Wawa won its battle to build a convenience store and gas station on Indianapolis' east side in a Dec. 3 vote after the city initially rejected its plans as too car-centric for an area designated for walkable development.

The Metropolitan Development Commission — the policymaking body with members appointed by the Indianapolis mayor and City-County Council — voted 6-2 in favor of the store after Wawa overcame all but one of the city's prior objections: window transparency. The vote overrules an October decision by a lower-level MDC official to reject the Wawa .

Part of Wawa's broader expansion into Indiana, the store at 7140 E. Washington St. will be the company's second Indianapolis location. The east side Wawa is expected to open in early 2027, Wawa representative Patrick Moone to

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