We don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /BostonSchools can'taccommodatemore students NeedmoreStudiesFlooding /StormwaterX (>2)stories istoo tall!Ugly /Unattractive "Townfeel" not"City feel" That isn'treallyaffordable "NeighborhoodCharacter"ComplaintsaboutRenters Shadowswill ruinmypropertyNobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsNotaffordableenoughNoteveryonecan bikeMultifamilyHousing =BadAlreadyToo MuchTrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot here Losing ourarchitecturalhistory ConstructionDisturbancesI've livedherefor Xyears!" "Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"Developersare Bad /Follow TheMoneyParking(FreeSpace)Not fairto currenthomeowners "Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" We don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /BostonSchools can'taccommodatemore students NeedmoreStudiesFlooding /StormwaterX (>2)stories istoo tall!Ugly /Unattractive "Townfeel" not"City feel" That isn'treallyaffordable "NeighborhoodCharacter"ComplaintsaboutRenters Shadowswill ruinmypropertyNobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsNotaffordableenoughNoteveryonecan bikeMultifamilyHousing =BadAlreadyToo MuchTrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot here Losing ourarchitecturalhistory ConstructionDisturbancesI've livedherefor Xyears!" "Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"Developersare Bad /Follow TheMoneyParking(FreeSpace)Not fairto currenthomeowners "Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" 

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