Download TBEST Implementation Procedures for Strategic and Service Planning

To create a TBEST Transit System, use the following steps:
Creating a new Transit System
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From the TBEST Main Menu, select File > New > Transit System or right-click the
Transit Systems folder in TBEST Explorer and select New System. Optionally, in
TBEST Explorer, right-click on the Socio-Economic data to be used to create the
system and select Create a New System from this SE data… .
The Source Socio-Economic Data dialog opens. See Figure 3.7. From this dialog,
select the pre-formatted State-level socio-economic data that will be used for the
Transit System. If you have not downloaded any support data, see Socio-Economic
Data Download (Section 3.3) for more instructions. Click OK to continue.
In the New Transit System dialog, provide a name for the Transit System being
created in the Transit System Name text box. There is a 50 character limit with
regard to the length of the name.
Click the browse (…) button next to the Transit System County(s) field. In the
County Selection dialog, choose the counties that the new transit system operates in,
and then click OK. See Figure 3.8 for an illustration of the county selection. Note:
select counties that may be relevant to not only the current year system but to future
years as well. For example, if consideration is being given to expanding service to
outlying counties, include the outlying counties in the Transit System creation.
The default data directory is entered in the File Directory box. This is not editable.
Click OK. TBEST will begin the data extraction process for the new geographic area.
This process will take some time and users should not interrupt the process while the
data is being extracted. A progress bar appears at the bottom of the screen. When
complete, the new Transit System will be available in TBEST Explorer.
Figure 3.7 –Select Source Socio-Economic Data
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