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Embark extends shuttle service to help people get to new grocery store in northeast OKC Share Updated: 11:08 AM CDT May 9, 2021 Share Updated: 11:08 AM CDT May 9, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript KOCO’S ZACH RAEL TELLS US WHY THEY ARE DOING THIS AND WHO IS ELIGIBLE. ZACH: EMBARK IS GIVING OPTIONS TO GET TO THE NEW MARKET. THEY JUST LAUNCHD A BRAND-NEW SHUTTLE SERVICE TO MAKE IT EVEN EASIER. IT’S GREAT. ZACH: WHEN THE NEW MARKET AT EASTPOINT OPENED UP LAST MONTH IT MEANT A MUCH CLOSER GROCERY STORE FOR MANY WHO LIVE IN NORTHEAST OKC. ACTUALLY GETTING TO THE STORE WAS ANYTHING BUT EASY. IT’S BEEN HARD. IT’S HARD TO FIND SOMEONE TO TAKE YOU TO THE STORE. OR LIKE I SAID, I CAN’T WALK FAR TO RIDE THE METRO BUS. ZACH: EDWARDS ISN’T ABLE TO WALK LONG DISTANCES EASILY, MEANING SHE CAN’T TAKE THE BUS. HER SITUATION ISN’T UNIQUE. THAT’S WHY EMBARK DECIDED TO EXTEND THEIR FOOD SHUTTLE SERVICE TO INCLUDE STOPS ....