“It’s obviously a sizable deal, and I think it’s a great opportunity for us, and we hope that the City of Redmond and the community agrees,” he said.

Well, yes, we agree it's a great deal for the developer, but I can't say many of us in the neighborhood are looking forward to it.  Injecting an additional 300+ cars onto roads with traffic already at a standstill during rush hour is not very forward-thinking. But, heck, the city will get more tax dollars, so what do they care?