Noteveryonecan bikeSchools can'taccommodatemore students ComplaintsaboutRenters MultifamilyHousing =BadThat isn'treallyaffordable Flooding /StormwaterWe don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /BostonX (>2)stories istoo tall!Ugly /Unattractive Parking(FreeSpace)NeedmoreStudies"NeighborhoodCharacter""Townfeel" not"City feel" "Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"Shadowswill ruinmypropertyWe supportmorehousing, justnot here Developersare Bad /Follow TheMoneyNotaffordableenough"Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" Nobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsLosing ourarchitecturalhistory I've livedherefor Xyears!" Not fairto currenthomeowners ConstructionDisturbancesAlreadyToo MuchTrafficNoteveryonecan bikeSchools can'taccommodatemore students ComplaintsaboutRenters MultifamilyHousing =BadThat isn'treallyaffordable Flooding /StormwaterWe don't wantto be likeSomerville /Cambridge /Brookline /BostonX (>2)stories istoo tall!Ugly /Unattractive Parking(FreeSpace)NeedmoreStudies"NeighborhoodCharacter""Townfeel" not"City feel" "Can't live inTHIS areawithout acar"Shadowswill ruinmypropertyWe supportmorehousing, justnot here Developersare Bad /Follow TheMoneyNotaffordableenough"Back whenpeople knewtheirneighbors" Nobody Ridesthe T / The TNeedsImprovementsLosing ourarchitecturalhistory I've livedherefor Xyears!" Not fairto currenthomeowners ConstructionDisturbancesAlreadyToo MuchTraffic

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