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Biketober: Join the Biking Challenge and Earn Rewards!
This Biketober, you can earn rewards by playing Bingo with a transportation twist! Starting October 21, 2025, you’ll have until the end of the month to complete five tiles in a row on your Biking Challenge Bingo card using the ConnectSmart app. New users will need to complete a Bingo on the Explorer Challenge Bingo card first. How the Biking Challenge Works After each biking trip taken in the ConnectSmart app, you’ll get to play a tile on your Biking Challenge card. This bri
Dec 11, 2025


Stop Waiting, Start Sharing – Carpool Your Way with ConnectSmart and Win a Stanley Cup!
Fall is here, and in Houston, that means traffic ramps up. Between events, school in session, and weekend plans, your usual drive can turn into a crawl. But this year? There’s a better way — carpooling with ConnectSmart is your speedy shortcut through the congestion with HOV routing. You can earn even more rewards by playing our Carpool Challenge Bingo game from November 5 through November 18, 2025, to earn 10 Coins ! Why Scheduled Carpool is Your Game-Changer 💲 HOV routing
Dec 11, 2025


Partnering for a Smarter Commute: Employer Commute Suite Spotlight
ConnectSmart is proud to collaborate with organizations across Greater Houston to make commuting smarter, more sustainable, and more connected. Our Employer Commute Suite was created with this goal in mind—helping employers provide their teams with a tool to support sustainable travel and track collective impact. Through private carpool groups, participating organizations can allow their employees to match for shared rides and measure their progress toward reducing traffic c
Dec 11, 2025


Making Houston Safer, Less Congested, and More Connected: Houston ConnectSmart Updates
At Houston ConnectSmart, we're on a mission to make Houston safer, less congested, and more connected. Over the past year and a half, we’ve rolled out a variety of feature updates and partnerships designed to improve your commute—whether you’re behind the wheel, hailing an Uber, or planning a carpool. To make it even more engaging, we’ve added new ways for users to earn rewards through interactive Challenges, collectible Badges, and Loyalty Tiers. Here’s a look at the latest
Dec 11, 2025


The ConnectSmart Challenge Runs from Sept 11 to Sept 17!
Did you know the ConnectSmart app has Bingo Challenges you can play while planning your travel throughout the Greater Houston region? ConnectSmart users already earn rewards when using the navigation feature, but we’re releasing a new Bingo game you can play from Sept 11th to Sept 17th to earn 5 Coins from your navigation trips! Ready to Play Bingo? ✅ Tap the 🏆 on the app’s landing page (to the left) to reach the Achievements page Tap Challenges to check out the ConnectSmart
Dec 11, 2025


Safety First! Explore ConnectSmart’s Essential Houston-Only Features
In addition to reducing traffic and improving your daily travel around town, ConnectSmart is committed to making our roads safer. Our app delivers important safety alerts for your upcoming trip before you even get behind the wheel. You can learn more about that and the many other Houston-area safety features that you can ONLY get with ConnectSmart below. No-Cost Emergency Roadside Service If you’re in the unfortunate situation of having car trouble, you can request a Tow and
Dec 11, 2025
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