There are many reasons why some Americans and Canadians want to move out of a busy urban area such as New York, LA or Toronto. They want to escape from pollution, (for example smog and noise pollutions). They want to get away from crime. They are tired of the crowds each day on the mass-transit system-buses, commuter, trains and subways. Or, if they have cars, they would like to avoid the traffic that they get into when they commute daily from their homes to their offices and back. These people believe that life would be better in areas outside the city.