diff --git a/mbta_finder.py b/mbta_finder.py
index 3ce9df8..e67afa6 100755
--- a/mbta_finder.py
+++ b/mbta_finder.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 Find the MBTA stops closest to a given location.
 
+When inputting address, follow this format:
+House Number, Street Direction, Street Name, Street Suffix, City, State, Zip, Country
+
 Full instructions are at:
 https://sites.google.com/site/sd15spring/home/project-toolbox/geocoding-and-web-apis
 """
@@ -16,16 +19,19 @@
 GMAPS_BASE_URL = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json"
 MBTA_BASE_URL = "http://realtime.mbta.com/developer/api/v2/stopsbylocation"
 MBTA_DEMO_API_KEY = "wX9NwuHnZU2ToO7GmGR9uw"
+GMAPS_API_KEY = "AIzaSyBrHpczS7mYZMJY1hOC8qkRVXztQ-sxb7Q"
 
 
 # A little bit of scaffolding if you want to use it
-
 def get_json(url):
     """
     Given a properly formatted URL for a JSON web API request, return
     a Python JSON object containing the response to that request.
     """
-    pass
+    f = urllib2.urlopen(url)
+    response_text = f.read()
+    response_data = json.loads(response_text)
+    return response_data
 
 
 def get_lat_long(place_name):
@@ -36,10 +42,15 @@ def get_lat_long(place_name):
     See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/
     for Google Maps Geocode API URL formatting requirements.
     """
-    pass
+    address = place_name.replace(" ", ",")
+    url = "{}?address={}&key={}".format(GMAPS_BASE_URL, address, GMAPS_API_KEY)
+    response = get_json(url)
+    coordinates = response["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]
+    res = [(b) for a, b in coordinates.iteritems()]
+    return res
 
 
-def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
+def get_nearest_station(place_name):
     """
     Given latitude and longitude strings, return a (station_name, distance)
     tuple for the nearest MBTA station to the given coordinates.
@@ -47,7 +58,13 @@ def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
     See http://realtime.mbta.com/Portal/Home/Documents for URL
     formatting requirements for the 'stopsbylocation' API.
     """
-    pass
+    coordinates = get_lat_long(place_name)
+    url = "{}?api_key={}&lat={}&lon={}&format=json".format(MBTA_BASE_URL, MBTA_DEMO_API_KEY, str(coordinates[0]), str(coordinates[1]))
+    response = get_json(url)
+    nearest_station = response["stop"][0]["stop_name"]
+    distance = response["stop"][0]["distance"]
+    res = (nearest_station, distance)
+    return res
 
 
 def find_stop_near(place_name):
@@ -55,5 +72,12 @@ def find_stop_near(place_name):
     Given a place name or address, print the nearest MBTA stop and the 
     distance from the given place to that stop.
     """
-    pass
-
+    try:
+        closest_stop = get_nearest_station(place_name)
+        listed_stop = list(closest_stop)
+        statement = "Nearest MBTA Stop: {}\nDistance to Stop: {} miles".format(closest_stop[0], closest_stop[1])
+        return statement
+    except:
+        return "There are no MBTA stops near {}.".format(place_name)
+
+# print find_stop_near("Needham Center")
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