Company
Walk Score was founded in July 2007. The company's mission is "to promote walkable neighborhoods" with the belief that such neighborhoods are "one of the simplest and best solutions for the environment, our health, and our economy." In January 2012, the company announced that it had recently raised $2 million from investors.
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