I've lived in SV for a year without a car. As long as you're moderately close to each bay area hub (like castro in mountain view, or university in palo alto),

I've lived in SV for a year without a car. As long as you're moderately close to each bay area hub (like castro in mountain view, or university in palo alto), you'd have access to Caltrain and can go just about anywhere. SV is a very bicycle friendly place to live.