ToomuchtrafficLooks likeSouthEndNotenoughparking.BaddesignYuppiesNoise.NotenoughbrickNo oneasked mypersonalopinionThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsIt willbenoisyToo manypeople onscootersRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodFree!This isgentrificationIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalToomuchluxuryNo moreapartments!YuppiesWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenNo oneridesthe busI'm a nativeCharlotteanToomanypeople.This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Why not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?I've livedhere for___ yearsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?This isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereDevelopersare toogreedyNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis isn'taffordableThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsToomuchtrafficLooks likeSouthEndNotenoughparking.BaddesignYuppiesNoise.NotenoughbrickNo oneasked mypersonalopinionThebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsIt willbenoisyToo manypeople onscootersRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodFree!This isgentrificationIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalToomuchluxuryNo moreapartments!YuppiesWon’tsomeonethink of thechildrenNo oneridesthe busI'm a nativeCharlotteanToomanypeople.This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?Why not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?I've livedhere for___ yearsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?This isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereDevelopersare toogreedyNOT IN MYBACKYARDThis isn'taffordableThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roads

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