I am surprised people don’t recognize the power of a commuter pass in Japan.
Most people will think a commuter pass as simply that, a pass that gets you from point A to point B. I think of it as a tool that makes me go cheaper (or for free) to many different places. If you are employed, guess what? somebody else is paying for all of that too.
In this article, I am going to distill how do I think about the commuter pass and how I try to design the best routes that essentially provide me with a little bit more travel freedom within the city.