The design of the nation’s capital itself was based in part on the US town of Radburn, New Jersey, where back-to-front homes have front doors opening on public parks rather than the street.  In addition, fences are non-existent and circular streets twist around the neighbourhood, never intersecting with a winding network of footpaths.  The Radburn concept was visionary when it was used in Canberra and dozens of other neighbourhoods across the country in the 1960s and 70s.  But things didn’t quite work as planned, and many areas were transformed into crime-infested slums.    Read the article………………………………