diff --git a/mbta_finder.py b/mbta_finder.py
index 3ce9df8..0fc34c0 100755
--- a/mbta_finder.py
+++ b/mbta_finder.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 import urllib   # urlencode function
 import urllib2  # urlopen function (better than urllib version)
 import json
-
+from pprint import pprint
+import math
+from geopy.distance import great_circle
 
 # Useful URLs (you need to add the appropriate parameters for your requests)
 GMAPS_BASE_URL = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json"
@@ -25,7 +27,10 @@ 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):
@@ -36,7 +41,12 @@ def get_lat_long(place_name):
     See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/
     for Google Maps Geocode API URL formatting requirements.
     """
-    pass
+    place_name = place_name.replace(' ','+')
+    url = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address='+place_name+'&key=AIzaSyDkALHr48F_NL-kvKIzFFPvpZ_iaW2AgSM'
+    response_data = get_json(url)
+    latitude = response_data["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lat"]
+    longitude = response_data["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lng"]
+    return latitude,longitude
 
 
 def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
@@ -47,7 +57,15 @@ def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
     See http://realtime.mbta.com/Portal/Home/Documents for URL
     formatting requirements for the 'stopsbylocation' API.
     """
-    pass
+    url = 'http://realtime.mbta.com/developer/api/v2/stopsbylocation?api_key=wX9NwuHnZU2ToO7GmGR9uw&lat='+str(latitude)+'&lon='+str(longitude)+'&format=json'
+    print url
+    response_data = get_json(url)
+    station = response_data["stop"][0]["stop_lat"],response_data["stop"][0]["stop_lon"]
+    station_name = response_data["stop"][0]["stop_name"]
+    location = (latitude,longitude)
+    return station_name,great_circle(station,location).miles
+
+
 
 
 def find_stop_near(place_name):
@@ -55,5 +73,9 @@ 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
+    latitude,longitude = get_lat_long(place_name)
+    station_name,distance = get_nearest_station(latitude,longitude)
+    print station_name
+    print distance
 
+find_stop_near('900 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02115')
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