Housing density increases in neighborhoods - short plats

Density isn't increasing just in our downtown.

Last year the city Development manager said, as I recall about 14 "short plats" are proposed for future development. Above, is a photo of land being divided into parcels to build four housing units. Do you see the red cottage on the right?  The owner is selling it and a contiguous lot behind  for probable development (14,400 SF.) It's located across from the 85th & 166th Ave stoplight. Would the city even consider a development here?    Imagine up to 12 additional cars struggling to get onto 166th, the log-jam they could create at the intersection and safety issues. Of course the tall evergreen would be leveled.  

A short plat development further up the road will add up to 8 additional cars.  We've had to look at this development for almost two years,which included significant tree cutting.   

In my walks around the neighborhoods, I've seen three Short Plat proposals.  I wrote one of them up.  You can read it HERE. Who knows where the other proposed plats are located..  Hopefully, in other neighborhoods, like Grasslawn, Viewpoint, Overlake and SE Redmond. 166th Avenue -- a major gateway to downtown Redmond is seriously troubled.with traffic and the short plats only add fuel to the fire.    

B. Yoder, opinion

Definition:  A Short Plat (also referred to as a short subdivision) is used to divide land into four or fewer parcels or lots, any one of which is less than five acres, for the purpose of sale, lease, or other transfer of ownership.