Patent ID: 7347642

Claim:
A walkable community subdivision system providing alternating one-way traffic on all subdivision streets, said system comprising; a plurality of traffic circles, each traffic circle containing one or more playgrounds or parks, each traffic circle having an inner traffic lane and an outer combination parking and bicycle lane surrounding the traffic circle, a plurality of development circles, each development circle containing one or more buildings or playgrounds or parks, each development circle having an inner combination parking and bicycle lane, and an outer traffic lane, surrounding the development circle, the rotational direction of traffic flow around a traffic circle being opposite to the rotational direction of traffic flow around a development circle, wherein certain parts of the traffic lane and certain parts of the combination parking and bicycle lane of each traffic circle overlap certain parts of the traffic lanes and certain parts of the combination parking and bicycle lanes of at least two immediately adjacent development circles, wherein said certain overlapping parts of the traffic lanes and the combination parking and bicycle lanes of the traffic circles, and the opposite rotational directions of traffic flow around the traffic circles and around the development circles, provide alternating one-way traffic on all subdivision streets; and wherein said development circles comprise pervious concrete, and are graded downwardly from the centroid of each development circle, into the park/playground areas, such that the storm water is directed from the development circles and toward said park/playground areas for absorption into the soil.