Why don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?We supportmorehousing, justnot this muchUnsafefor kidsToomanypeople.CollegestudentsNOT IN MYBACKYARDI've livedhere for___ yearsShadowsToo manypeople onthe TalreadyNotenoughparking.This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNoise.This isgentrificationIt willbenoisyThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soBaddesignWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyToomuchluxuryWe supportmorehousing,just not hereYuppiesYuppiesToo manypeople onthe TalreadyIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalI'm anativeBostonianThis isn'taffordableThe Tdoesn'tworkFree!Why not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?This isvaluableopenspaceThink ofthechildrenIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?We supportmorehousing, justnot this muchUnsafefor kidsToomanypeople.CollegestudentsNOT IN MYBACKYARDI've livedhere for___ yearsShadowsToo manypeople onthe TalreadyNotenoughparking.This manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNoise.This isgentrificationIt willbenoisyThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soBaddesignWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?ToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterDevelopersare justgreedyToomuchluxuryWe supportmorehousing,just not hereYuppiesYuppiesToo manypeople onthe TalreadyIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalI'm anativeBostonianThis isn'taffordableThe Tdoesn'tworkFree!Why not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?This isvaluableopenspaceThink ofthechildrenIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalready

NIMBY BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  2. We support more housing, just not this much
  3. Unsafe for kids
  4. Too many people.
  5. College students
  6. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  7. I've lived here for ___ years
  8. Shadows
  9. Too many people on the T already
  10. Not enough parking.
  11. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  12. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  13. Noise.
  14. This is gentrification
  15. It will be noisy
  16. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  17. Bad design
  18. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  19. Too much traffic
  20. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  21. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  22. Developers are just greedy
  23. Too much luxury
  24. We support more housing, just not here
  25. Yuppies
  26. Yuppies
  27. Too many people on the T already
  28. It's too weird-looking and original
  29. I'm a native Bostonian
  30. This isn't affordable
  31. The T doesn't work
  32. Free!
  33. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  34. This is valuable open space
  35. Think of the children
  36. It's hard enough to park when it snows already