Nobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsThat isn'treallyaffordable Not fairto currenthomeowners We supportmorehousing, justnot here Shadowswill ruinmypropertyNeedmoreStudiesWe don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /BostonAlreadyToo MuchTrafficDevelopersare Bad /Follow TheMoney"Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" Schools can'taccommodatemore students Flooding /Stormwater"NeighborhoodCharacter"Ugly /Unattractive Noteveryonecan bikeX (>2)stories istoo tall!"Townfeel" not"City feel" ComplaintsaboutRenters Notaffordableenough"Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"I've livedherefor Xyears!" MultifamilyHousing =BadParking(FreeSpace)ConstructionDisturbancesLosing ourarchitecturalhistory Nobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsThat isn'treallyaffordable Not fairto currenthomeowners We supportmorehousing, justnot here Shadowswill ruinmypropertyNeedmoreStudiesWe don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /BostonAlreadyToo MuchTrafficDevelopersare Bad /Follow TheMoney"Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" Schools can'taccommodatemore students Flooding /Stormwater"NeighborhoodCharacter"Ugly /Unattractive Noteveryonecan bikeX (>2)stories istoo tall!"Townfeel" not"City feel" ComplaintsaboutRenters Notaffordableenough"Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"I've livedherefor Xyears!" MultifamilyHousing =BadParking(FreeSpace)ConstructionDisturbancesLosing ourarchitecturalhistory 

Newton 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. Nobody Rides the T / The T Needs Improvements
  2. That isn't really affordable
  3. Not fair to current homeowners
  4. We support more housing, just not here
  5. Shadows will ruin my property
  6. Need more Studies
  7. We don't want to be like Somerville / Cambridge / Brookline / Boston
  8. Already Too Much Traffic
  9. Developers are Bad / Follow The Money
  10. "Back when people knew their neighbors"
  11. Schools can't accommodate more students
  12. Flooding / Stormwater
  13. "Neighborhood Character"
  14. Ugly / Unattractive
  15. Not everyone can bike
  16. X (>2) stories is too tall!
  17. "Town feel" not "City feel"
  18. Complaints about Renters
  19. Not affordable enough
  20. "Can't live in THIS area without a car"
  21. I've lived here for X years!"
  22. Multifamily Housing = Bad
  23. Parking (Free Space)
  24. Construction Disturbances
  25. Losing our architectural history