I used to drive to Toronto every day, usually down University Ave, but sometimes down Bay St. I can tell you for free that traffic got much worse on University as a result of those bike lanes.

The destinations argument doesn’t really work, since you can easily bike on the road for a short distance to get to where you’re going, or have a short walk.

Fair enough! It’s north to me, but not truly north, I do realize that. I don’t want to go much further than there, though, so that I can still easily come down to visit family back home.

I know the cost is higher, but we have a budget of just under $1 million in cash, so we should be okay.

I’d just like access to a peaceful quiet forest and a cozy home. I’m a simple girl~ uwu

Yes and yes. I have a budget of around $1 million in cash, but I’ve been told it can be done in some areas for more like $800,000.

Fair enough! I have no real sense of the northern 90% of my own country, I’m embarrassed to say. XD

Would you mind elaborating on your remark about them being a bit more conservative? I realize that rural places tend to be more conservative by default, but I’m wondering whether that means center-right mind-your-own-business conservatives, or the kind that are a bit more… upfront.

Full disclosure, I’m trans and so is my wife, so it is indeed something we have to keep in mind.

Good call. Those bike lanes are a traffic disaster. They should be on side streets.

It’s in biotech, but I’d rather not get more specific than that. My exact subfield only has a handful of people working in the space.