This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterBaddesignWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?YuppiesThis isn'taffordableWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalNotenoughparking.The Tdoesn'tworkToo manypeople onthe TalreadyI've livedhere for___ yearsToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchCollegestudentsUnsafefor kidsI'm anativeBostonianToomuchluxuryNoise.NOT IN MYBACKYARDWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyToo manypeople onthe TalreadyFree!It's tooweird-looking andoriginalShadowsThis isgentrificationThinkof thechildrenThis isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?It willbenoisyYuppiesDevelopersare justgreedyToomanypeople.This doesn'tfit with theneighborhoodcharacterBaddesignWhy not build this in[fill inneighborhood/town]instead?YuppiesThis isn'taffordableWe supportmorehousing, justnot thisproposalNotenoughparking.The Tdoesn'tworkToo manypeople onthe TalreadyI've livedhere for___ yearsToomuchtrafficWe supportmorehousing, justnot thismuchCollegestudentsUnsafefor kidsI'm anativeBostonianToomuchluxuryNoise.NOT IN MYBACKYARDWhy can't they justbuild morebrownstones/tripledeckers/etc.?It looks likeeverythingelse - we wantsomethingoriginalThe housingmarket is exemptfrom basiceconomicprinciples becauseI said soIt's hardenough topark when itsnowsalreadyToo manypeople onthe TalreadyFree!It's tooweird-looking andoriginalShadowsThis isgentrificationThinkof thechildrenThis isvaluableopenspaceWe supportmorehousing, justnot hereThis manyapartmentswilloverwhelmthe schoolsWhy don'tthey buildfamily-sizedapartments?It willbenoisyYuppiesDevelopersare justgreedyToomanypeople.

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. This doesn't fit with the neighborhood character
  2. Bad design
  3. Why not build this in [fill in neighborhood/town] instead?
  4. Yuppies
  5. This isn't affordable
  6. We support more housing, just not this proposal
  7. Not enough parking.
  8. The T doesn't work
  9. Too many people on the T already
  10. I've lived here for ___ years
  11. Too much traffic
  12. We support more housing, just not this much
  13. College students
  14. Unsafe for kids
  15. I'm a native Bostonian
  16. Too much luxury
  17. Noise.
  18. NOT IN MY BACKYARD
  19. Why can't they just build more brownstones/triple deckers/etc.?
  20. It looks like everything else - we want something original
  21. The housing market is exempt from basic economic principles because I said so
  22. It's hard enough to park when it snows already
  23. Too many people on the T already
  24. Free!
  25. It's too weird-looking and original
  26. Shadows
  27. This is gentrification
  28. Think of the children
  29. This is valuable open space
  30. We support more housing, just not here
  31. This many apartments will overwhelm the schools
  32. Why don't they build family-sized apartments?
  33. It will be noisy
  34. Yuppies
  35. Developers are just greedy
  36. Too many people.