𝗛𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘂𝘀 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗱

 𝗛𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘂𝘀 (/hɪˈpɒdəməs/; Greek: Ἱππόδαμος ὁ Μιλήσιος, Hippodamos ho Milesios; c.480–408 BC) was a pioneer of urban planning, who devised an ideal city to be inhabited by 10,000 men (free male citizens), while the overall population (including women, children, and slaves) would reach 50,000. He studied the functional problems of cities and linked them to the state administration system.

𝗛𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘂𝘀 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗱
Aristotle praised Hippodamus for his attention to the urban environment of an ideal city-state. Aristotle went so far as to say that Hippodamus "invented the art of planning cities."
Hippodamus had his hand in building ancient Miletus and Piraeus — two port cities specially designed around rectangular grids. Grids weren't the norm. And this led early scholars to conclude that Hippodamus earned his reputation as inventor of city planning by devising street grids. Manhattan's layout is a modern example of what urban planners call the Hippodamian plan.
But Hippodamus didn't just lay out perpendicular lines in the sand. Evidence of geometric road networks predates his efforts by at least a century. Hippodamus went further. He envisioned the city as more than a place to live and work. He viewed it as something "democratic, dignified, and graceful." And his designs reflected this philosophy without losing site of practicality.
This was Hippodamus greatest achievement: recognizing that urban planning was about more than engineering a functional city. It was about creating an environment that expressed and nurtured the ideals of its citizens.
– engines.egr.uh.edu