Sources: http://thebizjam.com/2010/10/26/washington-metro-ipod-maps
Grand Manner refers to "an idealized aesthetic style derived from classical art". The cities of the Grand Manner are cities usually planned in a formative way.
Washington DC is a typical Grand Manner City. Based on Spiro Kostof's study, there are three primary characteristics that can describe Washington DC's uniqueness in plans. First, it is a planned city rather than a spontaneously self-grown city with organic or disorder streets and alleys. Second, it has grand radial avenues superimposed on grid system. It might be the first city in America with the combination city structure of the grid and the diagonal. Third, the landscape is deliberately incorporated into the Grand Manner plan, not only serving as the greenery for the public, but also part of the demonstration tool for the manifestation.
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