While solo driving is still the most common baseline choice in the Houston region, tracking data shows that ConnectSmart users are carpooling at a significantly higher rate, providing measurable relief to over-capacity highway networks.

In recent years, the Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) concept has revolutionized how we think about transportation. MaaS integrates various forms of transportation services into a single, accessible on-demand service, fostering seamless urban mobility. The evolution of MaaS is categorized into levels, ranging from Level 0 to Level 4, each representing a different degree of integration and sophistication. This blog will explore these levels, highlight the defining characteristics

Metropia, Inc. is excited to announce that it has been awarded the Regional Multimodal Mobility Program’s (RM3P) Dynamic Incentivization (DI) project that is co-managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT). Metropia will lead a multi-disciplinary consultant team, which includes Kimley Horn, ICF, ArchStreet Communications, Avid-Core, Alta Planning, TransSight, and CommuterLink. "We are honored to have

Through our traffic and transit data integration capabilities and our robust incident prediction analysis system, we employ users with real-time incident information and intelligent guidance to avoid or navigate around affected areas. Overview Metropia's user informatics system takes advantage of its capability to integrate with a diverse range of data sources that capture both planned and unplanned network or system service interruptions (e.g., traffic incidents, road closur

Making Cities More Connected and Less Congested In an effort to deploy an innovative solution that optimizes available capacity while managing the demand growth, shifts, and spikes associated with scheduled and unscheduled events, the Texas Department of Transportation Houston District (TxDOT HOU) applied for and received a USDOT FAST Act Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment grant. Metropia and ConnectSmart Collaboration In 2019, Metropia

Metropia’s app helped drivers avoid delays and increase the overall roadway system efficiency by better utilizing available capacity.