Adding people to an area who are not in cars is the opposite of being like Texas. If Lee Darling had ever lived in Texas, he would know that. 

I am more than a bit appalled that so many people prioritize the speed of cars over the lives of people. It appears that Mr. Darling and many others are worried that adding more people to the area around the UO campus, which just happens to be the destination that draws the largest number of people per day hereabouts, might cause traffic to slow down to the speed limit. Oh the horror. 

If such folks stepped back just a bit, they might realize that most of the people who will live in this building will be traveling to the UO most days. Do you want them driving in from ten miles away? Will that relieve your traffic concerns, or would you then complain all the more about traffic?