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Hell’s Kitchen and Sustainable City Principles

Rauscher, Raymond Charles

Abstract This chapter aims to determine the extent that the planning of the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood addresses Sustainable City Principles (SCPs). The Hell’s Kitchen is one of three selected case study Manhattan neighborhoods (of nine studied neighborhoods over three New York boroughs). The chapter firstly provides a background to Hell’s Kitchen, including results of an on-ground author survey of the neighborhood. Three key Sustainable City Principles (SCPs) (were adopted in Chap. 2 ) are then introduced, including: Heritage Protection; Housing Provision: and, Open Spaces Allocation. Urban development in Hell’s Kitchen is then examined using the three SCPs as a guide The Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood needs and issues are then examined (under the three SCPs). This examination is centered on the annual profile report completed by the Manhattan Community Board 4 (containing Hell’s Kitchen) for the City Council. A Hell’s Kitchen case study redevelopment project (e.g. Hudson Yards) is then selected. The SCPs are addressed for this case study and conclusions drawn. Finally, an overall conclusion is drawn on the extent that the planning of Hell’s Kitchen addresses the SCPs. With this conclusion, it’s noted that comments are made in the final chapter (after examining all neighborhoods) on the extent neighborhood planning in New York addresses SCPs. It is also noted that the final chapter will comment on neighborhood planning addressing SCPs in any city or urban area (also referencing futurists and planning theorists as introduced respectively in Chaps. 1 and 2 ).