Plans for Redmond campus spark concern about traffic

Seattle PI | at | by Mike

Microsoft's plan to redevelop major portions of its Redmond campus was given a mixed response during its public unveiling last night.

Some of the neighborhood residents and employees at an event where the plans were shown questioned company officials about the potential impact on already clogged roads around the campus.

"My gut feeling is that the amount of traffic is going to severely impact the quality of life," said Kurt Howeler, 69, who lives in a neighborhood across the street from where the first new building would go up under the campus redevelopment plan.