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	<title>On Civic Software &#187; Walk Score</title>
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	<description>On civic software, open data, government 2.0, transportation and walkability</description>
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		<title>Walk Score: Year in Review</title>
		<link>http://blog.frontseat.org/2010/02/walk-score-year-in-review/</link>
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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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		<title>Walk Score Update Adds NY Transit</title>
		<link>http://blog.frontseat.org/2010/01/walk-score-update-adds-ny-transit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.frontseat.org/2010/01/walk-score-update-adds-ny-transit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Mathieu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Transit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walk Score]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTA. GTFS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walk Score is live with the subway transit feed MTA released yesterday! Check out nearby subway stops for any New York City address. (Bus stops coming soon.)
We think this is the first app actually using the new data (get it here or here), so please shout out if you see any problems.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.walkscore.com">Walk Score</a> is live with the subway transit feed <a href="http://blog.frontseat.org/2010/01/open-data-milestone-as-mta-relents/">MTA released</a> yesterday! Check out nearby subway stops for any New York City address. (Bus stops coming soon.)</p>
<p>We think this is the first app actually using the new data (get it <a href="http://mta.info/developers/">here</a> or <a href="http://www.gtfs-data-exchange.com/">here</a>), so please shout out if you see any problems.</p>
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		<title>Leading Real Estate Sites Add Public Transit from Walk Score</title>
		<link>http://blog.frontseat.org/2009/11/leading-real-estate-sites-add-public-transit-from-walk-score/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.frontseat.org/2009/11/leading-real-estate-sites-add-public-transit-from-walk-score/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Front Seat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Front Seat News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walk Score]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ZipRealty.com and hundreds of other real estate sites add public transit data provided by Walk Score. Read the press release or blog post.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ziprealty.com/" target="_blank">ZipRealty.com</a> and hundreds of other real estate sites add public transit data provided by Walk Score. Read the <a href="http://www.frontseat.org/media/leading-sites-add-transit.pdf">press release</a> or <a href="http://blog.walkscore.com/?p=344" target="_blank">blog post</a>.</p>
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		<title>Front Seat Awarded Rockefeller Foundation Grant</title>
		<link>http://blog.frontseat.org/2009/10/front-seat-awarded-rockefeller-foundation-grant/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.frontseat.org/2009/10/front-seat-awarded-rockefeller-foundation-grant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Front Seat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Front Seat News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walk Score]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Front Seat awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant to enhance Walk Score with public transit information and make Walk Score open source. Read the press release or blog post.
Front Seat awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant to enhance Walk Score with public transit information and make Walk Score open source. Read the press release or blog post.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Front Seat awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant to enhance Walk Score with public transit information and make Walk Score open source. Read the <a href="http://frontseat.org/media/front-seat-rockefeller.pdf">press release</a> or <a href="http://blog.walkscore.com/?p=330">blog post</a>.</p>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Front Seat awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant to enhance Walk Score with public transit information and make Walk Score open source. Read the <a href="http://frontseat.org/media/front-seat-rockefeller.pdf">press release</a> or <a href="http://blog.walkscore.com/?p=330">blog post</a>.</div>
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		<title>Walk Score Now on All Zillow Listings</title>
		<link>http://blog.frontseat.org/2009/02/walk-score-now-on-all-zillow-listings/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.frontseat.org/2009/02/walk-score-now-on-all-zillow-listings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Front Seat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Front Seat News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walk Score]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zillow.com adds Walk Score to each of their 87 million properties. Read the Walk score blog post or the Zillow blog post.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.zillow.com/" target="_blank">Zillow.com</a> adds Walk Score to each of their 87 million properties. Read the <a href="http://blog.walkscore.com/?p=110" target="_blank">Walk score blog post</a> or the <a href="http://www.zillow.com/blog/walk-scores-are-now-on-zillow/2009/02/" target="_blank">Zillow blog post</a>.</p>
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