Houston ConnectSmart Traffic Status

Whether you’re a Houston driver looking to avoid traffic with real-time GPS navigation and road conditions, a METRO rider looking to improve your trip, or a carpooler in search of a safe ride, ConnectSmart was designed with you in mind. - Find better routes, get real time road conditions, traffic updates, and travel times to avoid sitting in traffic. - Save money on gas with the ability to create public and private carpool groups.  In addition to guiding you door-to-door on your route, ConnectSmart allows you to seamlessly buy, store and redeem tickets on METRO including bus and lightrail. - You can purchase transit tickets at any time through HoustonConnectSmartTraffic ’s Wallet feature.  Avoid traffic and save time and money with ConnectSmart, Houston’s first all-in-one, customized commuting and transportation app that improves your daily commute and travel within the greater Houston region.  ConnectSmart also has the ability for women to request female-only carpool groups to help ensure a greater level of comfort and security during your trip.  You can plan a trip on Houston METRO, see which bus lines and routes are includes, purchase new tickets or even use tickets already purchased through your wallet.  Once you have your bike, you can enter your destination to view bicycle-specific travel times and routes in trip planner and get turn-by-turn gps directions through the bicycle navigation feature.  Digital tickets are safely stored and can be activated and used to board METRO directly through HoustonConnectSmartTraffic . - Ticket purchases are seamlessly woven into the trip experience.  Form your own private carpool groups with people you know and trust including family, friends, coworkers, and classmates and get alerted when someone’s trip matches up with yours.  Use ConnectSmart to search real-time parking availability near your final destination and pricing.  If you’re type A and like to plan ahead, you can always search for parking in advance of your trip.  If you’d like, we can even find the perfect carpool companion for your upcoming trip and pair you up with someone heading your way.  Looking to save money on high gas prices and avoid traffic?  You can check real-time BCycle rentable bike availability at stations nearby and the number of empty spots on docking.  Seamlessly navigate from the parking garage to your final destination.  There’s never been an easier way to take Houston’s public transit.  Stop driving around in circles!