ToomuchtrafficWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?No oneasked mypersonalopinionNOT IN MYBACKYARDWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchYuppiesThis isn'taffordableThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soI'm a nativeCharlotteanNo oneridesthe busThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereIt willbenoisyYuppiesThis isgentrificationNo moreapartments!Thebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodNoise.Notenoughparking.I've livedhere for___ yearsThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsThis isvaluableopenspaceIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalBaddesignDevelopersare toogreedyNotenoughbrickToo manypeople onscootersIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyFree!Won’tsomeonethink of thechildrenWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?ToomuchluxuryToomanypeople.Looks likeSouthEndToomuchtrafficWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?No oneasked mypersonalopinionNOT IN MYBACKYARDWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?We supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchYuppiesThis isn'taffordableThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soI'm a nativeCharlotteanNo oneridesthe busThis doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereIt willbenoisyYuppiesThis isgentrificationNo moreapartments!Thebuildingsdon’t fit mypersonalaestheticsRuins theempty parkinglot characterof theneighborhoodNoise.Notenoughparking.I've livedhere for___ yearsThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe roadsThis isvaluableopenspaceIt looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalBaddesignDevelopersare toogreedyNotenoughbrickToo manypeople onscootersIt's hardenough topark in PMalreadyFree!Won’tsomeonethink of thechildrenWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?ToomuchluxuryToomanypeople.Looks likeSouthEnd

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