Actually, it's still pretty good, but you need to remember that it is
physically a very large area - don't expect the public transit system
to get you all way across the county in 20 minutes (especially when the
buses are sharing the same roads as the other commuters)! It's still
true that public transit systems tend to be a notch lower in most
suburban communities throughout the country (and the world, for that
matter), but for what it's worth, the bus and light rail system in the
Santa Clara Valley is one of the better ones at connecting "far-flung"
communities.