▁ ▁C iting ▁the ▁transform ational ▁effects ▁of ▁Cleveland ' s ▁Health line ▁B RT , ▁he ▁arg ues ▁that ▁B RT ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁cost ▁effective ▁invest ment ▁for ▁stim ulating ▁trans it - orient ed ▁development . ▁▁ ▁Hook ▁has ▁also ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁a ▁clearer ▁definition ▁of ▁" B RT " ▁and ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁B RT ▁Standard . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁B RT ▁advoc acy , ▁Hook ▁has ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁en act ment ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁" liv ability " ▁initi atives ▁in ▁U . S . ▁cities . ▁ ▁Such ▁measures ▁would ▁include ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁traffic ▁demand ▁management ▁and ▁con g estion ▁pr icing ▁systems ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁implemented ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Stockholm , ▁ready ▁access ▁to ▁efficient ▁public ▁trans it , ▁and ▁the ▁improvement ▁and ▁expansion ▁of ▁basic ▁public ▁amen ities ▁such ▁as ▁par ks . ▁ ▁He ▁claims ▁these ▁develop ments ▁would ▁bol ster ▁urban ▁vi ability , ▁and ▁have ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁reducing ▁green house ▁gas ▁em issions , ▁sub urban ▁spraw l , ▁and ▁traffic ▁con g estion . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁they ▁would ▁improve ▁air ▁quality ▁and ▁reduce ▁the ▁inc idence ▁of ▁resp ir atory ▁disease , ▁while ▁creating ▁a ▁comm ens ur ate ▁increase ▁in ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁for ▁city ▁dwell ers , ▁factors ▁he ▁as ser ts ▁are ▁critical ▁for ▁a ▁city ' s ▁economic ▁growth ▁and ▁the ▁satisfaction ▁of ▁their ▁vot er ▁bases . ▁▁▁ ▁Hook ▁has ▁also ▁called ▁on ▁U . S