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Super-sized Wawas Not Always Welcome in Philadelphia Suburbs

Super-sized Wawas Not Always Welcome in Philadelphia Suburbs | Newtown News of Interest | Scoop.it

…as much as Philadelphians love [Wawa], they don't always love the idea of the store moving into their neighborhood. Especially if the store is what some have coined a "Super Wawa." Often open 24 hours, these stores come with upscale facades, gas pumps with canopies, and expanded parking lots. They have been popping up across the region over the last two decades.

 

Over the last few years, there have been fierce fights over Wawa plans in Voorhees, Doylestown, Hatboro, Abington, Upper Gwynedd, and Brick, N.J. On Fayette Street in Conshohocken, a battle over a Super Wawa has been going on since 2010.

 

"In general, it is always [Wawa's] goal to work with local officials, neighbors, and community members to ensure we're meeting their needs and address any concerns of the community, including meeting with residents," said [Lori] Bruce, the Wawa spokeswoman. "Improvements we make when building a new store include landscaping and adding trees to create natural barriers that reduce light and absorb noise."

 

"As we've grown and added new stores over the years, customer feedback has shown us the need to open stores even closer [as close as 0.6 mile!] to each other in order to provide the level of convenience and experience our customers want," Bruce said.

johnmacknewtown's insight:

Read “Developer and Attorney Present Their Case for a Wawa Superstore on the Newtown Bypass” and “Proposed Newtown Wawa Requires Zoning Change or at Least 10 Zoning Variances".

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