s ▁Trans J ak arta ; ▁Johannes burg , ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁Re a ▁V aya ; ▁Ah med abad , ▁India ' s ▁Jan m arg ; ▁and ▁Mexico ▁City ' s ▁Metro bus , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁technical ▁ad visor ▁for ▁existing ▁B RT ▁systems . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁IT DP ▁published ▁the ▁B RT ▁Pl anning ▁Guide , ▁co - written ▁by ▁Hook ▁along ▁with ▁Lloyd ▁Wright ▁of ▁V iva ▁C ities . ▁ ▁The ▁guide ▁draw s ▁from ▁the ▁extensive ▁B RT ▁design ▁experience ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁trans it ▁pl ann ers , ▁and ▁a ims ▁to ▁dis sem inate ▁this ▁information ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁other ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁guide ▁is ▁currently ▁available ▁in ▁English , ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁Chinese , ▁and ▁is ▁available ▁for ▁download ▁in ▁. pdf ▁format ▁from ▁IT DP ' s ▁website ▁free ▁of ▁charge . ▁▁ ▁Currently ▁Dr . ▁Hook ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁comple ting ▁ed its ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁B RT ▁Pl anning ▁Guide ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁several ▁volumes . ▁ ▁Adv oc acy ▁▁ ▁Hook ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁B RT ▁is ▁often ▁a ▁more ▁cost ▁effective ▁form ▁of ▁mass ▁trans it ▁vis - à - vis ▁rail - based ▁alternatives , ▁as ▁it ▁costs ▁far ▁less ▁per ▁kilometer / mile ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁offers ▁more ▁flexible ▁service ▁options .