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		<title>Walk Score: Year in Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Mathieu</dc:creator>
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Fun Facts from a remarkable year:

10 million visitors spent 46 million minutes on Walk Score in the last year.
Daily traffic is up 291% since last January.
1.3 million visits last month.
46% of visitors are in the process of deciding where to live.
11,000 petition signatures to increase America&#8217;s Walk Score.
1,6oo signed petitions asking local transit agencies to [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Fun Facts from a remarkable year:</p>
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<li>10 million visitors spent 46 million minutes on Walk Score in the last year.</li>
<li>Daily traffic is up 291% since last January.</li>
<li>1.3 million visits last month.</li>
<li>46% of visitors are in the process of deciding where to live.</li>
<li>11,000 petition signatures to <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/transportation-bill.shtml">increase America&#8217;s Walk Score</a>.</li>
<li>1,6oo signed petitions asking local transit agencies to open their GTFS data feed to sites like Walk Score.</li>
<li>3,400 real estate web sites now use <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/real-estate-services.shtml">Walk Score Real Estate services</a>, up 484% in 1 year.</li>
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<p>2009 Product highlights:</p>
<ul>
<li>Launched the <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/api.shtml">Walk Score API</a> &#8211; now serving 3 million scores/day to our real estate partners</li>
<li>Shipped our first <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=324593852&amp;mt=8">Walk Score iPhone app</a> with the help of some great volunteers.</li>
<li>Added public transit locations on Walk Score &#8211; our #1 customer request</li>
<li>Upgraded the <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/tile.php">Walk Score Tile</a> (Walk Score in a widget) to include Google Street View and transit maps</li>
<li>Received a grant from the <a href="http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/">Rockefeller Foundation</a> for transit and other improvements</li>
<li>Compare Your Score &#8211; lets you see how you&#8217;re doing compared to others in your town</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.walkscore.com/2009/08/new-study-shows-one-point-of-walk-score-worth-up-to-3000/">Walk Score Home Value Study</a> &#8211; Joe Cortwright, economist for <a href="http://www.ceosforcities.org/">CEOs for Cities</a> quantifies the financial value of a high Walk Score</li>
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<p>Thanks to all of our supporters for your help. We look forward to a more walkable 2010.</p>
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