I work at a ballet company in downtown Eugene and I don't have a car.
It's not that far away so it's not that big of a hassle (and I have a wonderful best friend/roommate who let's me use her car way more than I should), but I find myself almost every day of the week taking the bus into the heart of the Eugene.
Now, Eugene is pretty weird, which is great in my opinion.
The transit system is like the hub for all of that weirdness though so the things I can see in a day or the people I interact with on a 10 minute bus ride is incredible. There are so many different types of people all jam packed into one vehicle.