ShadowsThis isgentrificationIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterToomuchtrafficFree!We supportmorehousing, justnot hereWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?HeightlimitWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalNoise.I've livedhere for___ yearsThis isvaluableopenspaceWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?PoordoorWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Notenoughparking.It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyBaddesignCollegestudentsToomanypetsThis isn'taffordableDevelopersare justgreedyUnsafefor kidsIt willbenoisyThink ofthe prairiedogsToomuchluxuryNo oneridesRTDYuppiesI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toNOT IN MYBACKYARDBoulderhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandI'm anativeBoulderiteToomanypeople.ShadowsThis isgentrificationIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterToomuchtrafficFree!We supportmorehousing, justnot hereWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?HeightlimitWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalNoise.I've livedhere for___ yearsThis isvaluableopenspaceWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?PoordoorWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?Notenoughparking.It's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyBaddesignCollegestudentsToomanypetsThis isn'taffordableDevelopersare justgreedyUnsafefor kidsIt willbenoisyThink ofthe prairiedogsToomuchluxuryNo oneridesRTDYuppiesI drive butdon’t wantanyoneelse toNOT IN MYBACKYARDBoulderhousing marketis exempt fromsupply/demandI'm anativeBoulderiteToomanypeople.

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. Shadows
  2. This is gentrification
  3. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  4. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  5. Too much traffic
  6. Free!
  7. We support more housing, just not here
  8. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  9. Height limit
  10. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  11. Noise.
  12. I've lived here for ___ years
  13. This is valuable open space
  14. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  15. Poor door
  16. We support more housing, just not this much
  17. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  18. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  19. Not enough parking.
  20. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  21. Bad design
  22. College students
  23. Too many pets
  24. This isn't affordable
  25. Developers are just greedy
  26. Unsafe for kids
  27. It will be noisy
  28. Think of the prairie dogs
  29. Too much luxury
  30. No one rides RTD
  31. Yuppies
  32. I drive but don’t want anyone else to
  33. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  34. Boulder housing market is exempt from supply/demand
  35. I'm a native Boulderite
  36. Too many people.