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’

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

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

Special announcement! We’re excited to report that ConnectSmart users now have the convenience of using Touch or Face ID to log into the ConnectSmart app! This capability is available to those who’ve registered with the standard email and password option. Once you login with those credentials, the app will prompt you to set up Touch or Face ID if desired. It’s as simple as that! Note that each phone will have different capabilities, with most newer models of iPhones supportin

Whether you drive or take transit, you’re going to love the updates to ConnectSmart’s Trip Planner! While planning your trip, you’ll now see live detailed alerts on roadway incidents, construction, flooding, and service interruptions along your potential routes. If you’ve got a minute, you can learn more below. Drivers, here’s what’s new! Now you can tap the incident icons on our Trip Planner to see detailed information on the potential delays and incidents along a particular

If you’re in the unfortunate situation of having car trouble, you can request no-cost emergency roadside service (available on eligible roadways, see map below) right from the ConnectSmart app. Thanks to ConnectSmart’s integration with TranStar’s Tow and Go™ program, with a few quick taps you can share the nature of your car trouble and your exact location to have a tow truck dispatched to your exact location. Once the tow truck arrives, your vehicle will get towed off of the