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Go Green This Earth Month with ConnectSmart and Win a Stanley Cup!
Are you looking for a way to practice sustainable actions this Earth Month but don’t know what to do? Participate in ConnectSmart’s Go Green Challenge by using sustainable modes of transportation to reduce your carbon footprint. You’ll then be entered into our random drawings. Each week from April 1, 2024 through April 30, 2024, take five sustainable trips using the ConnectSmart app and you’ll be entered to win one of twelve Stanley cups! Keep an eye out, as we’ll also have
Dec 11, 2025


ConnectSmart: Bringing Active Transportation Demand Management (ATDM) Vision to Deployment
ATDM Overview (Source: FHWA) Efficiently managing congestion is a multifaceted challenge that demands innovative solutions to optimize existing infrastructure while providing travelers with seamless mobility choices and information on their travel. Enter ConnectSmart, a groundbreaking program spearheaded by the Texas Department of Transportation Houston District (TxDOT HOU) and funded through the USDOT Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment
Dec 11, 2025


Celebrate The 12 Days of ConnectSmart & Win $50 This Holiday Season!
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
Dec 11, 2025


Houston ConnectSmart Wins Francis B. Francois Award for Innovation
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
Dec 11, 2025


Enter the ConnectSmart Challenge for a VIP Experience at the 74th Annual HEB Thanksgiving Day Parade
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
Dec 11, 2025


ConnectSmart Challenge: Use the App, Complete Trips, and Win Prizes Throughout October!
In honor of ConnectSmart’s first anniversary, we are encouraging all Houstonians to join the ConnectSmart Challenge and use the app as much as possible to help make our communities more connected and less congested. During the remainder of October, complete the weekly Challenge for a chance to be entered into a random drawing to win a gift card of up to $100! What’s even better is for EVERY trip taken after the fifth you’ll receive an ADDITIONAL entry into the drawing! Com
Dec 11, 2025
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