As Wawa tries to build a store on Indianapolis' east side with a dozen gas pumps and more than 60 parking spaces, the beloved East Coast chain has become snagged in a web of zoning laws meant to encourage pedestrian-friendly places.

Pennsylvania-based Wawa has been wrangling with the city's Department of Metropolitan Development for months to continue its recent expansion into Indiana with a new store on East Washington Street near Shadeland Avenue. No matter how well the convenience store franchise crafts a hoagie, city planners are thwarting Wawa's plans to build a car-centric site in a corridor that's designed for walkable development to bolster IndyGo's Blue Line bus rapid transit route.

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