We are pretty lucky here. We have wide streets on a grid system. You can get almost anywhere by the bus (although, the routes need some revamping in my opinion). It can be tough to ride a bike sometimes because half the city is on a mountain range so the hills can be pretty rough to get up (down is fun though!). We also have a light rail system that goes east/west to bring people to downtown from the foothills and up from downtown to the University.
Hey 2.2 - added benefit to the new job eh? Get exercise and make money.