a reverse commuter who lives in the city and used to use BART to get to her job at an insurance company in the East Bay every day, had already found a solution.They can commit to a regular route with someone in the neighborhood if they want to, or they can be more flexible and figure out new options every day, based on whether they need to run errands or work late, or just want a change of pace.It’s a tech approach to the casual carpooling phenomenon that’s a normal part of every day commuting life in places like the Bay Area and Washington, DC.If there’s no cooling-off period and a strike does occur next week, the company plans to hand out $25 vouchers to help cover parking to anyone who stops at one of the designated carpool pickups.
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