YuppiesI'm anativeBostonianYuppiesThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWe supportmorehousing,just not hereNOT IN MYBACKYARDToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalToomuchluxuryThis isvaluableopenspaceShadowsI've livedhere for___ yearsNotenoughparking.Too manypeople onthe TalreadyWe supportmorehousing, justnot this muchWhy not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Free!Noise.BaddesignIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalThink ofthechildrenCollegestudentsWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThe Tdoesn'tworkIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalToomanypeople.Developersare justgreedyThis isgentrificationThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyToo manypeople onthe TalreadyWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Unsafefor kidsThis isn'taffordableIt willbenoisyYuppiesI'm anativeBostonianYuppiesThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWe supportmorehousing,just not hereNOT IN MYBACKYARDToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalToomuchluxuryThis isvaluableopenspaceShadowsI've livedhere for___ yearsNotenoughparking.Too manypeople onthe TalreadyWe supportmorehousing, justnot this muchWhy not build thisin [fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Free!Noise.BaddesignIt's tooweird-looking andoriginalThink ofthechildrenCollegestudentsWhy can't theyjust build morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterThe Tdoesn'tworkIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalToomanypeople.Developersare justgreedyThis isgentrificationThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyToo manypeople onthe TalreadyWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?Unsafefor kidsThis isn'taffordableIt willbenoisy

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