Modern bikes being less maintainable is largely on the extreme low-end like Walmart bikes, or extreme high end carbon-fiber nonsense designed for rich weekend warriors.
Best if you find a shop that deals in second-hand bikes and get a cheap one. A bike that has been maintained by such a shop is likely to continue being maintainable. Plus you may not know what kind of bike you like til you ride it for a while so don't spend too much for your first one.
Worse, in my jurisdiction (Ontario, Canada), the government has decided to rip up bike lanes... to "reduce congestion" i.e. to own the libs.
The federal government has announced a plan to build high-speed rail along the major population corridor. But they'll be soon replaced by idiots whose whole platform is "undo it all".