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With apologies to PB&J and Ben & Jerry’s, we can think of no duo more iconic than living in a city and spending half your day sitting in traffic.

Getting around any city is hard — and it only gets harder without a car.

• Don’t even get us started on living in the countryside or deep in the suburbs without one. That sounds nearly impossible.

For the many millions of people living this reality, there may be buses that can deliver them where they need to go, but chances are it’s infrequent and indirect.

This is why demand-response transport (DRT) is having a moment.

What’s DRT?

A convenient alternative to traditional public transport systems. Rather than relying on a set route and schedule, DRT users can hail a bus via an app when they need it and share the journey with others going in the same direction, UberPool style.

DRT is on the rise. There are 200 active DRT projects in the US right now — up from zero ~10 years ago. Industry expert Lukas Foljanty told Trends that 700+ new projects have been launched globally since the start of 2020.

Local governments are switching to on-demand because it can:

• Improve access in nonurban areas
• Reduce emissions and traffic by replacing cars
• Connect people with disabilities to the transport network
• Help transport systems keep up with erratic post-pandemic commuting habits

Who’s helping them make the switch?

Software companies like Via and Liftango are moving DRT forward:

• Via, a digital platform used in ~300 DRT projects — including ones with universities like Harvard, Northwestern, and NYU — has raised $887m.
• Liftango modeled out DRT improvements to Auckland, New Zealand’s public transit system, helping them optimize resources. (Specifically, driving a 14% increase in ridership while reducing operating costs).

Want to get in on this emerging space? Join our pals over at Trends — they’ll loop you in on the best opportunities.

Hip-hop has always been more of a movement than just music. And rappers have always been more like entrepreneurs than just artists. Yet, only one LinkedIn Top Voice has spent the last few years decoding the moves of these moguls.

That man is Dan Runcie — who, to celebrate hip-hop turning 50 (no pun intended), joined us to sum up the business of hip-hop.

From early legends like Sugar Hill Gang and Run-DMC, to modern icons like Jay-Z and Drake, the genre’s superstars have influenced the flow of fashion, media, and culture as we know it.

This mashup of The Hustle Daily Show x Trapital just makes sense. (Hit the big red balloon below, then pass it to a friend.)

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• Video: This look inside the Joy ice-cream cone empire — responsible for an astounding ~70% of cones consumed in the US — is a real treat. But fair warning: you’re gonna want ice cream after watching it.

🔭 On this day: In 1868, French astronomer Pierre Janssen observed helium during a total solar eclipse. Unfortunately, scientists believed neither Janssen nor English astronomer Joseph Norman Lockyer, who also spotted helium, for another 30 years.

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