TxDOT Houston is once again encouraging residents to “Be Responsible. Ride, Don’t Drive” to and from the big event. Before grabbing your boots and getting on the road, be sure to claim your $20 Uber Voucher in the ConnectSmart app! The voucher can be used towards an Uber ride to or from the NRG Park area between February 22nd and March 18th, compliments of ConnectSmart. * While supplies last. Uber Voucher Terms and Conditions apply. How to Obtain Your Uber Voucher: Make sure

Although the ConnectSmart program has been live for just over a year, we have closed out 2023 well on our way to achieving our goals of making Houston more connected and less congested. By using the app’s travel-friendly features, our 21,000 (and growing!) users have not only improved their and others’ every day travel around town, but have also helped make the Greater Houston region a healthier place to live and a safer place to get around. Here’s a snapshot of ConnectSmart’

Ready to skip the holiday traffic and get straight to holiday shopping? In honor of the season, we are encouraging all Houstonians to celebrate The 12 Days of ConnectSmart by using the app as much as possible to help reduce Houston congestion and be entered into our holiday giveaway. From December 4th through the 15th, take ANY trip and be entered to win one of twelve $50 gift cards! There’s no limit on your number of entries, so for EVERY trip* you take, you’ll receive an AD

TxDOT Houston is honored to be named the winner of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 2023 Francis B. Francois Award for Innovation  in recognition of the groundbreaking Houston ConnectSmart mobility program and app. Transportation agencies from around the United States competed for this coveted award by submitting their own technological approaches to solving transportation problems and improving mobility in their region. TxDOT is

Want the VIP treatment this Thanksgiving? Take a trip using the ConnectSmart app between 11/14 - 11/18 and be entered to win a special package for the 74th Annual HEB Thanksgiving Day Parade ! Each additional trip counts as an EXTRA entry - ANY trip counts (driving, walking, biking, transit, or instant or scheduled carpooling)! NO limits - No purchase necessary. The grand prize is a VIP Parade Package  for up to six guests, which includes breakfast with the Mayor, bleacher se

ConnectSmart is celebrating its first year of making Houston more connected and less congested. On October 24th, ConnectSmart was a proud partner of Transportation Advocacy Group (TAG) at their annual State of TxDOT  event  at the JW Marriott Galleria. Over 300 transportation industry professionals attended who were on hand to hear Texas Transportation Commissioner Steven Alvis and TxDOT Houston District Engineer Eliza Paul discuss current transportation concerns within our c