Research Achievements
• Smart city to smart community: reconciling the issues of scale with engagement [SUAPP, University of Memphis] 2020-2021
• Equity Development Plan for the Heights neighborhood [The Heights CDC] 2021
• Civic space redesign [Binghampton Development Corporation TIF District] 2020
• Edge District mixed-use development plan [Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) & Development Services Group (DSG)] 2019
• A pilot study for evaluating Form-Based Code’s potential of improved capacity in different economic environments [Beaumont Faculty Development Fund, Saint Louis University] 2017-2018
• Pine Lawn Master Plan: Asset-based redevelopment project [City of Pine Lawn, Missouri] 2017
• Planning and Development Fellowship [Madison County, Illinois] 2015-2016
• Spatial database and mapping project [City of Rock Hill, Missouri] 2015
• Strategic Neighborhood Plan of Spanish Lake: affordable housing project for the Larimore Triangle [Spanish Lake CDC] 2015
• Greenway Improvement Proposal: Urban trail project for St. Vincent Greenway and North Riverfront Trail in St. Louis [Great Rivers Greenway] 2014
Papers and Publications
•Chin, J. T. (2024). Coding for predictive built environments: Building and street typology choices in form-based codes. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering.
•Chin, J. T., & Guthrie, A. (2023). What Makes a City “Smart” and Who Decides? From Vision to Reality in the USDOT Smart City Challenge. Journal of Urban Technology.
•Chin, J. T. (2021). The shifting role of public–private partnerships in vacant property redevelopment. Land Use Policy, 105, 105430.
• Ron-Ferguson, N., Chin, J. T., & Kwon, Y. (2021). Leveraging machine learning to understand urban change with net construction. Landscape and Urban Planning, 216, 104239.
• Chin, J. T. (2020). Location Choice of New Business Establishments: Understanding the Local Context and Neighborhood Conditions in the United States. Sustainability, 12(2), 501.
• Stanislav, A., & Chin, J. T. (2019). Evaluating livability and perceived values of sustainable neighborhood design: New Urbanism and original urban suburbs. Sustainable Cities and Society, 47, 101517.