It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNotenoughbrickToo manypeople onscootersToomuchluxuryToomuchtrafficI've livedhere for___ yearsThis isgentrificationNOT IN MYBACKYARDIt willbenoisyNotenoughparking.It's hardenough topark in PMalreadyWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?YuppiesThis isvaluableopenspaceNo moreapartments!The housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Thebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsI'm a nativeCharlotteanThis isn'taffordableThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterNo oneridesthe busToomanypeople.No oneasked mypersonalopinionNoise.Developersare toogreedyWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodBaddesignWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchFree!YuppiesLooks likeSouthEndThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalNotenoughbrickToo manypeople onscootersToomuchluxuryToomuchtrafficI've livedhere for___ yearsThis isgentrificationNOT IN MYBACKYARDIt willbenoisyNotenoughparking.It's hardenough topark in PMalreadyWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?YuppiesThis isvaluableopenspaceNo moreapartments!The housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Thebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsI'm a nativeCharlotteanThis isn'taffordableThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterNo oneridesthe busToomanypeople.No oneasked mypersonalopinionNoise.Developersare toogreedyWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodBaddesignWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchFree!YuppiesLooks likeSouthEndThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?

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. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  2. Not enough brick
  3. Too many people on scooters
  4. Too much luxury
  5. Too much traffic
  6. I've lived here for ___ years
  7. This is gentrification
  8. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  9. It will be noisy
  10. Not enough parking.
  11. It's hard enough to park in PM already
  12. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  13. Yuppies
  14. This is valuable open space
  15. No more apartments!
  16. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  17. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  18. The buildings don’t fit my personal aesthetics
  19. I'm a native Charlottean
  20. This isn't affordable
  21. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  22. No one rides the bus
  23. Too many people.
  24. No one asked my personal opinion
  25. Noise.
  26. Developers are too greedy
  27. Won’t someone think of the children
  28. We support more housing, just not here
  29. Ruins the empty parking lot character of the neighborhood
  30. Bad design
  31. We support more housing, just not this much
  32. Free!
  33. Yuppies
  34. Looks like South End
  35. This many apartments will overwhelm the roads
  36. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?