The popular walkscore.com has just added transit to its algorithm, so that a location’s proximity to transit helps determine its walk score. Unfortunately, most of the KC metro area is not yet covered. It only works if transit agencies make their Google Transit data publicly accessible. While Johnson County has done this, the KCATA has not.

Not only would opening the data allow Walkscore.com to use it, but others would be able to put it to innovative uses like iPhone or mobile applications, mashups, etc.

You can sign a Twitter petition asking them to open up the data. Click the icon below or tweet “petition @KCATAMetro to Open their Google Transit data to the public http://act.ly/x9 RT to sign #actly #kctransit” to participate.