diff --git a/mbta_finder.py b/mbta_finder.py
index 3ce9df8..1caadb6 100755
--- a/mbta_finder.py
+++ b/mbta_finder.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import urllib   # urlencode function
 import urllib2  # urlopen function (better than urllib version)
 import json
-
+from pprint import pprint
 
 # 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 +25,11 @@ 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 +40,12 @@ 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(" " , "%20")
+    url = GMAPS_BASE_URL + "?address=" + place_name
+    response_data = get_json(url)
+    lat = response_data["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lat"]
+    lng = response_data["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lng"]
+    return lat, lng
 
 
 def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
@@ -47,7 +56,17 @@ 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=%s&lon=%s&format=json" % (str(latitude), str(longitude))
+    response_data = get_json(url)
+    try:
+        station_name = str(response_data["stop"][0]["parent_station_name"])
+        distance = float(response_data["stop"][0]["distance"])
+    except IndexError:
+        station_name = "Out of Range"
+        distance = "Out of Range"
+
+    
+    return station_name, distance
 
 
 def find_stop_near(place_name):
@@ -55,5 +74,9 @@ 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
+    lat, lng = get_lat_long(place_name)
+    station_name, distance = get_nearest_station(lat, lng)
+    return station_name, distance
 
+    
+print find_stop_near("1000 Olin Way Needham Massachusetts")
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